Record ID: SF-AB1CA2
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of Post Medieval dividers dating to circa AD 1600-1800. It is rectangular in plan with square sides. a fragment of a pair of dividers (or possibly compasses). The upper leg is formed from a thin sheet of copper alloy containing two apertures, forming part of the hinge. The upper leg has broken around the upper aperture, survived now by two short stumps. The lower leg is thicker. It contains three raised panels, each of which contains incised decoration, possibly floral in nature. It would have been used as an adjustable drawing and measuring tool. Length:…
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2021
Last updated: Friday 21st May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1D4E0D
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of copper alloy post-medieval dividers. It has of two arms with a hinge in the shape of a knob at the terminal. The arms are trapezoidal in cross-section, both with three facets on their outer face. The terminal knob is cast as part of one arm and there is a narrow slot below this along one side where the other arm is secured. There is a break at the end of each arm. The object survives in fine condition despite this damage. The fragment is almost identical to the handle of a pair of callipers found during excavations of the ship the Queen Anne's Revenge, which w…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B4F3C8
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a pair of copper alloy post-medieval dividers. It consists of two arms with a hinge in the shape of a knob at the terminal. The arms are trapezoidal in cross-section, both with three facets on their outer face. Each arm curves outwards in the middle forming a hollow circle and has a small moulded curl below this on either outer face. The terminal knob is cast as part of one arm and there is a narrow slot below this along one side where the other arm is secured. There is a break at the end of each arm, both of which are covered with traces of iron corrosion. The object su…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-41967F
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a pair of copper alloy post-medieval dividers. It consists of a large faceted knob with a short bar extending from the rear. The bar is lozenge shaped in cross-section with two narrow slots running the length of the upper surface and decending halfway down and two thin triangular plates extending from the lower surface with a slot between them. The outer end of the bar is uneven suggesting that it is broken rather than part of the original design. It survives in good condition with a shiny brown patina. The fragment is almost identical to the handle of a pair of call…
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-358769
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy post-medieval dividers. It consists of a long, thin bar, triangular in cross-section with faceted edges, which expands into forked circular plates at one end, both containing the remains of iron rivets through holes in their centres and together forming a hinge. This hinge is now damaged and one half is separated from the other, but this separate section retains a broken section of sheet metal attached, which probably formed a longer arm originally. There is a break at the other end of the bar. Main section: Length: 68.43mm, width: 12.37mm, thickness: 6…
Created on: Friday 1st May 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-A3C1A5
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy spindle from a pair of Roman dividers in the shape of a bovine head. This spindle consists of a shaft, 21mm in length and 5.5mm in gauge, cast as a square but with the corners of the shaft rounded off, perhaps with a file. It has a rectangular slit through it and at the top of this shaft is a three-dimensional neatly modelled bull's head projecting from the shaft at right angles, the base of the shaft has a rounded tip and two transverse grooves. The slit appears 7mm above the base and is 7mm high and 1mm wide, being aligned in the same axis as …
Created on: Wednesday 11th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.