Record ID: LVPL-B6DA67
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy seed drill scoop dating to c.AD 1800-1960. The surviving elements of the object is part of the stem and just over half of the scoop bowl. It appears to have been cast from a single mould for the stem and scoop. The handle is roughly rectangular in shape with a rectangular cross section. The surface is covered in a series of filing marks what have angled the surface of the stem around the corners. These file marks continue around the edge of the bowl. It is unclear whether these are decorative. The remains of the bowl present it to have been a deep ci…
Created on: Thursday 19th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-EB4FA4
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy scoop from a seed drill. Cast hemispherical bowl at the narrower end of a tapered circular-section stem. Broken at the thicker end of the stem and abraded overall. This class of object is sometimes mistaken for an apothecary spoon, though this example has a smaller bowl than usual. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1800-1900. Length: 36.6mm, Diameter (spoon bowl): 7.5mm, Thickness (stem): 5.6mm, Weight: 4.83g.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-283D88
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy seed drill spoon. Cast hemispherical spoon bowl on a thick, tapered and lightly facetted square section shank with bevelled arises, extending to a lightly waisted terminal with a flattened or burred end. This is probably a further example of the working part of a seed drill, objects which were formerly prone to misidentification as 'apothecary spoons' before their true status was recognised and broadcast by Dr Kevin Leahy. A large number of identical spoons would be mounted on a revolving drum, carrying seed from hopper to furrow. The object dates to the period of the Agr…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-9CFAF0
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Seed Drill Spoon. Cast hemispherical spoon bowl mounted on a thick stem of hexagonal section; the latter is worn but retains a mould line along one side. This identification follows advice of Dr Kevin Leahy, as similar objects are sometimes identified as apothecary spoons despite the thickness of the stems. The patination of the object is marked, and not dissimilar to that on Roman objects recovered from the vicinity. A white residue is retained by the bowl, which might hint at its re-use. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Length: 38.3mm, Diameter (bowl): 12.8 (t…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rudston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-1B9DD3
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint drill or awl of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The drill/awl has a sub-discoidal base with a pointed extension functioning as the drill. Pressure flaking was used to define the drill.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-B3DEA4
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy seed drill scoop, dating to the nineteenth or early twentieth century AD. The bowl and a short length of the stem of the object survive. The bowl and stem have been cast in one piece. The bowl is circular and deep. The handle is circular in cross-section and terminates in a break. File marks can be seen down the sides of the handle and on the upper surface are four small oval depressions. It is unclear if these are intentional decoration. The spoon has a dark green patina. Although it bears some resemblance to a Crummy Type 1 Roman spoon, the stem is rather to large …
Created on: Tuesday 6th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holton le Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-66C5B8
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy. Seed Drill fitting. A cast round spoon bowl at the end of a square-sectioned stem; the stem achieves a round section close to a groove or constriction, at which it is broken. This object was initially identified as an apothecary spoon; this alternative identification was suggested by Kevin Leahy when identifying a comparable object. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900. Length: 41.69mm, Diameter of bowl: 19.34mm, Thickness of stem: 7.01mm, Weight: 9.25gms
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bigby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-F348F2
Object type: DRILL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint drill of the early Neolithic period. The drill is sub-triangular in plan with a wide base and an elongated shank that forms the drill bit. One edge of the drill and its tip bear traces of pressure-flaked retouch, along with one bottom edge of the base. The flint is grey in colour with milky spots.
Created on: Thursday 15th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.