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Item 711 (not photographed) comprises two pieces of plate glass, with a
slight green tinge, but certainly without any hint of amethyst discolouration
from manganese clearing agents. The pieces fit together and represent
one corner of a sheet of glass 8.3mm thick. The edges which appear to
relate to the corner are rough, showing no sign of grinding, bevelling or
other finishing, but one of the broken inside corners has edge-wear
perhaps reminiscent of grinding or secondary use. Examination of the
surfaces using a 10x magnification did not produce any other information.
One surface of the glass is considerably less scuffed than the other, the
same surface having a slight patination from contact with the soil. The
degree of scuffing is significant, but perhaps no more than might result
from working mobs of sheep over the item. Having regard to the relative
weight of the items I doubt if natural influences would cause them to be far
removed from their point of deposition, but again a mob of sheep might
cause some dislocation. If the glass was used as a missile it would
obviously become far removed from it's origin. Both items came from
001s002w, quite close to the survey origin at this site, and could quite
likely have originated from the stone hut to the north-west. Plate glass was
certainly being manufactured before 1880, but I have been unable to
identify any particular association with Chinese at any other site.
Item 716 (not photographed) is a piece of fine curved amethyst-tinted
glass. It is probably from the body of a wine glass, and if so, includes a
part of the lip, which has been smoothed by reheating during the
manufacturing process. The curvature of this piece suggests a rim
diameter of approximately 70mm.
Item 758 (refer to [line drawing] and photograph 42) is the base of a bottle,
embossed "...0 THE GALLON", from quadrat 000s010w. A similarly
embossed bottle has been included in those illustrated from Chinaman's
Garden Well. The Sturt Recorder carried an advertisement during the mid­
1890s for "Bell Brand Whisky" as follows:
Friday September 13, 1895
P3C6&7
[Advertisement]
"Perfection of Scotch.
Bell Brand Old Mellowed Matured Whisky
'Six Bottles to the Gallon'"
The bottle is comprised of thick black glass, and made in a cup-based
mOUld. No side mould marks are visible. This bottle represents a product
known to have been locally advertised, but if associated with the Chinese
occupancy of Chinaman's Well may suggest the site continued to be
occupied by them subsequent to purchase by Duncan McBryde in 1886
(ret. para 6.5.2).
Item 761 (no photograph) is an incomplete shear-top Chinese medicine
Vial, also from quadrat 000s010w. These straight-sided rectangular-based
vials are clearly associated with Chinese sites elsewhere and regarded as
diagnostic of a Chinese presence. McCarthy (1984) and Ritchie (1986:)