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Title: Todays finds new permission
Post by: Discrim-Me on July 19, 2013, 11:26:42 PM
Managed to ID the Spindle Whorl meself, 13th century methinks,  But the others  ??
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/photo6_zpsea2a11da.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/photo6_zpsea2a11da.jpg.html)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/photo7_zpse2ef4cad.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/photo7_zpse2ef4cad.jpg.html)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/photo6_zpsd6fbaab1.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/photo6_zpsd6fbaab1.jpg.html)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/photo5_zpsd6b41440.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/photo5_zpsd6b41440.jpg.html)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/photo4_zpsa50ad830.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/photo4_zpsa50ad830.jpg.html)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s386/pugwash007/download_zps79d65d7c.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/pugwash007/media/download_zps79d65d7c.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Todays finds new permission
Post by: The Doc on July 20, 2013, 10:47:22 AM
Interesting finds.

The other bits look like furniture or harness fittings. Top of the first picture looks like a trade weight. Any markings on it?

Spindle whorls are very difficult to date and plain ones like this have been found in contexts ranging from Roman to post-medieval!


Title: Re: Todays finds new permission
Post by: nobby on July 20, 2013, 11:29:56 AM
Ho discrim
I have found one of those rose fittings, showed it to the farmer (who was ancient himself  ;D ) and said itsa harness brass would have been on the side of blinkers


Title: Re: Todays finds new permission
Post by: Discrim-Me on July 20, 2013, 02:58:28 PM
oooo interesting thanks Guys,  the trade weight thingy ma bob does have what looks like a tree on the front of it, if that makes any sense...


Title: Re: Todays finds new permission
Post by: jayhay69 on July 20, 2013, 03:18:26 PM
does it have an initial on it also a dagger,and a coffee pot  ;D


Title: Re: Todays finds new permission
Post by: Moncó on July 20, 2013, 07:39:51 PM
I like the spindle whorl, I have quite a few myself, allways a welcome find.... ;D


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