Water Bottles Found at No.3 p.135
Item Information:
Catalogue Number: 03/12/001, 03/12/002 Source: TAPP Archaeology Surveys Location: No 3 Adam Park Report No: Report No.19 Artifact Type: Personal Items Production Date: 2013-11-21 00:00:00 Dimensions of Item: 55mm x 70mm Copyright with The Adam Park Project
Other Description:
The first water bottle was terribly corroded and had been dented by the concrete base of the washing line stanchion.The second bottle was in perfect condition; its blue enamelling preserving the integrity of the bottle after 70 years in the ground. When extracted the bottle still retained water within it.
Historic Context:
The blue enamelled bottles were (Mk VI) water bottle was adopted in 1903, enameled in blue and covered in thick khaki felt. Though officially replaced in 1939 by the Mk VII bottle, the Mk VI bottles continued in use throughout WWII.
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