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Description: | Lead probable Palm Guard or 'Sailmaker's Glove'. Cast pelta-shaped flat-sided object with three juxtaposed and probably drilled holes of diameter 6mm; with eight deep (up to 3mm) cuts in the side from which the holes were drilled; and with a curved slot next to the line of holes. A further single deep slot is cut across the other side, with further notching from these cuts and others in the indented part of the edge. The object rests more comfortably in the palm if held with its more frequently slashed side uppermost. The sailmaker's glove was used by a craftsman seeking to exert force with a bladed or pointed tool on an object held in the hand. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800.Length: 54.3mm, Width: 44.5mm, Thickness: 11.7mm, Weight: 156.02gms.
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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