Domestic object - DRIPSTONE WATER FILTER WITH LID

Historical information

AN ITEM IN COMMON USE IN EARLIER YEARS, USUALLY CHARCOAL WAS PLACED ON A SCREEN AT ABOUT HALF OF THE DEPTH. IT WAS ALSO USED TO KEEP DRINKING WATER COOL.

Physical description

LARGE CERAMIC DRIPSTONE WATER FILTER WITH LID, HIGHLY DECORATED WITH MAKER'S DETAILS, NO TAP

Inscriptions & markings

J.G. HOLT'S
PURE CARBON
WATER FILTER
MELBOURNE

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