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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy padlock, of Post Medieval dating (16th Century to mid 19th Centuries AD).It is circular in plan, with two protruding lugs at the top of the lock. These lugs would have originally taken the bar, which is now missing. The presence of iron corrosion products around the area of the lugs would suggest that the bar was originally made from iron. It is sub rectangular in cross section.A rectangular plate is present, both on the front and the back, positioned longituditionally in the centre of each face. Each plate has been decorated with three small panels of incised decoration. Each panel is the same, consisting of an oblique (St Andrew's style) cross. These plates are positioned to hide the keyhole from view. The front plate has been misaligned slightly, revealing the top part of the key hole. Either side of the rectangular plate, the body of the padlock has been decorated by two incised ring and dot designs.The padlock is a predominately a mid to dark green colour, with patches of dark brown / red iron corrosion products present at the top. It measures 27.93mm in length, 26.73mm wide and 8.64mm thick. It weighs 19.3 grams.Several similar padlocks have been recorded on the PAS database, some as models / toys of the larger versions (SF-E9C4E3, CORN-BAA754, HAMP-EEC070, SF-A085B7, and YORYM-179B81). All are believed to be Post Medieval in dating, ranging in date from 16th Centuries to mid 19th Centuries AD.
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