Context (Related Documents)
On the reverse of the card is the original label: 'These nine Exhibits together with the accompanying portion of Habergeon were discovered by the late City Engineer and Surveyor of Peterboro' Mr Gill during his extension of the drainage of the city. They were unearthed in the vicinity of the Cathedral and presented to the Exhibitor by his son (the Assistant Engineer and Surveyor) (Exhibitor Mr I G. Rudler. Hawkshead, Lancashire)'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
E. Tanged dagger with pronounced mid-rib
F. Single edged tanged iron knife
G. Single edged knife blade, square pointed (unless broken and ground down). When cleaned G was found to have a series of inlaid brass or bronze crosses along one edge and four groups of Y shaped figures (see card) on the blade
H-I. Two embossed leather dagger or knife sheaths. H probably belongs to F
Event Date 1952
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Iron dagger or knife. Flat back edge with a full flat grind and tapering blade with a fine point. Short tapering tang, possibly broken.
Event Date 23/11/2023
Author: Aedan Jones