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POWDER MEASURE
Unique ID: LVPL-6C3C37
Object type certainty: Certain
Cast lead gun-powder measure. It is sub-circurlar in plan.The measure has been squashed almost flat. It is in quite poor condition and has a whitish grey patina.
Examples of these an be found on p162-3 of Reed's, 'History Beneath our Feet', Anglia Publishing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Length: 18.56 mm
Width: 29.05 mm
Thickness: 11.18 mm
Weight: 14 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: North West
County: Cheshire
District: Chester
To be known as: Mollington
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
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Identified by: Ms Vanessa Oakden - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 25th October 2011
Updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
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