Record ID: IOW-8EACA3
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper-alloy seed drill scoop, c.AD 1800-1900. This object consists of a hemisphere connected to a slightly tapered stem of round section, broken at its end. This would have been attached to a revolving drum and scooped seed from a hopper. It represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture and is a class of artefact often misidentified as for pharmaceutical use.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-FEAAD2
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy scoop from a mechanical seed drill or Modern date (AD 1800-1950). The object is composed of a narrowed stem which is stepped toward the bowl. The bowl is hemispherical with a faceted stem and circular concave aspect on the underside of the bowl. Length: 40.91mm, Width: 18.35mm, Thickness: 8.99mm, Weight: 15.9g The stem is stepped towards the other end, for insertion into a rotating drum. This class of object is frequently reported, and variously misidentified, often as an apothecary spoon or cosmetic implement. The metal is dark green with a smooth …
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-72E431
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete wooden spoon or scoop of probable Post-Medieval date. It is hand carved. It measures 246mm in length and 70mm wide across the bowl. The handle is oval in cross-section and measures 20mm wide and 32mm deep, flaring towards the bowl. The bowl of the scoop has a pointed oval form, with an indentation approximately 45mm deep. There are traces of a black substance in the bowl. Found in anaerobic conditions. This kind of large spoon or scoop has a wide range of uses, and the form remains constant over a long period. Michael Bamforth suggests that the robust form of this exampl…
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-5BE3A5
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy hemispherical seed drill scoop, with a slightly tapered stem of round section, broken at its end. This would have been attached to a revolving drum and scooped seed from a hopper. It represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture and is a class of artefact often misidentified as for pharmaceutical use. Suggested date: post-medieval, c.AD 1800-1900. Length: 32.83 mm, Diameter (bowl): 14.53 mm, Weight: 7.36g
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-A28D8A
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy Scoop of Modern date (AD 1800-1900). The object is a hemispherical seed drill scoop, with round section stem which terminates in an old abraded transverse break. This would have been attached to a revolving drum and scooped seed from a hopper. The scoop terminal is circular with a concave upper and a raised inner circumferential rim. To the back of the bowl where the stem attaches the stem tapers to a point where it attaches to the bowl. The object represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture and is a class of artefact often mis…
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2020
Last updated: Friday 13th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-663C1D
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy post-medieval to modern, hemispherical seed drill scoop. (AD 1800-1900. The scoop is attached to a slightly tapering oval stem which is broken at its end. This would have been attached to a revolving drum, and scooped seed from a hopper. It represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture, and is a class of artefact often misidentified as for pharmaceutical use. The whole scoop measures 32.6mm long. The scoop itself is 16.2mm diameter. The stem is5.8mm wide and 5.2mm thick. The object weighs 6.48 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 26th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-D25346
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper-alloy scoop of unknown function, probably dating from the post medieval to modern period c. AD1700-1950. The bowl is attached to a handle, rectangular in cross-section which tapers on the upper surface from a narrow neck, 5.25mm wide, at the bowl to 8.12mm wide at the terminal end. The lower surface is narrower, tapering from 3.46mm at the bowl to 7.14mm at the terminal end. The circular upper bowl edge is not horizontal but set at approximately 30°. It measures 10.45mm in diameter and the horizontal circular base is 7.07mm in diameter.  …
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-AA049E
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object, possibly a scoop, of uncertain date but likely medieval to post medieval (c.AD 1400-1700). The object has a slightly flattened shaft that measures 17mm in length. The end of the shaft appears to have an old break and is therefore likely to be part of a larger object. The opposite end widens to an oval-shaped scoop. The scoop is 12.5mm wide and has a shallow depth of roughly 2.5mm. Th object is worn and has patches of light green patina. It is unclear what the object originally functioned as. It is possible it is the end of an ear scoop, however the …
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DYFED-EA6928
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy scoop from a seed drill, with hemispherical bowl mounted on a stem of square cross-section. The stem appears to be incomplete. The scoop has a light brown and green patina, with some white residue remaining. The object is 50.20mm in length, the bowl is 19.64mm in diameter, it weighs 15.3g. Post-medieval to modern. A similar record on the PAS Database is NLM-9CFAF0.
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenvoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-51DC43
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy hemispherical seed drill scoop, with a slightly tapered stem of round section, broken at its end. This would have been attached to a revolving drum and scooped seed from a hopper. It represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture and is a class of artefact often misidentified as for pharmaceutical use. Suggested date: post-medieval, c.AD 1800-1900. Length: 37.95 mm, Diameter (bowl): 14.16 mm, Weight: 8.31g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-0ABAC0
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval cast copper alloy scoop from a mechanical seed drill. The object comprises a hemispherical bowl with a thick, facetted stem. File marks can be seen on the stem and bowls. There is a circular depression, 2.5 mm deep, 4.5 mm diameter, apparently drilled, on the back of the bowl. The stem terminates in an old break 15.8 mm from the junction with the bowl. This would be one of several spoon-like scoops mounted on a revolving drum which scooped up seed from a hopper and directed it via chutes to the furrow. Overall length 36.7 mm, width 18.2 mm, thickness …
Created on: Friday 12th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-39FA5D
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy hemispherical seed drill scoop, with a slightly tapered stem of round section, broken at its end. This would have been attached to a revolving drum, and scooped seed from a hopper. It represents an early stage in the mechanisation of agriculture, and is a class of artefact often misidentified as for pharmaceutical use. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Length: 40mm, Diameter (bowl): 14.4mm, Weight: 5.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-42CBD0
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object, probably the scoop from a seed drill. A cast rectangular-section shank with indented sides conferring the appearance of a barley-sugar twist, and with a flat circular bowl at one end; broken across a narrow [2mm] lug at the other. The broken end perhaps marks where this component was attached to a rotating drum. This is of similar size to the hemispherical concavo-convex objects identified as from seed drills, and a comparable function in the distribution of seed by hand or animal-powered machine is suggested. Post-Medieval to Modern, 1850-1950. Length: 52.2mm,…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3EBB12
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hemispherical scoop at the end of a slightly tapered round section stem, now bent; from the rotating drum of a seed drill. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1775-1900. Length: 39.6mm, Diameter (bowl): 16.1mm, Weight: 7.20g.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C3C102
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy scoop, of possible Roman or later date. The handle is flattened, rectangular in cross-section and expands slightly towards its outer end. At its inner end it joins an oval bowl section, slightly concave on one face and convex on the other. The object has been folded in two so that the handle sits against the bowl. There are traces of a white metal coating in places on the surface. Although the patina and presence of a white metal coating suggest a Roman date, the object is unusually simple in form and may be of a later medieval or even post-medieval date. …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pettistree', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: PUBLIC-BE8315
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy object of unknown purpose and probable medieval date. The object consists of a small ladle-shaped bowl with scooped sides and a slender arm projecting from one end (approximately 17mm long). The handle is probably incomplete.it is flat on the upper surface and curved on the underside. The upper edge of the bowl is everted forming a very slight rim. Opposite the handle is an extension of the rim which has a circular hole. the hole is worn on the edge furthest from the bowl. Overall length 44mm, diameter of bowl 24mm, depth of bowl 9.5mm. width of handle 2mm, dep…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-80E5A9
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy seed drill scoop, comprising a robust round-section slightly tapered stem and a hemispherical bowl, bent where the two elements meet. The scoop would be one of an array of identical projections from a revolving drum which would scoop seed from a hopper and deposit it in the drill. These objects are often mistaken for pharmaceutical measures, though their wide rural currency is unsurprising given the actual function. Their appearance marks an early stage of mechanisation forming part of the Agricultural Revolution of the later 18th and early 19th centuries. Suggested …
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Normanby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0B4F81
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy seed drill scoop. The object features a hemispherical bowl on the end of a slightly tapered rectangular-sectioned stem which is broken across a constriction at its wider end. This object is a scoop from the rotating drum of a seed drill, intended to lift individual seeds from a hopper. These common finds from the later part of the Agricultural Revolution are frequently misidentified as 'apothecary' or pharmaceutical measuring spoons. Post-Medieval or Modern, 1775-1945.
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-BCD77D
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy seed drill scoop. Cast hemispherical bowl on the end of a slightly tapered round-section stem which is broken across a constriction at its wider end. From the rotating drum of a seed drill, intended to lift individual seeds from a hopper. These common finds from the later part of the Agricultural Revolution are frequently misidentified as 'apothecary' or pharmaceutical measuring spoons. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Length: 39.9mm, Diameter (bowl): 7.7mm, Thickness (stem): 6.4mm, Weight: 6.05g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7A876A
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy seed drill scoop. A cast hemispherical spoon bowl of diameter 7.3mm at the end of a thick round section shank whose sides are lightly facetted, perhaps by wear. This is a detached part of a seed drill, and is an artefact type often confused with apothecary spoons or other implements. Post-Medieval or Modern, 1850-1950. Length: 41.6mm, Diameter (shank): 5.4mm, Weight: 5.26g.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.