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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Modern (AD c.1800-1900) multi socket pocket watch winder key, missing all six of its sockets. Overall, the object measures 19.7mm in diameter 4.1mm thick. It weighs 2.42g.The object is broadly hexagonal in shape, with a central openwork circle and six projecting sockets, one at each corner. The edge between each socket has a slight concave curve. The inner and outer edges are slighlty raised.The complete object would have had six cylindrical sockets of different diameters, possibly made from steel, to enable it to wind a variety of pocket watches.
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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