William Younger & Co Advertising Material

Category

Library Item

Item no

20623

Title

William Younger & Co 'Merry Christmas - getting Younger Every Day' advertising material

Description

This advertisement from the 1930s for William Younger & Co features an elderly man with a long white beard, wearing checked trousers and a top hat. He is carrying a bag with bottles of beer in it and a cane. Beside him walks a black Scottie dog. They have just left a pub called the Black Bull and are heading towards a tow of houses.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1935

Size

17.5 x 25.1 cm

Type

Promotional material

The business of William Younger is said to date back to 1749 when William Younger set up a brewery in Kirkgate, Leith. However it was his wife Grizel who ran her deceased second husband's brewery and along with her sons, developed the firm of William Younger & Co. The business expanded to acquire many other premises over the years and in 1931 the company merged with William McEwan & Co Ltd. The Holyrood Brewery Complex was closed in 1986.

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Animals > Mammals > Dogs

Business > Advertising > Advertisements

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Breweries

People > Adults > Men

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Eating and drinking

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William Younger & Co advertising material