AUSTRALIAN
CAST IRON OPENERS

I have had alot of people ask me what brands come from where, so I have
made up a couple of pages that I hope will help you find where that particular
opener comes from. This page is for English openers that I have in my collection.
Just Remember that I will alwaysTRADE

If there is any thing that you would like a scanned picture of, PLEASE ASK !!!!

1 Type D 86mm Abbots /  Lager
2 Type C2 86mm Abbotsford  /  Ale & Stout
3 Type A 74mm Abbotsford /  Blank
4 Type A 75mm Abbotsford / Ale & Stout
5 Type G 91mm Alpine Albury /  Same
6 Type G 91mm Aygee Drinks / Traralgon VIC.
7 Type C2 87mm Ballarat  / Bitter
8 Type B 91mm Ballarat Bitter / Bitter       3mm writing
9 Type B 87mm Ballarat Bitter / Blank      3mm writing
10 Type B 87mm Ballarat Bitter / Blank      5mm writing
11 Type B 87mm Ballarat Bitter / Blank      5mm writing & hole in tongue
12 Type C2 85mm Big “ K “ Ale / Same
13 Type B 88mm Blue Bow  /  Cordials
14 Type D2 90mm - BOAGS- / SAME
15 Type C2 88mm Bulimba / Gold Top
16 Type C2 88mm -Bulimba- / Pilsner
17 Type A 93mm Bulimba Beer / SAME
18 Type C 83mm Bulimba Pilsner
19 Type B 88mm Bundaberg / Foundry
20 Type A 74mm Carlton / Blank
21 Type C2 92mm “ Carlton B “ / “ Carlton C “
22 Type D2 90mm -Cascade- / same
23 Type C2 85mm Castlemaine / same
24 Type A 89mm Club Lager / same
25 Type A 89mm Club Lager / SAME         (chrome plated)
26 Type G 91mm Cohns / same
27 Type G 91mm Cohns Quality / same
28 Type G 91mm Croxton Park / Hotel J.J. 3517
29 Type C3 74mm Elliots / Dry Ginger      1845 on head
30 Type C3 72mm Elliots / Dry Ginger      1845 on head
31 Type C2 85mm Emu  /  Bitter
32 Type G 91mm Fergusons / Mt. Gambier
33 Type C3 73mm Fosters / Abbots   (lager on head)
34 Type C3 71mm Fosters / Abbots  (lager on head & different shape tongue)
35 Type C3 73mm Fosters / Abbots  (lager on head & nickel plated)
36 Type D 86mm Fosters / Lager
37 Type C 84mm Fosters / Lager
38 Type A 76mm Fosters / Lager
39 Type D 86mm Fosters / Lager    (nickel Plated)
40 Type F 91mm Fraser & Neave Ld / same
41 Type E 90mm Fraser & Neave Ltd / same
42 Type D2 104mm Fraser & Neave LTD / same
43 Type E 91mm G.Davies & Co. / Katoomba
44 Type C 80mm Gardiners / -Coo-ee-
45 Type A 88mm Get it at  /  Milburns
46 Type G 91mm Goodfellows / Softdrinks
47 Type G 91mm Goodfellows / Softdrinks   (nickel plated)
48 Type A 87mm Haussen & Co LTD  /  South AUS
49 Type C2 98mm Helidon / For Health
50 Type C2 98mm Helidon / For Health   (nickel plated)
51 Type C2 88mm -Helidon- / For Health   (no hole in tail)
52 Type G 91mm Jeffrey’s Bros.  /  Casterton
53 Type G 91mm J.R. Oswald / Eaglehawk (Rd and Pt. Reversed) 2 types
54 Type C2 85mm Kentdale / - Lager -   (Richmond Brewery)
55 Type D 83mm Kirby’s  /  Ipswich
56 Type A 87mm Knight / Rubber Co. Ld.   (brass, & pat. Applied for on tongue)
57 Type A 91mm Knight / Rubber Co. Ld.   (brass, & pat. Applied for on tongue)
58 Type B 91mm -Lawrence - / same
59 Type D2 90mm - Lawrence - / Melbourne
60 Type C2 87mm Lawrence / Melbourne
61 Type C2 85mm Lawrence / Melbourne   (this one has bigger lettering than the others)
62 Type C2 85mm Lawrence / Melbourne   (very tight close letters)
63 Type C2 84mm Lawrence / Melbourne   (wide large letters)
64 Type C2 82mm Lawrence  /  Sydney
64a Type G 90mm Lindners  /  Soft Drinks
65 Type C2 85mm Loy / Bros   (unusual shape)
66 Type G 91mm Loy Bros / Melbourne   (Rd numbers on Loy Bros side)
67 Type G 91mm Loy Bros / Melbourne   (Rd numbers on Melbourne side)
68 Type C 78mm Mac’s Beer / same
69 Type E 91mm Marchants / - Sydney -
70 Type E 91mm Marchants / Melbourne
71 Type C 75mm Marchants / Please
72 Type F 91mm “ Marchants “ Ltd / Blank
73 Type F 91mm “ Marchants “ Ltd / Blank   (nickel plated)
74 Type C 96mm Marrickville / Malleable Castings Ltd
75 Type E 90mm McMahons / same
76 Type C2 90mm Melb’e Bitter / Blank
77 Type C 78mm Melbourne / . Bitter .
78 Type G 91mm Mission / Home Deliveries    (Rd # on Mission side)
79 Type G 91mm Mission / Home Deliveries   (Rd # on  Home Deliveries side)
80 Type A 92mm MoPar / same   (bronze)
81 Type A 92mm MoPar / SAME   (nickel  over cast iron)
82 Type D2 90mm Mullens & Co / Newcastle
83 Type G 91mm Myer Emporium /  Melbourne   (Rd # on Myer side)
84 Type G 91mm Myer Emporium / Gadget Bar
85 Type G 91mm Myer Emporium / Melbourne   (Rd # on Melbourne side)
86 Type E 98mm New South Wales  /  Aerated Water Co.
87 Type A 87mm Perkins / same
88 Type A 89mm Perkins / same
89 Type A 77mm Pinnicle / same
90 Type A 85mm Queensland /  Brewery   (M.I.E. on head)
91 Type A 88mm Resch’s / Lager   (has foundry mark on handle W )
92 Type C2 87mm Resch’s / Limited   (M.I.E. on head & is nickel plated)
93 Type C2 87mm Resch’s / Limited   (M.I.E. on head)
94 Type C 89mm Resch’s <> / Resch’s Pilsener
95 Type C 88mm Resch’s <> D. A. / Resch’s Pilsener
96 Type C 86mm Resch’s <> Lager / Resch’s Pilsener
97 Type C 86mm Resch’s <> Lager / Resch’s Pilsener   (nickel plated)
98 Type C 85mm Resch’s D. A. / Resch’s Pilsener
99 Type A 87mm Resch’s Lager / Resch’s D.A.
100 Type A 87mm Resch’s Lager / Resch’s D.A.   (nickel plated)
101 Type C2 93mm Resch’s Ltd / blank
102 Type A 87mm Resch’s Ltd / same
103 Type C 73mm Resch’s Ltd / same
104 Type A 93mm Resch’s Ltd  /  same
105 Type A 87mm Resch’s Ltd  /  same  (M.I.E. on head & has bigger writing than above)
106 Type G 91mm  x Resch’s x / R.B. Lager and D.A.
107 Type A 85mm Resch’s Ltd  /  same   (M.I.E. on head)
108 Type C2 98mm Resch’s. / Lager.    (round head)
109 Type C2 81mm Resch’s. / Limited.
110 Type A 85mm “ Resch’s Lager “ / “ Resch’s D.A. “
112 Type C 85mm Reschs D.A. / Reschs Pilsener
113 Type B 88mm - Resch;’s D. A. - / - Pilsener -     (missing dashes on front side)
114 Type B 88mm - Resch’s D. A. - / - Pilsener -
115 Type B 88mm - Resch’s D. A. - / - Pilsener -      (letter positioning is different on pilsener side)
116 Type A 85mm Richmond / Pilsner
117 Type C 74mm Richmond / Pilsner   (100 % Pure on head)
118 Type A 91mm Richmond Beer / 100% Pure
119 Type A 84mm Richmond Pilsner / Blank
120 Type D2 90mm - Richmond - / - Bitter -
121 Type A 89mm S.B. Bitter / same
122 Type A 89mm S.B. Bitter / same  ((no hole in tail)
123 Type C2 88mm Say Tristrams / Please
124 Type G 91mm Shembri’s  /  Quality Drinks
125 Type G 91mm Slades Softdrinks / Phone . J.J.W. 4041.
126 Type G 91mm Slades Softdrinks / Phone . J.W. 4041.
127 Type A   89mm This has a map of Australia on the tail and the letters
                                  SM-RM and it has the date 4 – 1 – 39, nickel  plated “SUPER RARE”!!!!!!!!!
128 Type A 89mm Stag Lager / . S.B. Bitter
129 Type A 89mm Stag Lager / S.B. Bitter   (nickel plated)
130 Type A 85mm Stag Stout / Stag Lager
131 Type A 90mm Stag Stout / Stag Lager
132 Type E 90mm . Starkeys . / - Sydney -
133 Type C2 85mm Swan / Bitter
134 Type C2 88mm Swan / Swan
135 Type C 85mm Swan Lager / From Australia   (crown shaped head)
136 Type A 88mm T.B. Ale / K.B. Lager
137 Type G 91mm Tarax is Tops / Drink Tarax   (Rd # is on Drink Tarax side)
138 Type G 91mm Tarax is Tops / Drink Tarax   (Rd # is on Tarax is tops side)
139 Type C 91mm The Helidon Spa / Water Co. Ltd.
140 Type E 98mm The Helidon Spa / Water Co. Ltd.
141 Type G 91mm > Tooheys < / > Flag Ale <
142 Type C 86mm - Tooheys - / - Flag Ale -   (crown shaped head)
143 Type C 86mm - Tooheys - / - Tooheys -   (crown shaped head)
144 Type C2 84mm Toohey’s Ltd / same   (oval o’s)
145 Type C2 86mm Toohey’s Ltd / same   (round o’s)
146 Type A 85mm Tooheys /  same   (3mm writing)
147 Type A 85mm Tooheys / Oatmeal Stout
148 Type A 87mm Tooheys / Pilsener
149 Type A 85mm Tooheys / SAME  (5mm writing)
150 Type A 79mm Tooheys Ltd / same
151 Type A 93mm Tooheys Ltd / same
152 Type A 90mm Tooth & Co Ltd / Ale & Stout
153 Type A 90mm Tooth & Co Ltd / K.B. Lager
154 Type C2 93mm Tooth & Co Ltd / same
155 Type A 85mm Tooth & Co Ltd / same
156 Type A 85mm Tooth & Co Ltd / Same (different shape head than above)
157 Type E 98mm 8> Tooths <8 / White Horse Ale
158 Type C 95mm Tooths  /  White Horse Ale
159 Type B 88mm - Tooths - / - K. B. Lager -  (O’s are oval shaped)
160 Type B 88mm - Tooths - / - K.B. Lager -   (O’s are round)
161 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (Tooths is right handed, K.B. lager is left handed, oval O’s)
162 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (Tooths is right handed, K.B. lager is left handed, round O’s)
163 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (Tooths is left handed, K.B. lager is right handed, round O’s)
164 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (oval O’s hole in tongue)
165 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (oval O’s hole in tongue, hollowed O’s )
166 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (Tooths is at far end near tail hole and hole in tongue, round O’s)
167 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (Tooths is at far end near tail hole and no hole, round O’s)
168 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (dash missing after K.B lager, round O’s)
169 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (dash missing in front of K.B Lager, oval O’s)
170 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (has point on top for peircing can)
171 Type A 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager –
172 Type B 88mm - Tooths - /  - K.B. Lager – (stainless steel, hole in tongue, hole in tongue)
173 Type B 88mm - Tooths -  / - K.B. Lager – (all letters both sides have letters hollowed)
174 Type C 87mm Tristrams / same
175 Type A 90mm Walkerville  /  Beer     (South Australian Brand , RARE !!!)
176 Type G 91mm Warrigul / Xtra Drinks
177 Type A 86mm West End / same
178 Type A 90mm West End / same
179 Type A 88mm “ West End “ / same
180 Type E 75mm Woodies / Drinks
181 Type R 89mm Woodies  /  Drinks
182 Type G 91mm Woodroofes / Quality Drinks
183 Type G 91mm Woodroofes / Quality Drinks   (Rd # on quality drinks side)
184 Type E 90mm Woodroofes / Quality Drinks   (Rd # on Woodroofes side)