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I have decided to open a new thread about the dump for two reasons. Firstly, this is probably my last visit there for a while as the landowner has attacked the site with a JCB. I now cannot tell where has been dug and where hasn’t, and there are two trees in imminent danger of falling down and I’d rather not be there when it happens !

I spent half my time digging the dump, and the other half MDing around the buildings and air-raid shelters, hence the mix of finds.

So here we go with the finds.

I did take a picture of everything before cleaning but can’t find the damn thing ! Oh well…..

First group shot after cleaning.

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A few nice tubes this time around. I particularly like the bottom tube, ‘Starkist’ toothpaste ! Also, the Gibbs tin is the first of this type I’ve found, all the others from this base being the plain embossed type.

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Denture moulds I think. Fairly sure they are, seeing as I found them behind the old dental surgery on the site.

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A brass ring with nice markings on the inside. No idea what it’s off though.

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I found a large number of bottles and peices of crockery as per usual with this dump, but this time brought very few home with me as I have examples of most now. Took these as one is nicely dated, the other I thought might be the bottom off the Coke bottle I found last time…..it wasn’t :(

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Next group photo, after cleaning. I am sure the keen eyed amongst you will already have spotted the awesome find of the trip !

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An electrical component I believe, kept for the markings.

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A fork, unfortunately not marked, and a handle from a mess tin utensil set marked ‘US’

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A .45, a .30 and a chopped up .50cal. The .45 has been cunningly turned so you can’t see the big hole on the other side of the cartridge ! :)

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Various buckles and a piece of chain from a plug/dogtag. The buckle bottom left has got me baffled. It is marked ‘Gents’ which leads me to think it’s a watch strap buckle, but I may be way off the mark. Anyone recognise it ?

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A close up of the ‘Gents’ buckle.

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Three pennies.

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This curious item is made of aircraft alloy and appears to have the markings ‘155′ on it. Given the amount of fixing holes on the piece, I can only assume it had to withstand a LOT of pressure. Anyone know what it’s off ?

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Tea ration tins. Loads of them. I found a small pile of these behind the generator building. Most appear to have been packed in June 1945.

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And here is my find of the day.

A T-30 throat mic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I nearly left this behind as, when I first saw it I saw the end of the cable. Being a dump, I have come across hundreds of lengths of cable like this and was going to leave it when I decided to give it a tug. I was so pleased when the other portion popped out of the dirt that I very nearly rang the wife. However, remembering her total lack of excitement last time I did this I refrained

You can just about make out the markings in the close up picture. T -30 -S (showing it was made by the Universal Microphone Company, USA).

This made the whole trip worthwhile !

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Hope you like the finds.

Steve T