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Category Archives: Material culture
God in a bottle in South Australia – twice!
It was only a few years ago that I first heard about the extraordinary creations known as God-in-a-bottle. So I won’t be surprised if you are crinkling up your nose in a puzzled sort of way right now. Let me … Continue reading
Leprechauns in Adelaide for Saint Patrick’s Day 2021
I had started writing something completely different in preparation for 17 March and then I found the object pictured below. Isn’t it perfect? It was in an op shop, in a dusty plastic bag. It cost me $3.99. Which may … Continue reading
Posted in Folk traditions, Ireland, Irishness, Material culture, South Australia
Tagged folklore, leprechauns, pot of gold, Saint Patrick’s Day
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A tale of two buttons and some supernatural events
I’ve been cataloguing buttons from Baker’s Flat. The ones in the picture below are known as trouser buttons (suspender buttons if you’re in the US) and were used mainly on work trousers and shirts. These four hole, sew through buttons … Continue reading
Fizzy drinks, the Codd patent bottle and some experimental archaeology
When aerated mineral water drinks were first manufactured way back in the eighteenth century, they were stored in stoneware bottles. But the gas often escaped, the fizz disappeared and the drinks became flat. When glass bottles were used, a different … Continue reading
Posted in Material culture, Research, hmmm, South Australia
Tagged australia, Codd bottles, fizzy drinks, glass, Material culture
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We’re building a wall and adding a foundation deposit
So, we like gardening, although we’re often neglectful and the plants that thrive do so because they’re hardy. This weekend’s project, in which I played a minor role, was to build a three-course curved wall around the fence that holds … Continue reading
Posted in Excavation, Folk traditions, Foundation deposits, Ireland, Irishness, Material culture, South Australia
Tagged building a wall, City to Bay 2018, Foundation deposits, Irishness, medals
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