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Description: | Copper alloy Nail fragment. Cast nail with a rectangular section tapered shank and an oval head. The shank is studded with trapezoidal burrs which impart a stepped profile. These were intended to better secure the nail when it was driven into timber - similar features appears on modern nails used to fasten wooden pallets together. The tip is lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.Length: 20.9mm, Width (head): 9.7mm, Thickness (shank): 3.7mm, Weight: 3.25gms.
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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