An incomplete Modern cast-lead pencil sharpener of 19th century date (c. 1850-c. 1900).
\nThe lower part is hollow and cone-shaped to house the pencil. It has a rim at the base and a vertical slot at one side. On the opposite side of the slot there is a raised cartouche or containing the initials 'SS'. The decorative handle is sub-triangular in plan and pointed in side view. Two scrolls rise from each side of the cone and meet a the top leaving a openwork area in the centre. The scrolls support a scallop-like feature which has an almost similar design on each face with a circular hole at the base.<\/p>\n
This sharpener is worn and corroded in places and has a buff patina. The iron cutting blade is missing but has left iron staining on the inside.<\/p>\n
Similar pencil sharpeners have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: HAMP1653<\/strong>; HAMP-3334<\/strong>; NARC-E4E785<\/strong> and NARC-52E1F8<\/strong>.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"LIN-C411E1","id":"480459","objecttype":"PENCIL","classification":"Sharpener","subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-10 13:46:06","broadperiod":"MODERN","updated":"2012-01-10 14:14:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4F0C411E00112E","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"createdBy":"54","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"480459","old_findID":"LIN-C411E1","uniqueID":"PAS4F0C411E00112E","objecttype":"PENCIL","classification":"Sharpener","subclass":null,"length":"41","height":null,"width":"17","thickness":"9","diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MODERN","numdate1":"1850","numdate2":"1900","description":" An incomplete Modern cast-lead pencil sharpener of 19th century date (c. 1850-c. 1900). This sharpener is worn and corroded in places and has a buff patina. The iron cutting blade is missing but has left iron staining on the inside.<\/p>\n Similar pencil sharpeners have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: HAMP1653<\/strong>; HAMP-3334<\/strong>; NARC-E4E785<\/strong> and NARC-52E1F8<\/strong>.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-10 13:46:06","updated":"2012-01-10 14:14:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":null,"subPeriodTo":null,"reason":null,"username":"adaubney","fullname":"Adam Daubney","institution":"LIN","usernameUpdate":"adaubney","fullnameUpdate":"Adam Daubney","primaryMaterial":"Lead","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Incomplete","preservation":null,"cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MODERN","periodTo":null,"culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":" Adam Daubney","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":" Adam Daubney","county":"LINCOLNSHIRE","parish":null,"district":"WEST LINDSEY","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"SK8286","map10k":"SK88NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Gainsborough","source":"From Finder","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"363261","f":"LIN2012-82.jpg","imagedir":"images\/adaubney\/"}]}
\nThe lower part is hollow and cone-shaped to house the pencil. It has a rim at the base and a vertical slot at one side. On the opposite side of the slot there is a raised cartouche or containing the initials 'SS'. The decorative handle is sub-triangular in plan and pointed in side view. Two scrolls rise from each side of the cone and meet a the top leaving a openwork area in the centre. The scrolls support a scallop-like feature which has an almost similar design on each face with a circular hole at the base.<\/p>\n