Record ID: LANCUM-2ECD31
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early 19th century brass trade weight of William IV. Stated date of 1836
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6DE136
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small circular cast cu-alloy weight, probably dating from the early 18th 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' which probably means WILLIAM REX which would date the weight to the early 18th century.
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Friday 24th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A96334
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy tradeweight of Queen Victoria, probably issued for trade in and around Preston, indicated by royal stamp V.R.Preston (Victoria Regina). 19th century.
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Inskip', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EED7A5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Small trade weight of cast copper alloy. Depicts inscription WIV (William 4th) beneath a crown with a possible provincial mark WK beneath. The W may indicate 'Wiltshire' but it is unclear what the K represents. William 4th reigned from 1830-1837 therefore the weight was cast in this period and follows the introduction of the 1826 'Imperial Standards' act (Bailey 2000 page 43).
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F199F4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern cast lead, or lead alloy spiked ring fishing weight. It is circular with a circular perforation running through the centre. The external sides are angled but the internal sides are broadly straight. There is a series of 8 flattened conical discs on either side. There are the remains of a trapped iron wire loop where the iron staining is. These weights were apparently designed for use in surf and are often used when crabbing. They are also used on occasion on modern hand looms, usually by hobbyists. Maximum external diameter of 39mm, thickness 17mm, and the central perforatio…
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1DA714
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy (probably brass) trade weight, with lead plugging, dating between c1830 and c1970AD. Diameter is 25mm. The stamps are difficult to read as they have been over struck. It appears to be a 1/2 ounce measure. The royal cypher marks are nearly illegible as the weight has been retested and the original mark overstruck, presumably when the lead pugging was added to the rear to correct the weight. The plugging should also have marks struck into them to prove the weight is officially corrected. Their absence may be due to ageing or the result of lead being removed by an unscr…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mitton', 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-76FDA1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object of unknown date, most likely modern. The surface of the object is rough and covered in excess metal from the casting process. The object is symetrical with two outward facing "arms" and a small lug. Length: 27mm, width: 22mm, thickness: 4mm, weight: 2.6g.
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-132FA1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unknown composite object of probable modern date. The object consists of a flat and circular cast piece of lead which has been attached to wood with a ferrous screw. Dimensions: length: 43mm, width: 22mm, diameter of lead: 24mm, weight: 28g. The first satisfactory screw-cutting lathe was invented by Jesse Ramsden in 1770, so the object can not pre-date that.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Ribble', 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-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.

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-9AACAA
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy spinning toy/spinner/ buzz wheel or whirligig dating from the 19th or 20th century AD. The toy is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It consists of a disc with a partly serrated outer edge. It had ca. 15 cogs (spikes), all now rounded off on the apex, or folded over. There are two string holes in the centre. There is no decoration on either side of the whirligig. Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BH-C1A5C7;LANCUM-EC184C, LANCUM-64A3C4; GLO-7194F8; HESH-901BA4; IOW-776293; IOW-89…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pendleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B57E08
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy miniature cannon, similar to naval guns of the later nineteenth century. Originally it would probably have been mounted on either a gun carriage or wheels. There is some damage to the muzzle, probably due to an explosion when it was fairly new. Many of these cannons were fired and are often found with exploded barrels from mis-fires. There are good parallels on the PAS database, SUSS-494CB2 is nearly identical and LIN-8FE5B6, LANCUM-440420, IOW-8B08B7 are very similar. The length is 52mm, the thickness is 19mm and the width is 24mm. The gun dates sometime between c17…
Created on: Friday 15th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Borwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B5FE32
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy minature cannon, similar to guns of the eighteenth century. The stepped trunions suggest the gun was intended to be mounted in a gun carriage, so possibly a copy of a naval gun. Many of these cannons were fired and are often found with exploded barrels from mis-fires. There are good parallels on the PAS database, SUSS-68AA74, YORYM-6A2D04, LANCUM-EC68C8 are similar. The length is 112mm, the thickness is 19mm and the width is 25mm. The gun dates sometime between c1650 and 1900AD, but probably more likely dating to the last half of eighteenth, or first half of the nine…
Created on: Friday 15th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peel', 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: 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-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-07DD85
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
19th century ferry token made from cast cu-alloy, complete except for the small suspension loop at the top which is missing. The finder wrote to Liverpool Record Office and P Keogh got back to him offering the following additional information: "T.B. Maund and Martin Jenkins discuss ferry tickets in appendix 5 of volume 2 “Mersey Ferries”. They state that season tickets were referred to as “contracts” and were used by “middle Class” customers rather than working people. Contracts were available for 3, 6, and 12 months. This table is from 1st April 1869: Seacombe: £0.12.…
Created on: Tuesday 6th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8D0651
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy love token, made from a 1885 penny of Victoria. The Obverse has been polished, edges serrated, and engraved with a heart containing the name MARY FLORENCE DANDY. The reverse has been damaged but Britannia and her shield can still be seen, along with the date 1885. Diameter: 30mm.
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BURNLEY', grid reference and parish protected.