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Description: | Iron Heckle Comb Tooth. Wrought iron spike of rectangular section, flat at its broad end and pointed at its tip; bent towards the tip. Heckle teeth would be mounted in rows in a wooden block in which the broader end would be embedded to make a hefty comb through which animal or vegetable fibre would be drawn at an early stage in the manufacture of fabric. Excavated examples up to 123mm long were reported from 11th to 13th-century contexts at Lurk Lane and Eastgate, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire (Goodall, I., in Armstrong et al 1991, page 132, fig. 137 nos 303-312; Goodall, I in Evans and Tomlinson 1992, page 151, fig. 79 nos 256-276). Reported together with carpentry tools and arrowheads from the same area. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1350.Length: 105.8mm, Width/Thickness: 7.5mm, Weight: 17.90gms.
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