Record ID: LIN-74CC06
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy token dating to the Post Medieval to Modern period (c. AD 1700-1900). Both the obverse and reverse depict three ostrich feather plumes passing through an open crown. There is no legible inscription apparent. The token is well worn and the bottom half is missing. Similar examples recorded on the database include: NLM-6A8D68 and SUSS-9821A5. The overall dimensions are as follows: 16.48mm in legnth, 21.48mm in width, 0.29mm in thickness and 0.3g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: LIN-94EAA3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bag seal dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1880-1946). The seal comprises a cast disc with a slot in one edge and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge, to function as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears the stamped motif of a Cornucopiae with the legend TRADE / MA[RK]. The other side bears a central legend over three lines: LATE / OHLENDORFFS/ [LO]NDON and the circumferential legend: ANGLO CON[TINENTAL] [...] WORKS. The company name indicates this to be from a bag of guano fertiliser supplied by the company from the 1880s to the 1940s. A number of bag seals …
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caistor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-816659
Object type: SHOE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy shoe pattern dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1900-1950). The object is a thin metal print of a shoe used in shoe making. It has been bent and torn in places owing to plough damage. Near the heel of the pattern a series of letters and number, apparently a serial number, have been stamped, reading: EG // 0030725 - BC // [...] // [...]. The overall dimensions are as follows: 270mm in length (when straightened) 140mm in length as it appares now, 88.93mm in width, 0.43mm in thickness and 63.87g in weight.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
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Record ID: LIN-6B86DD
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bullet dating to the Modern period (c AD 1910-1950). A small calibre rifle bullet with several pits and scratches. As suggested by Foreman (2017) its grey tint may suggest a fairly recent date. The bullet would have been a 9mm calibre and was common for firearms in the first half of the 20th century (Foreman 2017). The overall dimensions are as follows: 15.53mm in length, 11.56mm in diameter and 11.74g in weight. Reference: Foreman, M (2017) NLM-D4D783: A MODERN BULLET Web page available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/834404 [Acc…
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Record ID: LIN-EA9420
Object type: LID
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead lid from an unknown object with a probable late Post Medeival to Modern date (c. AD 1700-1900). The lid is circular in shape with a cylindrical handle projecting from the centre. The edge of the lid is slightly raised on the front but has a more pronounced ridge to the reverse. The lid is inscribed on both the front and reverse and the entire object looks to be handmade. The inscription on the front has been incised across three lines both above and below the handle; it reads E.G (above the handle) / HBW / I. On the reverse the inscription reads WILWEWIEx and has been …
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
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Record ID: LIN-C44478
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy seal matrix dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1750 -1850). The matrix is rectangular with a tapering four sided handle, surmounted with a spherical knop, a rounded collar, and a circular suspension loop with a crimped top knop. The engraved matrix bears the legend: GOD SPEED / THE above the image of a plough, all of which are probably stamped. Several similar excamples have been recorded on the PAS database: HESH-44A6D6; NLM-CB5A81 and NLM-BA7EA2. The overall dimensions are as follows: 26.41mm in length, 14.97mm in width, 12.83mm in thickness and 9.13g in …
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2017
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Record ID: LIN-3097AE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy token issued by William Hartson, Mayor of Lincoln, dating to AD 1872. The token has a crack running diagonally across the face and has fragments missing around the edge of the top left hand quarter. Obverse: WM HARR[IS]ON, ESQE MAYOR surrounding the Lincoln coat of arms, all within a dotted border. Reverse: LINCOLN / ARBORETUM / OP ... EO / AUGT 26 / 1872, all within a dotted border. The overall dimensions are as follows: 41.03mm in diameter and 9.74g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: LIN-E1729E
Object type: TAG
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy tag dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1850-1950). The tag has been made from a coin stamped on the reverse with the name 'WILSON'. The coin is bust right, though no other coin details are legible on both the obverse and reverse. The overall dimensions are as follows: 29mm in diameter and 7.12g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
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Record ID: LIN-64C859
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead bag seal dating to the Modern period (c. AD 1870-1940). The seal is sub-circular in plan with a stamped design on the obverse and reverse. The design on both sides is very worn and difficult to determine, though LONDON can be read at the bottom of the obverse, and the letters AFA are apparent in the centre at the top of the seal on the reverse. Similar modern examples of bag seals have been recorded on the database and have been attributed to sealing bags of guano fertiliser. These examples include record numbers CORN-266B57; PUBLIC-DB3757; and NLM-00F183. The …
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
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