Record ID: LANCUM-ACF3F0
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper alloy pipe dating from the 19th century. David Higgins (Clay Pipe Specialist, Merseyside) suggests that this is an Asian pipe, even though it is difficult to find close parallels for it. It probably is not from as far away as China, Japan or India, but probably the Near East. Dating of these pipes proves difficult because of the lack of good reference works or closely dated examples. However, Mr Higgins doubts that a pipe like this would have found its way to this country much before the 19th century, and this is why he suspects this is the likely date. It is a ve…
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9D9755
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small circular cast copper alloy weight, dating from the early 19th century. The weight was part of a 'nest of weights' and has a small rim around the upper surface in which a small weight would have fitted. The weight itself would have sat in the heavier weight underneath. The upper surface is stamped with a crowned 'WR' standing for WILLIAM REX, for William IV (1830 - 1837). This style of mark was introduced after the Acts of 1795 and 1797 and was an alternative to the earlier London marks of a dagger and an ewer found on official weights (Biggs, Antique Weights, page 10). This we…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-8786B6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object of probable late post-Medieval to Modern date (c. 1750-c. 1900 AD). This sheet copper-alloy object is sub-rectangular in plan, domed at the front and concave at the rear. At the front, it has an incomplete border that has raised pellets as decoration. Around the base of the central part, adjacent to the border, there are evenly spaced oblique grooves. However, these are barely visible. The object is corroded and in poor condition. 17.58 x 16.74 x 6.07mm. Weight: 0.53g.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-841124
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wrought iron object, of probable Late Post Medieval to Modern dating (1700 - 1900 AD), of uncertain use and function. The object consists of a rectangular sectioned tang, with an incomplete sheet of iron (now triangular in shape) riveted to the end with two circular rivets. It measures 108.08mm in length. 36.82mm wide and 9.20mm thick. It weighs 33.2 grams.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
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Record ID: SF-83A825
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy penny token of the Tunstead Incorporation, dated on the token to 1812 AD. This token was issued by the Tunstead and Happing House of Industry (workhouse) as a workhouse token during a period when there was a shortage of copper-alloy coinage for use as payment to buy basic commodities. Obverse: PAYABLE AT THE CORPORATION HOUSE, A wheatsheaf. Reverse: TUNSTEAD & HAPPING.1812., surrounding a central legend reading ONE/PENNY/TOKEN
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldeburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-82DDB3
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a stone (slate) pencil probably dating from the 19th century. This would have been used for writing on slates. It is a circular sectioned rod, broken at one end and tapering to a point at the other. The break reveals the laminated structure of the slate. The pointed end is square in section and irregular, perhaps having been broken at some point. Compare NLM-5E9762 and NLM-71B667.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: BERK-44BA61
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Miscellaneous retouch on a modern flake.
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field No. OM6', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-325B98
Object type: STRIKE A LIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two possible strike-a-lights, one on a prehistoric core, shown modern reuse of a prehistoric object. Found near a railway cutting so could be associated with navvies there c1840s possibly. Metal stains on core fragment.
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: SF-307747
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy object forming one half of a lead food seal. The terminal is flat and disc-shaped in form. Extending from the base of the terminal is an integral lead shaft that is oval shaped in section and terminates in old breaks at the base of the terminal. Both faces of the terminal are decorated with a moulded legend that is the same on both sides. This begins with a star at the top middle and is written in Hebrew, although precisely what the legend reads remains uncertain. The entire object measures 16.22mm in diameter, 2.39mm in thickness, and weighs 3.36g. Th…
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barking', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-1EA758
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Black Opaque glass Possible Bracelet fragment. A tapered fragment of rounded section, possibly with a mould line, broken at both ends and possibly distorted by heat. This object may alternatively be one half of a distorted heart-shaped pendant, as the narrower end shows a possible return at its break. This object was reported along with a black glass pin fragment, and like that object is considered as a possible fragment of glass mourning jewellery imitating jet. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900. Length: 52.7mm, Thickness: 9.2mm, Weight: 6.60gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1E9371
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Black opaque glass Probable Pin. Fragment, probably from the expanded section of the shaft of a hipped pin. Though pins of jet were made in the Roman and later periods, this reporter is unaware of examples made of glass. This is most likely to be an item of jewellery imitating jet, a material which became especially fashionable for mourning wear after the death of Queen Victoria's beloved consort Prince Albert in 1861. The object is perhaps water worn, though prolonged abrasion against hair or clothing might impart a similar smoothing. Reported along with another item of black glas…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1E8243
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy (possibly - unusually light) Button. Button front bearing cast motif of a boat with sail on stormy sea with anchor below it. Ferrous concretion may hint at the steel loop, now encrusted. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950. Diameter: 22mm, Thickness: 3.3mm, Weight: 3.14gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1E3454
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Button. Cast plano-convex discoid button front with circumferential rim and a boss on the back for attachment of loop (lost). Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900. Diameter: 27.5mm, Thickness: 1mm, Weight: 5.07gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1DF390
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey Slate Probable Pencil. Turned rod of slate; a tapered end bears smoothing on four opposed faces and a rounded end. Residual turning lines appear at this point. The rod becomes thicker beyond a stepped edge to the 'point', which confers a slightly bullet-like appearance. Broken. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Length: 28.1, Diameter: 5.6mm, Weight: 1.33gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1D28C1
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pilgrim badge. A round milled medallion with apical suspension loop and a ring passing through that loop. On one side is a depiction of the Annunciation, with Mary standing to the left, the angel Gabriel kneeling to the right, with a plant or flower rising from a jar or cantharus between them. Below this scene is the legend WALSINGHAM. On the other side is a depiction of the Virgin and Child enthroned, and a circumferential legend reading: AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINVS TECUM [Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you], the opening verses of the Roman Catholic prayer…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Record ID: NLM-1B7405
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Possible ferrule. A cast copper alloy terminal, flat based and possibly hollow, though now with its walls crumpled. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Diameter: circa 9mm, Height: 4.6mm, Weight: 1.41gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1B6306
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Token. Probably milled, with circumferential legends; possibly a privately minted halfpenny. ?Obverse inscription: [--]GEO[--]E[--]R[--] ?Reverse description: Numeral I at side of central field; rest of motif lost. ?Reverse inscription: [--]LFPEN[--] Diameter: 18.7mm, Weight: 0.92gms. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1820
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1B55B7
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Shot. Two cast pellets (a and b); one or both from a charge of buckshot; the larger object (a) is unpatinated . Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950. Weight and Dimensions: (a) Diameter 8.9mm, Weight: 3.79gms; (b) Diameter 6.2mm, Weight: 1.52gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-1B4533
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Bullet. A 0.22 in. rifle bullet with light rifling bands and vertical striations. The usual weapon of choice for vermin and rabbit hunting. Suggested date: Modern, 1930-2000. Length: 12.0mm, Diameter: 5.7mm, Weight: 2.55gms.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: SF-1A77D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy contemporary copy of a gold Guinea of George III c. AD 1794.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.