Photo Perth Remembered
George T. Kerr and his wife the owners of the Perth Bottling Works lived in the little white house on the corner of Cockburn Street. If you look had never heard there was a tunnel from the house to the Perth Bottling Works.
In 1928 George T Kerr began, in a very modest way, manufacturing and bottling “Old Perth” Beverages. It was the best equipped plant of its kind to be found in Canada at the time. Up to date equipment resulted in 300 cases of 24 bottles a day.
From the beginning business was good and they added other lines of refreshing drinks over the years. In 1924 George got the sole franchise rights for Orange Crush in Lanark County. In 1935 Less Smallwood purchased the business and carried on the fine line of products. Growing limited in space he moved the operation to the old Bolt Works on Lewis Street.
Photo Perth Remembered
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 03 Jun 1933, Sat, Page 4
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