報道要點

英國Staffordshire的Cawarden Reclaim回收場發現一塊屋瓦，背面在泥料燒製前寫下解僱John Lewis、署名Thomas Austin的文字。工作人員認爲它可能已有約200年曆史，提供早期工人生活的線索。

背景與影響

研究找到1820年Stoke-on-Trent一家同名磚瓦商，但回收場明確表示尚不能確定兩者有關。它不同於正式現代P45稅務文件，標題中的類比不應當真。公司計劃保存並展示這一物件，確切作者和年代仍有待進一步考證。

來源：BBC News 原報道。大魚新聞整理原創中文摘要；保留原網頁刊發日期。

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