Information for record number MWA13191:
Two eartly 20th century glass bottles from The Coach House, Churchover, Warwickshire

Summary Two early 20th century glass bottles. Hauthaways Peerless Gloss (Boston, USA) and Day's Purified Driffied Oils.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Modern (1901 AD - 1950 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 80
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Finds recovered from a pit included a small square bottle of 'Hauthaways Peerless Gloss', which was an oil-based shoe polish manufactured in Boston, USA in the early 20th century. Of similar date was a bottle of 'Day's Purified Driffield Oils', which was medicinal oil used for horses, cattle and sheep to aid wound healing.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: The Coach House, Churchover, Warwickshire, Archaeological Watching Brief
Author/originator: Coutts C & Gethin B
Date: 2011
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1125
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 54
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 54
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument COACH HOUSE * An outbuilding where a horse-drawn carriage is kept. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back

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