83/99

This is a beer bottle made of yellowy green glass. It was made for the Heavitree Brewery in Exeter, Devon. One side is embossed with the words 'THE HEAVITREE BREWERY LTD, EXETER'. 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 bottle: green/ yellow glass; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Bottle, Beer // Accession number: 83/99 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Grocer // Negative number: 60/14620 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object store // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 13.12.83 // Description: A bottle of yellow/green glass with a straight neck and thickened lip. It has a slightly indented base. One side is embossed THE HEAVITRE BREWERY LTD, EXETER. // Dimensions: Height: 20.0cm Base (diameter) 6.5cm. // Associated information: // 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'

Heavitree Brewery Ltd. (Corporate Body)