OneGuyFromBarlick

looks more like a midden to me.

It's the small corner in Letcliffe park that is used for storing anything that won't go anywhere else. That lot looks like leaf litter from the road sweepers.

Leaf litter it is!

The area is used for composting grass cuttings and leaf litter nowadays, so China isn't far off.

As I said, not much of a mystery.

David Whipp wrote:As I said, not much of a mystery.

But has anyone looked to see what's buried under the leaf litter? (cue dramatic music).

Here's a new one to puzzle you (I hope!)...

What an interesting looking thing, but I've no idea.

All leaf litter moved - unable to find owt buried underneath Tizer...

Heating element?

It has a screw tip which is interesting, can't think of a use though.

Looks a bit 'surgical' or even dental...

I think I know what it is. If I am right this is a good clue: 'Tympanites of the paunch or rumen'.

I have not looked it up but from Stanleys hint, is it veterinary and for "venting" bloated cows?

Not veterinary, but Kev's on the right track.

David, thanks for looking. My motto is `You never know what you might find'!

A tooth extraction tool.

For lancing a boil?

Gloria wrote:For lancing a boil?

Ouch!

The more I try to think what it might for the the more alarmed I get!

Is it what used to be called an 'umbrella' for treating venereal disease?

No-one's got it yet. Kev's tooth extraction came nearest. I'll give you a clue - it was used mostly by military doctors.

Bullet extraction tool

Well done, Kev. Was that an educated guess or have you been shot in the past? It's from the 1500s and is described thus: `Elongated bullet extractors could reach bullets embedded deeply in the patient’s body. Extractors like this one had a screw tip that could be inserted in the wound and lengthened to pierce the bullet so that it could be pulled out.'

Tizer wrote:Well done, Kev. Was that an educated guess or have you been shot in the past? It's from the 1500s and is described thus: `Elongated bullet extractors could reach bullets embedded deeply in the patient’s body. Extractors like this one had a screw tip that could be inserted in the wound and lengthened to pierce the bullet so that it could be pulled out.'

An educated guess

Here's something similar. Its accompanying description is:
Arrow Remover (1500s) Not much is known about this tool, but it is hypothesized that it was inserted into the wound in a contracted position, with the central shaft used to grasp the arrow. The blades, which appear to have their sharp edges facing outward, were then expanded using the scissor-like handles, thus expanding the flesh around the arrow to prevent the arrowhead from ripping through the flesh as it was pulled out.

Everyone should have one in their tool kit!

What can you tell me about this label?

Stanley wrote:

What can you tell me about this label?

Apart from being bilingual?

Yes.....