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Title: Wednesdays wander Post by: wittsy1 on June 27, 2015, 07:08:54 AM Had 4 hours wander on Wednesday and came away with this little collection. Four pennies (1891, 1906, 1915 and 1929), Silver Threepenny Bit (1917), some sort of key, a little thing me bob?, copper alloy mount of some sort and a Lizzie Shilling (1572).
Title: Re: Wednesdays wander Post by: Dungbeetle on June 27, 2015, 07:21:49 AM Nice, the key is for a barrel tap and the Lizzie is a sixpence. Well done.
Title: Re: Wednesdays wander Post by: wittsy1 on June 27, 2015, 07:38:27 AM Cheers dungbeetle, stand corrected on the Lizzie ;D. When you say barrel tap do you mean barrel of beer?
Title: Re: Wednesdays wander Post by: Val Beechey on June 27, 2015, 07:43:34 AM Beer or cider, as they were given in the field at hey cutting time.
The thingy looks like a watch winder and the mount is a very nice saddle makers badge. Title: Re: Wednesdays wander Post by: wittsy1 on June 27, 2015, 07:48:24 AM Thanks Val, very interesting and learning all the time.
Title: Re: Wednesdays wander Post by: Da Monkey on June 27, 2015, 07:59:59 AM Nice finds :)
Sometimes the keys are quite unique, the foreman would have it to control the flow, you don't want the greasy oiks helping themselves, no work would get done... It would just end up with a workforce looking like deadlock after his stag weekend ;) |