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<response><meta><generated>2026-10-15T16:06:33+01:00</generated><formats><json>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/json</json><xml>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xml</xml><rss>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rss</rss><atom>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atom</atom><kml>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kml</kml><geojson>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojson</geojson><qrcode>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcode</qrcode><html>https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results</html></formats><statistics><totalResults>49</totalResults><currentPage>2</currentPage><resultsPerPage>10</resultsPerPage></statistics></meta><results><result><findIdentifier>finds-197</findIdentifier><id>197</id><old_findID>MAS-D100197</old_findID><objecttype>BOTTLE</objecttype><broadperiod>POST MEDIEVAL</broadperiod><description>Six glass gin bottles. 'Case gin' or 'taper gin' bottles have a square cross section that means that packing became more effective than with round bottles. The bodies taper wider towards a sharp shoulder, short neck and a champagne finish. The bottles are olive green in colour, and are in a fair condition despite encrusting towards the neck. This shape and style of bottle originated in and was commonly made in Europe at least as early as the mid-17th century. These examples do not exhibit the bevelled corners generally seen on bottles of the 1860s or later and may therefore be earlier 19th century (https://sha.org/bottle/liquor.htm#CaseGinbottles accessed January 2019).</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck ​Loanda. Built in 1891 at Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) by the Naval Construction and Armaments Co., Loanda was a two-masted screw-driven steamer owned by the British and African Steam Navigation Co. On 31 May 1908, following a collision with SS Junona, Loanda foundered while under tow 1 mile east of St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. At the time of loss, the vessel was bound from Hamburg, Germany, to West Africa with a general cargo. This cargo, which has seen significant recovery by divers, included: clay pipes; bottles of wine and gin; glass beads; perfume bottles; pencils, writing slates and inkpots; lamps; and teacups, lids, dishes, pots, saucers, plates, jugs and eggcups. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Loanda.

This item was found with 16 clay pipes (MAS-D100196) and fragments of a porcelain cup (MAS-D100198).</notes><classification>Container</classification><periodFrom>36</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><treasure>1</treasure><TID>136/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-06-24T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>Food and liquid storage container</subClassification><smrRef>901835</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 34 SE 108; TR 45 NE 256; TR 34 SE 112</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-07-04T07:59:41Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T13:02:52Z</updated><secuid>197</secuid><quantity>6</quantity><material>18</material><completeness>4</completeness><preservation>1</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C5037EF001C03</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR3844</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.1457526</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.4013985</fourFigureLon><what3words>ramp.slouched.ambient</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Glass</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10879</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Complete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Fair</preservationTerm><periodFromName>POST MEDIEVAL</periodFromName><periodFromBM>x41047</periodFromBM><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><broadperiodBM>x41047</broadperiodBM><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>196_IMG_6647.JPG</filename><thumbnail>501</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>PT</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:59.946Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-196</findIdentifier><id>196</id><old_findID>MAS-D100196</old_findID><objecttype>CLAY PIPE (SMOKING)</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><description>Five small smoking pipes that are complete, four small smoking pipes that are broken, one large smoking pipe that is complete, six large smoking pipe that are broken. The pipes are mainly derived from two different styles: the long-stemmed style and the short-stemmed. The longer-stemmed bears no decoration or cartouche, along with absence of heel. The bowl is large, owing perhaps to the fall in tobacco prices in the 19th century and would have most likely been a cheap item.

The shorter-stemmed pipes display ornate decoration on the bowl, in the form of a hatted head, and are made from darker clay. The bowls are at a sharper angle to stem, nearly 90 degrees in most cases. The male head on five of the pipes have previously thought to represent a military figures or the head of a French soldier. They fall into a group of more elaborate decorative pipes with bowls moulded in the form of human heads and animals, common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Such decorative pipes would have been commonly exported and it is believed that all of these pipes represent a vessels cargo.</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck ​Loanda. Built in 1891 at Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) by the Naval Construction and Armaments Co., Loanda was a two-masted screw-driven steamer owned by the British and African Steam Navigation Co. On 31 May 1908, following a collision with SS Junona, Loanda foundered while under tow 1 mile east of St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. At the time of loss, the vessel was bound from Hamburg, Germany, to West Africa with a general cargo. This cargo, which has seen significant recovery by divers, included: clay pipes; bottles of wine and gin; glass beads; perfume bottles; pencils, writing slates and inkpots; lamps; and teacups, lids, dishes, pots, saucers, plates, jugs and eggcups. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Loanda.

This item was found with six gin bottles (MAS-D100197) and fragments of a porcelain cup (MAS-D100198).</notes><classification>DRESS AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><treasure>1</treasure><TID>136/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-06-24T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>Pipe (smoking)</subClassification><smrRef>901835</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 34 SE 108; TR 45 NE 256; TR 34 SE 112</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-07-04T07:59:40Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T13:03:48Z</updated><secuid>196</secuid><quantity>16</quantity><material>19</material><completeness>4</completeness><preservation>1</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR3844</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.1457526</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.4013985</fourFigureLon><what3words>ramp.slouched.ambient</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Earthenware</materialTerm><completenessTerm>Complete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Fair</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>196_IMG_6641.JPG</filename><thumbnail>500</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:59.714Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-194</findIdentifier><id>194</id><old_findID>MAS-D100194</old_findID><objecttype>BOWL</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><description>One complete round bowl with a diameter of 241.3 mm and one part of a broken plate, both displaying the markers mark. Both pieces of ceramics have dark coloured decorative bands running around the outside and inside rim and have fractal cracks present. The white ceramic also has brown blemishes in places, but overall is in fair condition. The symbol crest in the centre of the bowl is a shield with "H.A.P. A.G" inscribed, overlying an anchor. "H.A.P. A.G" refers to The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft; a German shipping company that operated from 1847 until 1970. It is more than likely that these pieces were part of the vessel's everyday tableware.</description><notes>This find was recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.</notes><classification>Container</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><fromsubperiod>2</fromsubperiod><tosubperiod>3</tosubperiod><treasure>1</treasure><TID>135/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-06-23T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>BOWL</subClassification><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-06-23T15:30:03Z</created><updated>2020-02-19T14:53:54Z</updated><secuid>194</secuid><quantity>1</quantity><material>5</material><completeness>4</completeness><preservation>1</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR1026</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>50.995066</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>0.99125136</fourFigureLon><what3words>streamers.tanked.swan</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Ceramic</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10539</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Complete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Fair</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><subperiodFrom>Middle</subperiodFrom><subperiodTo>Late</subperiodTo><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>194_IMG_01.jpg</filename><thumbnail>476</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:59.246Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-192</findIdentifier><id>192</id><old_findID>MAS-D100192</old_findID><objecttype>PERSONAL ACCESSORY</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><description>One gold T piece to believe part of a watch chain. These pieces were used to fasten the watch chain to an item of clothing, most often a wasitcoat. The T piece has a rounded embossing in the centre of the strip, with a small ring attached at this point for attaching the piece to a chain. The right end of the piece has a single ringed pattern shortly before terminating in a straight clean end. The left side of the piece has steps from the thicker piece to a thinner section extruding out a short distance. Given the date of sinking of the vessel from which it was recovered this item can reliably be dated to the middle of the 19th century. </description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

This item was found with a nineteenth century coin (MAS-D100191).</notes><classification>DRESS AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><todate>1878</todate><treasure>1</treasure><TID>134/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-06-21T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>WATCH</subClassification><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-06-21T19:59:25Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T13:22:58Z</updated><secuid>192</secuid><quantity>1</quantity><material>50</material><completeness>1</completeness><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR1026</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>50.995066</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>0.99125136</fourFigureLon><what3words>streamers.tanked.swan</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Yellow metal</materialTerm><completenessTerm>Fragment</completenessTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>192_192_IMG_01.jpg</filename><thumbnail>464</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:58.776Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-191</findIdentifier><id>191</id><old_findID>MAS-D100191</old_findID><objecttype>COIN</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><description>This find comprises of a single gold coin from the USA with a value of $10. This 1847 minted coin was created for standard circulation and measures 27 mm in diameter with a weight of 16.72 grammes, the coin is minted in an alloy of 90% gold and 10% copper. It is of a type known as a Coronet Head - Eagle, based on the depictions on each face. The head side shows a side profile of lady liberty wearing a coront inscribed with the word "LIBERTY", the obverse bearing a spread eagle with a crest upon it and the words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TEN D." inscribed around the circumference of the coin. The edge of the coin is finished with a pattern known as reeding. A total of 862,258 of these coins were minted in 1847 and these are considered to be of high value due to their rarity. Another batch of coins was produced in the same year but bear the letter O below the eagle on the obverse face (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16125.html accessed 10 March 2020). The engraving of the master coin was carried out by a Christian Gobrecht and the coins were minted in Philadelphia (https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/4090/gold-10-eagle/coronet-head/1847-P/ accessed 10 March 2020).  

It is not clear why the SS Pomerania was carrying such a coin, though the vessel carried passengers between Europe and the United States. It may have belonged to a passenger, although as the vessel was en route to the USA this would have required changing currency prior to departure. Alternatively it may have belonged to a crew member or the vessel itself for purchasing supplies and the like whilst in US ports.</description><notes>This item was recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

This item was found with an unidentified object, possibly part of a watch chain (MAS-D100192).</notes><classification>CURRENCY</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><fromdate>1847</fromdate><todate>1847</todate><treasure>1</treasure><TID>134/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-06-21T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>COIN</subClassification><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-06-21T19:59:24Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T13:23:29Z</updated><weight>16.72</weight><secuid>191</secuid><diameter>27</diameter><quantity>1</quantity><material>23</material><secondaryMaterial>53</secondaryMaterial><completeness>4</completeness><manufacture>10</manufacture><preservation>2</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR1026</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>50.995066</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>0.99125136</fourFigureLon><what3words>streamers.tanked.swan</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Gold</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10892</primaryMaterialBM><secondaryMaterialTerm>Copper</secondaryMaterialTerm><secondaryMaterialBM>10626</secondaryMaterialBM><manufactureTerm>Stamped</manufactureTerm><completenessTerm>Complete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Good</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>191_191_IMG_01.jpg</filename><thumbnail>462</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:58.55Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-175</findIdentifier><id>175</id><old_findID>MAS-D100175</old_findID><objecttype>SHIP FITTINGS</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><description>Two brass deck water filler plates and one ceramic door number (45).

The water filler plates are 150 mm in diameter and approximately 100 mm thick. They are both heavily degraded and concreted, distorting their 'mushroom-shaped' original form. It appears they have screws running through the wider top surface and hanging down below next to the tinner plug interior. The screws are approximately 50 mm long and 5 mm in diameter. This type of ships fiitting is used to provide an access point by which to fill water tanks on a vessel and are common on many vessels, from pleasure craft to commercial vessels, up until the present. A hole would be drilled through the deck to accomodate the tube and the outer face of the plate would be flush with the deck, the central cap could then be unscrewed to allow a water pipe to be inserted and the tank filled. The plates are manufactured in a material, such as brass or stainless steel, is resistant to corrosion from sea water thereby protecting the rest of the pipework which would connect the pipe to the tank itself fitted lowr in the vessel.

The ceramic door number is 50 mm in diameter, and in fair condition. The number '45' has faded, and the white ceramic has been stained yellow in places. Near the edges either side of the number there are two holes roughly 3.5 mm in diameter, used to secure the number plate in place. The exact use for this item is difficult to determine, as it could be cargo or more likely ship fittings. It may correspond to cabin door numbers, crew lockers or the like, its high quality finish suggests that it is unlikely to be part of the crew or operating areas of the vessel and therefore probably relates to the accomodation of the 100 or more passengers the vessel could carry.</description><notes>These items were recovered from the wreck of the SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.</notes><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><todate>1878</todate><TID>073/18</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-05-06T00:00:00Z</datefound1><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><created>2018-05-09T11:27:36Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T15:39:40Z</updated><secuid>175</secuid><thickness>100</thickness><length>150</length><quantity>1</quantity><material>24</material><secondaryMaterial>5</secondaryMaterial><completeness>4</completeness><preservation>5</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR3232</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.04048916</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.30806705</fourFigureLon><what3words>resemblances.unopposed.audiobooks</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Steel</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>11786</primaryMaterialBM><secondaryMaterialTerm>Ceramic</secondaryMaterialTerm><secondaryMaterialBM>10539</secondaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Complete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Encrusted</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>175_IMG_4997Large.JPG</filename><thumbnail>435</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:54.56Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-138</findIdentifier><id>138</id><old_findID>MAS-D100138</old_findID><objecttype>CONTAINERS</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><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.</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

This item was found with a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146), six clock parts (MAS-D100173), and a fork or spoon handle (MAS-D100174).</notes><classification>CONTAINER</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>41</periodTo><treasure>1</treasure><TID>320/17</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-03-26T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER</subClassification><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-05-02T10:10:08Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T16:11:45Z</updated><secuid>138</secuid><quantity>2</quantity><material>5</material><completeness>1</completeness><preservation>1</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C50379B001E6C</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR2329</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.01711498</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.17805502</fourFigureLon><what3words>devoting.snowstorm.sobbing</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Ceramic</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10539</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Fragment</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Fair</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>MODERN</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>173_IMG_6356.JPG</filename><thumbnail>431</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>Robbie Trevelyan</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:45.112Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-146</findIdentifier><id>146</id><old_findID>MAS-D100146</old_findID><objecttype>UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><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.</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

This item was found with a spoon/fork handle (MAS-D100174), fragments of a clock (MAS-D100173) and crockery fragments (MAS-D100138).</notes><classification>Decorative Piece</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><fromsubperiod>2</fromsubperiod><tosubperiod>3</tosubperiod><todate>1878</todate><treasure>1</treasure><TID>320/17</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-03-26T00:00:00Z</datefound1><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-05-02T10:10:08Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T16:13:14Z</updated><secuid>146</secuid><quantity>1</quantity><material>9</material><completeness>3</completeness><preservation>1</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C5037EF001C03</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR2329</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.01711498</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.17805502</fourFigureLon><what3words>devoting.snowstorm.sobbing</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Lead</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>11094</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Uncertain</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Fair</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><subperiodFrom>Middle</subperiodFrom><subperiodTo>Late</subperiodTo><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>146_Capture2.JPG</filename><thumbnail>743</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>PT</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:47.186Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-173</findIdentifier><id>173</id><old_findID>MAS-D100173</old_findID><objecttype>CLOCK</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><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.

Three 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.

The 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.

A 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.

The 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.</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

Seth 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).

These items were found with a spoon/fork handle (MAS-D100174), a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146) and crockery fragments ( MAS-D100138).</notes><inscription>S THOMAS/THOMASTON C/US</inscription><classification>MEASUREMENT</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><fromsubperiod>2</fromsubperiod><tosubperiod>3</tosubperiod><fromdate>1865</fromdate><todate>1878</todate><treasure>1</treasure><TID>320/17</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-03-26T00:00:00Z</datefound1><subClassification>An instrument used to measure the passing of time.</subClassification><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><currentLocation>With finder</currentLocation><created>2018-05-02T10:10:08Z</created><updated>2020-04-09T12:32:54Z</updated><secuid>173</secuid><quantity>1</quantity><material>7</material><completeness>2</completeness><preservation>3</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C5037EF001C03</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR2329</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.01711498</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.17805502</fourFigureLon><what3words>devoting.snowstorm.sobbing</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Copper alloy</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10627</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Incomplete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Poor</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><subperiodFrom>Middle</subperiodFrom><subperiodTo>Late</subperiodTo><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>173_IMG_6351.jpg</filename><thumbnail>434</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>PT</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:54.082Z</timestamp></result><result><findIdentifier>finds-174</findIdentifier><id>174</id><old_findID>MAS-D100174</old_findID><objecttype>CUTLERY</objecttype><broadperiod>NINETEENTH CENTURY</broadperiod><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.</description><notes>All of these items were recovered from the wreck of SS Pomerania, a German ocean liner steamer built in 1873 by J. Caird &amp;amp; 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.

This item was found with a clock (MAS-D100173), a decorative lead object (MAS-D100146) and crockery fragments (MAS-D100138).</notes><classification>Spoon</classification><periodFrom>39</periodFrom><periodTo>39</periodTo><todate>1878</todate><TID>320/17</TID><workflow>3</workflow><institution>MAS</institution><datefound1>2018-03-26T00:00:00Z</datefound1><smrRef>883110</smrRef><otherRef>Kent HER Number: TR 33 SW 26</otherRef><created>2018-05-02T10:10:08Z</created><updated>2020-03-26T16:10:28Z</updated><secuid>174</secuid><quantity>1</quantity><material>7</material><completeness>2</completeness><preservation>4</preservation><discovery>15</discovery><recorderID>PAS5C5037EF001C03</recorderID><createdBy>2</createdBy><countyID>18210</countyID><county>Kent</county><fourFigure>TR2329</fourFigure><fourFigureLat>51.01711498</fourFigureLat><fourFigureLon>1.17805502</fourFigureLon><what3words>devoting.snowstorm.sobbing</what3words><precision>10</precision><creator>MAS MAS</creator><updatedBy>MAS</updatedBy><materialTerm>Copper alloy</materialTerm><primaryMaterialBM>10627</primaryMaterialBM><completenessTerm>Incomplete</completenessTerm><preservationTerm>Corroded</preservationTerm><periodFromName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodFromName><periodToName>NINETEENTH CENTURY</periodToName><discoveryMethod>Diving</discoveryMethod><filename>174_IMG_6351.jpg</filename><thumbnail>741</thumbnail><imagedir>images/MAS</imagedir><recorder>PT</recorder><timestamp>2024-10-09T14:16:54.32Z</timestamp></result></results></response>
