{ "meta":{ "currentPage":1, "totalResults":4, "resultsPerPage":20 }, "results":[ { "findIdentifier":"finds-138", "id":138, "old_findID":"MAS-D100138", "objecttype":"CONTAINERS", "broadperiod":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "description":"Two shards of crockery with makers mark present. The stamp is made up of letters \"H A P A G\" and a stylised admiralty anchor which has a wooden stock behind a shield. \"H.A.P. A.G\" refers to The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft; a German shipping company that operated from 1847 until 1970. The stamps would have been on the base of the corckery therefore it is not clear whether these pieces would have belonged to bowls or plates when they were in use. The shards are white, with dark flecked inclusions and yellowish patches. It is more than likely that these pieces were part of the vessel's everyday tableware.", "notes":"All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird & Co., in Greenock. This vessel was one of many owned by the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG); a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg in 1847 that transported hundreds of thousands of emigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe to the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other destinations around the world. The ship sank in 1878, 5 miles SE of Folkestone whilst carrying 109 passengers and 111 crew en route from New York to Cherbourg and Hamburg, last from Plymouth, following a collision with Welsh barque Moel Eilian and resulting in the loss of 55 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Pomerania.\n\nThis item was found with a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146), six clock parts (MAS-D100173), and a fork or spoon handle (MAS-D100174).", "classification":"CONTAINER", "periodFrom":39, "periodTo":41, "treasure":1, "TID":"320\/17", "workflow":3, "institution":"MAS", "datefound1":"2018-03-26T00:00:00Z", "subClassification":"FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER", "smrRef":"883110", "otherRef":"Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26", "currentLocation":"With finder", "created":"2018-05-02T10:10:08Z", "updated":"2020-03-26T16:11:45Z", "secuid":"138", "quantity":2, "material":5, "completeness":1, "preservation":1, "discovery":15, "recorderID":"PAS5C50379B001E6C", "createdBy":2, "countyID":18210, "county":"Kent", "fourFigure":"TR2329", "fourFigureLat":51.01711498, "fourFigureLon":1.17805502, "what3words":"devoting.snowstorm.sobbing", "precision":10, "creator":"MAS MAS", "updatedBy":"MAS", "materialTerm":"Ceramic", "primaryMaterialBM":10539, "completenessTerm":"Fragment", "preservationTerm":"Fair", "periodFromName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "periodToName":"MODERN", "discoveryMethod":"Diving", "filename":"173_IMG_6356.JPG", "thumbnail":431, "imagedir":"images\/MAS", "recorder":"Robbie Trevelyan", "timestamp":"2024-10-09T14:16:45.112Z" }, { "findIdentifier":"finds-146", "id":146, "old_findID":"MAS-D100146", "objecttype":"UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT", "broadperiod":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "description":"Find consists of an ornate metal piece, bearing a flyr de lys type of design above a solid bar, presumably used for mounting. No dimensions were given, though it is suggested to be made from lead and H shaped, the finder described it as \"part of a fireguard from the ship room\". This material type would seem unsuitable for such a purpose, therefore it is still unclear what the purpose of this object is, although it is generally accepted that it is a decorative object of some sort.", "notes":"All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird & Co., in Greenock. This vessel was one of many owned by the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG); a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg in 1847 that transported hundreds of thousands of emigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe to the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other destinations around the world. The ship sank in 1878, 5 miles SE of Folkestone whilst carrying 109 passengers and 111 crew en route from New York to Cherbourg and Hamburg, last from Plymouth, following a collision with Welsh barque Moel Eilian and resulting in the loss of 55 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Pomerania.\n\nThis item was found with a spoon\/fork handle (MAS-D100174), fragments of a clock (MAS-D100173) and crockery fragments (MAS-D100138).", "classification":"Decorative Piece", "periodFrom":39, "periodTo":39, "fromsubperiod":2, "tosubperiod":3, "todate":1878, "treasure":1, "TID":"320\/17", "workflow":3, "institution":"MAS", "datefound1":"2018-03-26T00:00:00Z", "smrRef":"883110", "otherRef":"Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26", "currentLocation":"With finder", "created":"2018-05-02T10:10:08Z", "updated":"2020-03-26T16:13:14Z", "secuid":"146", "quantity":1, "material":9, "completeness":3, "preservation":1, "discovery":15, "recorderID":"PAS5C5037EF001C03", "createdBy":2, "countyID":18210, "county":"Kent", "fourFigure":"TR2329", "fourFigureLat":51.01711498, "fourFigureLon":1.17805502, "what3words":"devoting.snowstorm.sobbing", "precision":10, "creator":"MAS MAS", "updatedBy":"MAS", "materialTerm":"Lead", "primaryMaterialBM":11094, "completenessTerm":"Uncertain", "preservationTerm":"Fair", "periodFromName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "subperiodFrom":"Middle", "subperiodTo":"Late", "periodToName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "discoveryMethod":"Diving", "filename":"146_Capture2.JPG", "thumbnail":743, "imagedir":"images\/MAS", "recorder":"PT", "timestamp":"2024-10-09T14:16:47.186Z" }, { "findIdentifier":"finds-173", "id":173, "old_findID":"MAS-D100173", "objecttype":"CLOCK", "broadperiod":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "description":"This record refers to the clock parts recovered as part of a group of finds. The finder described the items as 6 clock parts, the square glass from the clock face and the copper clock face from a grandfather clock, which suggests these finds represent parts of two separate clocks.\n\nThree of the clock parts, manufactured in a copper alloy, are circular and bear teeth around their circumference indicating they are part of the clockwork mechanism. Two other parts, also in copper alloy, are circular but without evidence of teeth. One has three screw holes arranged around a central circular aperture and a ridge running around its circumference. The verdigris corrosion on this item only affects one half of the object, suggesting that it has been partially protected whilst on the seabed. The remaining item is considerably more corroded, though it still appears to be made from a copper alloy. It comprises a hollow circle with a band dividing the central aperture in equal halves, opposite the end of this band are two circular fixing points with screw holes attached to the outside central circular element. The central band has a square hole in its centre, which is unlikely to be much more than 5 mm across. There is an additional element that obscures the upper half of the central circular element which cannot be accurately described from the object.\n\nThe sixth clock part described by the finder is a flat copper alloy plate with a minimum of 18 holes drilled into it in addition to two square, one rectangular and one open rectangular aperture\/s. At the top of the item is what appears to be a latch or clip. This object appears to be part of the mounting for the mechanism, and several of the drilled holes bear the shadows of where bolts and screws would have been attached. Most notably though is the inscription S Thomas, Thomaston C, US which can be observed. This refers to the manufacturer of the time piece, the Seth Thomas Clock Company, details of which are described in the next section.\n\nA square piece of glass is described by the finder as being the clock face associated with the clock parts described above. Consultation online with examples of clocks manufactured by S Thomas support this use for the glass, as some of their models do have square faces.\n\nThe final object relating to clocks is a large oval ring of copper alloy which is described by the finder as the clock face from a grandfather clock. Its size, in comparison to the glass face, would certainly suggest it is from a different larger time piece. To the bottom right of the photograph it is possible to observe a hinge on the outside of the ring, whilst diametrically opposite a possible catch can be seen. These features suggest an opening element, presumably holding an oval glass clock face, may have attached to the recovered item. No other diagnostic features are immediately apparent from the photo provided.", "notes":"All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird & Co., in Greenock. This vessel was one of many owned by the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG); a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg in 1847 that transported hundreds of thousands of emigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe to the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other destinations around the world. The ship sank in 1878, 5 miles SE of Folkestone whilst carrying 109 passengers and 111 crew en route from New York to Cherbourg and Hamburg, last from Plymouth, following a collision with Welsh barque Moel Eilian and resulting in the loss of 55 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Pomerania.\n\nSeth Thomas Clock Company - One of the clock pieces identified from this find bears the inscription S Thomas, Thomaston C, US. Seth Thomas (1785-1859) was a clock maker from Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, USA. He began making clocks at his site in 1814 and established the company in 1853, which was passed to his sons and continued as a family business into the 20th century. In 1931 the company became a subsidiary of the General Time Instruments Corporation and eventually passed from family control, General Time announced its closure in 2001. Shortly after the death of the company's founder in 1865, the town of Plymouth Hollow was renamed Thomaston in his honour. This then firmly dates the manufacture of this clock to between 1865 and 1878 when the Pomerania sank. (http:\/\/www.nationalclockrepair.com\/Seth_Thomas_Clock_History.php accessed January 2020).\n\nThese items were found with a spoon\/fork handle (MAS-D100174), a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146) and crockery fragments ( MAS-D100138).", "inscription":"S THOMAS\/THOMASTON C\/US", "classification":"MEASUREMENT", "periodFrom":39, "periodTo":39, "fromsubperiod":2, "tosubperiod":3, "fromdate":1865, "todate":1878, "treasure":1, "TID":"320\/17", "workflow":3, "institution":"MAS", "datefound1":"2018-03-26T00:00:00Z", "subClassification":"An instrument used to measure the passing of time.", "smrRef":"883110", "otherRef":"Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26", "currentLocation":"With finder", "created":"2018-05-02T10:10:08Z", "updated":"2020-04-09T12:32:54Z", "secuid":"173", "quantity":1, "material":7, "completeness":2, "preservation":3, "discovery":15, "recorderID":"PAS5C5037EF001C03", "createdBy":2, "countyID":18210, "county":"Kent", "fourFigure":"TR2329", "fourFigureLat":51.01711498, "fourFigureLon":1.17805502, "what3words":"devoting.snowstorm.sobbing", "precision":10, "creator":"MAS MAS", "updatedBy":"MAS", "materialTerm":"Copper alloy", "primaryMaterialBM":10627, "completenessTerm":"Incomplete", "preservationTerm":"Poor", "periodFromName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "subperiodFrom":"Middle", "subperiodTo":"Late", "periodToName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "discoveryMethod":"Diving", "filename":"173_IMG_6351.jpg", "thumbnail":434, "imagedir":"images\/MAS", "recorder":"PT", "timestamp":"2024-10-09T14:16:54.082Z" }, { "findIdentifier":"finds-174", "id":174, "old_findID":"MAS-D100174", "objecttype":"CUTLERY", "broadperiod":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "description":"This record refers to the handle of a metal spoon or fork included within this group of finds. The diagnostic end of the piece is broken and therefore is uncertain whether this is a fork or spoon, and a lack of measurements precludes determining whether this is a tea or desert size in terms of spoon , or cake or main course size of fork. The fabric of the item, though slightly coroded, has a yellowish colour which may indicate gold or gold plating has been used in its manufacture. Alternatively, given the verdigris colour of the corrosion, may have been constructed in a copper alloy or have had silver plating which can also corrode to a similar colour. There may be a hallmark or makers mark stamped on the back of the object that may shed more light on where it was manufactured. The date of this item is given by the wreck from which it was recovered, which sank in 1878.", "notes":"All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird & Co., in Greenock. This vessel was one of many owned by the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG); a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg in 1847 that transported hundreds of thousands of emigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, and eastern Europe to the United States, Canada, Latin America, and other destinations around the world. The ship sank in 1878, 5 miles SE of Folkestone whilst carrying 109 passengers and 111 crew en route from New York to Cherbourg and Hamburg, last from Plymouth, following a collision with Welsh barque Moel Eilian and resulting in the loss of 55 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Pomerania.\n\nThis item was found with a clock (MAS-D100173), a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146) and crockery fragments (MAS-D100138).", "classification":"Spoon", "periodFrom":39, "periodTo":39, "todate":1878, "TID":"320\/17", "workflow":3, "institution":"MAS", "datefound1":"2018-03-26T00:00:00Z", "smrRef":"883110", "otherRef":"Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26", "created":"2018-05-02T10:10:08Z", "updated":"2020-03-26T16:10:28Z", "secuid":"174", "quantity":1, "material":7, "completeness":2, "preservation":4, "discovery":15, "recorderID":"PAS5C5037EF001C03", "createdBy":2, "countyID":18210, "county":"Kent", "fourFigure":"TR2329", "fourFigureLat":51.01711498, "fourFigureLon":1.17805502, "what3words":"devoting.snowstorm.sobbing", "precision":10, "creator":"MAS MAS", "updatedBy":"MAS", "materialTerm":"Copper alloy", "primaryMaterialBM":10627, "completenessTerm":"Incomplete", "preservationTerm":"Corroded", "periodFromName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "periodToName":"NINETEENTH CENTURY", "discoveryMethod":"Diving", "filename":"174_IMG_6351.jpg", "thumbnail":741, "imagedir":"images\/MAS", "recorder":"PT", "timestamp":"2024-10-09T14:16:54.32Z" } ], "facets":{ "objectType":{ "CLOCK":1, "CONTAINERS":1, "CUTLERY":1, "UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT":1 }, "county":{ "Kent":4 }, "broadperiod":{ "NINETEENTH CENTURY":4 }, "institution":{ "MAS":4 }, "rulerName":[ ], "denominationName":[ ], "mintName":[ ], "materialTerm":{ "Copper alloy":2, "Ceramic":1, "Lead":1 }, "workflow":{ "3":4 }, "reeceID":[ ] } }