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Description: | Copper alloy lock. A cylindrical combination lock, as kindly identified by the finder. The lock comprises a rectangular loop with arched top and bevelled edges which is integrally cast with the two round ends of a lock barrel. Between these ends are five narrow rotating cylinders, presumably mounted on an enclosed axle. These would have carried letters, numbers, or marks, now not discernible. The making of simple machinery of this type was a particular forte of craftsmen based in Nuremburg. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600. The unusual character of this object commends it as a find of note.Length: 19.2mm, Height: 28.2mm, Diameter (drum): 13mm, Weight: 18.26gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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