Does anyone know any information about this pot I got yesterday?

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  1. Hayley91

    Hayley91 Member

    9EF857B3-6973-4986-B371-5F44952A17A4.jpeg 2C6126A4-9BE6-4FF5-8079-276B46ABDECA.jpeg 1097D20B-CD56-406B-9A0B-2F5158DE1A73.jpeg 0989D21C-C5D3-456E-9602-26C4238EF8B3.jpeg C65BA8D9-2CFB-4C3A-9335-F31A6CC471E9.jpeg Hello I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this I got yesterday?

    I know Buchan Portobello is in Scotland, I think Edinburgh area.

    The size is L 30cm and W 15cm.

    The only markings it has are the two in the photos but nothing on the base. I think the markings on the top say:
    Andrew Smith Lerwick
    Buchan ..averley Potteries Portobello.

    Does anyone know anything about it, how old it is roughly etc. Thank you
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

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    It could be a Whisky jar, made for a pub in Lerwick, Orkney (Scotland).
    Probably Waverley, which is also a part of Edinburgh. Portobello is a suburb of Edinburgh on the coast of the Firth of Forth.
    Waverley is also the name of a novel by Sir Walter Scott.
     
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    I didn’t realise they used them in pubs which I know I sound silly saying that lol I’ll look into that now thank you
     
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    You're welcome.
    :playful:
     
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    I’ve found out Lerwick is the village Andrew Smith lived in and his family had a few different businesses including spirits. Andrew died in 1917 so I guess it was definitely made early 1900’s or could I be wrong?
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

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    I did find an Andrew Smith with several businesses in Lerwick, but none of them seemed to be a pub or hotel. I'm sure it is a common name.

    Lerwick is a town, btw. It even has a cathedral.:)
     
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