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Teotihuacan Clay Head

Teotihuacan Head.  Mexican Pre-Columbian period. Made from baked clay. Dated 200 – 800 AD. Size 1 1/2″” x 1 1/2″ inches.

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Eskimo Inuit Harpoon Tip

Old Eskimo Harpoon Tip. Bering Sea Culture.  Made from bone. Size 2 1/2″ inches. Dated 200 BC – 500 AD. The harpoon tip would be inserted onto a long shaft. A piece of sinew or cord would be threaded through the slit in the Harpoon tip, when pushed through into the animals body the tip would remain in the animal …

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Eskimo Inuit Hook

Old Eskimo Hook. Bering Sea Culture.  Made from bone or antler (partially fossilised). Size 3″ inches. Dated 200 BC – 500 AD. The harpoon tip would be inserted onto a long shaft. A piece of sinew or cord would be threaded through the slit in the Harpoon tip, when pushed through into the animals body the tip would remain in …

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Eskimo Inuit Harpoon Tip

Old Eskimo Harpoon Tip. Bering Sea Culture.  Made from wood (partially fossilised). Size 4″ inches. Dated 200 BC – 500 AD. The harpoon tip would be inserted onto a long shaft. A piece of sinew or cord would be threaded through the slit in the Harpoon tip, when pushed through into the animals body the tip would remain in the …

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Eskimo Inuit Harpoon Tip

Old Eskimo Harpoon Tip. Bering Sea Culture.  Made from wood (partially fossilised). Size 4″ inches. Dated 200 BC – 500 AD. The harpoon tip would be inserted onto a long shaft. A piece of sinew or cord would be threaded through the slit in the Harpoon tip, when pushed through into the animals body the tip would remain in the …

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Gullick Limited – Hydraulic Pressure Gauge

Gullick Limited – Hydraulic Pressure Gauge. This gauge made by Gullick Limited of Wigan was to show the pressure of the hydraulic roof props under ground. It shows the pressure in tons per square inch. Made from brass. Size 5″ x 5″ x 6 1/2″ inches. Gullick Brothers – Mining Engineers. Founded in 1920 by Geoffrey and Donald Gullick, the …

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Colliery Surface Table Telephone

Colliery Surface Table Telephone. A miners table telephone with a crank handle, used for surface to underground or surface to surface communication. The front label states how to use the phone as follows – To call turn handle and lift handset… When finished replace handset and turn handle. The back of the telephone has a makers plate (as seen above) …

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Mr Arthur Scargill Toilet Roll – 1980’s

Mr Arthur Scargill  Toilet Roll – 1980’s. This toilet roll was issued by the Jarroy Company, London in the 1980’s. It’s still sealed but every sheet has Mr Arthur Scargill’s image printed upon them. The Jarroy Company also made a toilet roll with images of Mrs Margaret Thatcher printed on each sheet.          

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