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BOTTLE, GLASS

c. 1910
Subcollections
Archaeology
Overview

Screw-top, now cloudy but assumed originally clear, glass bottle.
From about the late 19th or early 20th century.
Slightly damaged - small chips out of neck.
Lettering on bottle suggests an association with the London firm "Barrett & Elers".

Historical information

Found by Milton Baxter in March 2013, partially exposed in the sandy bed of the nearly dry Avon River immediately below the southern end of the Toodyay football oval.
Other marks indicate the manufacturer of the beverage the bottle held was "Crowder & Letchford" (A local company operating out of Fremantle up until 1913)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2013.3
Item type
Objects
Material
Glass
Width
6 cm
Height or length
23 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Barrett & Elers

Keywords
River Avon
Year
c. 1910
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Links to additional resources
https://findersofrelicswa.com/crowder-letchford-perth-fremantle-w-r-letchford-fremantle/

Finders of Relics WA webpage

Last modified
Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
Completeness
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