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PADLOCK
Unique ID: NLM-54E66E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Iron padlock. A triangular lock case retaining a curved U-shaped hasp [thickness c.7mm] which is markedly narrower than the case, and engages with a flat-sided element of width 13mm which protrudes from the top of the case. It may be clasped or rotate between paired lugs at one of its ends. A narrow [width 8mm] vertical bar appears centrally on one side of the triangular case. A broader [18mm] and possibly tapered curving ridge appears in the equivalent position on the other side. The arises at the edge of the case are crisp, and the mass indicates good survival of a metal core. The finder kindly identifies this object by reference to Leahy and Lewis 2018, page 152, SF-E41A06, which is dated to the post-medieval period. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1800
Height: 99.5mm, Width: 62.7mm, Thickness (case – maximum, at ridge): 27.5mm, Weight: 158.37gms
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
Height: 99.5 mm
Width: 62.7 mm
Thickness: 27.5 mm
Weight: 158.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM44978
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Gate Burton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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