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Summary:: Large rectangular paper wine bottle label, light blue in colour, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1905-1918. The label has a gold border and depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.

The lablel is printed in gold and black ink and reads: "Irvine London International 1873 Gold Paris International 1900 Sweet Tonic wine (Burgundy type.) Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia".
Description:: Large rectangular paper label, light blue in colour, has gold border and printed text in black and gold ink. Depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	8.60 cm (Width), 10.80 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	advertising, great western, rural victoria, trades, viticulture, viticulture winemaking, wine, wineries
Themes this item is part of:	Great Western Winery Timeline 1858-1922, History of Wine Labels Used at Great Western Vineyard, 1888-1918, Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922), Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922)
Primary Classification:	AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE
Secondary Classification:	Viticulture & Wine Making
Tertiary Classification:	product labels
Inscriptions:	Text: "IRVINO"/LONDON INTERNATIONAL /1873/GOLD PARIS INTERNATIONAL/1900/SWEET/TONIC WINE/ (BURGUNDY TYPE.)/HANS IRVINE & Co. DOWGATE HILL. LONDON, E.C./AND VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.
Maker:	Mr Hans Irvine - Great Western Vineyards & Champagne Cellars, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1905-1918 Irvine's London depot opened in 1905.
References:	The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography.