Guinness - Vintage Cast Iron Bottle Openers

Version 2.0. 26/12/2023

Information presented on this page has been gathered from various sources, including; the UK collector, Richard May; the Guinness collectors club; the Archive at the Guinness Storehouse; popular books, such as "Hughes, D, 2006. A Bottle of Guinness Please - The Colourful History of Guinness. Phimboy: Berkshire, England"; as well as our own research using resources such as the National Library of New Zealand Papers Past. But we still need more and better data and any feedback would be most welcome.

Face Reverse Type L Bottler and comments, including  estimated date of opener manufacture Logo Country where the Guinness stout was sold
BABY BULLDOGS --- D2 80 Robert Porter, c1930’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
BABY BULLDOGS BABY BULLDOGS D2 80 Robert Porter, c1930’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
“BEAVER” “BRAND” C2 82 C. Machen & Hudson Ltd., Liverpool, c1930’s Beaver USA, Canada, Egypt, New Zealand.
BULL DOG BRAND GUINNESS STOUT D2 83 Robert Porter c1920’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
BULLDOG BRAND GUINNESS STOUT D 90 Robert Porter c1920’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
BULLDOG BRAND GUINNESS STOUT F 90 Robert Porter Small Lettering, c1920’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
BULLDOG BRAND GUINNESS STOUT F 90 Robert Porter Large Lettering, c1920’s Bull Dog Panama, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean, India, Argentina
BURKE'S GUINNESS A 83 E&J Burke. Early round head, c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
BURKE'S GUINNESS A 90 E&J Burke c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia New Zealand.
BURKE’S GUINNESS’ C2 89 E&J Burke c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
BURKE’S GUINNESS’ C2 92 E&J Burke c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
BURKE'S GUINNESS D 78 E&J Burke c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
BURKE'S GUINNESS’ D2 85 E&J Burke c1930’s Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
BURKE'S GUINNESS’ D2 88 E&J Burke c1930’s, variation in the word GUINNESS’, which can be 35 and 40mm long, excluding the apostrophe Cat USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand.
"COMPASS BRAND" GUINNESS'S C2 92 W.E. Johnson & Co Ltd, Liverpool, c1930’s Compass North and South America, New Zealand.
AUSTIN CRAVEN Ltd. GENUINE GUINNESS C2 95 Austin Craven ? UK only??
DOGS HEAD BASS DOGS HEAD GUINNESS A 98 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London. c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOG'S HEAD BASS DOG'S HEAD GUINNESS C 88 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London.  c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOG’S HEAD BASS DOGS HEAD GUINNESS C 91 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London. No apostrophe on Guinness side, c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOG'S HEAD BASS DOG'S HEAD GUINNESS C 96 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London.  c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOG'S HEAD BASS DOG'S HEAD GUINNESS C2 94 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London.  c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOG'S HEAD BASS DOG'S HEAD GUINNESS C2 98 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London. Loop head, c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
DOGS HEAD BRAND GUINNESS’S STOUT C2 98 Read Brothers Ltd, Kentish Town, London. Loop head, c1930’s Dog’s Head Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore
"M.B. FOSTER'S" "BUGLE BRAND" C2 82 MB Foster c1930’s Bugle India, Australia, New Zealand.
FOSTERS / BUGLE  BRAND GUINNESS STOUT E 90 MB Foster.  Fosters on top bar, head in the shape of a bugle. Rd No. across & under throat c1920’s Bugle India, Australia, New Zealand.
FOSTERS /  BUGLE  BRAND GUINNESS STOUT E 98 MB Foster.  Fosters on top bar, head in the shape of a bugle. Rd No. across & under throat c1920’s Bugle India, Australia, New Zealand.
GRIFFIN GUINNESS GRIFFIN GUINNESS C2 94 T. P. Griffin. c1910's. Griffin USA, British West Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand.
GUINNESS GUINNESS D 88 c1950’s, nickel plated   Singapore
< GUINNESS > < GUINNESS > E 90 c1920’s    
< GUINNESS > < GUINNESS > E 90 G.A.122. on one side side of top bar. Is there a variation of this opener with G.A.122A instead of G.A.122?    
< GUINNESS > < GUINNESS > E 90 GA/Sp on one side of top bar    
GUINNESS FOR STRENGTH GUINNESS FOR STRENGTH E 102 c1930’s    
GUINNESS STOUT E 72 Solid bottle shaped handle    
GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU C 90 G.A.122A on one side, broad handle, c1931    
GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU E 90 G.A.122A on one side, RD702661 on the other, broad handle c1931    
GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU GUINNESS  IS GOOD FOR YOU C 115 Can piercer, otherwise as above, c1931    
GUINNESS STOUT GUINNESS STOUT D 88      
GUINNESS STOUT GUINNESS STOUT D 87 Very fine lettering, die-cast alloy    
GUINNESS STOUT GUINNESS STOUT E 90 c1920’s    
GUINNESS STOUT GUINNESS STOUT F 90      
GUINNESS STOUT GUINNESS STOUT K 87      
HALLS “BOARS HEAD” GUINNESS D2 90 T.B. Hall & Co. Ltd, Liverpool. c1920's. Boar’s Head USA, British West Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand.
HALL'S "BOARS HEAD" GUINNESS'S STOUT C2 95 T.B. Hall & Co. Ltd, Liverpool. c1920's. Boar’s Head USA, British West Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand.
HARP LARGER HARP LARGER G 92 Brewed in the Dundalk brewery in Ireland and the Hydes brewery in Salford, England. c1960. Brian Boru Harp UK, Australia, Canada, Africa and the United States.
LAWSON'S BOTTLING A 80 Lawson Wilson & Co., Ltd, bottlers of Guinness Stout, 49-52 Stafford St, Dublin, Ireland. c1910's-1920's. Also variation, 85mm with screwdriver end.   UK, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. 
MACHEN'S "PELICAN". GUINNESS'S STOUT C2 98 Machen & Co. Ltd, Liverpool. Rounded head, small lettering, Liverpool bottler. c1910's-1930's Pelican UK, Australia
“MARCA MONO” GUINNESS C2 84 Possible translation from Spanish is ‘Monkey Brand’, therefore perhaps Sparks Moline. c1920’s. Monkey? If the translation of Marca Mono to Monkey Brand is correct, then: London, SE Asia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand. Was Monkey brand exported to a Spanish speaking country or countries?
"MONKEY" BRAND GUINNESS. C2 85 Sparks Moline Monkey London, SE Asia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.
MONKEY BRAND GUINNESS STOUT D2 88 Sparks Moline Monkey London, SE Asia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.
“ ROSS’S “ “ GUINNESS “ C2 81 Ross’s Great Auks Head or Hawks Head in USA Belfast, Liverpool, USA
"STORK" BRAND  STONES GUINNESS C 97 C. Stone and Co Ltd, London. Stork UK, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand
"STORK" BRAND  GUINNESS. C2 85 C. Stone and Co Ltd, London. Stork UK, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand
WEAVER BRAND BABY GUINNESS D2 82 Bottlers, Plumstead SE18. ? UK only??