[Bonetools] object unknown

[S O'Connor]

p.s. in some forms of these locks the key in inserted into the end instead
of the side. I have a small modern Chinese one like this. It is possible
that in your picture the a key is in the barrel. Alternatively the strip
with the perforated end may be part of the lock itself and was used to
attach it to the end of a chain.

 

Sonia

 

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of
York

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Archaeological Sciences

Division of AGES,  

University of Bradford

Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

 

tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)

fax 01274 23 5210

 

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Sent: 06 January 2014 11:04
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Dear Marloes,

 

I believe that this is part of a barrel padlock.  In the past I worked on
many from York, Hull and other medieval contexts. They are usually made of
iron plated in copper alloy. Here is one of them -
http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/artefacts/padlock.htm. You have the barrel
but not the 'U' shaped bolt as shown in
http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/artefacts/padlock3.htm.

 

All the best,

 

Sonia

 

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of
York

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Archaeological Sciences

Division of AGES,  

University of Bradford

Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

 

tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)

fax 01274 23 5210

 

From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Marloes
Sent: 04 January 2014 13:50
To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
Subject: [Bonetools] object unknown

 


 Dear all,
 
A very strange object which is apparently from the 14th century. Does it
look familiar to anyone? There is only one problem, the object itself is
lost and all we have is this photograph, so I don't have any more
information..
 
Best wishes and happy new year,
Marloes
 

 

 

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