Author:

Bailey, Gordon.

Summary:

Contains hundreds of new colour illustrations of artefacts to help you identify, date and price your finds. Covering the stone age to Victorian times the chapter titles give you a clear indication of the wide appeal of Detector Finds 5. As you will see there is significant coverage of tokens, Caltrops, Straw Splitters, Musket Shot, Worms & Scouring Sticks, Hippo Sandals, Hunting Pouch Badges, Symbols of Chivalry, Tools, Knife Holders/Sheaths, The Pricker, Small Bronze Anchors, Unusual Copper & Silver Ingots, Lead Shot Tongs, Belt & Chain Link Girdles, Iron & Bronze Keys, The Hook & Spike, Military Badges, Snaffle Bitts, Roman Tent Pegs, Dog Collars, Toy Soldiers, Tanks & Field Guns, The Bronze Swivel , Other Types of Toys, 17th Century Tokens, 18th Century Tokens, 19th Century Tokens, Axe Heads, Wheel Lock Gun Spanners, The Matchbox & Matchcase, The Spear & The Lance, Miscellaneous Roman Military Items, Silver Tokens.

Further details:

• Softcover: 99 pages
• Language: English
• Illustrations: Black & White/Line
• ISBN-13: 9781897738108
• Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 21.0 x 0.4 cm

Staff Comments:

Fifth in this British small finds identification series. Excellent reference source of a variety of small metal artefacts such as miscellaneous Roman military items, symbols of chivalry and stone tools, covering a wide period of time. Each category has colour photographs with scale bars of extant pieces and a concise summary of materials, manufacture and context of the piece. Limited bibliography and price guide by Nigel Mills at the time of publishing.