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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy tap handle (c. 1600-c. 1800 AD). The central block is bulbous and sub-oval in plan when viewed from above. The central longitudinal perforation that accommodated the shank is circular and has a diameter of 5mm. At one end of the block there is an old ragged break. The short arms, close to the block, are circular in cross section and have a diameter of 3.5mm. They expand evenly to form lobed terminals.
Length 14mm, width 47mm and 9mm thick. Weight 10.53g.
This object is corroded and in poor condition. A patina has not survived. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1600
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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