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Masons pop factory

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philbee

birmingham born and bred
Can anybody tell me the location of the masons pop factory and if possible have a map or photo
thanks
phil
 
I think so too, the Mason's family home, belonging to Titus Mason, who founded the company was at 100 Poplar Road Edgbaston. It was auctioned at the Villa ground in April this year, as the owner then, a Mrs Slater, could not manage it any longer, not sure what it went for, it still had the original stained glass windows in it.
Mason's was sold to the Purity group and it still makes the Masons pop flavours.
Sue
 
Mason's Super Jaff - now there's a memory. It was so orange it would set a Geiger counter off. Use to get it at the outdoor in Bordesley Park Road, Small Heath. Was it 11d or 1/3d?
 
We worked on a short contract at Masons Bottling Plant in the 70's doing some internal demolition for alterations to the plant. I was surprised to see that although the name Masons was over the door that they bottled many different brands of pop.
 
That was common at that time Phil. It even applied to brands like Coke & Pepsi, some of whose production would be locally produce from syrup sent ou to the local firm
 
Mike

I think that it was either coke or pepsi that was one of the bands being bottled another was corona.
 
Hi

yep Masons pop the only one. Main pop at Tamworth Fields Trainspotting in
the 50,s.
If I remember it had a Internal Screw Plug Cap whereas the Corona had that metal
link attached to the Cap.
Agree the Orange flavour the best.

Mike Jenks
 
Bit of (useless) trivia: When I was a kid in the 60’s my folks had a caravan in Shobdon, Herefordshire. We went there most weekends from where we lived in Hall Green. The neighbouring caravan (bearing in mind that the caravans were scattered in a wood in those days, not nicely in rows with cut grass and flowers as they are today) was owned by the Masons pop people. Now they had two boys about the same age as me. I can’t remember the brother who was my age, but the younger one was Richard Mason. Anyway, if you are out there Richard - remember when we played and fished together? Remember me dropping a big stone in a cow pat which spattered all over you? I never apologised due to laughing, so 55 years later I would like to say sorry - ‘twas me that did the deed.....
 
Hi All, total newbie here.

I live in Neath, South Wales and while rummaging around our attic at home, I stumbled across this crate left by previous owners. I haven't been able to find much about it online other than a few plastic crates from the 70s bit and this forum.
I wondered if anyone had any info on Mason's and if this crate is relevant ...and a rough age on it.
The crate actually has an old cistern on top of it so I haven't been able to move it yet to get a better look! Will add pics when I do.inbound9138083885798639725.jpg
 
Adelinapeanutbutter said:
Hi All, total newbie here.

I live in Neath, South Wales and while rummaging around our attic at home, I stumbled across this crate left by previous owners. I haven't been able to find much about it online other than a few plastic crates from the 70s bit and this forum.
I wondered if anyone had any info on Mason's and if this crate is relevant ...and a rough age on it.
The crate actually has an old cistern on top of it so I haven't been able to move it yet to get a better look! Will add pics when I do.View attachment 170522
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welcome to the forum
 
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Ice Cream Soda now your talking. Does anyone know where Corona was produced. They had a distribution yard in Tyseley close to the Land Rover engine plant where I worked at the time.
 
Neil H Francis said:
Bit of (useless) trivia: When I was a kid in the 60’s my folks had a caravan in Shobdon, Herefordshire. We went there most weekends from where we lived in Hall Green. The neighbouring caravan (bearing in mind that the caravans were scattered in a wood in those days, not nicely in rows with cut grass and flowers as they are today) was owned by the Masons pop people. Now they had two boys about the same age as me. I can’t remember the brother who was my age, but the younger one was Richard Mason. Anyway, if you are out there Richard - remember when we played and fished together? Remember me dropping a big stone in a cow pat which spattered all over you? I never apologised due to laughing, so 55 years later I would like to say sorry - ‘twas me that did the deed.....
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I think the other boys name Christian name was in fact Mason I knew him and his wife Doris in the 1970s.
 
Adelinapeanutbutter said:
Hi All, total newbie here.

I live in Neath, South Wales and while rummaging around our attic at home, I stumbled across this crate left by previous owners. I haven't been able to find much about it online other than a few plastic crates from the 70s bit and this forum.
I wondered if anyone had any info on Mason's and if this crate is relevant ...and a rough age on it.
The crate actually has an old cistern on top of it so I haven't been able to move it yet to get a better look! Will add pics when I do.View attachment 170522
Click to expand...

Hi,

The crate is marked 8-60, - August 1960.

Kind regards
Dave
 
Hey,what about that Masons pop,surely it had to be the very best;it certainly seemed so in those long ago,much missed days.The big special bottle,the curly stopper with the thick rubber seal to keep your pop nice and fizzy!Even the labels were special.All the flavours were really tasty and the Jaffarade was top of the pops,I can't think of any pop I've enjoyed so much.I do remember one particular day I was going to the local shop for a bottle(please excuse a quick off topic here),my mom told me to get her 20 Players.When I returned she blew her top because the fags had gone up to THREE AND SIXPENCE !!!
Tojo.
 
waverlee said:
Hey,what about that Masons pop,surely it had to be the very best;it certainly seemed so in those long ago,much missed days.The big special bottle,the curly stopper with the thick rubber seal to keep your pop nice and fizzy!Even the labels were special.All the flavours were really tasty and the Jaffarade was top of the pops,I can't think of any pop I've enjoyed so much.I do remember one particular day I was going to the local shop for a bottle(please excuse a quick off topic here),my mom told me to get her 20 Players.When I returned she blew her top because the fags had gone up to THREE AND SIXPENCE !!!
Tojo.
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Lovely story Mason's pop was the best
 
beamish said:
Mason's Super Jaff - now there's a memory. It was so orange it would set a Geiger counter off. Use to get it at the outdoor in Bordesley Park Road, Small Heath. Was it 11d or 1/3d?
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Yes I remember it too it was very Orange. My late Mother worked there and the women that worked there would put double syrup in for themselves to bring home for us children.
 
alexmaason said:
One of the bottles we have still have at home!
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welcome alex...masons pop was always a firm favourite in our house and a great help to our mom...when she was pregnant with her last 2 children she suffered severe morning sickness for months and the only thing she could keep down was masons grapefruit pop...i cant tell you how many times i had to go back and forth to the local shop to buy it for her...by the way how old is that bottle that you still have...cheers

lyn
 
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