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Description: | Post Medieval (18th - 19th century) incomplete cast copper alloy nut crackers. Only one arm and the hinge survives. The area immediately below the hinge is trapezoid in cross section, with irregularly punched circles on the upper three surfaces, with transverse lines at each angle. The inner surface has three columns of six raised projections, which would have held the nut in place. Below this is an area of turned decoration, with a circular cross section, comprising three wide, undecorated areas separated by decorative collars of two grooved and a central raised collar with vertical lines. At the end of this turned area, it expands out in to a curved handle which is sub-rectangular in plan, tapering towards the terminal, with an elongated 'D' shaped cross section. The inside of the handle has the initials TB, presumably a makers mark. It has a mid green patina, with reddish-brown colouration showing though where the surface has become damaged. It is 109.95mm long and weighs 37.26 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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