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Description: | A nice example of a cast copper alloy medieval barb spring padlock. The lock takes the form of a central casing, which is rectangular in plan and section. At one end of the case is a rectangular transverse, aperture for taking the key. Within this cavity it is just possible to see the internal mechanism. The opposite end is flat and enclosed. Above the aperture, to one end of the top of the casing is the bolt arm, set on a short vertical stem, with a circular piercing, running parallel with the casing. It extends beyond the end of the casing and is 31.54mm long. The casing is 26.72mm long. At the opposite end of the casing, the bolt arm is supported by a vertical shaft with a transverse collar. The shaft has a small knop protruding from the front face and there is a groove to either side, beneath the collar. The underside of the casing is flat but appears to have a border of moulded raised lines with wavy lines between, though this is now much worn. The key aperture extends slightly into the underside as an irregular notch.
The padlock is plain and now slightly abraded. The original surface survives with a dark green patina with worn areas exposing lighter green.
The object is 31.54mm long, 9.22mm wide, 7.94mm thick (at the casing) and weighs 11.32g. An example of a similar lock (though with a circular casing) can be seen in Egan, 1998, The Medieval Household, figure 69, number 250. Small copper alloy padlocks are thought to have been used for caskets. They date from the 12th-15th century. | 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: | 1200
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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