Vintage Super Rare oval shaped Anchor paperweight

Description

Approximately 5X3.5 in (fits fully the palm of your hands); weighs 131gm
It was made heavy to hold down piles of thick papers on a working desk. Back in the day, papers were quality, heavy & thick
This item is purportedly dated between 1933-1940s before WW2. Not many survived the war
A historical artifact and ‘must have’ for any serious bistro memorabilia collector
History of Anchor
The Archipel Brouwerij Compagnie (Archipelago Brewery Co.) was formed in Batavia (now known as Jakarta), by German brewer, Beck's. It opened its brewery in Singapore in November 1933, produced Anchor Beer.
During World War II, the British deemed the brewery to be enemy territory due to its German ties and seized it in 1941. It was then bought by Malayan Breweries Ltd, which in 1990 was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries. In 2013, Asia Pacific Breweries merged to become Heineken Asia Pacific.
Archipelago Brewery is currently Heineken Asia Pacific’s craft brewing arm. The old Archipelago Brewery was re-commissioned on 24 July 2006