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Description: | A complete Post Medieval iron padlock with rotary mechanism (AD 17th century). The lock is semi-circular in plan with the front and back plates projecting to form a semi-circular tab on one of the upper corners. Both tabs are perforated and there is an axis bar around which the locking arm rotates. Also attached to the back plate tab there is a small rotating arm which appears to be connected with the axis bar and may lock the arm in position either open or closed. The locking arm is a strip of iron with a rectangular cross-section and is fixed in the locked position. The body of the lock has a front and back plate and a side strip that separates the two plates; as a whole, this encloses the rotary mechanism. The front plate has the central keyhole. Both the plates have a seemingly random arrangement of copper alloy pins or studs with round heads. On the front plate there are three copper alloy studs equally spaced around the lower edge; one on each side of the key hole and two along the upper edge where the end of the arm locks. On the back plate there are six copper alloy studs arranged around the edge; three with rectangular heads and one with a round head in the centre and to the edge of the plate. There are three further copper alloy round-headed studs located on the side strip. The iron is in good condition with little rust. Similar padlocks have been found on the Thames foreshore by Mudlarks sealed within a 17th century layer, see LON-3E2E47 and LON-F088A6.Dimensions: length: 124.02mm; width: 81.23mm; thickness: 30.08mm; weight: 667.6g.
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