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Record ID: DENO-CCE116
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Dark blue-green window glass fragment. Flat and “crizzled”. Probably early post medieval. Length 30.5mm, width 24.5mm, thickness 4.4mm, weight 4.56g.
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMS2314
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published Find published
MED 3 fragments of window glass, one triangular quarry, c.65 x 55 x 55mm, with ?red painted line around edges (11g).
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'FIELD DALLING', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-C9A4B4
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of blue-green window glass, probably of Roman date
Created on: Monday 8th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DENO-FA9752
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Two fragments of cast lead alloy openwork tracery of Medieval date. One fragment is decorated on both faces and the other is decorated on one face only, with the reverse bring flat. The piece decorated on both faces is 38.5mm long, 21.1mm wide and 1.7mm thick. The decoration is the same on both faces and consists of a design of branching arches within arches, including gothic arch outlines. The faces of this arches are decorated with simple grooves and ridges. The second fragment consists of three elongated gothic arches side-by-side attached at the base to an arc so that the three ar…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgebrook Area', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMS-0ADD10
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of a Post-Medieval window, triangular piece of greenish/yellow glass within a frame of milled lead cames of Knight’s type E (see King in East Anglian Archaeology 32, p.39-40). 52 x 25mm.
Created on: Monday 29th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton (Near Bungay)', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMS-759C68
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of a medieval lead grille or ventilator. Only one aperture remains surrounded by the stumps of severn arms. Both these and the triangular frame around the aperture are of triangular cross-section. See Cherry 1985; James, T.B. and Knight, B. in James and Robinson 1988, 225-6. Extant dimensions 26 x 20 x 2.5mm. 13th - 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2013
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-874834
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval lead grille or ventilator. Circular (diam. 27mm) with a central cross which project beyond the outer edge, three surviving as stumps, one bent with slight remains of possible lateral projections, possibly part of an outer frame. Triangular cross-section. Surviving length (unbent) 38mm. 2mm thick. See Cherry 1985; James, T.B. and Knight, B. in James and Robinson 1988, 225-6. 13th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: LON-804AD1
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A post medieval iron window frame dating to the early 17th century. The frame comprises an oval frame with two curved corners and one angled corner, the final corner is broken and the finder has repaired with black electrical tape. The frame is made from a strip of iron with a rectangular cross section. There is a cylindrical hinge projecting from one of the long sides of the frame located approximately one third along the length. One the opposing long side there is an ornate plate, supporting the catch mechanism, projecting internally to the frame. The catch comprises three elements:…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-F8DAB5
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of cast lead alloy openwork Medieval tracery, probably dating to c. 14th-15th century AD. The fragment consists of a relatively flat openwork design, with a solid horizontal bar positioned presumably at its upper edge and a sub-triangular open work section below with four remaining vertical columns of varying height joined at the bottom by a triangular segment with a circular knop at its apex. The upper horizontal bar is decorated with repeating raised squares filled with alternating large central pellet in one, followed by pelleted saltires in the next. Below this, the two…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C7348D
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of an elaborate medieval lead grille or ventilator. D-sectioned broken and distorted triangular frame with an elaborate arangement of straight and curved bars. Length (long side unbent) c.145mm. Width (mid-point to point) 52mm. 2mm thick. Weight 26.33g. See Cherry 1985; James, T.B. and Knight, B. in James and Robinson 1988, 225-6. 13th - 16th century.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th April 2015
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SF-CBE814
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An assemblage of 4 glass window fragments of Roman date. They have a combined total weight of 2.18g. 1) 1 fragment of rectangular pale green window glass of Roman date. The underside is rough, suggesting that it was cast. This fragment measures 14.26mm in length, 12.03mm in width, 1.81mm in thickness, 0.56g in weight. Cast window glass appeared around the middle of the first century. It was probably produced by pouring molten glass into trays resulting in relatively thick panes with a characteristic flat, rough underside, a glossy, slightly undulating upper surface, frequently with…
Created on: Monday 21st July 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: PUBLIC-B6DBCB
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of cast lead window frame. It is roughly cross-shaped in form, with H-shaped cross section that has recesses for the now missing window glass measuring 2.81mm in width. It is of probable Medieval or later date.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: GLO-0B2666
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead lattice grille with a curving outside edge, the internal design is made from a series of connecting arches. All of the strands of the lattice have a diamond cross-section. The grille or ventilation panel probably dates to the Medieval period. Cherry (Cherry, J. 1985 'Some Ecclesiastical and Monastic Finds' Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 2) comments that these panels with openwork tracery panels are found on monastic sites, royal and archiepiscopal palaces dating to the 13th to 15th centuries, and in Essex and Surry continued in use on farmhouses until th…
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: ESS-12E9F2
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead openwork lattice, which would have formed a ventilation panel in a window. The panel is lozenge shaped, with a central circle, surrounded by an additional four circles, one in each angle of the lozenge. The circles are joined by horizontal and vertical lines that divide each circle into quarters. The lattice is damaged, incomplete and in several pieces. It is 133.94mm long, 97.80mm wide. J Cherry 'Some Ecclesiastical and Monastic Finds' Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 2: These fittings were found on monastic sites of 13th to 15th century date, and a…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-31D88D
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of medieval lead alloy tracery, probably from a window grille or ventilator, dating to c.1200-1500. It is semi-circular in shape, with old breaks at either end. Projecting to the inside edge are two-and-a-half semi-circular foils. This is probably just under half of its original shape, which was presumably circular. In total, the object measures 41.81mm wide, 21.41mm in height, 4.29mm in thickness and weighs 12.04g. The fragment probably dates to the Medieval period. Cherry (Cherry, J. 1985 'Some Ecclesiastical and Monastic Finds' Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 2…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-623B14
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of medieval lead alloy tracery, probably from a window grille or ventilator and dating to c. 1200-1500. In plan it is L-shaped with a mostly square cross-section surmounted on one face with a central rib U-shaped in cross-section. At the corner both arms are C-shaped in cross-section, being hollow to the face opposite to that surmounted by the rib. The breaks are old. It has a variable white/grey colour. The piece measures 28.4 mm in length, 23.0 mm width, is 6.4 mm thick and weighs 9.02 gr. It was found very close to HAMP-629FA5. The fragment probably dates to the Med…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Andover', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: HAMP-629FA5
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of medieval lead alloy tracery, probably from a window grille or ventilator, dating to c.1200-1500. It is a triangular piece with old breaks and an L-shaped back 5.5mm thick. A diagonal rib at roughly two thirds of the distance from the corner along each line creates a 'filled-in' area c.1.5mm thick, with additions to both side of apparently sheet lead, up to the height of the L-shaped arm. This part of the object therefore has a T-shaped cross-section (without the additional sheeting). Extending at a right angle to the longer arm, just above the diagonal rib, is an arm r…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Andover', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LIN-0FCBAD
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete piece of medieval lead alloy tracery, possibly a window grille or ventilator, dating to the period c.AD 1200-1500. It is lozengiform in plan and D shaped in cross section, and comprises an openwork design featuring a quatrefoil at its centre. The tracery is decorated with pointed knops. The object measures 96.27mm in length, 88.33mm in width, 4.16mm in thickness and weighs 42.43g. In 'The Finds Research Group Datasheet 2. Some ecclesiastical and Monastic Finds' John Cherry (1985) states 'Lead panels, square or diamond shaped and often decorated with openwork tracer…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: LON-0264F4
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of Medieval-Post Medieval window came with small fragment of glass. The window lead is in the form of a small cross junction point with one arm remaining. The arm is H shaped in section with the interior of the arm retaining the ribbing. At the end of the branch there is the start of a return at an obtuse angle. The fragment of came is badly damaged and is only a small fragment of a much larger object. The glass that has been found is now a milky green colour and is delaminating and breaking down. The glass fragment is triangular and corresponds with the angle of the lead cam…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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Record ID: LIN-5FE5FC
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An openwork lead panel, possibly a grille or ventilator for a window. The panel takes the form of a circular frame with a trefoil openwork cell to the bottom right and left corners. The circle is divided by five vertical columns and a quatrefoil openwork cell in the centre. A further, possible quatrefoil cell, is located to the left and the right of this. The upper quarter is missing. The finder no longer has this item, but thinks that it was two or three inches in width. This might suggest that it is too large to be a pilgrim item, and therefore more likely to be a grille. In 'The…
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: LIN-F8F0AC
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete piece of medieval lead alloy tracery, possibly a window grille or ventilator, dating to the period c.AD 1200-1500. It is lozengiform in plan and D shaped in cross section, and comprises an openwork design featuring a quatrefoil at its centre. The tracery is decorated with pointed knops. The item is in six fragments, and appears for the most part to be from one item. The object measures circa 85mm in length and in width, and circa 2mm in thickness. In 'The Finds Research Group Datasheet 2. Some ecclesiastical and Monastic Finds' John Cherry (1985) states 'Lead panel…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-BF7DBC
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Very small fragment probably of a medieval lead window ventilator or grille, comprising the junction of probably two cusped apertures. The tracery is triangular in cross-section with the reverse flat. Weight 1.40g. 14.3 x 11.6 x 3mm. 13th - 15th century.
Created on: Saturday 22nd July 2023
Last updated: Saturday 22nd July 2023
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Record ID: IOW-626D36
Object type: WIND INSTRUMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An incomplete silver musical wind instrument dating 1724-1725. Treasure case no. 2009 T317 (not Treasure). An incomplete wind instrument made of sheet silver which has been folded to form a truncated cone. The object expands in diameter from the open chamfered mouth-piece towards the end of the object, to which the circular part would have been soldered originally. This circular part has become detached from the rest of the object and was inside the main body when found. The sound-hole is D-shaped in plan. In the lower part of the mouth piece is a soldered sheet silver 'reed' which ex…
Created on: Monday 15th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shorwell', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: PUBLIC-E57BA7
Object type: WIG CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete, post medieval pipe clay wig curler dating AD 1650-1800. It is cylindrical with a narrowed centre flaring out towards bulbous, biconical terminals, which taper to flattened circular ends. There are stamped marks on the indented circular ends, with a raised edge around them, but they are illegible. The object is of a naturally white colour which has discoloured to black and red/brown in the mud. Parallel records on the PAS: LON-781DE2, LON-868AB2 - which are both similar, but neither are quite identical in shape. Dimensions: Length: 70.41mm; Width at centre: 1…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2020
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Record ID: NLM-115AAC
Object type: WIG CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead possible wig curler. A cast round-section fluted banana-shaped object, tapered from a narrower end to a broader bulbous end. Six or seven grooves pass along the length of the object. These might have conferred a better grip. Patinated overall. Wig curlers are usually reported as ceramic finds, though the form would be adaptable using lead. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1660-1800 Length: 39.1mm, Diameter: 6.4mm, Weight: 9.56gms
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DENO-A74DD5
Object type: WIG CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A probable complete cast lead alloy wig curler of post-medieval date, c. AD 1660-1800. The object is sub-cylindrical: round in section and slightly narrowed in the centre with flat terminals. The metal's surface has a powdery pale cream coloured patina with possible indistinct striations. Wig curlers are usually reported as ceramic finds, although the form could be be created using lead. Length: 32.94 mm, diameter: 14.21 mm and weight: 45.96 g.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-0C38E3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cylindrical lead alloy whistle with an encircling collar. The terminal has an extension for suspension.
Created on: Friday 20th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Singleton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: IOW-308033
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A complete copper alloy whistle of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1500 – AD 1800). Length: 40.0mm; maximum diameter: 14.8mm; minimum diameter: 9.0mm. Weight: 7.16g. The main body of the whistle is made of sheet copper alloy. It has been folded to form a tubular truncated cone-shape and has a longitudinal soldered seam which has sprung slightly along about half of its length. The tube expands in diameter, from the open mouth-piece, where its minimum diameter is 9.0mm, to the opposite closed end, where its maximum diameter is 14.8mm. It has two oval perforations which are known as …
Created on: Saturday 8th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: HESH-CED3B4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published Find published
The reported object is a small whistle made of silver sheet. It is complete, retaining a small suspension ring (for a ribbon) on its underside. It is plain without maker's mark or decoration, and has a domed end which has been soldered to the pipe. Metal Content Analysis to ascertain the elemental composition of the artefacts was carried out by Mary Davis using a CamScan MaXim 2040 analytical scanning electron microscope (SEM), plus an Oxford Instruments Link Isis energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX). The object was examined whole within the specimen chamber and analysed for 100…
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 16th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Radnor', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LON-5F4D91
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pottery base from a German Whiteware: Polychrome bird whistle (1575-1625). The fabric is fine buff with a glossy brown, green and yellow lead-glaze, usually with the brown glaze representing the wings and eyes which are further accentuated by scored outlines. Only the base of the whistle is present in this case but originally the body of the bird would have been in the form of a small splayed footed pot with the head and whistle-tube applied. The whistle outlet is through the top of the head. Dimensions: diameter: 24.10mm; weight: 6.55g. Reference: Hurst, J. G., Neal, …
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
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Record ID: CAM-17AF71
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Bone whistle made from mammal bone, probably a sheep or goat metacarpal, measuring 74 mm in length, 11 mm in diameter, with a thickness of 2mm. The curved face has one very neat hole drilled or bored into it toward the proximal end, presumably for the thumb. The flat face has two neat holes drilled or bored in it c.5mm from the thumbhole on the other side. Although broken at both ends, the preservation of the bone is good.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: WMID-962B30
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete lead/tin alloy whistle dating from the post-medieval period. The whistle consists of a perforated pipe adjoining a hollow sphere with a suspension loop and small sub-circular perforation. Mass: 6.6g; maximum length: 37.8mm; maximum diameter of sphere (including rib): 16.9mm; diameter of pipe: 7.3mm; lengthof pipe: 17.3mm. The pipe is generally circular in section, but there is both a large notch and a constriction with a C shaped opening in the tube. The whistle has been cast in two pieces, and is joined by a bent-over rib on the sphere. The sphere is decorated by an elabor…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brewood', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: ESS-BC5BA2
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Possibly a post medieval or modern (1700-1900AD) cast pewter whistle. The artefact is is tubular with an oval cross section. The internal space divided in two; the main tube is circular, with an internal diameter of 9.22mm, with the upper tube being sub-triangular, measuring 4.88mm wide, 2.56mm high. This upper tube is now filled with soil. It tapers slightly towards one end (possibly the mouth piece), which has a worn break across it. There is a small integrally cast suspension loop on the upper surface measuring 7.25mm wide, 4.99mm thick with an internal diameter of 2.94mm. The surf…
Created on: Monday 12th January 2009
Last updated: Friday 25th June 2021
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: IOW-0E5385
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An almost complete copper alloy whistle of probable Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1500 – c. AD 1800). Length: 36.6mm; maximum diameter: 14.4mm; minimum diameter: 8.9mm; weight: 6.11g. The main body of the whistle is made of sheet copper alloy. It has been folded to form a tubular truncated cone-shape and has an intact longitudinal soldered seam. The tube expands in diameter, from the open mouth-piece, where its minimum diameter is 8.9mm, to the opposite closed end, where its maximum diameter is 14.4mm. It has two oval perforations (sound-holes) which are known as ‘lips’. These are…
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-6A22E3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Britannia metal pea whistle dating from the late 19th century; purpose unknown. Britannia metal is a pewter-type alloy favoured for its silvery appearance and smooth surface. The composition is approximately 93% tin, 5% antimony, and 2% copper. It was first produced in 1769 or 1770, under the name of "Vickers White Metal", by the Sheffield manufacturers Ebenezer Hancock and Richard Jessop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_metal).
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: KENT-E37973
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Silver whistle of narrow tapering form cut from silver sheet, applied with drilled and cabled bands around the body. Punched decoration of flowerheads and bands of dots across the body. Torn around the mouthpiece. Other end has a punched opening. Small suspension loop.
Created on: Monday 16th March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upchurch', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: DENO-12BE65
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Post medieval silver 'bosun's whistle fragment, pipe only. Gilded silver "bosun's" whistle fragment. Slightly tapering sheet tube with two applied double-grooved collars, one at the widest end and one at the centre. The wider half of the tube is decorated with four spiralling grooves giving it a cabled appearance; the remainder of the tube is plain. On the underside of the wider end of the tube is a broken circular loop; a handle would have extended from this loop and been fixed at two other points (indicated by scars) on the narrow half of the tube. A hollow sphere would have been …
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Derbyshire', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: IOW-707DF7
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An incomplete post-Medieval silver huntsman's whistle, 16th-early 17th century Treasure case no. 2009 T222. This tubular whistle is made of silver sheet and soldered lengthways along an abutting seam. Two twisted silver wire collars, wound around silver hoops, divide the whistle into three sections. However, the two ends (the open end and the mouth-piece) are missing and have ragged breaks. Close to the open end there is a circumferential cabled rib. Mid-way between the rib and the wire collar a scrolled cartouche contains a mark that may be a maker's mark but is unidentifiable due to…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shalfleet', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SF-C2EE32
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A 16th century silver huntman's whistle, now full of soil and incomplete and damaged at the mouth piece end. This whistle is cut from silver sheet and soldered; it is cylindrical and increases in diameter from the mouth-piece to the open end. Two wire collars divide the whistle into three sections; the upper section has a mouth-piece with a damaged sound hole. The central section is decorated with diagonal ribs. The lower section is undecorated but its circular end has an applied rim of filigree wire. There is a damaged suspension loop on the underside of the whistle.
Created on: Thursday 14th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Diss', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-FB1264
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A fragment of a silver hunting whistle. The fragment comprises the terminal of the cylindrical body, together with a pair of twisted silver wire bands. The whistle has been cut from silver sheet and soldered. The body retains the edge of the decorated section which comprises punched floral or foliate ornament.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2011
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