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  • BAC30 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    30 1 Fork - metal fork, four tines. Thin stem with a rounded handle. The tips of the right hand tines are slightly eroded and are shorter than than the left hand tines. Entire artefact is slightly eroded, with evidence of a makers mark on the back of the stem “DOHRCO HEAVY”. Front of handle engraved ...

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  • BAC31 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    31 1 Fork - metal fork with four tines. Thin stem with a rounded handle. Intact, no parts lost to erosion. Makers mark on the back of the stem “DOHRCO HEAVY”. Front of handle engraved with ‘Y-59’. Appears identical to BAC30 excluding level of erosion. NON ...

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  • BAC32 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    around its side to connect with artefact 1, the outer casing. NON-FERROUS North West Cat 26 Thu, ...

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  • BAC33 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    33 1 Gauge housing: Empty housing, gauge contents and faceplate missing. Gauge mostly circular with a short, rounded spout protruding from one side. Front of gauge has three screws, two on either side of the spout, and one on the far side. At the back of ...

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  • BAC34 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    34 1 Harness buckle - metal latch for a harness buckle. Single metal plate. Flat top which is slightly thicker than the rest of the plate. The sides widen slightly to accommodate a hollow slit, then narrow in to surround a circular hole 13 mm in diameter, ...

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  • BAC35 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    35 1 Compact case - the lid of a woman’s powder or mirror compact. Quite ornate, embossed with detailed scrollwork which is visible on both the front and back of the lid. Inside of lid is slightly indented on one side where the hinge would have been. Copp ...

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  • BAC38 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    38 4 1. Harness buckle: Rectangular base plate with four screw holes (three screws, one empty). One end of the plate has a slit, presumably for harness latch to lock into. Back of base plate numbered with ‘1840-I’. On top of the base plate sits a large sq ...

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  • BAC39 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    39 2 Metal studs - two identical metal studs. Each has a circular base which extends up in a conical shape. The cone has a slight waist 1.5 mm from the top. Underneath the circular base there is a second circular piece of metal held by an internal circula ...

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  • BAC41 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    41 2 Stud buttons - Two metal stud buttons, oval in shape with an empty circle cut out of the centre. Beneath the circle are the words ‘LIFT THE DOT’. The front piece is hooked into a slightly larger oval back piece, and moves very slightly. The back piec ...

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  • DHI4530 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    4530 1 Badge, cast brass on pewter/lead backing; central shield, scratched with w/? letter ‘R’, surrounded by acanthus-type scrolls. [Possibly a regimental badge]. NON-FERROUS North West Near the St Alouarn bottle site on ridge at Turtle Bay, Dirk Hartog ...

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