John Gould & Co.

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John Gould & Co bottle for Wight Pebble Water
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John Gould & Company was a mineral waters manufacturer with premises in Newport, Isle of Wight.

John Gould & Company was founded by John Wooldridge Gould in the late 19th century with premises next to St Thomas' Church in St Thomas's Square, Newport (15 and 16 St Thomas' Square).

Their trade mark was an image of a donkey in the tread mill at Carisbrooke Castle which would later to used by Gould, Hibberd & Randall.

In 1921, John Gould & Co. amalgamated with Charles Hibberd & Co of Ventnor, and in the following year with Randall & Co of Ryde - the combined company was Gould, Hibberd & Randall Ltd.