R. Irons
1847 - 1853, 1858
Following the liquidation of the Masters & Irons partnership in 1847, Masters left the industry while Richard Irons continued trading Ginger Beer.
Irons was described as a ginger beer maker in the February 1848 to 1851 'Province of New Munster Gazettes'. However by 1854 he may have retired from the aerated water business, as he was described as a Settler in the February 'New Zealand Government Gazette'. He may have shifted away from the area in 1854, as no reference could be found to Irons for some years, but in the 1858 he was once again listed in the 1858 'New Zealand Government Gazette' as a ginger beer maker, at Ingestre (Vivian) Street.
Masters became a Cooper, and Richard Irons continued trading Ginger Beer following the liquidation of Masters & Irons. He was described as a "Ginger Beer Maker" in the February 1848 to 1851 'Province of New Munster Gazettes." By 1854 he must have retired from the aerated water business, as he was described as a "Settler" in the February "New Zealand Government Gazette". He may have shifted away from the area in 1854, however in 1858 he returned to the aerated water industry, as he was listed in the 1858 'New Zealand Government Gazette' as a Ginger Beer maker, at Ingestre Street.
No user-marked bottles from this company are known to exist.
Irons was described as a ginger beer maker in the February 1848 to 1851 'Province of New Munster Gazettes'. However by 1854 he may have retired from the aerated water business, as he was described as a Settler in the February 'New Zealand Government Gazette'. He may have shifted away from the area in 1854, as no reference could be found to Irons for some years, but in the 1858 he was once again listed in the 1858 'New Zealand Government Gazette' as a ginger beer maker, at Ingestre (Vivian) Street.
Masters became a Cooper, and Richard Irons continued trading Ginger Beer following the liquidation of Masters & Irons. He was described as a "Ginger Beer Maker" in the February 1848 to 1851 'Province of New Munster Gazettes." By 1854 he must have retired from the aerated water business, as he was described as a "Settler" in the February "New Zealand Government Gazette". He may have shifted away from the area in 1854, however in 1858 he returned to the aerated water industry, as he was listed in the 1858 'New Zealand Government Gazette' as a Ginger Beer maker, at Ingestre Street.
No user-marked bottles from this company are known to exist.
