Flavio Posted 24 March Share Posted 24 March The day is still long, let's see if anything interesting turns up again, at the moment we can't complain, absolutely not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 25 March Author Share Posted 25 March (edited) And here are some of the things we found that gave us great satisfaction Small box containing 303 cartridges for firing rifle bombs An oval lid from a "..... BUTLER HIGH CLASS CIGARETTE" cigarette box, a small red hinged lid box, a snap-top jar containing solid paraffin, and the remains of a flashlight covered in .... Skin Edited 26 March by Flavio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 25 March Author Share Posted 25 March (edited) Another Edited 25 March by Flavio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 28 March Author Share Posted 28 March I add another jar found last Sunday in the same area, it needs to make a little more oxalic acid but it seems to come out well despite its hundred or more years of age... What do you think it contained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March 10 minutes ago, Flavio said: What do you think it contained? My first thought was: HEALTH SALT M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March (edited) The cigarette label is for Lambert & Butler, well known tobacco industrialists. 13 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: My first thought was: HEALTH SALT M Health Salts, usually a magnesium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate and citric acid mix. Like Andrews Liver Salts today (if they still exist??? Edit- yes they do!) Edited 28 March by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March 23 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: HEALTH SALT 13 minutes ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: Health Salts Singular or plural I think we are of a like mind. Now we'll have to await the big reveal! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 28 March Author Share Posted 28 March (edited) @Matlock1418 and @Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Thanks for your comments, it's really interesting for us to know this news about what we find, it's almost a blast from the past PS A question, first of all are these two companies, cigarettes and salts still active as far as you know? And then, were the salts standard equipment of the troop or a personal acquisition of the soldier? Edited 28 March by Flavio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March (edited) 44 minutes ago, Flavio said: @Matlock1418 and @Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Thanks for your comments, it's really interesting for us to know this news about what we find, it's almost a blast from the past PS A question, first of all are these two companies, cigarettes and salts still active as far as you know? And then, were the salts standard equipment of the troop or a personal acquisition of the soldier? Hi Flavo, Yes, Lambert & Butler are still very much in business: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_%26_Butler I can't identify the liver salts manufacurer at the moment. Edit: The tin with the curved sides again could be something similar. See this image of Fynnon Salts (same sort of thing as Liver salts): https://www.vinterior.co/home-decor/kitchenware/jugs-jars-and-tins/antique-fynnon-salt-co-tin-by-evan-jones-edwardian-unusual-medicinal-mineral-salts-tin-vintage-advertising-pharmacy-storage-packaging-sku95053619 Still looking... Edit Edit: Maybe like this? Matlock was right, "Health Salt rather than Health Salts": https://thehivehoneyshop.co.uk/product/antique-bee-hive-health-salts-tin/ Edited 28 March by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March I don't think the coating on the flashlight is "skin", more like the original paint, possibly waterproof to minimise corrosion from worn-out batteries. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 28 March Share Posted 28 March (edited) 2 hours ago, Flavio said: And then, were the salts standard equipment of the troop or a personal acquisition of the soldier? I think it is sometimes hard to tell since branded goods did find there way into official military usage and of course men could buy their own or get them sent out [and still do - after all "Mars Bars" were in more recent ration packs and I do recall a more modern reported complaint/suggestion that a family should stop sending "Oreo" biscuits out to troops in the middle east - sure they don't melt like chocolate-coated biscuits but they were already being issued in military rations ... so a change was being requested from home! ] M Edited 28 March by Matlock1418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 28 March Author Share Posted 28 March 29 minutes ago, Interested said: I don't think the coating on the flashlight is "skin", more like the original paint, possibly waterproof to minimise corrosion from worn-out batteries. Just an idea. Hello, It may be, but I have seen photos online that have leather covering, even the Austrian ones were covered in leather, I don't think they are of excellent quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 28 March Author Share Posted 28 March We were happy on Sunday, we found interesting things and what was missing from our collection, what saddened me the most was the fact that I found my second plate of English apprenticeship, unfortunately in very poor condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio Posted 30 March Author Share Posted 30 March (edited) I add this other strange piece always found together with everything else Brass Edited 30 March by Flavio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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