Record ID: LANCUM-4D12B9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy button, possibly off a uniform or livery. Dating from the 19th century. The button is circular and domed, with separately made wire loop on the reverse. The reverse is plain, but the obverse is decorated with engraved initials (possibly B G), a stylised crown and foliage around it.
Created on: Monday 29th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4D0BAC
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly the silver frame of a late 18th century seal matrix or 'fob seal'. The frame is very fragile-looking, with half of it broken off (breaks visible on the reverse). The frame was made from silver wire with a clear front and back. It appears that half of it is missing, with all four strands being held together by the 'silver binding' at the top. The bottom loops would have been soldered or attached to the fob seal or swivel seal matrix.
Created on: Monday 29th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slyne with Hest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-141724
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cut out probably from a commemorative medal possibly of a young Victoria. The object has been cut on all edges around the head and neck of a female figure wearing a crown. On the opposite side of the object a two story building possibly a church is depicted. The building has a steep roof infilled with cross-hatching with a bell surmounted on the centre of the roof. At one end of the roof is a cross and another possible cross is at the other end. There are two upper story windows and a long rectangular door or gate with pillars. In front of the building are two ovals withi…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E22C51
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy figurine of an eagle with outspread wings dating from AD 1725 - 1800. The eagle is portrayed with outstretched wings with its head turned to left; the head and body, including its underside, carry engraved details representing facial features and feathers; at the base of the figurine just above the legs of the eagle is an irregular breakage representing the remains of an attachment feature. An identical figurine can be seen as the handle on the lid of a mid 18th century kettle (Koper & Brons, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 1986, cat. no. 262, p188) thus confirming the susp…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Torrisholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-719289
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy unidentified object probably dating from the early modern period, that is the 18th or 19th century. The object is rectangular in shape with a flat back and 18 spikes on the inside. There are two rows of 'spikes' on each side, with a row of four on the outside and a row of five on the inside. It is undecorated, but all surfaces are very worn so it is unknown if it was decorated in the past. Its function is unknown, but the spikes may have held the object in place on a leather strap or harness.
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7DCF0C
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead shot casting waste, probably dating from the 18th or 19th century,
Created on: Friday 10th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2B1E60
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Clipped early modern conder token probably dating to the last decade of the 18th century. It is extremely worn and heavily clipped. It may have been clipped and reshaped into a square for a different purpose, possibly as gaming piece or token. Obv: illegible Rev: pointed shield
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5C2AD8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early modern 5 Öre Silvermynt of Frederik I of Sweden dating from 1743. Obverse: IN.DEO.SPES. MEA 1743 Cruciform monogram with each arm made of two capital letter Fs; crowns in angles Reverse: 5. Ö. S.M. three crowns dividing value
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 6th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A3DF2
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast tin/copper-alloy spinner for the put-and-take-game, dating from the early modern period, that is the 19th or early 20th century. The spinner is six-sides with a different instruction on each side. They are: take all, all put, take two, put one, take one, and put two. Put and Take is one of many forms of "Teetotums" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotum), which are any games using a spinning top. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica article on teetotums, the hexagonal (six-sided) teetotum was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. The earliest teetotums wer…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Saturday 11th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-98B3BA
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead medallion of modern date. It is circular in shape and flat and has a bust facing left on the obverse with the partial legend []BRDNORL[] surrounding. The other side has a picture of a man leaning on a column with a dog sitting at his feet. The partial legend []TIBI VOTA QUOTA[] surrounds this which appears to be part of a line from Virgil's The Bucolics.
Created on: Wednesday 17th September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grindleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B64C07
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern pierced white metal commemorative medallion. The borough of Colne had this medallion struck in celebration of the anticipated coronation of Edward VII on 26 June 1902. The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra, actually took place at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902. It had been postponed at the last minute because the King had been taken ill and required immediate surgery to drain an abdominal cyst. The obverse consists of double profile bust of the king and queen & is inscribed EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA. The portraits are not of the first order. The reverse shows…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BARNOLDSWICK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-543F81
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver finger ring dating from the early modern period, c. later 18th or 19th century. The ring was made from a long silver strip and carries the incised, stamped and rocker decoration of a ship between the capital letters V and T.
Created on: Wednesday 9th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-CD0D37
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Modern copper alloy general use artillery cap badge. The pressed metal openwork depicts a light field gun with inscribed swags above and below, surmounted by the King's Crown. The badge is corroded and damaged, but complete. The swags would orginaly have read UBIQUE above and below QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT. Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt translates from the Latin as Where Right And Glory Lead and Ubique as Everywhere. This is still the Royal Artillery motto. It was mounted on the cap or hat band by the slider clip on the rear, as opposed to a trapped pin used on some other military badges o…
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB0635
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shop token. The obverse bears the legend "John Thornley Tea Merchant" around the outside and "Established 1839" surrounding the image of a tea pot in the centre. The reverse reads "The Golden Teapot is near the Castle Inn Market place Preston 1850". This is an early coin-like advertisement. It shows evidence of re-use having been pierced near the rim. Throughout the nineteenth century, advertising was used by British shopkeepers and traders to make their businesses known to customers. Using copper tokens was one way of promoting a trader's name and the goods he sold.…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fleetwood Point', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D5A0A1
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy figurine and base dating from the late post-medieval or modern period that is c. AD1600-1900. The disc is 76mm in diameter and has a moulded decoration on the inside and a pedestal foot/ring on the underside. There are two perforations (one large, one small) in the centre of the disc, probably to hold the soldier in place, who has a matching lug and another hole in the soles of his feet.The inside of the disc is decorated with a moulded ornamental border composed of a beaded outer circle and a ring of flowers, possibly a wreath, on the inside. The centre is plain. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 8th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton-le-Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-666086
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy and glass paste seal matrix, probably from a swivel fob seal dating from the early modern period, that is the 19th century. The matrix consists of an oval thin, fragile copper-alloy frame with a thick dark blue intaglio made from dark blue glass paste. The frame shows two small holes which is where it was fastened into the semi-circular swivel frame. The semi-circular frame would have been attached to a long chain. The glass intaglio displays an impression on both sides: one side displays the initials IM in mirror-writing, surrounded by a floral design while the r…
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-91D0C1
Object type: BUTTON COVER
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Victorian military button cover from a button of the School Of Musketry. Originally this would have been a three piece die cast button. Only the copper alloy cover remains. The design shows two crossed muskets surmounted by a crown and surrounded by the words School Of Musketry. The School Of Musketry was originally established in 1853. In 1861 the War Department purchased the North Euston Hotel in Fleetwood to be used as a School Of Musketry for officers. It was relocated in 1867 when the building reverted to its original use. Diameter 26mm
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fleetwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-682100
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern white metal thimble. This form is quite common in copper alloy and silver. Dates to between c1850 and c1920 AD. The length is 26mm, diameter at base is 17mm, and the weight 3.41g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skippool', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2AAAC5
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early modern lead or lead alloy seal dating to between c1880 and c1890AD. It is decorated in low relief with a continuous raised circular border on both sides with THE QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN in three lines across the middle and with script around the border. This reads WEBB & SONS at the top. At the bottom it would probably have read SALTNEY STOURBRIDGE (or CHESTER). The other side depicts their trade mark shield with REGISTERED around the border to one side, and TRADEMARK to the other. It is a rarer variant on the common Webbs seal (which says MANURE MANFRS instead of THE QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN)…
Created on: Friday 26th July 2013
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-110626
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern novelty item, probably for removing crown bottle tops, or adult toy. It appears to be made of a chrome coated cast metal, probably copper alloy. It is shaped as an armless ithyphallic monkey that is brought to attention by pressing down on its tail. Probably dates to between c1900 and c1940 AD. The length is 94mm, width 57mm, thickness 5mm, and the weight is 44.2g.
Created on: Monday 13th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brindle', grid reference and parish protected.