Welcome

pipesofpan,

A warm welcome to the site from Anglesey!
I hope you thoroughly enjoy the SN experience and get many happy hours entertainment from your membership. (Thumb)

From your "Profile", I must say that your lifestyle sounds perfect! (Gleam)

Anyway, if RG10 0TH is a UK Post Code, then it is located in Davis Street on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire.

 

Welcome onboard to SN and enjoy your time on site

 

P-O-P,
You seem to have neglected to tell us when you actually made this find.

David D.

 

Sorry for the omission. The bottle was found on Sunday 12 Nov 2006 ie 32 years after being dispatched. Australia Post could probably do it faster...maybe!!

 

..about 20/30 Pritchards in Reading but none with that particular postcode!
Have fun.

 

Welcome p-o-p to the site enjoy it and all it has to offer.

 

I was an avid message-in-a-bottle merchant (had to do something with all those empties!). I received several replies and was always thrilled to get one. 32 years must be some sort of record.

How about trying the local paper in Reading? Good luck and keep us informed.

John T.

PS A green glass Canada Dry bottle is probably a rarity now too.

 

Harfleet

Not that it will help to solve the message in the bottle, but I can confirm that Harfleet and her sister Harfleur were both on time charter to Canadian Transport of Vancouver BC, the shipping arm of Macmillan Bloedel, at that time. They were good forest products carriers. Regards Colin

 

I serviced on the MV Harfleet early part of 1974 when I was 16 years old. We sailed from Vacouver Island to several Japanese ports.
Jim Bryden

 

Welcome aboard, Pipesofpan, enjoy the site, and I hope you can reunite the message and the owner.
Regards

 

Welcome to you pipesofpan.

I hope you are not playing us a merry tune and leading us up the garden with this story! (*))

What sort of cap was on this bottle that lasted for 32 years? Whatever it is they should make ships and cars out of it as they don't seem to last that long.

Anyway - I hope you enjoy the site and find plenty to interest you here.

Regards,

Brian

 

welcome aboard pipesofan, have fun, was postcodes around in 1974? maybe it is another part of address, check with registrar of shipping they should be able to give you info, good luck.(Thumb)

 

Harfleet

Thanks to all who have shown interest in my post.
The lid on the Canada Dry bottle is metal, possibly aluminium, and has a small puncture hole in it. This has allowed water and some sand to enter causing considerable damage to the paper.
The message is type-written on a radio operator's telegram form, with the only readable identification being "ITT Marine". The type-face is consistent with an old style type writer. There were 2 copies, apparently 1 to keep, and 1 to post back to sender.
The bottle was lying high on the beach in a fairly remote area and had obviously been there for a considerable time.
One of the joys of being a cruising yachtie as getting to those sorts of places. On the same beach I was thrilled to find a perfect Chambered Nautilis shell about 150mm diam. It was lying in the damp intertidal sand and seemed to be a new arrival.
Once again, thanks everyone
Annette
SV Pipes of Pan