Record ID: LANCUM-BA4019
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy post-Medieval to Modern double-looped harness breeching dee (or 'D') fitting (c. 1800-c. 1950). The object has a rectangular head attached to a 'D' shaped ring. This is part of a harness used to join a strap at right angles such that it can control the braking of a carriage or cart. The flat section is sewn into a strap and the D shaped loop used to take a strap off at right angles. Still used today albeit this example has some age.. The object has a mostly brown-red patina, with approximately 15% dark brown patina. The length is 37mm, the width is 44mm and the…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Record ID: LANCUM-B33971
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy bag-seal G&T Earle Hull Limited, Pelican brand cement bag seal.dating to the Early Modern period c.19th century AD. The seal is circular, folded and the lower tab is missing. The obverse surface depicts a pelican in her piety, within a plain border. The outer plain border encloses the inscription,' +GAJ TARLJ TOP?.' The length is 23mm, the width is 19mm. G & T Earle, a major cement manufacturer established in the early 19th century, recorded the trade name 'Pelican' cement in September 1897" (UKDFD Ref. No. - 15416). Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related ite…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-848493
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button probably livery nineteenth-century, cast and machine pressed. The front would have been decorated. The button has small cast stud on the reverse. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 3.39g.
Created on: Monday 6th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-D2FC98
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button probably livery nineteenth-century cast and machine pressed. The obverse would have been decorated with a family crest. The button is silvered on the front and there is a small cast stud on the reverse. Probably made in London. The diameter is 16mm and the weight 2.39g.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-904ACC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Aluminium ring of the 14th Waffen SS Grenadiers Galizian Division depicting an eagle. The length is 26mm, the width is 23mm and the weight 2.47g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B1944
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy commemorative badge dating to 1926AD. The badge depicts the inaugural Manchester Civic Week which took place from Saturday 2nd to the Saturday 9th October 1926. The badge has the emblem of Manchester on the front of it, the worker bee, which symbolised Manchester as the hive of activity during the 19th century, when industry within the city was at its height. The badge is inscribed with 'Manchester Civic Week 1926'. There is no makers mark The diameter is 21mm and the weight 3.17g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-54332E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Unoffical Farthing Bell Lancashire No.28 Batty 164 token dating 1837-1870AD. The obverse depicts 'OLD POST OFFICE BUILDINGS 24 CHURCH STREET LIVERPOOL' and the reverse legend is 'F L HAUSBERG JEWELLER WATCHMAKER HANDVACTURER OF DESKS DRESSING CASES LAMPS CHANDELIERS & CO'. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 3.99g. These tokens, all farthings in size and value, were issued by merchants for use as small change during the reign of Queen Victoria. This interesting group of tokens were struck primarily by merchants during the years 1837-1870. Being of approximate farthi…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-77D9B2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy farthing of Victoria dating to 1843AD of the young head copper coinage VICTORIA DEI GRATIA is the ob legend and BRITANNIAR REG FID DEF is the rev legend. The diameter is 23mm and the weight 4.58g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9D4B2F
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal Moroccan medallion with Arabic script on both faces. The medal is dated 1299 which equated to 1881. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 1.54g.
Created on: Monday 14th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-62E72F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver William IV groat dating to 1837AD. GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR [REX F D] is the ob legend and FOUR [PENCE] is the rev. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 1.68g.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-3ED6A9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Promotional token from Shell Garages early 1970s. One side shows a picture of a 1970 Lamborghini Miura, the other side has the Shell Petroleum logo and some details of the car. This was one of a set of 20 'coins' and dates from 1970. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 1.71g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-4EACFA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MODERN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment of unknown date probably modern. The fragment is probably a fragment from exploded ordnance. The length is 25mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 11.43g..
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-B84EA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silverr 40 reis piece of Emperor Pedro II dating to 1873AD. Ob legend reads as PETRUS II D G C IMP ET PERP BRAS DEF 1873. The diameter is 32mm and the weight 11.02g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-A85ABB
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast flat discoid button front with a boss on the back retaining the drawn wire loop. The button bears traces of white metal plating. Suggested date: Post-Medieval,1850-1900. The diameter is 15mm and the weight 2.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-A8839A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast convext discoid button suggested date: Post-Medieval,1850-1900AD. The reverse is concave and retains the stubs of a drawn wire loop. The button bears traces of white metal plating. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 3.25g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-A7ECF5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy military button brass, two-piece convex dating 1941 to 1952AD. It depicts the army catering corps which would have originally had the name in circlet, now worn off, around steaming bowl, dating to the modern period 1700 to 1900AD. The Army Catering Corps was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps, and became a corps in its own right in 1965. In 1993, as part of the Options for Change defence review, it was amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps. The motto…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-D7B76A
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy thimble. Pressed metal domed thimble with a foot ring and a plain basal zone, with machine stamped circular pits in rows which appear to ascend the wall from right to left, and with a diaper or grid pattern of larger sub-rectangular indentations on its top. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900. The length is 25mm, the width is 20mm and the weight 4.20g.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-B19974
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object that appears to be made out of gunmetal. It is shattered and looks to have probably exploded and in all likelihood is probably an exploded shell. There are identification marks on the casing that probably relate to ordnance. The length is 64mm, the width is 34mm and the weight 81.66g.
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-5BD1F2
Object type: DRESS AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pewter/white metal cockerel probably associated either with fancy pipe smoking or a toy bubble pipe. Based on parallels between the shape of the bowl and clay pipes it is probably 19th century. The length is 41mm, the width is 34mm, thickness 11mm and the weight is 9.87g. There is an oval shaped hole at the base which is 13mm in length and 9mm wide and a similar hole at the cockerel's tail which is 9mm in length and 5mm wide which is has been crumpled.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-CDC93E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object probably a coin. There are a number of coins that have been produced in the world with holes in the centre. There is not a lot of detail remaining but it is reminiscent of a British West Africa coin with the scrollwork and hint of arabic legend from the 20th century of a type that circulated in the British colonies of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and the Gold Coast (Ghana). The diameter is 27mm and the weight 5.50g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
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