Record ID: LON-068890
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast iron hammer head probably dating to the 17th century. This is a claw hammer head with a rectangular socket for the handle and a conical head at one end and angled split end at the other. The conical head is decoratively case with bands of ridges and grooves along the neck. There are also decorative grooves on each side of the socket, near the edges. The iron is in reasonable condition with a few small areas of rust developing on the surface. There are no visible maker's marks. A similar example is recorded on the database as LON- 94C927, which Tony Pi…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Record ID: LON-065AD4
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast iron hammer head probably dating to the 17th century. This is a claw hammer head with a rectangular socket for the handle and a conical head at one end and angled split end at the other. The conical head has a faceted neck. The iron is in reasonable condition with no rust developing on the surface. There are no visible maker's marks. There is some wear or damage on the outer corners of the split end. A similar example is recorded on the database as LON- 94C927, which Tony Pilson identified as dating to the 17th century. Dimensions: length: 116.71m…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Record ID: LON-A63816
Object type: SHEARS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a set of Medieval to Modern shears. One complete blade and arm survive, along with roughly half of the broader connecting loop. The shears are undecorated three pairs of double notches on the sides of the arm. The shears are covered in iron corrosion and part of the edge of the blade has chipped. Shears are often undecorated or simply decorated and there shape changes little between the Medieval and Modern periods, therefore a broad 1200-1900 AD date is suggested. Dimensions: length: 124.29 mm; width: 16.77 mm; thicness: 11.23 mm; weight 11.84g.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Record ID: LON-A5F7C4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval to Modern iron knife. The knife has a complete scale tang with a, now flattened, round terminal. There are two in-situ rivets through the tang, and a hole for a third, which would have held the scales in place. The scales are no longer present. The tang and the blade are integrally attached by a short solid bolster. The blade itself is broken, so the true length of the knife is uncertain. None of the remaining iron knife is decorated. Scale tang knifes were made from the late medieval period onwards, and the lack of decoration or maker's mark on this ex…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Record ID: LON-A597E4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval iron knife, dating AD 1600-1650. The knife has a long, solid bolster, hexagonal in section, which flattens into a narrow blade. The blade has a straight, worn break across its width, 47.9mm from the bolster. At the other end of the bolster is a pin tang with a worn tip. The rest of the handle is missing. The bolster is undecorated beyond its six facets. A knife with a similar hexagonal bolster previously found on the Thames foreshore is early 16th century in date(Brown 2001, 83), so this knife is likely of a similar date. Dimension: length: 119.38 m…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Record ID: LON-A4E4C0
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval iron knife, dating AD 1550-1650. The knife has a long, solid cylindrical bolster which flats into a narrow blade. The blade has a straight, worn break across its width. At the other end of the bolster is the remains of a tang which has broken near to its start. The rest of the handle is missing. The bolster is decorated with two engraved sets of four-petalled flowers; one set aligned with each face of the blade. The narrow blade and the bolster/tang configuration suggests an early Post Medieval date, AD 1550 to 1650. Similar examples can be found in Brow…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Record ID: LON-CEDC17
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval knife, missing the blade and parts of the handle. The outside of handle is bone and sub-square in section. The terminal is in the shape of a hand which is offset from the handle's centre and narrowed; the fingers are emphasised by incised lines between. Next to the hand the full width of the handle has a double incised collar, creating a sleeve-like effect. The core of the knife is an iron tang, which can be seen in the breaks on the handle. The bone has broken unevenly, showing the side of the iron tang. The knife has broken across completely before the b…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Record ID: LON-CE5DB2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval knife, missing the blade and parts of the handle. The core of the knife is an iron tang with a intergal end plate and finial knop. The other end of the surviving tang is broken. On the tang sit six ovoid bone sections which widen as they near the finial end. There is a gap between each and a copper alloy plate attached on either side facing the gaps. Each section is carved, and has eight facets. The sections are in sets of three; the bone pieces get thicker as the trio nears the finial end, then thin for the start of the next trio. The largest of each trio …
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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