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Red and White Metal. 



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Fig. 15. Spoon with white metal surface. It is not clear whether 

 this is plated on copper, or whether it is the copper of an alloy which is so 

 conspicuous in the green of the weathered surface. This spoon has a 

 circular hole in it such as has sometimes been pointed out as characteristic 

 of chrismatories. In this case it is not symmetrically placed in the 

 medial line of the spoon but it is not due to any recent break. Mr Redfern 

 refers this spoon to the 1 6th century. 



Fig. 16. Copper spoon with deep boat-shaped bowl. This Mr Redfern 

 refers to late 17th century. 



Fig. 17. Large copper ladle. The handle has been broken off close to 

 the bowl which is much corroded. A round handle in white metal which 

 was found near may belong to it, but of this there is no positive proof. 



Fig. 18. A copper thimble. 



These objects have been called copper rather than brass or bronze, 

 although they are probably alloys, because they are so much corroded 

 that it is almost impossible to arrive at any conclusion respecting their 



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