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Brass (alloy)

Scope note

Alloy of copper and zinc, usually with copper as the major alloying element and zinc up to 40% by weight. MMAHM

This term has 807 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300010946

Broader Terms used

copper alloy

Narrower Terms used

admiralty metal
cartridge brass
latten
Muntz metal
manganese bronze
naval brass
orichalcum
red brass
tombac

Term used for

alloy, copper-zinc
brass
copper-zinc alloy

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

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Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Naval Air Service

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Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly Society

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Badge

Maker(s)

Issuer: Royal Tank Regiment

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Toy coin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Origin: Germany

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Medals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Cody, Samuel Franklin (Struck in the name of)

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Toy coin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Origin: Germany

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10

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Fellows, I.
Origin: Wolverhampton

Medals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850) (Uncertain)
Issuer: Wellesley, Arthur Charles, Sir, Duke of Wellington (Struck in the name of)
Origin: Birmingham

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Medals

Maker(s)

State: United States of America (Struck in the name of)

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50

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Fellows, I. (Uncertain)
Origin: Wolverhampton

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Penny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (Struck in the name of)
Origin: Germany

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Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

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Farthing

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (After)

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Bracteate (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (After)

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50 rentenpfennig

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

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Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

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Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

Sovereign (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36) (Struck in the name of)

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Halfcrown

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

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Halfcrown

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

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Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

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Toy coin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XVII (1793-95) (Struck in the name of)
State: France (After)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian
Mint: Nuremberg
Mint: Nüremberg

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Toy coin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the name of)
State: France (After)

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48 bushels

Maker(s)

Issuer: Smith, Walter J.
Place of use: Great Worsham Farm

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