Copse Field - Day 3 - Finished...

[CRUSADER]

This was Mondays hunt & we finally finished 90% of the scatter before the Spring Beans moved us on.

7 Scrappies
Shell Fossil
2 Fox Teeth
Pistol Flintlock Frizzen (our first one ever)
2 broken Roman Brooches
1 Roman Hob-Nail
Roman Hair Pin
Roman Box Seal Lid (used to seal important letters or boxes whilst transporting them, similar idea as a modern lead seal)

 

[Westfront]

How big is the chance for a matching set of teeth?

 

[JamieD]

As a side note your fossil shell looks like a winkle (Littorina littorea)

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Another nice hunt, congrats!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Cru' , the bent bit in the middle with letters N T? and M reminds me of lettering from the art neauvo movement..but is the lead seal?...and are those a couple lead tokens just to the right? Field workers received cash payment for every 12 tokens? Medieval? Not sure if I am correct on any guesses. Love the Roman hair pin!

 

[CRUSADER]

How big is the chance for a matching set of teeth?

Pulled them from a skull that wasn't worth saving.

 

[CRUSADER]

As a side note your fossil shell looks like a winkle (Littorina littorea)

Yes, thats what I shouted to Cru'dad in the field & got a funny look.

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru' , the bent bit in the middle with letters N T? and M reminds me of lettering from the art neauvo movement..but is the lead seal?...and are those a couple lead tokens just to the right? Field workers received cash payment for every 12 tokens? Medieval? Not sure if I am correct on any guesses. Love the Roman hair pin!

Its a large horse brass, it has a company name I don't recognize, might be a Victorian/Edwardian horse & cart that delivered beer barrels.
2 Lead Bag Seals for fertilizers.

The field worker lead tokens were paid by the quantity of tokens. ie. you would get 1 for every bag of potato's
The shop produced tokens may have only taken a few at a time rather than 1 as payment for goods. However, very little is known/documented, so it's mostly guess work.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Thanks Cru, you know your stuff!

 

[Westfront]

Pulled them from a skull that wasn't worth saving.

At least he didn't lost them in a barfight.....

 

[CRUSADER]

At least he didn't lost them in a barfight.....

I've sold a skull before, not sure what I'm doing with the teeth yet. I kind of see them like antlers - natural sculptures/art

 

[Westfront]

I've sold a skull before, not sure what I'm doing with the teeth yet. I kind of see them like antlers - natural sculptures/art

Like me, i always take antlers, skulls and teeth home.