Record ID: YORYM-FF83C3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead fabric weight. Circular and flat, with a central circular recess on one face containing two small circular holes, which allow the weight to be sewn in place. These weights were (and are) used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to have come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Deighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-59FBF8
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T486 A gold dress stud, hollow stamped with applied wirework and beading, the central element missing; two fittings at the back. A standard type of the second half of the 19th century. This item is not treasure. c. 1870-80.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crockey Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-DB2FB3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper 20 'cash' of the Indian princely state of Mysore. Issued in 1834 theoretically during the reign of Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68), but after he had effectively been deposed (1831) and Mysore was under direct British administration.
Created on: Thursday 26th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYMB246
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Late post-medieval or early modern lead goods seal dating from the 18th/early 19th century. Obv: no inscription / arms of Hamburg (Germany) Rev: Gutt Ham b Dratt (in three lines) Ralf Wiechmann from Hamburg's History Museum identified this objects as a 'Bleiplombe' (Engl. seal) which identified trade goods of good quality. In this case, the 'goods' were a certain length of wire (Germ. Draht). The obverse of the seal shows the arms of Hamburg - the Hammaburg castle while the reverse identifies the goods and the place of origin. Wiechmann adds that these seals often identi…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 1999
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-F200A6
Object type: PIPE (ARCHITECTURAL)
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
3 fragments of modern drain pipe with a dark brown/purple glaze. The fabric is cream coloured and has coarse sandy inclusions.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-F21764
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2 fragments of modern green glass.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-F24367
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
15 fragments of corroded iron, including 2 probable nails. The other fragments unidentified. All the pieces are probably modern.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-38AEC4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead fabric weight of modern date. The weight is circular with a flat rectangular cross-section. A small part of the weight has been lost to old worn breaks. There are two parallel perforations through which the weight would have been attached. The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The weight is 33.8mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 26.6g. Despite their resemblance to large plain buttons, that these objects are in fact weights used to weigh down the hems of curtains or the hems of ladies' dresses. They are still available to buy new today.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lockington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-5379A7
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy ram-rod of modern date (AD 1800-1900). The object is complete with no indication of breaks and is composed of a single, solid piece of metal which has possibly been machine worked to achieve its shape. The upper end is bell shaped and tapers towards the integral shaft, this is circular in section and has a single raised, circumferentially running aspect located approximately half way along the shaft. The terminating end of the object and shaft is slightly broadened due to the percussive nature of the use of the object. Given the length of the object it is li…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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Record ID: WREX-E74D2B
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete military badge dating to the end of the 19th century (c1830-1870). The badge is manufactured from pressed sheet metal and depicts a bugle badge. It is possible that the central part of the badge would originally have had a motif that would link it to a specific regiment - this is now missing. The rear of the badge has lost its integral slider clip that would have been used to attach it to a cap. However, two loops and a crude pin have been added, possible in order for the badge to be re-used. The outer surface is heavily pitted although there are some faint traces of the…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Betws Gwerfil Goch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-FC0675
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Clay tobacco pipe which dates from c1860-1910 and is decorated with a common decorative scheme for the period comprising moulded milling around the rim and the initials RAOB above a buffalo's head on the front of the bowl. These initials are for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, a fraternal order founded in 1822 and one of the largest such organisations in the United Kingdom. Pipes like this were (and still are) used in ceremonies by the organisation but were also decorative items that found a regular place in the market. The design was produced by many manufacturers as on…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brymbo', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9F9082
Object type: RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver ring from Ilam, Staffordshire. This twisted or plaited wire ring is unlikely to be more than 100 years old.
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2009
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-5EFB84
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken clay pipe bowl of late 19th to early 20th century date. The bowl is in the form of a well modelled three-dimensional head of a black African. The stem of the pipe is missing and approximately one third of the bowl is also missing. It measures 35.2 mm high, 32.4 mm long and 21.7 mm wide, and weighs 12.5g.
Created on: Friday 1st October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-1B5F45
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval silver(?) thimble made from sheet with turned over edge and slight dome. There are no decorative or other features to help date this object and the shape suggests a late date, post 1707, and that this may be a liner for a now missing thimble, possibly 19th Century. The find dates to later than 1707 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lapworth CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-346695
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A parallel-sided thin gold band, with plain back and one broken end, roughly rolled to a near-circle. The decorated face comprises four 'milled' ribs flanked by a plain raised rim. The rim runs round the complete end, which has a tiny circular perforation at the two angles. Neither the function of nor any close parallel for the object has been identified. The cast-in decoration implies a recent date which is neither confirmed nor rejected by the metal composition. Date: Uncertain. Probably 19th or 20th century. Dimensions: Length ('unrolled' - by calculation) about 25 mm. Width 6.…
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blymhill and Weston under Lizard CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-3472F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver ring consisting of a snake's head which tapers to the width of the hoop, of which a small section is visible. Fragments of a red-coloured stone or glass sit as the snake's eyes. The mouth is in an open position. An indecipherable mark is on the reverse of the head. Based on its stylistic appearance, this piece has dating to the 19th century and is therefore not classed as Treasure. N. Awais-Dean The British Museum 29/11/07
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
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Record ID: WMID516
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A multiple ?silver wire plaited loop. Each swath of wire consists of circa 9 strands of rectangular sectioned wire. Some strands are broken.
Created on: Monday 15th March 1999
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STAFFORDSHIRE HAMMERWICH', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-3BA1F4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of cast metal object. In plan one heart-shaped end, circular hole to central part of object and evidence of missing part to other end. Groove to each sides of broken end. Possibly key type object.
Created on: Thursday 15th May 2003
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID4594
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2002
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WARWICKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-920991
Object type: WIRE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold-coloured wire of circular cross-section and uniform gauge, coiled at one end, bent and broken at the other and bent to a right-angle near its mid-point. Date: recent, probably 19th or 20th century. Dimensions: length 41.3 mm. Weight: 1.80 g. In age and precious metal content the object does not qualify as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brewood', grid reference and parish protected.