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WATCH
Unique ID: IOW-5DD725
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy watch winder (c. 1825-c. 1900).
The winding key and attachment loop are missing.
A die stamped oval plate has the stubs of the attachment loop at the top and a collar at the bottom. The collar is circular in cross-section. Each side of the plate has raised decoration. One side has a male human bust facing left with indeterminate motifs to the upper left and right and lower left and right. The other side has a fox in the standing position facing left and looking forwards. There is a perched bird to the left and right of the fox. The bird to the left, possibly a wader, is in a standing position and is resting on a curlicue. The bird to the right is standing in a bush with berries.
This object is reddish brown with bright green corrosion products.
Length: 20.6mm; width: 18.7mm; thickness: 2.0mm; thickness including collar: 6.1mm. Weight: 2.87g.
Compare with a similar watch winder: IOW-0C4D72.
A variety of watch winders have been published (Bailey 1995: 26-28).
Bailey, G. 1995. Detector Finds 2. Greenlight Publishing. Chelmsford.
Class: Watch winder
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1825
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.6 mm
Width: 18.7 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 2.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th February 2018 - Sunday 25th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-3-24
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 1993 | Detector Finds 2 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 26-28 |
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