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What do you think the mystery item from Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s Cabinet of Curiosities could be?




We thought last month’s teaser from Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s Cabinet of Curiosities would have you all stumped.

So well done Piter Wezyg, of Spalding, who correctly identified the items as “a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China”.

Piter’s answer demonstrates the depth of knowledge there is among you and the items demonstrated the international significance of the museum collection here in Spalding.

Last month’s mystery items, silver ingots given by China to Britain
Last month’s mystery items, silver ingots given by China to Britain

The silver ingots were given by China to Britain as recompense after the Boxer Rebellion.

Piter wins a pair of tickets to any of the Society’s forthcoming lectures.

Here’s this month’s item, hoping some of you are “sharp” enough to identify this one-time “cutting” edge technology and do not find the puzzle too “wearing”.

Another hard one – who knows what this item is?
Another hard one – who knows what this item is?
What do you think this could be?
What do you think this could be?

Email your answer with your full name and address to outreach@sgsoc.org by the closing date of Tuesday, October 29. The answer and next month’s object from Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s Cabinet of Curiosities will appear on Tuesday, November 12.

The first correct answer out of the hat will win a pair of tickets to any of the Society’s forthcoming lectures.

The society is well known for its lecture season, which continues this Friday (October 11) with Dictators, Despots and Tyrants in the Contemporary World. UNESCO award-winning photo-journalist Jeremy Hunter will talk about the cult of personality in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The following lecture on Friday, October 25, is Historic Building Myth-Busting, when award-winning buildings archaeologist Dr James Wright will go beyond the history and myths of our ancient buildings.

On Friday, November 8, Professor Amy Livingstone, from the University of Lincoln, will explore the influential life of Countess Ermengarde of Brittany (c.1070-1147).

All lectures are held at Broad Street Methodist Church and start at 7.30pm and cost just £5. See details of all the forthcoming lectures at www.sgsoc.org/lecture-season-2024-25-2.

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is one of the oldest learned societies, founded in 1710. The museum in Broad Street, Spalding, is now closed for building work, but a presence is maintained at Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding, 10.30am to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday.

The society’s book sales are held every first and third Saturday of each month from 10am to noon in Broad Street, Spalding, next to the museum and opposite the methodist church. Society Christmas cards are also available. Funds raised help with preservation of the museum collection.



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