The sign highlights the corporate heritage of John Symons & Co. Ltd, a premier commercial cider producer established in 1795. Operating from The Old Cider Factory along the River Dart in Totnes, Devon, the company grew to become one of the most celebrated and highly awarded regional drink brands in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
The text outlines how the company expanded its logistical operations to secure a national footprint. While the cider was pressed at the company’s extensive Fruit Mills in Totnes, it was shipped in bulk to their dedicated London bottling and distribution depot run by Ratcliffe in London, to supply the thirsty metropolitan market. To stand out against growing commercial competition, the firm heavily marketed its flagship drink as "Symons' Prize Medal Cyder." The company won numerous high-profile international awards for its taste and purity, leveraging endorsements like "Recommended by the Medical Faculty" to appeal to health-conscious consumers who viewed pure Devonshire cider as an organic, gut-healthy alternative to mass-produced spirits and beers. The firm continued its successful wholesale trade for generations before eventually closing its doors in the 1960s.
Here we’ve taken an image of a worn enamel sign, digitally corrected it and reproduced it as a decorative reverse glass mirrored sign.
The sign highlights the corporate heritage of John Symons & Co. Ltd, a premier commercial cider producer established in 1795. Operating from The Old Cider Factory along the River Dart in Totnes, Devon, the company grew to become one of the most celebrated and highly awarded regional drink brands in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
The text outlines how the company expanded its logistical operations to secure a national footprint. While the cider was pressed at the company’s extensive Fruit Mills in Totnes, it was shipped in bulk to their dedicated London bottling and distribution depot run by Ratcliffe in London, to supply the thirsty metropolitan market. To stand out against growing commercial competition, the firm heavily marketed its flagship drink as "Symons' Prize Medal Cyder." The company won numerous high-profile international awards for its taste and purity, leveraging endorsements like "Recommended by the Medical Faculty" to appeal to health-conscious consumers who viewed pure Devonshire cider as an organic, gut-healthy alternative to mass-produced spirits and beers. The firm continued its successful wholesale trade for generations before eventually closing its doors in the 1960s.
Here we’ve taken an image of a worn enamel sign, digitally corrected it and reproduced it as a decorative reverse glass mirrored sign.
