SWYOR-D4FB11: Post Medieval nut crackers

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NUT CRACKERS

Unique ID: SWYOR-D4FB11

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

One arm from a pair of Post Medieval nut crackers, dating from about AD 1650 - 1800. The handle is straight and circular in section. It terminates with a globular knop. A spherical bead moulding decorates the top of the arm before the rectangular plate that actually rested against the nut. Th e outer face of this is decorated with a traingular moulding near the handle. The inner face has a circular concave area or hollow to keep the nut in position. The hinge and other arm are missing. The nutcracker fragment is 86.9mm long, 14mm wide and 9.9mm thick. 19.23g. Compare LVPL-FE4801. The nutcrackers seem unusual in having a hollow for the nut rather than grooves to provide grip.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 86.9 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm
Weight: 19.23 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2015 - Thursday 11th June 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2620

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Luddendenfoot (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE0426
Four figure Latitude: 53.73038136
Four figure longitude: -1.94084877
1:25K map: SE0426
1:10K map: SE02NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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