Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Maidstone Museum,Given by Mr. W. C. Wells, 2 Mary Back Avenue, Sudbury, Harrow,This specimen has been returned
Site: England,Kent,Whitstable,Bought up by oyster dredgers nearly a mile from shore
Discovery context: marine
Parish: Whitstable
County: Kent
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 96
Width (mm): 32
Edge (mm): 37
Thickness (mm): 35
Patina: Rusty brown patina
Remarks: In a letter, dated 24.vi.16, Mr. Wells says "I have in my collection 3 bronze socketed axes, which were found at Whitstable. They were brought up by oyster dredgers nearly a mile from shore. I understand that the oyster dredgers know the exact spot where they are found, and look out for specimens."