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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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  • BAC36 - Copper/brass

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    36 1 Morse key - copper alloy metal fragment, potentially from a Morse or telegraph key/device. Small, solid, circular piece of metal is connected to two thin, parallel pieces of metal held together by thin metal pillars. Small amounts of green oxidation covering artefact. Copper/brass North West Cat ...

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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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  • BAC46

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    46 5 1. Sextant: largely intact, frame is a basic triangle with a graduated arc at the base and cross bars extending from each side and the base into the centre. Thin, 3 mm diameter legs support the two base corners while a larger, 14 mm diameter conical ...

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  • BAC5121 - Glass

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    5121 1 Bottle - clear glass bottle or vial. Completely intact, interior coated with a blue-white powder, and the remnants of a stopper are inside. Cylindrical with two slightly flattened sides. Relatively tall, thin neck. Glass North West 2km west of main ...

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