Showing 3 items matching "stone ware bottle"
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Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyBottle - Stone Ware
... Bottle - Stone Ware...stone ware bottle...Stone ware bottles were used to store items such as ink...Cream coloured stone ware bottle used for storing ink.... stone ware bottle Cream coloured stone ware bottle used ...Stone ware bottles were used to store items such as ink for ink wells in schools and offices when ink pens were used.Jan may have used this bottle when working at the S.E.C. office. Historical: Ink was used in schools and offices for ink pens before biros were invented. Aesthetic: Stone ware was made in many shapes and sizes.Cream coloured stone ware bottle used for storing ink. It has straight sides tapering sharply to an opening which is narrow. There is a cork with a central core in the opening. Flat base.stone ware bottle -
Clunes MuseumDomestic object - CRUET SET
A CRUET SET MADE OF EARTHENWARE OR STONE WARE WITH 3 RECEPTACLES FOR CONDIMENTS.THIS ITEM HAS A HANDLE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE THREE COMPARTMENTS. ALL COMPARTMENTS ARE FINISHED WITH GOLD TRRIM AT THE RIM. THE OTHER TWO COMPARTMENTS ARE DECORATED WITH TRANSFER IMAGES OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE BOTTLE BRUSH FLOWERS AND OAK LEAVEScruet set, earthenware cruet -
Kew Historical Society IncFunctional object - The Mecca Foot Warmer, 1900-1914
Ceramic hot water bottles were common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As well as filling hot water containers to warm your bed, you could buy earthenware bottles to use as foot warmers or hand warmers too. Earlier foot warmers used to hold hot coals, or glowing wood, not warm water. In the same way, traditional bed warmers filled with embers were once more usual than hot water bottles.Ceramic foot warmer glazed in cream with a decoration of lattice and pink roses.Maker stamp on base: "The Mecca Foot Warmer / Made in finest English Ivory Ware / Reg. No. 571373 / No sharp corners / Warming Pan / Stone-Trent Englandfoot warmer, household item, bedroom item
