2011-10-25 14:22:01 Vanessa Oakden voakden 2011-11-03 13:16:00 Vanessa Oakden voakden LVPL-6B7F72 NUT CRACKERS An incomplete cast copper alloy nut crackers dating to the late Post-Medieval to the early Modern period. The object consists of one arm of a nut crackers. The single point hinge survives, the receiving hinge would have been on the missing arm. The arm is circular in section, and then flattens out into a D-shaped section. The arm terminates in a break and would have curved outwards to meet the opposite arm. The rectangular part of the arm is decorated with three ring-and-dot decorations on the top and either side. The interior of the hinge has triangular shaped indentations to grip and break the nut. Similar examples which can be found on the database are WAW-24E2E0 and SWYOR-EE9E14. An incomplete cast copper alloy nut crackers dating to the late Post-Medieval to the early Modern period. The object consists of one arm of a nut crackers. The single point hinge survives, the receiving hinge would have been on the missing arm. The arm is circular in section, and then flattens ou... Copper alloy Cast POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL Late MODERN Early 1700 1900 14.11 89.99 6.61 Fair Incomplete 2011-10-25 14:22:01 CHESHIRE CHESTER POINT( ) Calculated from postcode SJ37SE SJ3870 29.06.2003 Metal detector Found while metal detecting 1 LVPL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 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.