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Description: | Part of a Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy barrel tap key dating from AD 1600 - 1850. Only the T shaped terminal of the tap key handle survives. It is flat and rectangular in cross section. It is T shaped in plan with some damage to the centre of the top of the cross bar. The underneath of the cross bar is bi-concave, and the biconcave sides are bevelled. The filemarks are also visible here.The shaft of the T is broken and the breaks are patinated. The object has a smooth grey green patina. It is 35.4mm long, 16.9mm tall and 4.7mm thick. 12.86g. Compare PUBLIC-2806EA, SUR-4911A7 and SF-029215. The object is vey similar to pastry jiggers of similar date, except that the cross bar of the T is not jigged into a zig-zag design to crimp pastry.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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