报道要点

英国Staffordshire的Cawarden Reclaim回收场发现一块屋瓦，背面在泥料烧制前写下解雇John Lewis、署名Thomas Austin的文字。工作人员认为它可能已有约200年历史，提供早期工人生活的线索。

背景与影响

研究找到1820年Stoke-on-Trent一家同名砖瓦商，但回收场明确表示尚不能确定两者有关。它不同于正式现代P45税务文件，标题中的类比不应当真。公司计划保存并展示这一物件，确切作者和年代仍有待进一步考证。

来源：BBC News 原报道。大鱼新闻整理原创中文摘要；保留原网页刊发日期。

Cawarden The message reads: "I do hereby discharge you, John Lewis, from my employment, Thomas Austin."

Cawarden The message reads: "I do hereby discharge you, John Lewis, from my employment, Thomas Austin."

Cawarden Reclaim The Staffordshire Blue roof tile announces the dismissal of worker John Lewis

Cawarden Reclaim The Staffordshire Blue roof tile announces the dismissal of worker John Lewis

Cawarden Reclaim The tile has been weathered by about 200 years spent on a roof

Cawarden Reclaim The tile has been weathered by about 200 years spent on a roof