2024-03-28T23:41:00+00:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results52120finds-7171MAS-D100071BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYThree aqua coloured glass bottles with tooled lips; for foodstuffs or other household goods; probably dating to the 19th century.
These bottles have a double ring also known as a double collar, double bead, double lip, Davis-type, stacked ring, bead lip with a ring, round band lower flared, broad round collar with lower bevel, inverted double ring, citrate of magnesia finish, double roll collar and stacked ring. This two-part finish is composed of two connected 'rings' - usually with a thicker and slightly wider variably rounded ring at the top of the finish with a thinner and narrower variably rounded to flat ring below. Other variations can have either or both rings somewhat or totally flattened on outside, which is similar to the three bottles recorded here.
This popular finish was used on many different bottle types but was most common on a wide array of medicines, many varieties of liquor flasks and various sauces. Between about 1840 and the 1920s, and particularly between 1850 and 1910, this style of finish was one of the most popular and functional finishes used. It can be found on both mouth-blown and machine-made bottles. The lips or double ring on the bottle seem to be a tooled lip which means the lip was formed in the mould itself rather than applied to the bottle separately. The popularity of this finish was probably a combination of corking strength and relative ease of manufacturing (Society for Historical Archaeology webpage, accessed September 2017).These items were found with six stoneware seltzer bottles (MAS-D100065), four stoneware beverage bottles (MAS-D100066), two green glass wine bottles (MAS-D100068), one Hamilton bottle (MAS-D100072), four small stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100074), six small bowls (MAS-D100076) and one egg cup (MAS-D100078).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives.
NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde.
The location of SS Strathclyde was taken from the British National Grid co-ordinate from the National Record of the Historic Environment.Container39391173/173MAS2017-07-24T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage container813607Kent HER Number: TR 33 NW 23With finder2017-07-24T21:26:17Z2017-10-05T11:45:41Z71318284915PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASGlass10879MouldedCompleteNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_1938.JPG10images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:17:47.683Zfinds-7272MAS-D100072BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYOne Hamilton bottle also known as a torpedo or egg bottle. These bottles are named after their English inventor, William Francis Hamilton who took out a patent in 1809 for a method of bottling soda and other mineral waters, involving ovate bottles (although use of ovate bottle probably pre-dated his patent by at least 20 years). These bottles became common in the 1840s when the manufacturing of mineral water became very popular. Before this date, carbonated water was only sold on a small scale. The bottle was invented as a way of keeping the gas in fizzy drinks. The pointed base meant that the cork or stopper was always airtight as it was always wet and swollen due to being laid on its side (Dale 2012). A Swiss chemist, Jacob Schwepper, set up a chemist's shop in London and was selling the newly invited artificial fizzy spring water known as aerated water in the early years of the 19th century, and was an early user of the Hamilton bottles to keep in schweppervescence. However, bottles with a pointed base were difficult to transport and could not be stood upright (Dale 2012). Common use of ovate bottles runs from the 1830s through to the end of the century. This item was found with six stoneware seltzer bottles (MAS-D100065), four stoneware beverage bottles (MAS-D100066), two green glass wine bottles (MAS-D100068), 3 aqua glass bottles (MAS-D100071), four small stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100074), six small bowls (MAS-D100076) and one egg cup (MAS-D100078).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives.
NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde.
The location of SS Strathclyde was taken from the British National Grid co-ordinate from the National Record of the Historic Environment.Container39391173/173MAS2017-07-24T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage container813607Kent HER Number: TR 33 NW 23With finder2017-07-24T21:26:17Z2017-10-05T11:54:23Z7211828415PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_1938.JPG200images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:17:43.951Zfinds-6565MAS-D100065BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYSix stoneware seltzer bottles, of a type used to carry mineral water from various Continental (mainly German) spas. The term 'seltzer' takes its name from the town of Selters in the lower Rhineland, one of the original producers of effervescent mineral waters. This cylindrical bottle type was used from the early 19th century through to the First World War. These types of bottles were produced by the specialist potters known as Krugbacker, or pot bakers, in the Westerwald region of Germany. These bottles, which changed little throughout the 19th century, were slender and cylindrical and colored reddish brown with straight, vertical sides. Bottles were stamped with marks indicating the bottling company, the jug baker's mark, the well number from which they were filled, and the town from which they were shipped (NMSC Archaeology & Museum Blog webpage, accessed September 2017).These items were found with four stoneware beverage bottles (MAS-D100066), two green glass wine bottles (MAS-D100068), three aqua glass bottles (MAS-D100071), one Hamilton bottle (MAS-D100072), four small stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100074), six small bowls (MAS-D100076) and one egg cup (MAS-D100078).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives.
NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde.
The location of SS Strathclyde was taken from the British National Grid co-ordinate from the National Record of the Historic Environment.Container39411173/173MAS2017-07-24T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage container813607Kent HER Number: TR 33 NW 23With finder2017-07-24T21:26:17Z2017-10-05T11:46:02Z6565284115PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASCeramic10539CompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_1938.JPG181images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:18:24.986Zfinds-6666MAS-D100066BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYFour stoneware bottles (three large and one smaller) that were probably used for beer, ale, stout or porter.
Stoneware bottles provided the ultimate in protection from the detrimental effects of light but were very heavy. They were produced in Britain in the 1800s and many bottles found in the United States were even imported from here.
All of these bottles have a feldspathic glaze over an ochre dip on the upper parts of the bottle giving them a darker colour on top. Feldspars (natural rocks of aluminosilicates) are used in stoneware and porcelain glazes because they fuse only at high temperatures. The feldspathic glaze dates the bottles to the 1830s or later while stoneware bottles were more or less superseded by glass by the first decade of the 20th century. These items were found with six stoneware seltzer bottles (MAS-D100065), two green glass wine bottles (MAS-D100068), three aqua glass bottles (MAS-D100071), one Hamilton bottle (MAS-D100072), four small stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100074), six small bowls (MAS-D100076) and an egg cup (MAS-D100078).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives.
NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde.
The location of SS Strathclyde was taken from the British National Grid co-ordinate from the National Record of the Historic Environment.Container39411173/173MAS2017-07-24T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage container813607Kent HER Number: TR 33 NW 23With finder2017-07-24T21:26:17Z2017-10-05T11:46:18Z6645284215PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASCeramic10539CompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_1938.JPG182images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:18:21.703Zfinds-8282MAS-D100082BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYA collection of four stoneware ginger beer bottles covered with a feldpathic glaze and stamped with 'A Phillips Victoria VI'. These bottles relate to Alexander Phillips of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, whose business ran from 1858. In 1879, his son became a partner in the business after which time the bottles are stamped 'A Phillips & Son' (B.C. & Vancouver Island - Bottles, Antiques & Collectibles, accessed November 2017). These stoneware ginger beer bottles were produced in Britain by the Doulton Lambeth Company. 'VI' stood for the crown colony of Vancouver Island. After the colonies were combined in 1866, most companies would switch to using BC or British Columbia. However, the bottles depicting 'VI' would still be used, as special orders for bottles like these could take months, if not more than a year, to reach the new colony, meaning that existing bottles were often recycled (Royal B.C. Museum Learning Portal, accessed November 2017).These items were found with a collection of five other bottles (MAS-D100100).CONTAINER393913MAS2017-08-01T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINERWith finder2017-08-11T10:38:35Z2017-12-06T12:53:48Z827645284215PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR353551.06620131.35272976recharges.vehicles.unmarked10MAS MASMASCeramic10539CompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_2179.JPG202images/MASLR2017-12-06T12:53:48.966Zfinds-8484MAS-D100084BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYThree cylindrical glass bottles. The two larger bottles are full size wine bottles. One is of the 'Burgundy' type and is most likely Continental. The half-size wine bottle, originally thought to be a champagne bottle, also has a Continental style neck. The Continental style neck appears around the middle of the 19th century (Dumbrell 1983). All are of nineteenth or twentieth century type.These bottles were found with two green glass gin bottles (MAS-D100101), seven clay pipes (MAS-D100085) and the lid of a ceramic serving dish (MAS-D100087).CONTAINER394113MAS2017-08-06T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINERWith finder2017-08-11T10:45:35Z2017-12-06T12:54:12Z8476318284115PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR384451.14575261.4013985ramp.slouched.ambient10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck84_Picture1.jpg386images/MASLR2017-12-06T12:54:12.225Zfinds-100100MAS-D100100BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYA collection of five bottles comprising two full-size glass bottles, one squat cylindrical glass bottle, one small clear bottle, and one stoneware bottle. All the bottles are believed to be of nineteenth and twentieth century type, although it is difficult to date all but the stoneware bottle.
The two full-size glass bottles are thought to be either wine or beer bottles. If the bottles have kicked bases, it would indicate a wine bottle, while a flat base would indicate a beer bottle.
The squat cylindrical glass bottle was thought to be a port bottle, however if the base is flat, this could also be another example of a beer bottle.
The small clear bottle with a long narrow neck is thought to have been used for foodstuffs, possibly a condiment of some sort.
The ginger beer stoneware bottle is covered with a feldpathic glaze and stamped with 'A Phillips Victoria VI'. This bottle relates to Alexander Phillips of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, whose business ran from 1858. In 1879, his son became a partner in the business after which time the bottles are stamped 'A Phillips & Son' (B.C. & Vancouver Island - Bottles, Antiques & Collectables, accessed November 2017). This stoneware ginger beer bottle was produced in Britain by the Doulton Lambeth Company. 'VI' stands for the crown colony of Vancouver Island. After the colonies were combined in 1866, most companies would switch to using BC or British Columbia. However, the bottles depicting 'VI' would still be used, as special orders for bottles like these could take months, if not more than a year, to reach the new colony, meaning that existing bottles were often recycled (Royal B.C. Museum Learning Portal, accessed November 2017).These items were found with four stoneware ginger beer bottles (MAS-D100082).CONTAINER39411201/173MAS2017-08-01T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINERWith finder2017-08-11T10:38:35Z2018-05-22T15:47:59Z10076518284115PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR353551.06620131.35272976recharges.vehicles.unmarked10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_2178.JPG201images/MASLR2018-05-22T14:47:59.413Zfinds-101101MAS-D100101BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYTwo case gin bottles.
Some of the earliest liquor bottles were square in cross section and generally designed to contain gin though undoubtedly contained various types of liquor and possibly wine. Commonly called 'case gin' or 'taper gin' bottles since they would pack more efficiently in a case (6 to 24 bottles) than round bottles. Case gin bottles are square with a distinct taper inwards from the shoulder to the base. The neck is very short to almost non-existent with the finishes varying from a laid-on ring, flared, mineral finish, oil, and even a blob. This shape and style of bottle originated in, and was commonly made in, Europe at least as early as the mid-17th century. These examples do not exhibit the bevelled corners generally seen on bottles of the 1860s or later (Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website, accessed November 2017), and may therefore be earlier 19th century.This items was found with three cylindrical glass bottles (MAS-D100084), seven clay pipes (MAS-D100085) and the lid of a ceramic serving dish (MAS-D100087).CONTAINER39391200/173MAS2017-08-06T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINERWith finder2017-08-11T10:45:35Z2018-05-22T15:48:20Z10151218284215PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR384451.14575261.4013985ramp.slouched.ambient10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck101_Picture2.jpg387images/MASLR2018-05-22T14:48:20.248Zfinds-199199MAS-D100199BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYThis find is a small medicine style bottle in green glass. No scale was provided but these vessels are usually 160 - 190 mm in overall height. The vessel is flat bottomed with a rectangular shape in plan, with the short sides being rounded. it has a short but wide neck ending in a bead type finish, common to medicine bottles. Embossed on the shoulders of the vessel is the word KEPLER, which refers to the product which it contained. The base is embossed with SNOW HILL, B. W. & Co, LONDON, which refers to the manufacturer and their factory in London. The condition of the vessel is good though the cap or stopper is missing along with a paper label that was common to these vessels.
This vessel is a product of Burroughs Wellcome & Company, a London based pharmaceutical company established in 1880 by two American pharmicists. The company continued to trade until 1994, when it merged with Glaxo in turn becoming the modern pharmaceutical conglomerate GlaxoSmithKline. Snow Hill, London, was the company's first business premises which they continued to operate from until it was destroyed during the Blitz. By 1900 their product range included a trademarked product known as Kepler, which this bottle would have contained. This was a dietary supplement of cod liver oil and malt extract, containing vitamins A and D and with added calcium and potassium salts (www.gracesguide.co.uk accessed 2019).Recovered from Unknown Wreck, one mile off The Warren.Container393918801133/183MAS2018-06-21T00:00:00ZMedicine BottleN/AWith Finder2018-07-04T09:32:50Z2020-02-19T13:44:25Z199118214115PAS5C5037EF001C032MAS MASMASGlass10879BlownIncompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDiving199_IMG_6710.JPG511images/MASPhil Trim2020-02-19T13:44:25.994Zfinds-227227MAS-D100227BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYBordeaux style bottle manufactured in clear aquamarine coloured glass, though weathering has caused the colours to distort and becom pearlescent towards the base of the vessel. It has a wide and straight neck and is finished in the applied ring or champagne style. The body is cylindrical, with low profile rounded shoulders. The height of the bottle is approximately 230 mm, the diameter of the body 60 mm and the neck 30 mm. Though this bottle is smaller than the more common 300 mm tall, 750 ml wine bottles it is most likely a wine bottle. It's clear colour suggests a dessert or sweet wine, at the very least a vessel for white rather than red wine.This item was found with a brass valve (MAS-D100228).
These items were recovered from the wreck SS Latona. Built in 1856 in the United States by J S & J R Wolf, the SS Latona was a steam ship registered in Liverpool, UK. Whilst on passage from London to Genoa the Latona collided with the SS Silistria on the 30th January 1876 off Shakespeare Cliff, Dover. Though she sank immediately the crew were saved by the Silistria, which was subsequently taken in tow to London. Items, including spoons, have been recovered from the wreck site with the spoons bearing the vessels name used to identify the remains. NRHE and East Sussex HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Latona.Container39391876303/183MAS2018-09-16T00:00:00ZStorage container. Food and liquid storage container813423Kent HER: TR 23 SE 23With finder2018-09-25T12:28:36Z2020-03-26T11:30:12Z23022760118414315PAS5C503E21001138218210KentTR283351.051066761.25173598airspace.nullifying.cutting10MAS MASMASGlass10879BlownCompletePoorNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDiving227_IMG_8754.JPG592images/MASJoaquin Callejo Gomez2020-03-26T11:30:12.126Zfinds-6363MAS-D100063BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYFive olive green case gin bottles with a square tapered body and four dots on base.
Some of the earliest spirit bottles were square in cross section and generally designed to contain gin, though undoubtedly contained various types of alcohol and possibly wine. Commonly called "case gin" or "taper gin" bottles since they would pack more efficiently to a case (six to 24 bottles) than round bottles. Case gin bottles are square with a more or less distinct taper inwards from the shoulder to the base. The neck is very short to almost non-existent with the finishes varying from a laid-on ring, flared, mineral finish, oil, and even a blob. This shape and style of bottle originated, and was commonly made, in Europe at least as early as the mid-17th century (https://sha.org/bottle/liquor.htm#CaseGinbottles accessed October 2017). These examples do not exhibit the bevelled corners generally seen on bottles of the 1860s or later and may therefore be earlier 19th century.These items were found with two clay pipes (MAS-D100079) and two perfume bottles (MAS-D100080).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck Loanda. Built in 1891 at Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) by the Naval Construction and Armaments Co., Loanda was a two-masted screw-driven steamer owned by the British and African Steam Navigation Co. On 31 May 1908, following a collision with SS Junona, Loanda foundered while under tow 1 mile east of St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. At the time of loss, the vessel was bound from Hamburg, Germany, to West Africa with a general cargo. This cargo, which has seen significant recovery by divers, included: clay pipes; bottles of wine and gin; glass beads; perfume bottles; pencils, writing slates and inkpots; lamps; and teacups, lids, dishes, pots, saucers, plates, jugs and eggcups. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Loanda.
NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Loanda.CONTAINER39391185/173MAS2017-07-12T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER901835Kent HER Number: TR 34 SE 108With finder2017-07-15T15:13:43Z2020-03-30T14:10:00Z6370250518284215PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR384451.14575261.4013985ramp.slouched.ambient10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck63_Bottle1.jpg174images/MASLR2020-03-30T13:10:00.805Zfinds-156156MAS-D100156BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYThree salt glazed stoneware bottles. This form of bottle was a type used to carry seltzer water and gin.
Seltzer water was exported by various Continental (mainly German) spas. The term 'seltzer' takes its name from the town of Selters in the lower Rhineland, one of the original producers of effervescent mineral waters. This cylindrical bottle type was used from the early 19th century through to the First World War and were produced by the specialist potters known as Krugbacker, or pot bakers, in the Westerwald region of Germany. These bottles, which changed little throughout the 19th century, were slender and cylindrical and colored reddish brown with straight, vertical sides (NMSC Archaeology & Museum Blog webpage accessed November 2017).
These types of stonewear bottles are also associated with gin exportation from continental distilleries, mainly Amsterdam. Bottles were often stamped with marks indicating the bottling company, therefore any obvious marking could help in distinguishing whether these particular bottles carried seltzer water or gin.These items were found with one stoneware salt glazed jar (MAS-D100132), two clear glass fruit bottles, one ornate green glass wine bottle, one black glass bottle, one tall brown wine bottle with a hexagonal base (MAS-D100133) and part of a metal fork/spoon (MAS-D100134).CONTAINER39411316/173MAS2017-10-18T00:00:00ZFOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINERWith finder2017-10-23T17:13:40Z2020-03-30T13:58:26Z15632035284514PAS5989C577001EA7PAS5989C577001EA72MAS MASMASCeramic10539CompleteEncrustedNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNFishingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck156_IMG_3562.JPG355images/MASLR2020-03-30T12:58:26.385Zfinds-230230MAS-D100230BOTTLENINETEENTH CENTURYThree bottles of blown glass. The frst two bottles are torpedo or Hamilton´s type bottle (Hamilton introduced this type of blow molding) from the mid-nineteenth century dedicated to containing carbonated water or 'soda'. Both are light blue/green 'aqua' glass and measure 250 mm long and have a diameter of 75 mm with a 'bottom-weighted' blob finish. The inscription "Aerated Water" "Bombay" makes reference to the content and place of distribution, something that manufacturers of this type of packaging commonly did. The design ensured that the bottles would be stored on their side, keeping the cork in contact with the liquid and thereby preventing it from drying out and allowing the gas to escape.
The third of the bottles is a small light blue/green 'aqua' glass container, hexagonal in shape and measuring 75 mm in high by 45 mm in diameter. This would probably be a small ink bottle. This style of bottle was very popular around the middle of the 19th century from around 1835 to 1865 (Covill 1971).
These items were found with four ceramic bowls (MAS-D100229), one stoneware bottle (MAS-D100231) and four stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100232).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde."AERATED WATER" "BOMBAY"Container39391118351876291/183MAS2018-09-17T00:00:00ZStorage container. Food and liquid storage container813607Kent HER: TR 33 NW 232018-10-02T08:20:08Z2020-04-01T09:06:10Z25023075318214115PAS5C50379B001E6C218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASGlass10879BlownIncompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYEarlyEarlyNINETEENTH CENTURYDiving229_glasstopedobottle.jpg594images/MASRobbie Trevelyan2020-04-01T08:06:10.585Zfinds-206206MAS-D100206BOTTLESNINETEENTH CENTURYThis find comprises of four stoneware bottles with the inscription "A PHILLIPS VICTORIA VI" and one stoneware ink bottle inscribed "BLACKWOODS" bearing a pouring lip. All vessels are constructed in a cream stoneware ceramic with a clear glaze.
The four A PHILLIPS bottles are approximately 220 mm in overall height (150 mm from heel to sharply angled shoulder), with an exterior diameter of 80 mm in the body and 30 mm at the finish. The finish is of a type known as an applied finish, from glass bottle construction where an additional strip of glass is applied around the rim of the bottle, in this case this ring was likely to have been part of the mould in which the bottle was manufactured. The body is cylindrical with a sharp angle at the shoulder, with the constriction above the shoulder being straight before curving into the short neck immediately beneath the finish. the vessel in the photo is of good condition with one small chip at the base.
The ink bottle is approximately 180 mm in height (120 mm from heel to sharply angled shoulder), with an exterior diameter of 80 mm in the body, 30 mm at the neck and 45 mm at the flared finish and pouring lip. The neck bears two horizontal beaded rings <5 mm thick, approximately 10 mm apart and 15 mm below the flared finish. The body is cylindrical with a sharp angle at the shoulder, with the constriction above the shoulder being slightly concave as is curves into the short neck.The vessel is in moderately good condition, though there is some cracking of the glaze evident and a small amound of encrustation around the base.
Dating of these vessels, based on the known operating period of the companies inscribed upon them, is likely after 1858 (A Phillips arrives in Victoria), but prior to 1871 when the patent of Blackwoods bottles and change in form is likely. This is predicated on the vessels being from the same wreck.
The A PHILLIPS inscriptions refer to the Pioneer Syrup, Soda & Cider Works established by Alexander Aaron Phillips of Victoria, British Columbia after 1858. Mr Phillips is the first recorded Jewish resident of Victoria (http://www.jmaw.org/phillips-victoria-jewish-bc/ accessed January 2019). The vessels presumably predate the 1881 change of the business name to A Phillips and Son. No record of where these vessels were produced could be found, though given the large quantities of stoneware vessels exported to Canada and the USA from Great Britain in the mid-19th century it is possible these were being exported to Canada for Mr Phillips.
The other bottle, though the inscription is only partially visible in photo, appears to be an ink bottle from ink manufacturer Blackwood & Co, London. This company appears to have existed from at least 1851, based on an advertisement in the 4th November 1851 issue of The Times. In 1856 the company patented their design of pouring ink bottle, and again in 1871, with the later examples bearing the words "PATENT SYPHON" immediately below the company name. That this inscription is missing from this vessel, that the patented vessels bear a more pronounced and elongated lip, along with a small hole in the rear of the neck opposite the spout, implies this particular example predates 1871.This item was found with a clay tobacco pipe (MAS-D100205), and a glass bottle (MAS-D100207). These items were recovered from an undesignated wreck known locally as the Mindoro, though no records are available online relating to such a wreck.3939185118791240/183MAS2018-08-28T00:00:00ZN/AWith finder2018-08-29T08:50:56Z2020-03-26T14:09:41Z22020680520417215PAS5C5037EF001C03218210KentTR353551.06620131.35272976recharges.vehicles.unmarked10MAS MASMASStonewareIncised or engraved or chasedCompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDiving206_IMG_01.jpg534images/MASPhil Trim2020-03-26T14:09:41.936Zfinds-4747MAS-D100047BOWLNINETEENTH CENTURYSeven Chinese style bowls most likely to be made of porcelain. There is a parallel for the base mark that looks as though it's imitating Chinese porcelain marks. This is the mark of Charles Meigh of Hanley, Staffordshire, operating between 1835-49, but it was also used by the preceding company, J. Meigh and Son (c.1805-34) and the succeeding company, Charles Meigh and Son (1851-61) (Godden 1964, 428-429). The CM mark in the '..CASTER' stamp suggests that it's Charles Meigh, which puts the date just before the wreck date.This item was found along with two stoneware jars (MAS-D100046) and were recovered from the wreck of Josephine Willis. Other objects similar in style to the ceramic recorded here have also been recovered on different occasions from this wreck site (MAS-D100048, MAS-D100054, MAS-D100058, MAS-D100059) along with other non-ceramic objects including candlesticks, a deadeye and three square portholes.
The Josephine Willis was a New Zealand sail and steam propelled packet ship built in c.1840. The ship was carrying 110 people on board bound for Auckland, comprising ten First class passengers, 60 steerage and 40 crew. It sank in 1856 following a collision with Mangerton with the loss of 69 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Josephine Willis.CONTAINER3939180518561118/173MAS2017-06-03T00:00:00ZFOOD SERVING CONTAINER1025695Kent HER Number: TR 22 NE 45With finder2017-06-03T17:39:00Z2017-09-26T13:20:13Z4712772752843215PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR183051.02800971.10748152immature.twang.uncouth10MAS MASMASCeramic10539OtherCompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck47_terracottawithbowls.jpg156images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:19:39.922Zfinds-4242MAS-D100042BOWLNINETEENTH CENTURYFragment of white ceramic bowl or lid marked with black and white geometric design and number '23'. Number appears to be hand-painted or stamped. Found loose on the seabed with a little marine growth present. This is a naval issue bowl probably used for drinking rather than smaller, handled cups, as they were more practical on board a ship. The number refers to the mess number, and the bowls were designed to be stored upside-down. The find dates to the late 19th or 20th century.CONTAINER39411119/173MAS2017-05-03T00:00:00ZFOOD SERVING CONTAINERWith finder2017-05-29T15:59:39Z2017-09-26T13:19:10Z425110160152811315PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B214362DorsetSZ057950.6106936-1.93069645excuse.snore.bookings10MAS MASMASCeramic10539GeometricFragmentPoorNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckLid3.jpg147images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:19:59.264Zfinds-194194MAS-D100194BOWLNINETEENTH CENTURYOne complete round bowl with a diameter of 241.3 mm and one part of a broken plate, both displaying the markers mark. Both pieces of ceramics have dark coloured decorative bands running around the outside and inside rim and have fractal cracks present. The white ceramic also has brown blemishes in places, but overall is in fair condition. The symbol crest in the centre of the bowl is a shield with "H.A.P. A.G" inscribed, overlying an anchor. "H.A.P. A.G" refers to The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft; a German shipping company that operated from 1847 until 1970. It is more than likely that these pieces were part of the vessel's everyday tableware.This find was recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird & Co., in Greenock. This vessel was one of many owned by the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG); a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg in 1847 that transported hundreds of thousands of emigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe to the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other destinations around the world. The ship sank in 1878, 5 miles SE of Folkestone whilst carrying 109 passengers and 111 crew en route from New York to Cherbourg and Hamburg, last from Plymouth, following a collision with Welsh barque Moel Eilian and resulting in the loss of 55 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Pomerania.Container3939231135/183MAS2018-06-23T00:00:00ZBOWL883110Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26With finder2018-06-23T15:30:03Z2020-02-19T14:53:54Z194154115PAS5C50379B001E6C218210KentTR102650.9950660.99125136streamers.tanked.swan10MAS MASMASCeramic10539CompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYMiddleLateNINETEENTH CENTURYDiving194_IMG_01.jpg476images/MASRobbie Trevelyan2020-02-19T14:53:54.326Zfinds-229229MAS-D100229BOWLNINETEENTH CENTURYFour pieces of hand-decorated tableware. There are two bowls of 75 mm diameter and 55 mm high. The other two pieces are two pearly white plates with 122 mm diameter. They probably belong to the cargo or tableware of the wreck SS Strathclyde that sank in 1876 thereofre can be dated to the end of the 19th century. Any stamps or markings on the base of the tableware would give more inidcation as to the location and date of manufacture.This items was found with three glass bottles (MAS-D100230), one stoneware bottle (MAS-D100231) and four stoneware ink bottles (MAS-D100232).
All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Strathclyde, a British trading steamship built in 1871 in Blackwood, Port Glasgow. The ship sank in 1876 off Dover whilst carrying 23 passengers and 47 crew for Bombay, following a collision with Franconia and resulting in the loss of 38 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Strathclyde.Container39392318701786291/183MAS2018-09-17T00:00:00ZFood preparation and consumption813607Kent HER: TR 33 NW 232018-10-02T08:20:07Z2020-03-26T11:34:15Z22945245215PAS5C50379B001E6C218210KentTR343851.093539951.34042371fatigue.paddles.woodland10MAS MASMASCeramic10539FloralCompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYMiddleLateNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingDonated to a museum229_bowl_1.jpg595images/MASRobbie Trevelyan2020-03-26T11:34:15.995Zfinds-3939MAS-D100039CANDLESTICKNINETEENTH CENTURYTwo mass produced glass candlesticks; one blue and one green that is badly damaged presumably having spent at least a century underwater. No further information is known about them at this time.Along with another candlestick (MAS-D100041), a gin bottle (MAS-D100053) and many ceramic objects, these two candlesticks have been recovered from the wreck of Josephine Willis, a New Zealand sail and steam propelled packet ship built in c.1840. The ship was carrying 110 people on board bound for Auckland, comprising ten 1st class passengers, 60 steerage and 40 crew. It sank in 1856 following a collision with Mangerton with the loss of 69 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Josephine Willis.HEATING AND LIGHTING393918561090/173MAS2017-05-22T00:00:00ZUPRIGHT CANDLESTICK1025695Kent HER Number: TR 22 NE 45With finder2017-05-22T13:41:20Z2017-09-26T13:13:38Z39218284115PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR102650.9950660.99125136streamers.tanked.swan10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteFairNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck39_ajt8i16gs0sg.jpg134images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:20:11.395Zfinds-4141MAS-O100041CANDLESTICKNINETEENTH CENTURYOne green glass candlestick measuring 5.5 inches high and 3.5 inches wide. This candlestick is thought to date to the 19th century.This item was found along with a gin bottle (MAS-D100053) and is similar to other candlesticks discovered (MAS-D100039). All of these items were recovered from the wreck of Josephine Willis, a New Zealand sail and steam propelled packet ship built in c.1840. The ship was carrying 110 people on board bound for Auckland, comprising ten First class passengers, 60 steerage and 40 crew. It sank in 1856 following a collision with Mangerton with the loss of 69 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Josephine Willis.HEATING AND LIGHTING39391856092/173MAS2017-05-28T00:00:00ZUPRIGHT CANDLESTICK1025695Kent HER Number: TR 22 NE 45With finder2017-05-29T08:46:26Z2017-09-26T13:14:17Z41118284215PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR183051.02800971.10748152immature.twang.uncouth10MAS MASMASGlass10879CompleteGoodNINETEENTH CENTURYNINETEENTH CENTURYDivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck41_f3yhwrzgu1vk.jpg140images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:20:03.233Z