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Description: | A post-medieval iron 'ball' padlock. The padlock has a spherical body with a large oval loop above. The loop is corroded, but one end has a curved, shallow 'S'-shaped terminal. A tear-drop shaped patch of corrosion in the centre of one side might indicate where the opening for the key originally was. The diameter of the ball is 45mm. The loop is 50mm wide, and 8mm thick.Similar 'ball' padlocks have been found in excavations at Jamestown, USA (Cotter, J. & Hudson, P. 1957 New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America. Washington D.C.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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