Record ID: LANCUM-32B717
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, trade weight. This discus like weight appears to have been designed to be used suspended, possibly as a counterweight to grain bushels or wool bales. It has two official crown marks, the earlier appears to be for James I. These marks are on one side, along with the two holes that were cast into it. The reverse side is also domed, and the funnel shaped cavity's smaller hole is central. Dates to between 1603 and 1901 AD. The thickness is 26mm, diameter is 114mm.
Created on: Sunday 3rd March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skippool', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4AED26
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval or modern shaped lead alloy palm guard or needle pad. Probably used by a leather worker judging by the depth and shape of the impressions. Dates from between c1600 and c1980. The length is 47mm, width 23mm, thickness 25mm, and the weight is 113.72g.
Created on: Monday 4th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-981132
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable post medieval sub spherical lead or lead alloy gaming counter. Possibly made by modifying and decorating a cast musket ball. Decorated with multiple impressed sets of five parallel lines, some intersecting. The diameter varies between 9 and 12.5mm, and the weight is 7.32g.
Created on: Saturday 13th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E5E465
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval sheet of lead alloy or lead. There is a depiction of a square toed shoe, probably a piece of reclaimed roof lead or possibly some form of charm. C17 to C18 in date. It measures 93mm in length, and 45mm in width. See also SF-98DA14, KENT-35F464, and PAS-713571. However none of these is a clear parralell.
Created on: Monday 29th April 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton-le-Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6FD901
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy toy pistol or petronel. The petronel is missing the firing mechanism (trigger, cock, springs etc) and the end of the barrel. Many different types of similar toy pistols have been recorded on the PAS database, ranging in date from the 16th-19th century AD. The form of this artefact resembles that of toy petronels or cavalry pistols reported from London, where a 17th-century date is suggested (Forsyth and Egan 2005, p97, no. 1.39). Similar to WMID-BCFD74, KENT-761751, SUSS-41C181, and NLM-5019F5 on the database. The length is 52mm, the width is 16mm
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-EEF8DE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy uniface Post Medieval token probably Powell Class 2 dating 1500 - 1850AD. The token has a hole punctured through the fabric which probably represents damage. It was probably cast as the hole does not appear to have been made after it was made. The initial 'T' is stamped into the token. The diameter is 27mm and the weight 13.09g. There are many similar objects such as, SUR-5C3CCD, BUC-89CE25 and YORYM-C9B1DA. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; th…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-EF90C8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy token dating 1540 to 1800AD. The token has too much corrosion to read the inscription however on both the obverse and reverse raised lines indicate where the original inscription and design used to be present. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 6.03g. Similar examples are found in records NMGW-7534B0, NMGW-993A24 and BERK-109563.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-EFA892
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with some decoration present on the obverse. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LIN-8BB…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-F19337
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead nail probably post-medieval 1600-1900 AD. The nail has a flattened circular head and square sectioned shaft. The shaft tapers to a worn point which is slightly bent. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The length is 65mm, the width is 21mm and the weight 26.69g. Similar to YORYM-FE2B02 and WILT-739D03.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-4F1EEC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy trade weight, dating to the Post Medieval period. Evidence of shield of arms on the obverse which could relate to the Civil War. The weight is worn and damaged at the top of the object. The weight has a broad, raised rim on the reverse. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 26.64g. Object is comparable to SOM-7E094E, LON-BB63F1 and IOW-B08E7A.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-6314F7
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball dating from the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1800). The object is spherical and weighs 7.5g. The remains of a casting seem is visible around the object and it has been flattened on one face where the projectile has hit an obsticle. The musket ball is mid-brown in colour Dimensions: 12mm in diameter, 7.5g
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2015
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-31605D
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ball from the Post Medieval. From the size, probably for a pistol or carbine rather than a musket. The lead is somewhat oxidized and has a light brown patina. The diameter is 11mm and the weight 8.73g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-318B4E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, probably Medieval or Post Medieval, possibly a fishing weight or loom weight as it seems too heavy to be a spindle whorl. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with no decoration present. The diameter is 33mm and the weight 98.65g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1DF048
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of unknown date (but likely to be Medieval - Post-Medieval, c.1100-1800) conical in shape with integral horizontally pierced circular hole for suspension. The apex is flattened and slightly stepped while the loop hole is formed of a continuation of the sides. The surface has an oxidised cream patina. Lead weights are difficult to date when found as stray finds, as they are used for long periods of time. The length is 17mm, the width is 18mm and the weight 27.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1E7925
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle-whorl of Medieval date. It is a circular bi-conical spindle whorl with a central circular hole. It is decorated with alternating pellets and lines on both sides. (ten segments, each with three pellets on one face, five segments with between three and six pellets on the other) Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500. It has a creamy brown patina. The diameter is 37mm and the weight 53.54g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-1EA043
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy token of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The token is flat and circular and is decorated on one side with a raised design of eleven spokes radiating from a central pellet. Three concentric circles expand from the pellet. This design may represent a ship's wheel. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The metal is greenish-brown colour and is worn. Tokens with such simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs and could have been used for various purposes such as substitute coinage, counting a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-5A29DA
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy toy, known as a whirligig or buzz wheel, dating from the post-medieval or early modern period (AD 1600-1800). The whirligig is broadly circular in plan being formed from a thick sheet of lead alloy. The edges of the toy are serrated. Through the centre of the disc are two relatively even, closely spaced pierced holes. The whirligig is a creamy yellow colour with a thick patina. The diameter is 50mm and the weight 55.46g.According to other PAS records, a number of these toys are illustrated in Egan and Forsyth: Toys Trifles and Trinkets pages 387-391. The dating of these t…
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6D45D6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy lion mount probably Post-medieval 18th or 19th century in date. The front appears to be moulded to represent a lion's face. The lion is looking straight ahead and has a wide nose, protruding cheeks and upper lip and around the edge of the front of the mount there is a curly mane. There appears to be staining from the remains of gilding. The back is concave and has a wire loop. The length is 58mm, the width is 43mm and the weight 116.51g. Shares similarities with SF-1C3B23, YORYM-F668E7 and LANCUM-1C2D71 on the database. Possibly used for furniture or similar items, and prob…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6D4CF5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date 1100 to 1500 AD. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical and undecorated although this may have eroded away. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with …
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6D6B7F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead conical weight with a pointed apex and circular base. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. The apex has an integral central circular aperture that is 3 mm in diameter which may have been used with a hook to suspend the weight, but it is more likely to have been used as a standing weight. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. Similar weights are illustrated in Egan, G., 1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) London : The Stationery Office, 322, no.1038, and are dated…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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