Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Jan 14, 2010
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original paint. ,
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local industry ,
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display ,
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Conservators ,
Conservation labs ,
Attaboy Hats’ ,
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1930s
Many of the objects that come into the Conservation labs are from Wiltshire Museums.
This month conservators have been working on a glass sign belonging to Mere Museum. The sign, advertising ‘Attaboy Hats’, came to the labs in several pieces. The museum would like to put it on display as part of an exhibition about local industry in Mere.
The sign before repainting
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Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Jan 11, 2009
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shield boss ,
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late Iron Age ,
helmet ,
finds ,
early Roman period ,
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Bognor Regis ,
Archaeologists
The news from the Objects Conservation labs this week is that work is about to get underway on an exciting project from Bognor Regis. Archaeologists have discovered a burial containing a number of finds which x-rays have so far revealed to be a helmet, shield boss and several ornate copper fittings.
X-ray image of the shield boss
The burial is thought to date to the late Iron Age or early Roman period and is believed to be unique to the area.
