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Pinch neck bottle	Pinch neck bottle with marble. Found in Mellor Lodge. Probable date 1800s. Marble mechanism helped to preserve carbonation of bottle contents.	From 31 Dec 1799 to 1 Jan 1810	find mellor lodge bottle	View
Bone billiard ball	Bone billiard ball. Found in Mellor Lodge.	From 31 Dec 1859 to 1 Jan 1861	find mellor lodge billiard ball	View
Distorted grassing machine burner	Grassing machine burner, possibly distorted in fire. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 186...	After 1 Jan 1860	find mellor mill grassing machine burner	View
Grassing machine burner	Grassing machine burner. Used to burn off whister ( fine fibres) from thread. Found in north spiral staircase. From 1860 onwards.	After 1 Jan 1860	find mellor mill grassing machine burner	View
Cast Iron Kettle	Cast iron kettle found at Mellor Lodge. Well preserved with intact handle and spout. Length approximately 33cm.	Unknown	find mellor lodge kettle	View
Earthenware Jar	Top section of a broken earthenware jar. Cream with intact brown rim. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 20cm wide with opening approximately 1...	Unknown	find jar earthenware mellor lodge	View
Counterbalance weight	Counterbalance weight found in corridor in Mellor Mill. Weight with part of chain attached. Approximately 17cm long and approximately 4cm wide. C...	Unknown	find mellor mill counterbalance weight	View
China Egg cup	Part of blue and white china egg cup with landscape scene. Gold detail pattern on the inside. Found at Mellor Lodge. Approximately 5cm wide and ...	Unknown	china find egg cup mellor lodge	View
Glass bottle	Glass bottle from Mellor Lodge. Approximately 7cm wide and 12cm tall.	Unknown	find bottle glass mellor lodge	View
Horseshoe	Horseshoe found on the cobbled frontage of Mellor Mill. Approximately 12cm long and 13cm wide.	Unknown	find horseshoe mellor mill	View
Potted Meat Jar	Ceramic potted meat jar. Slightly chipped around the rim but generally intact. Found in the southern spiral staircase in Mellor Lodge Approximat...	Unknown	mellor lodge find jar potted meat	View
Glass inkwell	Small glass inkwell. Possibly made from moulded glass. Found in Mellor Lodge. Approximately 4cm wide and approximately 3.5cm tall.	Unknown	find inkwell glass mellor lodge	View
Mellor coal	Found in boiler house of Mellor Mill. This coal was used to power steam engines.	Unknown	mellor mill coal find	View
Door handle	Ceramic door handle found in Mellor Lodge	Unknown	mellor lodge find door handle	View
Pocket watch	Pocket watch found in north spiral staircase at Mellor Mill	Unknown	mellor mill find pocket watch	View
Green and blue lily pattern glazed tile	Green and blue lily patterned tile. Minton. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge minton find ceramic tile	View
Broken tile with cream and brown pattern	Broken ceramic tile with cream and brown pattern. Found in Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge find ceramic tile	View
Section of lime plaster cornicing	Section of lime plaster cornice from Mellor Lodge.	Unknown	mellor lodge find cornice	View
Section of fire bar	Section of fire bar from steam boiler grate. Found in boiler house coal store.	Unknown	boiler house find mellor mill fire bar	View
Small section of steam engine	Small section of steam engine. Found in engine house.	Unknown	find mellor mill engine house steam engine	View
Small roller from spinning machine	Small roller from spinning machine. Part of drive shaft.	Unknown	mellor mill spinning machine roller find	View
Large roller from spinning machine	Large roller from spinning machine. From drive shaft.	Unknown	find mellor mill spinning machine roller	View
Leather boot	leather brogue boot. Found in rear staircase of mill	Unknown	find mellor mill boot	View
Pulley wheel	Pulley wheel. Possibly from secondary drive shaft, or another machine. Found in rear staircase of mill.	Unknown	find mellor mill pulley wheel	View
Plough shear	Plough shear. Found on cobbled frontage of mill.	Unknown	find mellor mill plough shear	View
Ceramic bearings for spinning spindle	Three ceramic bearings for spinning spindle , Found in drive shaft corridor	Unknown	spindle ceramic bearings mellor mill find	View
Large clog heel	Large clog heel strengthened with iron nails. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill large clog heel	View
Small clog heel	Small clog heel. Found in rear mill staircase	Unknown	find mellor mill small clog wheel	View
Steam engine part	Steam engine part. Found in engine house	Unknown	steam engine part find mellor mill	View
Washer	Washer . Part of engine hold-down mechanism. Matching spanner and nut itemised elsewhere in archive.	Unknown	engine find mellor mill washer	View