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bottle

Description

Bottle; glass; faint green colouration; cast in mould, lines visible up sides, some bubbles in glass; thick, narrow base, thick rim to neck; cast on side 'BARRETT CO LTD / BIRMINGHAM' around a diamond shape containing two hands drawing the stopper from a bottle, and 'TRADE MARK PATENT STOPPER'; on base cast '9662' below a monogram 'HCB'.

  • Object number

    STRST : SBT 1997-62/2

  • Technique

    moulded

  • Material

    glass

  • Measurements

  • Height

    22 cm (c.)

  • Diameter

    7 cm

  • Marks & inscriptions

    BARRETT and CO LTD BIRMINGHAM, TRADE MARK PATENT STOPPER, 9662, HCB,

  • Caption

    A late 19th-century aqua glass bottle, 'Barret and Co., Birmingham, found in a garden in Claverdon, Warwickshire

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