WW1 British War Medal – R. Whittle Royal Lancashire Regiment

Here is a single British war medal awarded to 3278 private Rueben Whittle of the Royal Lancashire regiment, his medal index card shows he was entitled to a 15 star trio and joined in December 1915, it looks like he was discharged. No further research has been done on this man, the medal comes in good condition but has some edge knocks and surface marks.  read more

Code: 26571

Pr Scarce WW2 Orkney and Shetland District Defence Com Cloth Patches

A pair of scarce WW2 cloth patches made of embroidered silk on to wool felt backing, for the Orkney and Shetland district defence command.
This district command included anti-aircraft units and search light units, mainly taken from Northern regiments.
These badges are in good original order, one has several old moth holes and the other only has slight moth damage to the top. each ...  read more

Code: 26569

Scarce WW2 Cloth Patch Northumberland County Division.

A real rarity WW2 divisional cloth sleeve patch for the Northumberland County Division, made from embroidered silk on a wool felt backing. This badge is in excellent original condition but has been used and has been taken from a uniform. It measures 2 x 2 inches.
This was a formation of the British Army formed in World War II on 24th February 1941. It ceased to function on 1 December 194...  read more

Code: 26563

Post WW2 7th Armoured Division Cloth Patch.

A post World War Two 7th armoured divisional embroidered silk sleeve patch. This one is in excellent condition but has been used and taken from a uniform. Measuring 2.25 x 2.25 inches.  read more

Code: 26556

WW2 1st Corps Divisional Cloth Patch.

WW2 embroidered silk cloth patch for the 1st corps (East Midlands)

This division saw action in the battle of France and the Dunkirk evacuation. Later the Normandy landings and subsequent operations in north west Europe. This badge is in good order but has been used and taken from a uniform. Measuring 2.5 x 3.75 inches.
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Code: 26551

19th Century Tirolian Meacham Pipe.

A Late 19th century Tirolian pipe out of Meacham or Sepiolite, which is a soft white clay like material which is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea, hence its name ‘Meacham’ meaning sea foam.
This pie is beautifully carved with a horse running through a village, the base of the large bowl is carved with a wave of scrolls, also the date of 1809. The stem is mostly wood cove...  read more

Code: 26543

Ancient Romano British Silver Ring.

A scarce find, this ancient Roman silver rings dates from around the 3rd century BC. It is made of nearly pure silver and is a typical style for the time. Sometimes you find the centre button engraved, depending what they are engraved with, they can make thousands of pounds; this one is blank and it looks like it has never been engraved.
During the 3rd century BC in Britain, Saxo...  read more

Code: 26542

Art Nouveau Pewter Inkwell

This ornate Art Nouveau pewter inkwell has some lovely stylised decoration of flowers up the body and on the lid, these are obscured by years of tarnish but I’m sure in the right hands this will clean up a treat, it has the original glass inkwell this however has a large chip in the rim, it measures 6.5 inches wide.  read more

Code: 26535

Rare Silver Kings Medal 1911George V.

1911 hallmarked silver Kings medal awarded to G. Thomas from the County of London for punctual attendance for the year of 1911 and the previous seven years. Both the medal and suspender are hallmarked for London 1911 with a makers mark of W&S.
These are rare and only a few were awarded each year; this one is in wonderful original condition showing very little or no wear.
T...  read more

Code: 26534

Ancient Roman Steelyard Weight Emperors Face .

An ancient Roman Lead Steelyard weight, in the shape, of a mans face, probably an emperor. This is a metal detector find, so it is a little encrusted on the surface. A small iron ring which would have hung him on the scale, is missing, this would have rotted away in the ground, sadly. He measures 2.25 inches long.  read more

Code: 26526