MYSTERY OBJECTS
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Did creatures once live in it?
I know I'm in my own little world, but it's OK... they know me here.
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Some kind of clay counting tablet?
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Looks like some sort of tally to me.
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Its the hole pattern that attracts me. A row of nine for digits, A row of ten for the 'ten's' column. A center row of four for the hundreds plus a single hole for five hundred. Therefore should be able to count up to 999. On the other hand????
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Plaques was quick off the mark with `clay counting tablet' then China with cribbage and Stanley with tally. It is made of clay and is displayed in the museum at Wells, Somerset, and Mrs Tiz took the photo last week when she went to a Christmas event at the cathedral. It has the caption `Miner's clay tally or gaming board. From Green Ore Lead Mine, Mendip. Donated by Luke Devenish in 1969. Accession number 427.' This prompted me to wonder if Devenish did more than just donate a bit of holey clay to a museum. It turns out he was a famous figure in cave exploration and was president of the Wessex Caving Club until 1993. Even the Craven Pothole Club referred to him as `Luke Devenish, a colourful long-term Mendip caver' in one of their publications. Then I found this article about him - read it and you'll see that he was what we Brits like to call `a character'! LINK
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A good spot Mrs Tiz, well done.
Gloria
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Nice one Janet!
Try this one....
Try this one....
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The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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Can’t make up my mind if it’s made of bricks, giant lego or sand (in the way a sandcastle is made) ?
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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It's a Mallard loco designed by Sir Nigel Gresley (my bro had one of that name in his train set) built out of bricks. In the northeast somewhere...
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Oh Dear!! That didn't last long, you are both right of course. Back to the drawing board!
What's this cheerful image about?
What's this cheerful image about?
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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The big stink 1853 from the effluent in the river Thames.
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The Black Death.
That was brilliant Mrs Tiz, very well done
That was brilliant Mrs Tiz, very well done
Gloria
Now an Honorary Chief Engineer who'd be dangerous with a brain!!!
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk
Now an Honorary Chief Engineer who'd be dangerous with a brain!!!
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk
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It led to Bazalgette's sewers.
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P and Tiz are right of course.
This is my favourite Black Death image....
Similar subject and too easy but what was the subject of this image?
This is my favourite Black Death image....
Similar subject and too easy but what was the subject of this image?
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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Cholera in London?
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Well done Tiz. Spot on.
I'll try again! What's going on here?
I'll try again! What's going on here?
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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Oooo, have we seen this before, it rings a bell in my forgetful brain?
Gloria
Now an Honorary Chief Engineer who'd be dangerous with a brain!!!
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk
Now an Honorary Chief Engineer who'd be dangerous with a brain!!!
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk
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Not from me Gloria, as far as I know this is new.
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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Is it Jacob Rees-Mogg's alarm clock?
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I cheated in a offbeat way. The mechanism reminded of the Spirograph toys for drawing fancy ellipse type patterns. Googling Spirograph i got... In 1827 English architect and engineer Peter Hubert Desvignes developed his "Speiragraph",[1] a machine to create elaborate spiral drawings, intended to prevent bank note forgeries. Without cheating any further I'll offer this up as a replica of his machine.
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I like that Tiz! It's old enough to be that.
P, in a funny way you are getting very warm but not that. Sorry.
P, in a funny way you are getting very warm but not that. Sorry.
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
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Ornamental lathe related, for setting the design programme?