Record ID: HESH-BAA662
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cut sheet copper alloy shoe or clog clasp (male fitting), which would have been used with a similar hasp (female fitting) to secure a wooden shoe (overshoe) to the foot. The clasp is rectangular with a small incomplete sub-rectangular projection (hook) on one edge and an irregular lozenge shaped projection at the other. The small hook is abraded and incomplete; at the opposite end, the projection is broadly shaped like an anchor and was used to secure the clasp to the fabric. The surface of the hasp has worn away so that it is difficult to make out any decoration. The remains of a ser…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrexham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-4EF354
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin / paisa of the Sikh Empire from Amritsar Mint, probably dating to the period 1839 to 1849. Similar examples can be seen in Bruce (1981) Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money, p. 111. The obverse shows a leaf; the reverse a legend which is only partially visible. Obv: A circular blob with point extension at one end - a leaf. Between a letter on left and an E on right. The blobby thing maybe contained within a wreath. Rev: Two lines of script, one ending in PH the other an odd W (looks like a monster munch claw Diameter 21.6mm / thickness…
Created on: Monday 5th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gresford', grid reference and parish protected.