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We spent the first 2 hours 40 minutes on a long shot field. One we have never had a reason to search (blank on our research). However, its the time of year to try anything. There were a few encouraging signs & we did a small amount of gridding in promising spots but there wasn't enough to keep us there. Although Dad finished on a stunning 89th Reg of Foot Button, in fact he got the other nice button as well in our next field. This field was an area we had pretty much cleared out but we thought that a hammered should show up & I did managed 2.
5 hours 15 minutes in total:
1 Scrappy
17th C Lead Powder Flask Lid - Civil War Period
2 Tudor Strapends
Our first Medieval Balancing Bar see similar:
https://finds.org.uk/images/acooper/medium/PAS 449 tumbrel.jpg
This was used by traders to weigh gold coins.
1944 Sixpence
2 Poor hammered Pennies
89th Reg of Foot Circa 1800
Cambridgeshire Militia Button Circa 1800
UPDATE:
'The CM appears to me and those I have shown it to, to be a new other ranks pattern to the Cambridgeshire Militia. We reckon it fits between the current first and second patterns as featured on the website which will give it an approx date of 1780-1800. Nice find just a shame its a little nibbled around the edges.
Second one is a known type to the 89th Regt of Foot. The design came in around 1800, the earlier style does not have the dot at the top where the scroll lines meet, so this is the later style thus dating from c1820-1855.'
5 hours 15 minutes in total:
1 Scrappy
17th C Lead Powder Flask Lid - Civil War Period
2 Tudor Strapends
Our first Medieval Balancing Bar see similar:
https://finds.org.uk/images/acooper/medium/PAS 449 tumbrel.jpg
This was used by traders to weigh gold coins.
1944 Sixpence
2 Poor hammered Pennies
89th Reg of Foot Circa 1800
Cambridgeshire Militia Button Circa 1800
UPDATE:
'The CM appears to me and those I have shown it to, to be a new other ranks pattern to the Cambridgeshire Militia. We reckon it fits between the current first and second patterns as featured on the website which will give it an approx date of 1780-1800. Nice find just a shame its a little nibbled around the edges.
Second one is a known type to the 89th Regt of Foot. The design came in around 1800, the earlier style does not have the dot at the top where the scroll lines meet, so this is the later style thus dating from c1820-1855.'
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