| |  This is the first of SEVEN "Finds" books by the ever popular Gordon Bailey, and contains over 1,000 illustrations. It is designed to help metal detectorists
identify finds. The contents of this volume cover Buckles, Clog & Shoe Clasps, Buttons, Hook Fasteners, Gun Money, Crotal and Rumbler Bells, Love Tokens, Ring Brooches, Lead Artefacts, Hawking Bells and Whistles, Pipe Tampers, Candle Snuffers, Hasps and Clasps, Copper Nails, Horse Decorations, Pomanders, Spurs and Pastry Jiggers. |
| | |  The second volume of finds, again with hundreds of illustrations, forms an additional invaluable aid to identifying finds. The contents include: Purse Frames, Pocket Sundials, Medieval Handles, Thimbles, Furniture Fittings, Sentimental Brooches, Baldrick Buckles, Watch Keys, Lead Weights, Cased Mirrors, Toy Cannons, Cuff Links, Nut Crackers, Petronels, Sword Belt Fitments, Scissors, Horse Pendants, Foot Pattens, Wine Labels, Barrel Locks and Keys, Palm Guards, Button Hooks, Dividers, Sword and Dagger Chapes, Brass Horse Bells, Jaws Harps, Hatpins, Lead "Bells", Spoons, Scabbard Fitments, Sheet Metal Bells, Miniature Domestic Utensils and Jettons |
| | |  The third part of this series covers objects found in the UK from Roman to Modern times. The clear line drawings and colour pictures again help the finder with identification. The contents are: Casket, Chest & Door Keys, Medieval Purse Holders, Brass Lettering From Tombs, Pilgrims Ampullae, Pewter Medical Syringes, Snake Form Belt Hooks, Luggage & Dog Collar Name Plates, Finger Rings, Roman & Saxon Pins, Walking Stick Tops & Ferrules, Bronze Pot Legs, Decorative Lead Discs, Chess Pieces, Horseshoes, Medieval Barrel Locks & Keys, Medieval Candle Holders, Clay Tobacco Pipes, Belt Decorations, Decorative Pouring Spouts, Saddle Pommels, Bayonet Scabbard Hooks, Lace Tags, Door & Window Latches, Medieval Pins, Posy & Mourning Rings, Silver Pins & Bodkins, Cosmetic Implements, Clothing Accessories. |
| | |  Another superb reference book from this Gordon Bailey (the fourth in the series) that will help you identify and value a wide range of finds.
Detector Finds 4: Finds Identified is extensively illustrated, in full colour, and contains all new material.
Covering the period Medieval to Victorian (1100-1900) the contents include: Early Table Forks - The Papal Bulla - Boy Bishop Tokens - Chafing Dish Handles - Lead Seals - Seal Matrices - Coin Weights - Bullion Weights - Continental Weights - Apothecary’s Weights - Trade Weights - Horse Harness Decorations - Crudely Made Bronze Rings - Arrow Heads - Strike-a-Lights - Knife Blades - Shears - Cock Fighting Spurs - Clasp or Folding Knives - Sickles & Pruning Knives - Countermarks on Copper Coins - Musket Shot - Knife Handles, Pommels & Guards - Tobacco Jars - Sheep Bells - Not Just A Coin - Copper Bracelets - Strap or Belt Loops - Ejector Candlesticks - Cannon Balls - Counterfeit Coins - Lead Tokens |
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