Record ID: DUR-3B9605
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Modern collar badge c.AD1900-1920. It appears incomplete, or possibly mis-cast. It has a semi-circular lower section, with the rounded end at the base. At the top is a trefoil motif, with hollows in each foil on the front. Reviewing this record in September 2021, Peter Hart suggests this could possibly be a collar badge of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion, the lower section of the badge representing the distinctive Light Infantry bugle horn.Citing Colin Churchill, Hart further notes of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion that "During their short exi…
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-22FD74
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy clog clasp which probably dates to the 19th century. The object is rectangular in plan with irregular edges. It has two attachment hooks, one at each end, which are cast integrally, one is narrow, the other is the width of the mount. The front face is decorated and the back face is plain. The front face has a cross hatched surface and the decoration is symmetrical on both sides. It is a flower with a thick stem that has leaves coming off it. The flower has the hatched surface, the rest of the face is smooth.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2007
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-E213A7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead fabric weight, flat and circular, with two holes in the centre. Of simple design, with rounded edges and no decoration. 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: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-C0CD50
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Post Medieval fabric weight. Sub-circular with two circular perforations in the centre. 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: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-C11D85
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Post Medieval fabric weight. Circular with two circular perforations in the centre. 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: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-C12CC2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Flat circular lead weight. It has two central circular perforations and is slightly bent out of shape. Despite looking like a button, these weights were and are used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-8BB785
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead commemorative medal for the Chester Historical Pageant of July 1910. To the right the object depicts the coat of arms of Chester with a helm above. Around this is the inscription and Chester motto 'ANTIQVI COLANT ANTIQVVM DIERVM', ie 'Let the ancients worship the ancient days'. The left depicts the standing figures of Hugh Lupus and St Anselm. The inscription reads 'CHESTER HISTORICAL PAGEANT IVLY 1910'. # In the exergue below the figures (missing from this example) is the explanation of the scene 'HUGH LUPUS & ST ANSELM/ FOUNDED THE ABBEY OF/ ST WERBURGH'. The token is…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: DUR-03DBF2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Halfpenny of George III (1760-1820), Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft and spear right. Measures 27.45mm in diameter, 1.7mm in thickness and weighs 6.1g in total.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2012
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Record ID: LVPL-B22354
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base fragment of dark glazed ware vessel dating to the 19/20th century. The fabric is red with a black glaze on the inside surface. Only a small fragment of the base and a little of the wall of the vessel remains. It is quite a steep angle, almost 90 degrees.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-192D21
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular Copper Alloy token dating to the 19th century. Severely damaged with a third of the circle missing and a large portion of one face is missing leaving less than half of the area undamaged. Bankhead number 354
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-52F401
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag/cloth seal from the 19th century. It is sub-circular in plan and has been bent. The upper face has three lines of letters in relief, they are worn and so difficult to read but could be cyrillic as Russian seals are known in Britain.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-63A264
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Post Medieval field drain (recorded on survey as Roman Samian pottery). Reference no. 1899.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-61FC10
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small base fragment of a 19/20th century brown stone ware vessel. Some of the body remains, it is 26mm in height. On the outside surface are 2 lines around the circumference of the base. The inside surface is glazed slightly darker than the outside.
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-88E956
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chinese coin the Ch'ien Lung emperor (personal name Kao Tsung), who ruled 1735-96. It was minted in Manchu, probably from the Board of Works in Beijing. A circular coin with a square perforation in the centre.
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-891407
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chinese coin the Ch'ien Lung emperor (personal name Kao Tsung), who ruled 1735-96. It was minted in Manchu A circular coin with a square perforation in the centre.
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-BE0923
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Commemorative medal for the opening of Bolton Town Hall in 1873. It is made of pewter/lead and has been cast. It has been damamged and some of the edges have broken off. There are traces of some iron corrosion on the surface. One side has a picture of the town hall with the words OPENED BY.... around the edge. Below the picture it says TOWN HALL BOLTON. The second side has an elephant in the centre inside a laurel wreath. The elephant has a howdah on its back. This is the seat used by hunters in India and is sometimes seen as a castle (this is where 'Elephant and Castle' came fro…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-C23016
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Knowsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver shilling from South Africa. Minted in Pretoria it is a Transvaal and Orange Free State Shilling from 1895. It has been cut out from the reverse design which is a man smoking a pipe and wearing a top hat. It was probably used as a pendant as there is the remains of an attachment.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-017AD6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Danish copper alloy shilling (skilling) dating to 1711. It has been pierced for re-use as a pendant.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F5C6A5
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead/pewter figurine of a panther or other type of large cat which stands 29mm high. It is running and has all legs outstretched. It appears complete but there is wear around the face and at the end of the legs. There are casting seams visible around the edges of the figurine. This was probably a toy and most likely dates to the 19th or 20th centuries.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-5E8B20
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast pewter pipe bowl dating to the 19/20th century. It has a pattern of raised dots on the exterior surface which is typical of it's type. It has been slightly squahsed out of shape. The pipe part is missing although there is a projection from the bowl where it would have fitted.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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