Record ID: CORN-E34863
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead trade weight with '1/4 Ib' in reverse at the centre and a stamp of a letter above, within two concentric rings, beyond which is a legend of letters, the maker's name or the company name, within a circular border, which are too worn to be made out, and in reverse, but perhaps 'Q R' in one section and 'O L V' in another. The weight of the object is 65.26 g which equates to 2.3 ounces. These weights were made by using a good bronze or iron weight (with a rim) as a mould, into which molten lead was poured. They generally date from the 19th century, when the lead weights so pro…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Record ID: CORN-E2A968
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trade weight from a stacking set, circular in plan with angled sides and a wide raised rim on the top. The recessed area within this raised border has a central incised circle surrounding a crown over the letters TRURO, which is a provincial mark that has been stamped over an earlier stamp, at about 9 o'clock, of a ewer, used in London until 1826 (Bailey, 2000, 42). Below the central stamp, at about 6 o'clock, is a square shield on its side with the sword of St Paul in the top left quarter. This was introduced in 1826 when new 'Imperial Standards' came into force (Ba…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-B79267
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast tin alloy hawking whistle, cylindrical in profile and circular in section, with two raised ribs which run around the circumference of the barrel of the whistle, on either side of the semi-circular sounding hole, which has since broken to form a larger aperture. The upper end of the whistle tapers towards the neck and then expands into a spherical suspension loop that has a drilled circular hole which would have taken the lanyard or cord to suspend the whistle. At the opposite end, the mouthpiece of the whistle is also broken so that it is open and the 'baffle' is loose…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
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Record ID: CORN-BDB3C4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper penny token issued by John Williams III (1753-1841) of Scorrier House, Redruth which was bought by him in 1778 when he was running Scorrier Mine. The obverse of the coin depicts a pumping engine house, with brickwork on the chimney, and a winding machine with the inscription PAYABLE AT SCORRIER HOUSE upon a ribbon above the scene, and below it in four lines in exergue ONE POUND FOR 240 TOKENS IN 1812. The reverse depicts the Prince of Wales plume of three feathers with the motto ICH / DIEN on scrolls on either side, surrounded by a garter with the inscription CORNISH PENNY.…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-80F942
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed gilt copper alloy button with separate soldered attachment loop, embossed with the Royal coat of arms, consisting of a crowned garter with a lion to the left and unicorn to the right, with the legend HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (the French phrase meaning: "Shamed be he who thinks evil of it") within the Royal Garter. From these details and the size of the button, it appears to be a General Service cap button, which were introduced in 1871 and in use until 1924 when a variety of regimental buttons were re-introduced (Meredith & Cuddeford, 1997,…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-80CB46
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed gilt copper alloy naval button with separate soldered attachment loop, embossed with the crown of George III to William IV c.1760-1837 (Meredith & Cuddeford, 1997, 42) over a the 'foul' anchor, where the anchor is entangled with a cable, within linear and ropework borders, and on a background of parallel transverse incised lines. The back of the button is too corroded and encrusted to make out the back mark and only the base of the attachment loop remains. In 1774 a foul anchor surrounded by rope edging took the place of the rose and in 17…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-806C16
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed copper alloy button with separate soldered attachment loop at the back. The front of the button depicts, in relief, the Prince of Wales plume of three feathers within a coronet with the motto ICH / DIEN in a scroll on either side. The three feathers and the motto "lch Dien", German for "I Serve", go back to Edward (1330-1376), the eldest son of Edward III. He was known as the 'Black Prince' because he had his suit of armour painted black, a very unusual thing at the time. He later became the Prince of Wales and the three feathers and coronet…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-7F87B1
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy hollow-domed, die-cut, two-piece button with a soldered circular attachment loop at the back. The front of the button depicts the 'Ordnance' shield (Ivall & Thomas, 1974, p.42) with three artillery guns, one above the other, surmounted by a band with three bezants in a row, alternating with piles of shot. The surface of the button is very worn and corroded and would have originally been plated but no evidence of that now survives. The button is probably stamped with the words 'PORTREATH ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS' from left to right on either side and above the shield, but…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-27F352
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead bullet with hollow core, cylindrical in shape and sub-circular in section, with three incised parallel lines around its circumference at the mid point. The bullet has been bent and flattened through use, from the impact it received when hitting a hard surface, once it had been fired. The diameter of the bullet has been distorted by the impact and when perfectly round, would probably have been about 16 mm. From the diamater and weight of this bullet, it appears to be a 0.625 (16 mm) bullet from an English Baker rifle type, originally the Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle, but refer…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-CA14C1
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy button, circular in plan and flat in profile, with a central circular setting which contains a blue glass stone. The stone has since been chipped so that it almost looks hexagonal, but was originally more facetted. The upper face of the button also appears to have a pattern of cross-hatching involving groups of five parallel lines at right angles to each other and overlapping to look like textile, but most of the original surface has corroded away. The back of the button has an oval attachment loop, now 5mm in length, which was probably originally circular but has si…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0AB3F6
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy crucifix with Christ on one face and the Madonna and child on the opposite face, both mounted on to a four-lobed cross which is backed by a square at right angles with a fleur de lis emanating from between each arch of the cross. Each fleur de lis terminates in a point that projects from the edge of the square back on both faces. The central cross expands into three arms with three Xs on each arm, representing the Holy Trinity, and a quatrefoil cross terminal. The style of a cross 'botonnee' (budded) is a style that has been used for hundreds of years, and was origin…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-A59A41
Object type: TALLY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mining workers pay cheque token or tally with the words: PAY CHECK stamped in the legend around the number '7' on the obverse of the token. The reverse is blank and the token has been perforated for suspension. These tallies were used as part of a system for ensuring the correct pay by 'checking' in and out of the workplace prior to machines being produced for this specific purpose. 'Checks' were often 'holed' for hanging on boards. In mining, for example, a number on the check was personal to each miner and prior to going down the pit, the miner would give one of his tal…
Created on: Sunday 26th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 26th February 2012
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Record ID: CORN-A51194
Object type: ROD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken cast copper alloy bit from the end of a soldering iron rod, square in plan and section and rectangular in profile, which was used for tinning or soldering in order to repair copper alloy vessels and other items. There is some iron corrosion product at the broken square end of the bit, which is where a steel pin would have been connected to the copper bit. The other end of the steel pin would have been connected to a wooden handle. The copper bit tapers to a pointed end which has been flattened and rounded through heating and use, to apply a lead/tin alloy solder. The material a…
Created on: Sunday 26th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 26th February 2012
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