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  • BAC18 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    18 1 Coin - 2 1/2 Guilder, 1931. Embossed on both sides. Obverse side reads “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN”. The reverse side reads “MUNT VAN HET KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN”. The coin has a seahorse privy mark to the left of the Kingdom of the Nethe ...

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  • BAC19 - CERAMICS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    19 1 Ceramic mug - Base of a white ceramic mug, broken halfway up. Base of handle attached. Very utilitarian; no decoration, plain white, uniformly cylindrical. Base has two stamps. The first is black, it includes the figure of a sphinx and the words ‘PET ...

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  • BAC20 - Glass

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    20 1 Glass measuring vessel - clear, cylindrical, glass vessel. Broken, 3 conjoining parts, remainder of vessel missing. Largest piece is complete base, and sides of vessel up to approx, 60 mm. Other two pieces fit together and fit on top of the first pie ...

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  • BAC23 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    23 1 Funnel (?) - Artefact originally thought to be funnel as it has a hollow cylindrical shape with a conical top and a spout protruding from the centre of the cone. However, a metal plate blocks across where the cylinder shifts angle to become the cone. ...

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  • BAC24 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    24 4 Port or toilet AND rubber seal AND spring (x2) Port OR toilet- Framework for metal port hole or toilet base. Large metal frame shaped like a solid “U”. Back of the frame has a raised circular frame around a hollow centre (the port hole). This circula ...

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  • BAC26 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    26 2 Fire extinguisher nozzle AND metal component Fire extinguisher nozzle - Long, black, rubber nozzle. At one end the handle is heavy and solid, with a diameter of 27 mm. This section is then attached to a hollow rubber cylinder, which increases slightl ...

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  • BAC29 - Glass

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    29 1 Make-up Jar - milky white glass jar. Exterior is square with cut off edges (four wide sides and 4 thin sides). Interior of jar is cylindrical. Top of jar is threaded but lid is gone. Completely intact, no damage. Bottom of the jar is embossed with ‘M ...

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  • BAC37 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    37 7 1. Flare gun - a Very (verey) type flare gun, largely intact except for a small section of the handle which has broken away/eroded. Simple design with a wide, smooth barrel set on a basic metal handle. Has a single action trigger mechanism with the t ...

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  • BAC40 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    40 1 Embossed disc - flat disc, embossed on one side, flat on the other. Has two small holes on either side. Along the top in a semi circle are the words “THE EMPLOYERS CORPN” (corporation). Along the bottom it reads “BLOM & VAN DER AA”, the name of a ...

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  • BAC42 - NON-FERROUS

    Artefact | Updated 9 Feb 2018

    42 3 Coins - Three 2 1/2 Guilder coins, in varying states of erosion – 192?, 1937 and 193?. All presumably hold the same markings. Same embossing as with BAC18. Obverse side reads “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN”. The Reverse side reads “MUNT VAN HET ...

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