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Armstrong Hydraulic Engine Description: A hydraulic reciprocating engine, designed and built for W.B. Lead Original Location: Allenheads, Northumberland 
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| The Eastgate Bronze Age Hoard Description: A hoard of 15 beautiful bronze objects that went 'missing' after 1967! Original Location: Hag-Gate, Eastgate, Weardale
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Classic Weardale Fluorite Specimen Description: A magnificent specimen of fluorspar discovered in 1818 Original Location: White’s Level Mine, near Westgate
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The Gilmonby Bronze Age Hoard Description: One of the most important hoards from northern England Original Location: A field east of Gilmonby village, near Bowes
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| Hill Farm Gate-Sweep for Hay Description: Used to gather lying dried hay prior to storage in the hay barn Original Location: Daddry Shield, Weardale
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| Heathery Burn Bronze Age Hoard Description: One of the most important Bronze Age hoards ever found in Britain Original Location: Heathery Burn Cave, Stanhope Dene
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| Lead & Zinc Mine Wagons Description: Mid C19th narrow gauge railway wagon from Alston Moor Original Location: Brownley Hill Level
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| C19th Image of Lead Ore Pony Train Description: A painting providing a rare contemporary visual record of this industry Original Location: Probably Beaumont/WB Lead origin
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Rookhope Lead Pig Description: An 8 stone piece of lead probably smelted at Rookhope Mill Original Location: On the fells above Rookhope
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| Hudgill Burn Lead Mine Silver Bowl Description: Decorated silver bowl inscribed ‘Produce of Hudgill Burn Mine 1823’ Original Location: Nenthall(?)
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| Thomas Sopwith Geological Models Description: Wooden models representing geological strata, dating to 1841 Original Location:
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| Tindale Fell Spelter Works Plans Description: Plan from 1845 illustrating a nineteenth century zinc spelter works Original Location: Tindale, Cumbria
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