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This is a tall beer bottle made of yellowy green glass. It was made for St. Anne's Well Brewery in Exeter, Devon. One side is embossed with the words 'ST. ANNE'S WELL BREWERY CO. LTD., EXETER'. The same words are on the lid. The bottle was found by the donor in his father's shed in Ashburton, Devon, while clearing it out after his father's death in 1983. It is one of a number of objects found in the shed by the donor and donated to MERL (object numbers 83/98-83/128).

1 beer bottle: glass; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Bottle, beer // Accession number: 83/98 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Grocer // Negative number: 60/14620 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 13.12.83 // Description: A tall bottle of yellow/green glass with sloping shoulders and a thick lip. It has a slightly indented base and a screw stopper. One side is embossed with the words ST. ANNE'S WELL BREWERY CO. LTD., EXETER. The same words are on the lid. // Dimensions: Height: 28.0cm // Base (diameter) 7.0cm. // Associated information: All these objects 83/98-83/128 came from Mr. Plumb's father's shed when he cleared it out after his death in 1983 // MERL COL. SLIDE NO. 4462 // References:', Letter, MERL to Roger Plumb, 10 October 1983 – 'Dear Mr Plumb, // Thank you for leaving the boxes of items at the Museum recently. We have kept some of the objects, one (the telephone) has been passed on to the Science Museum, the rest, being of no interest, we have discarded. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'

St. Anne's Well Brewery Co. Ltd. (Corporate Body)