Record ID: WILT-2480B7
Object type: WRITING AND DRAWING EQUIPMENT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead unidentified object, circular in section, and narrowing from 9.2mm diameter at one end to 7.0mm diameter at the other. It weighs 28.33g and is 81.5mm in length. The surface is extremely pitted. The object may have been used as a writing implement but it is a lead object of any date between the late medieval period and the 19th century with a purpose that we can only guess at.
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS2314
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: 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.

Record ID: WILT-24D058
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy or pewter hawking whistle of Post-Medieval date, possibly dating from the 18th century. The whistle is cast in the form of a dog's head with a wide collar decorated with a ring and dot design. The dog is biting on an iron pin, which presumably would have formed a suspension ring. It measures 30.34x16.03x14.29mm and weighs 16.71g. The broken socket end is 13.41mm in diameter and is filled with hardened clay.
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0BD616
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval (possibly as late as 18th or 19th century) lead tin/ white metal child's toy whistle (probably), not dissimilar to the incomplete CAM-EFB007. It comprises an incomplete hollow tube 66.95mm in length with the remains of projections to either side, following the two casting seams. It measures c.12mm in diameter (internal 9.76mm). The object weighs 23.66g and its max.width (including projections) is 24.56mm. The projections seem to have extended all along the casting seams. One elaborate inverted V shape survives. One face of the tube shows worn and moulded …
Created on: Monday 27th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Record ID: NMS1455
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
PM Ae whistle, corroded, cast tubular with broad collar at flat end with slot, rectangular perforation on top, transverse moulding with three ribs on body and at terminal with remains of broken loop, length (at least) 39mm.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CORTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D7F787
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An apparently complete, though with some damage, post-medieval silver "bosun's" whistle dating to the 17th century. It consist of a slightly tapering sheet tube with an applied transverse triple-rib at the centre, an elaborate openwork S-shaped handle below, and an egg-shaped hollow at the narrower end of the tube, also attached to the handle. The S-shaped handle is foliate in design and attached with solder to the underside of the tube and the hollow end. It is max.3.36mm thick. The tube narrows from 4.57mm in diameter (internal 3.60mm) to 3.96mm diameter (internal uncertain) and l…
Created on: Thursday 3rd October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-711AFB
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy whistle, perhaps for hunting, of early modern date (c.1800-1900) and cast in the form of a dog's head. The inside of the head is hollow. The curved edge of the sounding hole survives immediately behind the dog collar (similar can be seen on NMGW-159973) although the mouthpiece has been lost. Moulding seams are on the centre top and underside of the head. The dog has prominent eyes, large flat ears, and mouth in a growling position around a moulded hole, probably a suspension loop. A moulded dog collar has indentations mimicking pierced holes in the leatherw…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-A90C59
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver fragment of a "bosun's" whistle, dating to c.1550-1700. It consists of the body or 'buoy', a cast hollow sub-spherical of sheet silver with an oval-shaped opening and a ridge running to either side of this and above. The opening measures 5.3x3.8mm and the ridge 2.6mm in thickness and 1.7mm in height. The ridge consists of a central rib flanked by a lower rib to either side and appears to seal together the two hemispheres of the body. It is otherwise undecorated. A small broken silver projection just below one end of the ridge may be the remains of the tube (whic…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2021
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Record ID: WILT-072AC3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Post-Medieval (1500-1700) silver probable whistle, consisting of an incomplete, squashed egg-shaped body displaying part of the sound aperture and with a complete closed end. The object measures 20.53x16.44x(max)5.14mm and weighs 1.7g. A loop measuring 5.12mm (internal 2.26mm) in diameter, turned through 90degrees extends from the rounded, closed end. The body is of sheet silver 0.71mm thick and plain except for a decorative 'rope effect' rib below the closed end and just above the aperture which appears as a fragment of circle c.4mm in diameter.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A9F3F4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and squashed post-medieval sheet silver whistle of perhaps 17th century date, missing a section of the mouthpiece and a larger section of the open end. The object has been constructed from two pieces of sheet silver. The first piece has been rolled to form a tapering cylinder and shaped to form a D-shaped mouthpiece. The second piece sits internally running from the mouthpiece to the front edge of the D-shaped sound hole that has been cut away in the upper surface of the whistle. A third piece, now missing, would have formed a circular domed end cap to close the open end …
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-9990B7
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of undatable (200 BC-1800 AD) but probably Roman to medieval, hone or whetstone, measuring 42.21x41.00x20.59mm and weighing 48.45g. The stone has micaceous inclusions and is greyish in colour. The whetstone or hone is formed from a very fine grained sedimentary, mica rich sandstone or siltstone. It is rectangular in cross section and has a deep groove on both of the larger faces.
Created on: Friday 21st January 2011
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2011
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Record ID: WILT-42FE74Z
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of undatable (200 BC-1800 AD) but probably Roman hone or whetstone, measuring 48.37x37.89x20.74mm and weighing 63.8g. The stone is smooth on one face and rougher on the others. It is red/ brown in colour with micaceous inclusions. The whetstone or hone is formed from a very fine grained sedimentary, mica rich sandstone or siltstone.
Created on: Monday 19th July 2010
Last updated: Saturday 17th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5A19F5
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of undatable whetstone, roughly rectangular in shape and cross-section. It measures 31.59x24.70x22.10mm and weighs 32.2g. It is made from a mica rich, fine grained and dense stone with irregular breaks. The whetstone is broken at both short ends. The faces are much smoother than the broken ends and have rounded corners. It is these which were probably used for resharpening blades of knives, scythes, axes and other tools. All the faces have cut marks on them. Stray finds of whetstones are notoriously difficult to date and only very few found out of context can be dated t…
Created on: Friday 30th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-E77056
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete sandstone probable hone stone, measuring 88.99x(max)70.71x(max)27.89mm and weighing 212.10g. The widest edge is also the thinnest, the incomplete stone being wedge-shaped and triangular in cross-section. Both faces display shallow grooves. Neolithic to Victorian in date, perhaps Prehistoric or Medieval/ Post-Medieval, given that hones between these dates tend to be long and narrow.
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2009
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
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Record ID: WILT-969DE0
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of whetstone, smooth and used on all surfaces including several deep grooves for pins. The stone is orange in colour with yellow diagonal striations across it. Measures 59.6x38.3x(max)35.7mm. Weighs 93.84g.
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-AA6CD3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken fragment of whetstone, probably Roman in date given that it has been collected with a large amount of Roman pottery. It measures 60x39x max 19mm thick and weighs 55.96g. The stone is smooth, dark grey and has flecks of mica within it.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-AA7882
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two rims and one body fragment of Romano British greyware with flint inclusions. The largest measures 81x56x15mm (body), the smallest 52x31x8mm. They collectviely weigh 114.94g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-AA8A07
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three rims and two body fragments of Romano British greyware. The largest measures 66x36x10mm (rim), the smallest 48x20x6mm (rim). They collectviely weigh 74.51g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-4AF932
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of whetstone measuring 40x36x10mm and weighing 25.31g. It has numerous long marks on the surface. Roman to medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 11th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-DBACE4
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undatable whetstone. It could date to any time between the Iron Age and post medieval, but probably more likely to be post medieval. It is triangular in section and measures 157mm in length, is max 73mm wide (min 56mm) and max 44mm thick (min 16mm). It weighs c.630g (to the nearest 10g). There is a worn area on the edge of one face and several deep grooves on both faces. The deepest grooves are at the thickest end, being 2-3mm deep.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.