Record ID: NLM-1F4D21
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal strap fitting. A lightweight strap loop comprising a narrow taller oval-ended loop and a sub-rectangular subsidiary loop, the latter now offset by adventitious bending. A coat of matt olive drab paint suggests a military context, perhaps from webbing or a weapon sling. Suggested date: Modern, 1930-1980. Length: 30.2mm, Height: 65.7mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 6.07gms
Created on: Monday 30th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Humberston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F46A76
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal medallion. A shield-shaped medallion with a suspension loop at the top. One side bears the image of a motor car and the legend: PRESENTED WITH/THE WIZARD/ 15.9 BENTLEY. The other side shows an elephant, with the caption: MYSTIC SIGNS / No. 1. This was a free gift with the Wizard comic published by D C Thompson 1922-1963, and relaunched 1970-1978. The subject matter and the use of a lightweight alloy might commend a date in the 1930s; a collector’s website suggests 1928-1930. Suggested date: Modern, 1928-1930 Height: 23.3mm, Width: 20mm, Thickness: 1.1mm, Weight: 1.03gms
Created on: Monday 16th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owersby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-55D113
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete utensil set of modern date, cAD1938-1945. The utensil set is know as Goffel. German Army "Spork" (Fork = gable/Spoon = offel) comprising a spoon and a fork joined by a rivet towards the base of the handles. The lower face is stamped with a makers mark of GK & F, which is underlined and with the number 40 stamped below the line. The metal has a dull grey patina and is slightly corroded. The tines of the fork have been broken off. The item was found on the site of a POW camp, where both German and Italian prisoners of War were detained. Length: 153.9mm; …
Created on: Sunday 8th March 2020
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-39519D
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal toy. Discoid round shield detached from a toy soldier modelled at a scale of 20mm or 1:72. The shield has been carefully painted by the owner with enamel paints, with a yellow field, two red chevrons and two groups of four pellets, with red areas highlighted in black ink, and with a central glossy orange boss. The back of the shield is tan, and has a central pit for attachment to the soldier. A shield of later Roman or early medieval date is probably intended, with a motif perhaps vaguely inspired by those of the Notitia Dignitatum. The scale and subject suggest this to ha…
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Keelby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-394613
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal toy. Toy road sign, modelled in strong relief at a scale of c.1:32 or 54mm, with a uniface speed restriction notice within a round frame at the end of a round-section pole, the numerals 30 appearing in relief bearing black paint against a white ground and within a red circle. Bent at the lower end and base lost. The 30 mile per hour speed limit for motorised vehicles was introduced in March 1935, while plastic replaced metal for such toys from c.1960. Suggested date: Modern, 1935-1960 Height: 49.3mm, Width/Diameter: 14.8mm, Thickness: 1.7mm, Weight: 2.73gms
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Keelby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-1AEF18
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but squashed, cracked and bent white metal thimble of Post-Medieval date. It is assumed to be made of silver, however XRF analysis has not been carried out to date. The thimble has possibly been formed in one-piece, no obvious seams are visible. However, a subtle line between the top and sides of the thimble could equally be the resulting fine crack caused by the artefact having been squashed or a well formed seam. Holes are present over this subtle feature but this could have been an attempt to further disguise a join. The artefact weighs 2.43g. In its current co…
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-77D7D8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal thimble. A lightweight alloy machine-stamped domed or conical thimble, with a billeted foot ring, a broad basal zone occupied by a bordered frieze of comma-shaped curls and pendant arches against a horizontally lined ground. The borders are decorated with a presumably rouletted series of vertical bars below the frieze and with two rows of triangular stamps which face each other above it. The upper wall is occupied by machine stamped hexagonal-to-circular pits, which appear to have continued as a concentric arrangement of die-stamped pits on the top. Squashed. The lightweig…
Created on: Monday 16th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-61DB9B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal possible coin. A flat flan bearing faint trace of a bust right, otherwise featureless. Possibly clipped with the removal of legends; edges appear neatly cut. The overall impression is that this may not actually be a coin. It is possible this object may relate to a rash of forgeries reported from various sites detected by this club over the years, though those forgeries are usually of different style and construction, and are thought to come from a 'mint' in the Grimsby area. Obverse description: possibly bust right. All other detail lost. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C46B54
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A counterfeit William III sixpence, Chester mint, third bust, dating from 1697 - 1701. A very good forgery, silver plate on white metal, as Spink 3540.
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-6A6FB7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cast Post Medieval white metal or pewter button, c. AD 1500 - 1700. Circular in form with a none descript wavy-linear design on the front face and the remnant of a fixing post on the rear. Find site is within the field that is west of Donnington Castle near the 2nd Battle of Newbury (24th October 1644). The surface has a mixed grey patina. Measurements - Diameter = 11.78mm, thickness = 5.0mm, weight = 3.6gm.
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C98334
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal thimble. Domed or conical thimble with a thickened rounded foot ring and the wall above occupied by a series of fine, probably machine-executed, horizontal lines or ridges. These continue on the top as concentric rings. Torn with the loss of some fabric, and lightly squashed. It is uncertain whether this is made of silver or a different and lightweight metal. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Diameter: c. 19mm, Height: 24.5mm, Thickness (wall): 0.2mm, Weight: 2.47gms
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodmansey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C96679
Object type: CALENDAR
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal calendar. A die-stamped disc issued as a promotional trinket advertising Matchless Metal Polish. One side bears the image of a draped female [probably Minerva] polishing her Corinthian helmet; a small circular panel identifying the issuer as a Liverpool company; the motto: BRIGHTENS / THE WORLD, and, in larger letters, the circumferential legend: MATCHLESS METAL POLISH. The other side bears a central roundel with the date 1903 within, the rest being occupied by a radial arrangement of notation which permitted the user to establish on which day of the week any date in that …
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodmansey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-09A49A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal alloy artefact, of uncertain dating, but possibly Late Medieval in dating (AD 1400 to AD 1700). The artefact has a globular base which then extends upwards into a circular socket. Mineralised remains of plant material, probably wood are present in the socket. Multiple small V shaped knife cuts are present over the base but do not appear to form an organised pattern. XRF analysis of the surface has shown that the artefact is predominately made from Lead (Pb) and Tin (Sn) with traces of Iron (Fe), Antimony (Sb) and Copper (Cu). The artefact measures 34…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-091D14
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal medallion. An oval plate, probably stamped with an integral suspension loop, bearing the image of Mary robed and haloed, dispensing rays of grace from her hands, within a circumferential legend in French: O MARIE CONCUE [----]E PRIEZ POUR NOUS QUI AVONS RECOURS A VOUS, translated as: Mary [the Immaculate] Conception pray for us who have recourse to you. A maker's name in smaller script: FENIN PONCET appears below the image. The other side bears an oval ring of twelve stars around the monogram M with a cross behind it, above the paired hearts of Jesus and Mary. The context …
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Waltham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9F8B23
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal possible ingot fragment. A sub-triangular fragment of white metal, possibly beaten while on a flat surface with one curved edge and a juxtaposed flat surface, broken at its narrower end and curved at the other. This could be a scrap of silver bullion which has been divided according to Viking Age systems of measurement: its mass slightly exceeds one Scandinavian unit of 4.43gms. Were the metal to be identified as silver, the object could qualify as possible Treasure, and is to be submitted to the Treasure process in precautionary vein, ref. 2019 T976. Suggested date: Early…
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F82E34
Object type: STAMP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal, possibly nickel, object of probable Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1800 - 1900. The object is sub-triangular with irregular sloping sides and a flat top and base. The top is narrower than the base. The base appears to have an incised design thought this cannot be sufficiently determined. The object is 10.3mm long, 9.3mm wide, 5.2mm thick and weighs 2.4g. It is possible that this fragment may be part of a block from a printing press thought this attribution cannot be certain due to the advance wear of the object.
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-286E5E
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two globules of solidified molten casting waste of uncertain date. The objects are irregular in form and section with no identifying features. They are dull silver/grey in colour. Piece 1: 9.1g. Piece 2: 3g. In the absence of metallurgical analysis it is unclear as to whether the metal is silver or another white metal such as tin or lead. Furthermore, due to the undiagnostic nature of the finds they cannot be securely dated. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find, it cannot be securely dated as being over 300 years old and as such would appear to fall outside the provi…
Created on: Tuesday 13th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1834FA
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two (2) complete aluminum utensil sets of modern date, c.AD 1938 - 1945. The utensil sets are known as Göffel - German Army "Spork" (Fork = gable / Spoon = offel) comprising a spoon and fork joined by a rivet toward the base of the handles. The upper surface of one Göffel is stamped with a makers mark featuring WaA 45; a downward facing pennant with capital T inside topped by parachute; and the year 1938. It has also been inscribed with the name "R Wagner". The metal has a dull grey patina and is slightly worn. The object is 152.5mm long, 46.7mm to 16.8mm wide, 2.2mm to 9mm th…
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-ABFB22
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal and ceramic mount. A shiny round white ceramic boss of plano-convex section retained in a metal frame with a scalloped edge. The stub of a central integral fixing pin of diameter 5.8mm projects from the back, and is surrounded by alternating smaller and larger round holes. The boss is now smashed. The finder kindly suggests a function as a harness decoration; this reporter would rather see it as a fitting from a domestic setting - the white ceramic might even suggest it to come from a washroom or kitchen. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1850-1950 Diameter: 30.8…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amcotts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-AB97A9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal button. Probably die-stamped concavo-convex lightweight discoid uniform button with an unusual form of loop set centrally on the back: this comprises a white metal star with four arms or rays which are bent inwards, leaving the centre projecting behind the button with apertures between the arms to receive the thread which would attach the button. The front bears the bordered motif of a round grenade issuing flames. This may denote the uniform to have been of the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, or possibly a Volunteer formation. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950 Di…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorpe Audlin', grid reference and parish protected.