Collection Assignment
Item Type
Representation(s)
Image
Extent
1 label, 3.375" x 8.625"
Scope and Content
A spoof label for a water bottle, "NIREX Natural Mineral Water from Cumbria."
This notes on the left side of the label: "Nirex water owes its uniquely long after taste to the half life of plutonium, uranium and their decay products. It is the only British aquifer rich in these radioactive minerals," etc.
On the right side of the label it notes: "Deep down below the Cumbrian Hills, close to the small village of Gosforth, lies the source of Nirex Water. Refreshed by pure natural Lake District rain, Nirex Water filters down through an aquifer of Calder Sandstone. Before rising to the surface through natural faults, the water receives a unique blend of radioactive materials from the decaying NIREX nuclear wast repository which nestles below in the Barrowdale Volcanic rocks," etc.
This label is unused and has its adhesive backing still.
This notes on the left side of the label: "Nirex water owes its uniquely long after taste to the half life of plutonium, uranium and their decay products. It is the only British aquifer rich in these radioactive minerals," etc.
On the right side of the label it notes: "Deep down below the Cumbrian Hills, close to the small village of Gosforth, lies the source of Nirex Water. Refreshed by pure natural Lake District rain, Nirex Water filters down through an aquifer of Calder Sandstone. Before rising to the surface through natural faults, the water receives a unique blend of radioactive materials from the decaying NIREX nuclear wast repository which nestles below in the Barrowdale Volcanic rocks," etc.
This label is unused and has its adhesive backing still.
Notes
James Acord sent this item to Janet and Edward Galore on 28 October 1998, along with additional materials.