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Artifacts Recovered from Alsager Mere

Bullet from the bottom of Alsager Mere

Bucket Dredging
Using a dredge made from a welded steel cage, many items were discovered. One of which was a live, unfired bullet!

Magnetic Dredging
Super strong magnets known as rare earth magnets can be used to find any ferrous (Iron like) materials. Only small magnets have been used so far, but these are able to separate small particles from the lake bed. It takes little effort to collect a sample, therefore showing that there is quite a reasonable presence of iron in the sediment. In the near future a much larger magnet will be used in an attempt to recover or locate larger objects.

Artifacts
If you have any information on the artifacts in this section, or would like a higher resolution image, please contact us.

Unfired Bullet

This is the base of the bullet shown above. The text on the bullet says "KYNOCH .380"

The cartridge is a .380 Revolver (Short) with an outside-lubricated bullet of up to .376” diameter.

It was loaded with 10 grs. Black powder or 3 grs. Smokeless powder with a 124gr. Lead, Solid or Hollow-point bullet and produced a muzzle velocity of around 1050 fps.

This type of cartridge was produced in great numbers from the early 1870’s and production ceased in the 1950’s. It was used in single shot rifles, pistols and revolvers and was only suitable for short-range target and small game use.
Information provided by Kynamco

Beer Mug, Jar, and Earthenware Pot

The pot on the left has a clear glaze on the inside, but it has not been neatly applied. This suggests that it was made purely for its intended function and not as an ornament. The pot would seem to be of a utilitarian earthenware type, produced widely throughout Europe since the mediaeval period. It is therefore impossible to suggest a manufacturer or date, although it is probably of local origin.

This object is a mug, possibly for beer or ale, of a type popular during the 19th century. Again the piece may be of local origin, but we are unable to identify the manufacturer or date.

With info from The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Decorative Mug

This part of a mug is typical of the many pottery fragments that can be found in Alsager Mere.

You can see how the pattern extends around the rim to the inside of the mug.

Glass Bottles

These are various bottles found in and around Alsager Mere. The object shown on the left has a rounded base (or top?) and eight flat sides. The rest of it is missing, which makes it hard to tell what it was used for.

Marmalade Jar

This is a small part of an antique marmalade container. Fortunately the remaining text gives us most of the important information. It says "MEDAL FOR MARMALADE" - "LONDON. 1862"

On the base the remaining part of the stamp shows a letter K in a circle and has the word "NEWCASTLE"

?Unidentified Object?

This object is a small ceramic ball with an average diameter of 15mm. It seems to be hand made as it is not perfectly round. The age and purpose of this artifact are unknown at this time.

There are seven purple parallel lines that go about 90% around the ball. These lines are either faded or were not painted around the entirety of the ball.

If you have any idea what this object is please contact us or post a comment below.

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Questions and Comments on the Alsager Mere Artifacts

Andy Craig	Saturday, 16th September 2006 5:20am - No.284
At a glance, that ball reminds me of a croquet ball, with the stripes on it.
Peter	Wednesday, 22nd November 2006 3:20am - No.488
have there been found any bottles that said Barker on them?
RMCybernetics	Wednesday, 22nd November 2006 2:15pm - No.497
I haven't seen any, but I'll post it if I do. Is Barker of some local significance?
Jim	Wednesday, 7th February 2007 6:54pm - No.744
Looks like a marble, maybe?
H	Tuesday, 17th April 2007 1:36pm - No.1177
Have you any idea when the larger magnet is going to be used?
RMCybernetics	Tuesday, 17th April 2007 2:07pm - No.1178
I guess sometime soon now the weather is warming up. Probably try some further dredging too.
Rem	Monday, 18th June 2007 11:36am - No.1403
At a later period when musket balls were in demand, but in short supply, they experimented with fired clays.
RMCybernetics	Monday, 18th June 2007 3:16pm - No.1404
Tried some dredging with a larger magnet. Collected lots of ferrous (Iron) goop and some bits of wire!
Yvonne	Friday, 17th August 2007 3:52pm - No.1608
Have you found a wooden chest with gold rusty edging? This chest should be filled with gold and silver coins and was dropped into the deeper part of the Mere.
RMCybernetics	Friday, 17th August 2007 3:56pm - No.1610
lol, yes, I'm sure it was
Harry	Sunday, 23rd September 2007 1:22am - No.1745
Look lie a ball from a game. Possible an early form of lawn billiards.7 stripes...how mysterious
Dave Skingsley	Monday, 19th November 2007 7:16pm - No.2196
Octagonal glass vessel was for mineral waters. Very interesting as this is quite a rare shape. The marmalade base is from a Keiler's Dundee Marmalade pot and the base notes it as coming from the Malling Factory Newcastle on Tyne
Chasse	Saturday, 7th June 2008 5:31am - No.2804
My guess on your 15mm ball would be musket shot, there was some experiments done on Mythbusters from memory done with regard to this. I know they did cannon rounds.
Georgeos	Thursday, 29th January 2009 6:40pm - No.3520
Hi, in the Matanzas city, in Cuba exist one wiht seven concetric circles also painted with same color. Always has been a mistery. Was found in a archaeological excavation next to aboriginal amerindians human bones, Cyboneys, from Stone Age. In the "Comité Espelológico de Matanzas" (from "Sociedad Espeleológica de Cuba") is the pieze. Kind regards, Georgeos@antiquos.com
Dan	Tuesday, 7th April 2009 7:10pm - No.3750
No sign of the legendary Ozzie Pike?
RMCybernetics	Wednesday, 8th April 2009 1:16am - No.3753
Ozzie Pike?
Bobby C	Saturday, 7th November 2009 12:23am - No.4112
Ozzie Pike! That takes me back a bit. "Oscar" was the name given to a legendary giant pike that inhabited the Mere. Apparently un-catchable and the breaker of many anglers' lines...and hearts. I remember these stories from the late 1960s.

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