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Object name(s):
ball
Brief description:
20 iron balls used by Blue Circle Cement, Westbury, Wiltshire, in the milling process, further griding up chalk after it had been through a mill to make it finer. These are discarded when worn and mixed with the chalk used in patching roads, found on the Beacon Hill track, Bromham
Collection:
Wiltshire Museum
Associated concept:
trade
Associated concept:
cement manufacturer
Associated event place:
Beacon Hill Track
Associated organisation:
Blue Circle Cement
Organisation's address:
Westbury, Wiltshire
Associated place:
Bromham
Associated place:
Wiltshire
Condition:
good
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
30
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
30
Field collection place:
Beacon Hill Track
Field collection place:
Wiltshire
Field collection place:
Bromham
Field collection place:
Material:
metal
Material:
iron
Number of objects:
20
Object name:
ball
Object number:
DZSWS:2006.157
Object production organisation:
Blue Circle Cement
Organisation's address:
Westbury, Wiltshire
Object production place:
Westbury
Object production place:
Wiltshire

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/206bb041-86d7-3c1f-8c77-9406bbae8e75

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/206bb041-86d7-3c1f-8c77-9406bbae8e75, Wiltshire Museum, CC BY-NC

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