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Date Created5th October 2020CommentsRay Kelly
I have a couple brought 1970
Vern Pattinson
I do very well I was in my teenage years when these came out west coast sooner
Vern Pattinson
Vern Pattinson schooner
Belinda Nilon
I have one
Theresa Dooher
I've got one of those somewhere!
Helen Caverhill
I’ve got one of those. Think I got mine when they first came out.
Helen Caverhill
Yes. I lived in Hokitika from 1959 to 1970. Not sure but did they come out for the Hokitika Centenial?
Rachel Olliver
Dad's got a couple of those at his place
Raylene Smith
I have too of them
Catherine Moffitt Rowlands
I have a few of these as well.
Peter Lambert
21oz?
Lynda Davidson
Ive got a couple of the schooners
David Bradley
I've got one which is used on special occasions only
Trish Rennie
Still have one
Brent Tomlinson
I had 2
Geoff Guenole
One for each hand.
Gypsy Rover
I had one for years
Brian Nisbet
I got some of those
Bryan Eckhoff
I certainly do
Sandra Cross
Got some too
Daphne Mckay
still got them
Daphne Mckay
One of my favorites
KevinandMargaret Mills
Have one in cupboard
Glenn Johnston
Yes. I have a few of them and the same type glasses with Hokitika Centenary 1864 - 1964 logos in green colour.
Rob Phelan
Still using this one
Mark Findlay
I’ve got 1 or 2 of those at home
Pat Dooley
I have 2 in my cupboard
Carol Weir
I have one
Brian Hope
Have ABC glass ( 745 MLS/ quart
Vern Pattinson
Brian Hope where they 20oz
Brian Hope
25oz
Jean Keenan
have one.earthquake took the other
Jenny Lennan
Yes I had one but unfortunately got broken
Jenny Lennan
Kim Fleming, lol what I was looking for when I was over
Arthur Bass
Got some.
John Paget
Blackball WMC 1972. Us townies had to ask or you got the twenty ounce.
Annie Smith
Yes
Angela Lumsden
I have ave two at home one for me and my sister. Mum and dad kept them for us
Tex Morgan
220z/
Fred Key
I have 2 in the liquor cabinet
Luke Simpson
I had one. Broke years ago.
Jack Lee
Had a few more but the earthquake sorted them out
Myron Caldwell
We had a local lad at Inangahua who could drain one very very quickly. made some money taking bets on it as well, as did some locals.
Ken Tomlinson
Yes had races drinking one of these down, best time 4.5 secs
Elaine Barrow
Ken Tomlinson hello ken. I remember a Stan Tomlinson who lived in riwaka
?any relation
Wendy Gibson
I still have one
Sue Scott
gave a few away in my time
Jenny Leach
Think i had one of these years ago
Martin Griffin
Oh yeah!
Phyllis Aberhart
Had one can't remember what happened to it
Alan Messenger
Yes I have one that I won in the Hokitika Centennial schooner drinking contest. I won it in about 1.5 seconds
Sam Apiata
No wonda you drink like a fish mate lol.
Gordon Dixon
Have one
Lynne Brown
Still got one and my eldest grandson insists that he uses it nothing elseAlan Messenger
Has been, and used all around NZ and in Australia
Marg Iacoppi
Remember a glass like these very well. But it’s not around now
Ian Schroder
Yeah still got them
Mike Mahon
Bloody broke mine a few weeks ago ...
John Armstrong
I have 2 inherited from dad and still enjoy a beer in them they have survived from the 60s ??
avin Davy
Trouble was the beer was warm by the time I got to the bottom of the glass.
Ian Berryman
Yes I do, I have one in the bar, Given to me by my Granfather Noall Berryman from Murchison many moons ago.
Steve Jones
Are they for sale ?
Ian Mehrtens
Yes I do, had a 1 or 2 back in the day.
Mark Murrell
Yes I have one of these and I also have one with Franz Joseph Schooner Bar on it.. Back in the 70's rocked
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Glenn Johnston
Fourteen schooners in this pic. Not all "West Coast Schooners" though. Four are Hokitika Centennial ones. The unusual bits of wood are dactylanthus specimens and the two bottle openers are retro Monteith ones.
Robin Gibbens
Yes l have one
Wayne Nicholson
Me too Robin.
Robin Gibbens
Wayne Nicholson should be compulsory to have one to ex coast migrants
Dorothy Wills
I have one somewhere lovely big glass
Yvonne Lawson
Yes I have two in my cabinet. Also have one with white on it too.
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Lee Williams
I have one =
Janet Hogan
Have one given to me in the 1970's from a uncle. Interesting thing for a teetotaler to own.
=Ryan Bonner
I have 3 of these
Peter Gray
Got slaughtered one night playing “cardinal huff” with these buggers who can remember that game ??
Pauline Shaffrey
I have this customised one.
Image may contain: drink, text that says 'WEST COAST SCHOONER EDEN'S RANGE PERRY Hotel Lacksons ALL AND'
Gavin Clout
What year would that be?
Pauline Shaffrey
Gavin Clout 60s I think. Someone will know more than I can remember.
Sandra Douglas
Pauline Shaffrey yes was 60’s my uncle Vic Owens brought one off Tom one Xmas when we brought him to the coast from chch .
Robert Wilson
i have two engraved at the 1960 industries fair with my brothers and my name on,,,funny thing when i shed my mortal coil noone will really know there value,,we had to get the rail car or train to get to grey mouth,
Glenn Johnston
A decade later in 1970 I remember a group of us going to the Industry's Fair by railcar from Hoki and myself winning some glasses at one of the side shows. (not schooner glasses though) I still have those glasses.
Noel Fagerlund
I gave one of those
Pauline Matene
My Dad had a couple of those too
Kevin McKenzie
I have got one in storage but not sure exactly where.
=Scoti Raymond Thorpe
Still have my 1
No photo description available.
=Miriama Lance Johnsen
Scoti Raymond Thorpe wow Scott
Scoti Raymond Thorpe
Miriama Lance Johnsen I did have 1 from the greyhound piss me off when it got smash
Ursula Tauwhare Tainui
Awesome Scott xxKevin O'Sullivan
Amazing how big they were(and still are) I have just checked in at 118 comment level. Many a sore head in the bottom of this measure. Great nite out tho.
Max Vicki Messenger
Still have mine from The Duke when it was still a Pub. On the occasion of wedding weekend of Alan and June Messenger. 1964.
Alan Messenger
Max, you might have filled it a few times that weekend
Don McNarn
The big thing in Westport was to drink a schooner in every Pub on the main street and still be able to walk
Cherie Hunter-Wright
Yep. Still got a couple in our cupboard.
Murray Bone
I have got two of them and a 1864 to 1964 centenary schooner
Marilyn Paterson
Murray Bone I remember those ones, I wonder where ours went
Jock Allen
i have a couple of thin eights Great glass to drink out of
Colin Watkins
We had a pair of them. Have got lost over the years. Can you still buy them would love a couple. Can anyone help.
Dave Kelly
As I remember them they were 20oz glasses.
Had some but in the intervening years they have toppled over and broken.
Vern Pattinson
Dave Kelly yes 20o.
Kevin Bell
Still have the Centenary one my Dad won at a contest in Cass Square.
Barb Watkins
Does anyone know where you can still buy them please?
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Anne McAllister
Still got one in my cupboard
Christine Ellis
Got one!!
Christine Ellis
There was also a small shovel put out.
Wayne Leckie
Who could forget them lol
Lexie Aynsley
We have a couple
Maurie Goddard
Yep sure do we still have a couple as well
Vernon Pattinson
when i worked at Griffen and Smiths they had boxes of these and selling them
John Forde
I still have one of these although mine has "Supplied by GRIFFIN & SMITH Ltd" on it as well.
Vern Pattinson
John Forde
Colin Sandra Moss
Still have ours.
Peter Gray
I can remember getting Slaughtered one night playing "Cardinal Huff" against one of these beasts, from memory they were 20oz
Owen Winstanley
Peter Gray that would be right. 20 ounces equals one imperial pint. Doubtful that many of today's 'pints' are 20oz.
Margaretandles Reynolds
Peter Gray Oh heavens, that rings a bell.
Dorothy Wills
We have one of those too
Rachel Olliver
Dad's got a couple of those
John Gilshnan
I have one
Anne Boddy
have one of thoseI
Jenny Lennan
I had one too but unfortunately got broken during a move
I have a couple brought 1970
Vern Pattinson
I do very well I was in my teenage years when these came out west coast sooner
Vern Pattinson
Vern Pattinson schooner
Belinda Nilon
I have one
Theresa Dooher
I've got one of those somewhere!
Helen Caverhill
I’ve got one of those. Think I got mine when they first came out.
Helen Caverhill
Yes. I lived in Hokitika from 1959 to 1970. Not sure but did they come out for the Hokitika Centenial?
Rachel Olliver
Dad's got a couple of those at his place
Raylene Smith
I have too of them
Catherine Moffitt Rowlands
I have a few of these as well.
Peter Lambert
21oz?
Lynda Davidson
Ive got a couple of the schooners
David Bradley
I've got one which is used on special occasions only
Trish Rennie
Still have one
Brent Tomlinson
I had 2
Geoff Guenole
One for each hand.
Gypsy Rover
I had one for years
Brian Nisbet
I got some of those
Bryan Eckhoff
I certainly do
Sandra Cross
Got some too
Daphne Mckay
still got them
Daphne Mckay
One of my favorites
KevinandMargaret Mills
Have one in cupboard
Glenn Johnston
Yes. I have a few of them and the same type glasses with Hokitika Centenary 1864 - 1964 logos in green colour.
Rob Phelan
Still using this one
Mark Findlay
I’ve got 1 or 2 of those at home
Pat Dooley
I have 2 in my cupboard
Carol Weir
I have one
Brian Hope
Have ABC glass ( 745 MLS/ quart
Vern Pattinson
Brian Hope where they 20oz
Brian Hope
25oz
Jean Keenan
have one.earthquake took the other
Jenny Lennan
Yes I had one but unfortunately got broken
Jenny Lennan
Kim Fleming, lol what I was looking for when I was over
Arthur Bass
Got some.
John Paget
Blackball WMC 1972. Us townies had to ask or you got the twenty ounce.
Annie Smith
Yes
Angela Lumsden
I have ave two at home one for me and my sister. Mum and dad kept them for us
Tex Morgan
220z/
Fred Key
I have 2 in the liquor cabinet
Luke Simpson
I had one. Broke years ago.
Jack Lee
Had a few more but the earthquake sorted them out
Myron Caldwell
We had a local lad at Inangahua who could drain one very very quickly. made some money taking bets on it as well, as did some locals.
Ken Tomlinson
Yes had races drinking one of these down, best time 4.5 secs
Elaine Barrow
Ken Tomlinson hello ken. I remember a Stan Tomlinson who lived in riwaka
?any relation
Wendy Gibson
I still have one
Sue Scott
gave a few away in my time
Jenny Leach
Think i had one of these years ago
Martin Griffin
Oh yeah!
Phyllis Aberhart
Had one can't remember what happened to it
Alan Messenger
Yes I have one that I won in the Hokitika Centennial schooner drinking contest. I won it in about 1.5 seconds
Sam Apiata
No wonda you drink like a fish mate lol.
Gordon Dixon
Have one
Lynne Brown
Still got one and my eldest grandson insists that he uses it nothing elseAlan Messenger
Has been, and used all around NZ and in Australia
Marg Iacoppi
Remember a glass like these very well. But it’s not around now
Ian Schroder
Yeah still got them
Mike Mahon
Bloody broke mine a few weeks ago ...
John Armstrong
I have 2 inherited from dad and still enjoy a beer in them they have survived from the 60s ??
avin Davy
Trouble was the beer was warm by the time I got to the bottom of the glass.
Ian Berryman
Yes I do, I have one in the bar, Given to me by my Granfather Noall Berryman from Murchison many moons ago.
Steve Jones
Are they for sale ?
Ian Mehrtens
Yes I do, had a 1 or 2 back in the day.
Mark Murrell
Yes I have one of these and I also have one with Franz Joseph Schooner Bar on it.. Back in the 70's rocked
· Reply · 1d
Glenn Johnston
Fourteen schooners in this pic. Not all "West Coast Schooners" though. Four are Hokitika Centennial ones. The unusual bits of wood are dactylanthus specimens and the two bottle openers are retro Monteith ones.
Robin Gibbens
Yes l have one
Wayne Nicholson
Me too Robin.
Robin Gibbens
Wayne Nicholson should be compulsory to have one to ex coast migrants
Dorothy Wills
I have one somewhere lovely big glass
Yvonne Lawson
Yes I have two in my cabinet. Also have one with white on it too.
· Reply · 1d
Lee Williams
I have one =
Janet Hogan
Have one given to me in the 1970's from a uncle. Interesting thing for a teetotaler to own.
=Ryan Bonner
I have 3 of these
Peter Gray
Got slaughtered one night playing “cardinal huff” with these buggers who can remember that game ??
Pauline Shaffrey
I have this customised one.
Image may contain: drink, text that says 'WEST COAST SCHOONER EDEN'S RANGE PERRY Hotel Lacksons ALL AND'
Gavin Clout
What year would that be?
Pauline Shaffrey
Gavin Clout 60s I think. Someone will know more than I can remember.
Sandra Douglas
Pauline Shaffrey yes was 60’s my uncle Vic Owens brought one off Tom one Xmas when we brought him to the coast from chch .
Robert Wilson
i have two engraved at the 1960 industries fair with my brothers and my name on,,,funny thing when i shed my mortal coil noone will really know there value,,we had to get the rail car or train to get to grey mouth,
Glenn Johnston
A decade later in 1970 I remember a group of us going to the Industry's Fair by railcar from Hoki and myself winning some glasses at one of the side shows. (not schooner glasses though) I still have those glasses.
Noel Fagerlund
I gave one of those
Pauline Matene
My Dad had a couple of those too
Kevin McKenzie
I have got one in storage but not sure exactly where.
=Scoti Raymond Thorpe
Still have my 1
No photo description available.
=Miriama Lance Johnsen
Scoti Raymond Thorpe wow Scott
Scoti Raymond Thorpe
Miriama Lance Johnsen I did have 1 from the greyhound piss me off when it got smash
Ursula Tauwhare Tainui
Awesome Scott xxKevin O'Sullivan
Amazing how big they were(and still are) I have just checked in at 118 comment level. Many a sore head in the bottom of this measure. Great nite out tho.
Max Vicki Messenger
Still have mine from The Duke when it was still a Pub. On the occasion of wedding weekend of Alan and June Messenger. 1964.
Alan Messenger
Max, you might have filled it a few times that weekend
Don McNarn
The big thing in Westport was to drink a schooner in every Pub on the main street and still be able to walk
Cherie Hunter-Wright
Yep. Still got a couple in our cupboard.
Murray Bone
I have got two of them and a 1864 to 1964 centenary schooner
Marilyn Paterson
Murray Bone I remember those ones, I wonder where ours went
Jock Allen
i have a couple of thin eights Great glass to drink out of
Colin Watkins
We had a pair of them. Have got lost over the years. Can you still buy them would love a couple. Can anyone help.
Dave Kelly
As I remember them they were 20oz glasses.
Had some but in the intervening years they have toppled over and broken.
Vern Pattinson
Dave Kelly yes 20o.
Kevin Bell
Still have the Centenary one my Dad won at a contest in Cass Square.
Barb Watkins
Does anyone know where you can still buy them please?
· Reply · 2d
Anne McAllister
Still got one in my cupboard
Christine Ellis
Got one!!
Christine Ellis
There was also a small shovel put out.
Wayne Leckie
Who could forget them lol
Lexie Aynsley
We have a couple
Maurie Goddard
Yep sure do we still have a couple as well
Vernon Pattinson
when i worked at Griffen and Smiths they had boxes of these and selling them
John Forde
I still have one of these although mine has "Supplied by GRIFFIN & SMITH Ltd" on it as well.
Vern Pattinson
John Forde
Colin Sandra Moss
Still have ours.
Peter Gray
I can remember getting Slaughtered one night playing "Cardinal Huff" against one of these beasts, from memory they were 20oz
Owen Winstanley
Peter Gray that would be right. 20 ounces equals one imperial pint. Doubtful that many of today's 'pints' are 20oz.
Margaretandles Reynolds
Peter Gray Oh heavens, that rings a bell.
Dorothy Wills
We have one of those too
Rachel Olliver
Dad's got a couple of those
John Gilshnan
I have one
Anne Boddy
have one of thoseI
Jenny Lennan
I had one too but unfortunately got broken during a move
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