Record ID: LANCUM-2FE6EC
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy cat. It is a plump, contented cat in the seated position. The back of the model is quite crude although the features of the hip and leg are present, but the face is well moulded. It has been painted yellow. It seems to be a bred, domesticated cat and this is therefore probably a model of a twentieth century cat. The finder notes that the base is possibly damaged and it may have sat on a platform of some sort. Dimensions: It is 65mm high and 65mm wide and 200m deep, it weighs 102.10g
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Weir', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4B16A8
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A voided copper alloy metal Royal Artillery headdress badge. The badge is shaped around the emblem which comprises a field gun with scroll above inscribed 'UBIQUE' and scroll below inscribed 'QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT', all surmounted by a crown. The badge is complete with the slider on the reverse. Dimensions: it is 65mm wide and 46mm high and weighs 8.95g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Weir', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CC1CD9
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small chain comprising two silver links. Both links are square in plan. One is a slight D section, and plain, and both ends have been cut unevenly. It may be that this is not a link but a remnant of silver which has been bent into shape to loop with the other. The second link is joined and it is difficult to see where this join is, which makes the first link all the more likely not to be part of the original chain. This second link is highly decorated, with a wave and dot pattern on a background of parallel lines, running perpendicular to the edges of the link. This link has wea…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-48DC34
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver service medal from World War 1, awarded to Pte. Nicholas Farnworth, 24391, which is inscribed on the rim of the medal. This silver medal was awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war (an area of active fighting) or served overseas (perhaps as a garrison soldier) between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 inclusive. The ribbon would have had a central band of orange edged with white, black and blue lines and although many other medal ribbons symbolise something, it seems that the colour and pattern of the British War…
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9B6A95
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver and enamel ring. It has a circular band which is in split at the back, so that it can be adjusted to fit. The bezel is oval, and enamelled in shades of blue and white with an image of a parachute and the words PARACHUTIST U S ARMY on it. USA is also engraved in the sides of the band as they meet the bezel. It was found near a station for the US Army in World War II, and is reminiscent of the 'class ring' that is popular amongst American students. The image falls below the required standard and will be replaced as soon as possible. Dimensions: 21mm diame…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Euxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CF0155
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy car of the early 20th century. The car modelled is a long bonneted low enclosed cabin sports car with long sweeping front wings. This type of car was popular in the 1930's and 1940's, seen in for example, the Hispano Suiza H6, or the Bugatti Atlantic, both of which were manufactured from 1938 onwards. The model is covered in a heavy white patina, and may have been lost soon after production, and may also have a very high lead content. Dimensions: 63mm long and 19mm wide
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clayton le Moors', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-936AB7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medallion, possibly issued by a Church group. It is round with an elaborate, partially openwork pattern around the edge, composed of fleur-de-lys and art deco style divided triangles. The suspension loop is still in place. The solid circular centre is engraved with initials, possibly CEH. The rear is plain except for lettering - firstly WCSSC, which presumably are the initials of the body that awarded the medallion. It is hallmarked with an anchor, lion and a date mark of x or z. This is the mark for Birmingham for either 1922/3 or 1924/5, which would …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-5BEACE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver coin of Lysimachus (306-281 BC), ruler of Thrace, likely a modern copy. Obverse: Head of Alexander III of Macedon ('the Great'), right, diademed and wearing the horns of Zeus Ammon Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left; in outstretched right hand, Nike; left arm resting on shield; ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧ
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DB6595
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern aluminium colliery workers token. The token is circular in plan with a suspension perforation at the top. It was used at Salterford Colliery, Cliviger, while the colliery was run by the National Coal Board (N.C.B.). The token is uniface and has been stamped with [N.]C.B 163 S[ALTER]FORD. The token dates to sometime in the period that the colliery was open, which was from 1948 to 1959 AD. Diameter 32mm, weight 1.40g.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DB57EA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy colliery workers token from the Towneley Colliery. The token is circular in plan with a suspension perforation at the apex. On the outer face there is an inscription within a circumferal beaded border which reads TOWNELEY COLLIERIES. The front has been overstamped with three digit numbers at least three times, to the point ithat it is now difficult to work out what those numbers were. It is probably why 441 is stamped on the back, albeit with the 1 at right angles to the 44. These are the colliery workers numbers. Dates to between c1933 and c1949 AD, when the Townel…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DB3BED
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy colliery workers token from the Towneley Colliery. The token is triangular in plan with a suspension perforation at the apex. On the outer face there is an inscription within a beaded border on the edge which reads; BROOKS & BROOKS COLLIERIES LTD BURNLEY The front is overstamped with 507. This is the colliery workers number. Dates to between c1923 and c1933 AD, when Brooks and Brooks took over the running of the colliery from Brooks and Pickup. Length 40mm, width 32mm, weight 4.47g.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DB24AF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy colliery workers token from the Towneley Colliery. The token is circular in plan with a suspension perforation at the apex. On the outer face there is an inscription within a circumferal beaded border which reads TOWNELEY COLLIERIES. 231 is overstamped on the front. This is the colliery workers number. Dates to between c1933 and c1949 AD, when the Towneley Coal & Fireclay Company, and later the National Coal Board (from 1947), had taken over the running of the colliery from Brooks and Pickup. Diameter 37mm, weight 11.34g.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA9D53
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy colliery workers token from the Towneley Colliery. The token is triangular in plan with a suspension perforation at the apex. On the outer face there is an inscription within a beaded border on the edge which reads; BROOKS & BROOKS COLLIERIES LTD BURNLEY On the back 676 is stamped. This is the colliery workers number. Dates to between c1923 and c1933 AD, when Brooks and Brooks took over the running of the colliery from Brooks and Pickup. Length 39mm, width 33mm, weight 6.74g.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030E7A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped lead bag seal of Modern date, c.1894-1921 of the Leeds Phosphate Works. A pair of cast linked discs clamped together with an aperture either side of their thickest part for a connecting tie. Both faces of the bag seal has stamped writing. One face has: 'The Leeds Phosphate Works Ltd' and the other 'Basic Slag'. The writing is difficult to distinguish because of wear and any images there may have been are unclear. The object has an off-white to pale brown patina. Obverse: [...]H[...] / LEED[S] / PHOSPHATE / [W]ORKS / [L]TD. Reverse: [...]SIC / [...…
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030B95
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZEL[...] / GÖZMAL[...] / BU[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 20.35mm in diameter, 4.30mm in thickness, and weighs 6.10g.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030B0E
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZELLA / [G]ÖZMALO[M] / BU[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 19.66mm in diameter, 4.45mm in thickness, and weighs 7.53g.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0309E3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZE[...] / GÖZMALOM / BUDA[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 20.18mm in diameter, 3.86mm in thickness, and weighs 6.00g
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5E8B25
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bifacial Georgian 9 shilling coin weight, of Modern date c.1760-1773. Both faces are marked with an Arabic numeral 9 (Withers and Withers, 2011, p. 53). It measures 16.55mm in diameter, 1.92mm in thickness, and weighs 2.71g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Saturday 5th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F0D172
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy repurposed toy element. It is circular in plan and a flattened oval in section. It is undecorated. The object looks like the weighted disc from a small toy gyroscope or spinning top. The original central perforation used to orignally attach the disc to the toy has been modified to a keyhole shape. The purpose of the modified object is unknown, but it may have served as a suspended weight or as a type of toy. Dates to between c1850 and c1970 AD. Diameter 34mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 33.60g.
Created on: Sunday 8th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 11th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-78547C
Object type: CROSS
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern painted metal cross-like object. The metal is probably spelter or a lead alloy. It has a black surface treatment, probably something like an enamel paint. Two coterminous pieces have survived, the rest of the object is lost. The central element of both pieces is a raised decoration in the form of the staff of Thoth, the ancient Egyptian often depicted with the head of an ibis and carrying an ankh and the staff shown on the cross. The rest of the outer face's decoration is impressed. The foot and arm have a border 3mm from the edge and are stippled all over. The arm also has fo…
Created on: Friday 4th October 2019
Last updated: Sunday 1st December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Skelmersdale', grid reference and parish protected.