Record ID: CORN-DFF162
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flattened fragment of the side of a pressed sheet copper alloy one-piece thimble with diagonal rows of circular indentations bordered by a plain band and then three concentric parallel rows of circular indentations beneath, the central row having the same size indentations as those above, and the other two rows either side having much smaller indentations. Below these indentations is a plain band about 6 mm in height, although the base of the thimble is missing, where the letters of phrases, owners or manufacturers could be inscribed. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example with b…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-AF9B23
Object type: TAP
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy barrel tap of late post-medieval to modern date. The barrel tap has a circular sectioned spigot which tapers towards the end for fitting into the barrel on which are fine longitudinal striations. From the striations the tap expands into two opposing threaded trunnions preceding the spout. The spout is also circular in section and curves downwards to allow the flow of liquid. A rectangular sectioned projection extends from the outer curve of the spout. The rectangular tap handle has the following stamped details "PARRY & JACKSON LONDON & PARIS" on one side …
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-A943F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Coin. Sixpence of Victoria, dated 1873. Obverse description: Bust coiffed with bun left. Obverse inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIABRITANNIAR:REG.F:D: Reverse description: Wreath of laurel and oak leaves, cushion crown above SIX / PENCE; dated 1873. Diameter: 19.4mm, Weight: 2.58gms, die axis: 6.
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-6E7E81
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
David Higgins of Liverpool University comments: "These bowls are presumably made of some form of pewter or lead based alloy rather than pure lead - probably the same material as they make die cast metal soldiers and cars from....this type of bowl comes from a toy whistle of late nineteenth or early twentieth century date" (Pers.comm 4/7/12). Further information on this artefact type can be seen in the Society for Clay Pipe Research Newlstter 76, page 43 'Metal Pipes and Toy Whistles' (2009). The pipe bowl is incomplete and mis-shapen, but initially had a diameter of approximately …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: NLM-5677D0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper Coin. Halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), fourth issue of 1806, Birmingham Soho mint. Obverse description: Bust laureate draped right. Obverse inscription: GEORGIUS III D.G. REX 1806 Reverse description: illegible, perhaps etched by acid. Reverse inscription: [BRITAN]NIA Diameter: 28.7mm, Weight: 7.83gms, die axis: probably 6.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-554987
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Finger Ring. A strip cut from thin sheet metal with its ends clumsily butt-jointed to form a ring. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Internal diameter: 17.5mm, Band Width: 2.9mm, Band Thickness: 0.6mm, Weight: 0.66gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-553EC8
Object type: TAP
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Tap. A cast tap with projecting spigot, now broken, a tapered bar to enable tightening of the tap in place, and a rounded housing for a rectangular tap with an opposed screw to regulate outflow through a splayed outlet. This object is probably associated with domestic gas supply, and the form of the outlet would permit a more flexible pipe to be attached. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950. Length: 45mm, Height: 36.5mm, Thickness/Diameter (at housing): 15.9mm, Weight: 35.64gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-550EA6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Possible Mount. Flat plate bearing a naturalistic rendition of a bird with forked tail, perhaps a swallow, in flight. Alternatively, a novelty associated with Bluebird toffee. The crisp edges and a very consistent thickness may indicate die stamped and machined manufacture. Suggested date: Modern, 1870-1970. Width: 57.7mm, Height: 13mm, Thickness: 1.3mm, Weight: 2.71gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-54DBA0
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Thimble.Domed thimble of pressed metal. A pronounced foot ring and a narrow plain zone are set below 13 rows of machine stamped hexagonal indentations on the side, with a rectilinear grid of indentations on the top. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Diameter: 15.5mm, Height: 15mm, Thickness (foot ring): 1mm, Weight: 3.41gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-54D0D3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Thimble. A small domed thimble of pressed metal. A plain foot ring with circa thirteen rows of machine stamped indentations on the sides, with the top covered by indentations arranged in a rectilinear lattice pattern. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Diameter: 13.6mm, Height: 15mm, Thickness: 0.5mm, Weight: 2.14gms.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-546A50
Object type: PAN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy, painted Tray or Pan. A flat circular Pan with a flat base of thickness 0.6mm with a separately made everted rim with a maximum thickness of 1.3mm, found in several joining fragments. The rim is cast and possibly lathe finished, with a basal flange supporting a beaten copper plate. There were at least two drilled holes of diameter 5mm in the upper part of the rim, possibly to permit the suspension of the object. The rim has a polished outer surface, though is duller on its inner face. The flat base plate retains extensive traces of black paint, though this does not app…
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-460736
Object type: DOOR FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Door knob. Concavo-convex hollow handle, flattened on its convex face. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900. Diameter: 38.5mm, Height: 16.2mm, Thickness: 0.8mm, Weight: 14.59gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-45AD75
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery Handle sherd. Dull buff hard fired fabric with thick glossy black glaze; Dr Kevin Leahy kindly identifies this as Blackware. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Weight: 16.51gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
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Record ID: NLM-456005
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery Body and handle sherd. Biscuit buff coloured fabric, with glossy transparent internal slip, a thick brown external glaze on the handle and ?upper body, and a black glassy material apparently serving as fixative between handle and vessel wall. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Weight: 23.92gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
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Record ID: IOW-453C20
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified cast lead-alloy object of probable Modern date. The object is sub-circular in plan, flat with an incomplete rim on the upper surface and convex and uneven on the underside. The upper surface has raised numerals: 34. On the underside there is embedded iron, the surface of which is corroded. Maximum diameter: 15.51mm; thickness: 5.59mm. Weight: 6.98g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4514E5
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Alloy Medal. Commemorative medal, with a small perforation of diameter 2mm at 12 O'clock. The object bears a further round perforation, of diameter 5.2mm, perhaps from use as a target, and it has been folded, so only the obverse can be described. Obverse description: Female bust draped and possibly veiled left. Obverse inscription: in two orders. The outer reads: BORN 1819 [CROWN]ED 1837 [---]RIED [---]. The inner reads: 1881 VICTORIA[---]BI[-]E Diameter: 38.7mm, Thickness (flan): 2.2mm, Weight: 18.66gms Suggested date: Modern, probably 1881.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
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Record ID: BH-44BF78
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pierced silver-alloy coin struck under the Turkish Ottoman ruler Mahmud II (1808-1839). Dimensions: 16mm diameter, 0.2mm thick. Weight: 0.45g. Paul Cannon (pers. comm.) comments: 'I can add some further information about this coin. As stated the year on the coin is AH 1223 (equivalent to AD 1808) but this is the accession year of Mahmud II. The regnal year is also recorded on the coin as '28'. It was therefore struck in AH 1251 ( AD 1836). The mint is recorded as Constantinople (Istanbul). From the size and weight it is a 10 para coin. The level of silver in the silver coinage o…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-43C9F1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy with paint and gilding Mount, from military uniform. An officer's 'pip', as kindly identified by Dr Kevin Leahy. A cast concavo-convex rhomboid design bears a rayed Greek cross with a central wreath, scroll and three pellets. The object is gilt overall, and paint - now blue - adheres to the wreath. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950. Length: 31.7mm, Width: 28.7mm, Thickness: 1.1mm, Weight: 4.66gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-43BFC4
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy with black paint Button. Cast hollow composite plano-convex discoid button with separate drawn wire loop. The front bears the motif of a Calvary under a scroll with the motto VITAM DIRIGAT, translated as He directs life. The back bears a maker's legend: [---]L[--]ANT & Co. LONDON. This is one of a number of identical buttons reported from northern Lincolnshire. The gentry Arms of a cross calvary gules (red) with this motto were held by Sir Robert Alexander, the eldest son of Sir Alexander Christison, Surgeon-General of the Bengal Army, Baronet of Moray Place in the Cit…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-434684
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
: Pottery Body sherd. Salmon-pink to biscuit coloured fabric with a dull external slip and a thick black slightly iridescent internal glaze. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Weight: 22.37gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
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