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Description: | A complete pair of copper alloy nut crackers, of Late Post Medieval to Early Modern dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD).The nutcrackers consist of two complete arms, joined at a single point hinge. Both arm taper gently from the hinge down towards an acorn shaped molded terminal (on one arm); a flat disc terminal on the other. In profile the arm is bent inwards slightly. The outer face is decorated by three sets of paired horizontal ribs, and its cross section is semi circular. Below this the arm is plain until the acorn molding. The inner face has multiple horizontal ridges. The nutcrackers have fused at an angle of around 45%.It measures 94.8 mm in length, 18.1 mm wide and 10.2 mm thick. It weighs 33.4 grams.Several similar nut crackers have been recorded on the PAS database, including BH-197503 from Hertfordshire and WMID-839181 from Buckinghamshire.
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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