Stoneware Bottles

by Tom Licence | Jan 31, 2015

Tapering stonware bottles for drugs, condiments or polish. The one on the left, from Great Wakering, has been in a destructor, which has caused the glaze to melt. Iron oxide stains and other accretions are visible on the surface. The other, from Hadleigh, came from a...

Ink Bottles from a Destructor

by Tom Licence | Jan 31, 2015

Two ceramic bottles for ink or dye which have been in a destructor in London. Dumped as hardcore to build a road surface in Essex.

Tiny Jar

by Tom Licence | Jan 25, 2015

A tiny clear glass jar with a burst-off lip. It has been partly melted in a destructor.

Baby Dolls

by Tom Licence | Jan 17, 2015

The baby doll on the right has survived a destructor, although it has become encrusted with iron oxide and other residue of burning.

Burnt Clay Pipes

by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015

Clay pipes that have been through a London Destructor, dumped in Essex. In the intense heat they have fused with cinders and molten glass. Top left, bowl of grapes design. Centre and top right, a thorn design. Bottom centre, a coat of arms. Bottom left, a football...

Bottles from a Destructor

by Tom Licence | Jan 3, 2015

Left: two stoneware bottles from the Battersea Aerated Water Company. They have been in a destructor. The glaze has run and accretions of burned cinders etc have attached to the bottles. Right: a green mineral water bottle from Chalk Farm, partly melted in a...