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KEY (WINDING)
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6B9E0E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy winding key. It consists of a trefoil shaped bit which is hollow with a triangular aperture, and has a rectangular flange at the underside, a solid circular-section stem and a flat trifoliate bow with a central hole, countersunk from both sides.
The overall length is 40.8mm, the bit measures 13.8 by 12.6mm and the stem has a diameter of 6.7mm. The width at the bow is 39.6mm & the thickness is 4.7mm, and it weighs 25.7g.
Probably a winder for a clockwork mechanism, and dates from the 19th or early 20th century.
Similar to PUBLIC-1108A1, ESS-6F2FE5, NLM-20F9F4 & NLM-5F7DBD
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1930
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.8 mm
Width: 39.6 mm
Weight: 25.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st November 2018 - Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Osbaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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