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W.A. FORSTER & K. B. HIGGS: KENNEMERLAND
cast brass. It bore no ship’s name but on the evidence of its degree of corrosion Mr T. Henderson of Lerwick Museum believed it to have been submerged since the mid-19th century so it seems unlikely to be from the Advena. Near the bell were several associated pieces of modern wreckage (bolts, iron deck knees, copper sheathing).
Compass
A brass spirit-filled ship’s compass fitted with a gimbal ring was found 20m west of the bell in the main harbour channel at a depth of 12m. The compass needle and disk still rotated, It was clearly marked round the rim with the maker’s name (E. S . Ritchie, Boston) a date and patent number (10 April 1866, 16735) and four dates on which it had been ‘swung’ (12 May 1868, 18 July 1870, 11 August 1874, 14 November 1876). It pre- sumably came from a ship wrecked shortly after 1876 and therefore is unlikely to be from the Advena; it could well be from the same ship as the bell.
German stonewareflagons 1-3 (Figs 6 to 8)
In a slight overhang at the edge of the channel, 1m east of the compass, two flat-based salt-glazed stoneware flagons with single handles were found and raised. They are of the type commonly known as Bellarmine or
Figure 7. Flagon No. 2, bearing the arms of the city of Amsterdam. Height 0.275 m. (Drawn by C. J. M. Martin.)
Figure 8. Flagon No. 3, which contained 18 kg of mercury. Height 0.26111. (Drawn by C. J. M. Martin.)
‘Greybeards’ and are product of the Rhine- land ceramics industry. They were most likely made at Freuchen, near KBln, from where vast numbers were exported all over northwest Europe. Similar jars have been found in many Dutch East Indiamen of this period. The flagon 2 bearing the arms of the City of Amsterdam contained traces of mer-
Figure 6. Flagon No. 1, Height 0.255m (Drawn by C. J. M. Martin.)
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