2010-02-09 17:56:02 Kate Sumnall ksumnall 2011-02-24 13:47:20 Daniel Pett dpett LON-1A16F3 Pin Beater An Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) - Medieval bone pin-beater dating AD720 - 1100. This pin-beater is cigar-shaped with two working tapered ends; it has an oval cross-section with one flattened surface. There are two shallow depressions one on the upper edge near one end and one on the lower edge near the opposite end. The surface of the pin-beater is highly polished from wear against the hand and against the threads of the loom. There are some longitudinal scratches across all the surfaces and there is a little damage to one end.9 Dimensions: length: 111.94mm; width: 9.21mm; thickness: 5.98mm; weight: 7.57g. An Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) - Medieval bone pin-beater dating AD720 - 1100. This pin-beater is cigar-shaped with two working tapered ends; it has an oval cross-section with one flattened surface. There are two shallow depressions one on the upper edge near one end and one on the lower edge... Rogers (1997:1755): "The pin-beater is a multi-purpose weaver's hand-tool, used to strum across the warp to even out spacing, to pick out misplaced threads and to push the weft loosely into position before beating in more firmly with another tool... They are firmly associated with the warp-weighted loom and disappear from the archaeological record at much the same time as clay loom-weights." Reference: Rogers, P. W. 1997. Textile Production at 16-22 Coppergate. Council for British Archaeology, York Animal skeletal material Hand made EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle MEDIEVAL Early 720 1100 9.21 111.94 5.98 Good Complete 2010-02-09 17:56:02 GREATER LONDON WANDSWORTH WANDSWORTH POINT( ) From Finder TQ27NW TQ5217 29.06.2003 Other chance find Found whilst searching the foreshore 1 LON Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.