Record ID: LON-06177C
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pinner's bone dating to the 16th century. This tool is made from a piece of a long bone that at one end has been trimmed and three sides have been roughly squared off. At this end there is one longitudinal grove on each of the squared off sides, on which pin shafts are thought to have been placed while they were being filed sharp. One half of the distal epiphysis is missing. Similar pinner's bones on the database are LON-CEBBB1 and LON-FAB471. Dimensions: length: 167.2mm; width: 35.46mm; thickness: 26.17mm; weight: 122.34g. These are relatively common finds fr…
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2017
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Record ID: LON-D829CE
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pinner's bone dating to the 16th century. This tool is made from the end of a long bone trimmed and roughly shaped. The working end has been shaped to form an irregular square in plan, there are also irregular cutmarks further down the shaft of the bone. At the working end there are an irregular series of longitundinal grooves, on which pin shafts are thought to have been placed while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage and wear to the entire surface of the bone. Similar pinner's bones on the database are LON-4B3233 and LON-93A393 Dimensions: leng…
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Record ID: LON-4B3233
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval pinner's bone dating to the 16th century. This tool is made from a piece of a long bone trimmed and roughly squared off. At this one end there are a series of grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have been placed while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage to the working end. A similar pinner's bone found in the same location is LON-93A393, others similar pinner's bones on the database are LON-CEBBB1 and LON-FAB471. Dimensions: length: 45.13mm; width: 20.67mm; thickness:18.24mm; weight: 19.74g. These are relatively common find…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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Record ID: LON-9C91C6
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of antler manufacturing waste, including the crown and part of the tine of the antler. The antler has been sawn up and this part discarded after use. The interior has been hollowed but is not smooth and still contains a large amount of the inner spongy material suggesting it has not been hollowed out as a socket. The antler is a grey-cream in colour with some orange staining possibly from contact with iron material on the foreshore. Antler is a commonly used material throughout history, especially in the later Early Medieval period. See MacGregor 1985 fig.42 for a demonstrati…
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-CEBBB1
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pinner's bone (15-16th century). This tool is made from a cow or horse metapodial roughly trimmed at one end to a sub-rectangular shape (presumably for ease of holding rigid), and more finely trimmed to a rectangular shape at the other. At this end there are a series of grooves longitudinally, 2 per facet, on which pin shafts are thought to have ben rested while they were being filed sharp. These are relatively common finds from 16th century deposits in London, notably on the sites of former religious houses following the Dissolution (Egan 2005:138). Dimensions: len…
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
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Record ID: LON-93A393
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval pinner's bone dating to the 16th century. This tool is made from a piece of a long bone trimmed to form a cuboid. At this one end there are a series of grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have been placed while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage to the working end.. Dimensions: length: 44.47mm; width: 25.60mm; thickness: 29.75mm; weight: 38.92g. These are relatively common finds from 16th century deposits in London, notably on the sites of former religious houses following the Dissolution (Egan 2005:138). Reference: Egan,…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: LON-933F2E
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of Late Medieval - Modern bone button or bead making waste fragment. These are two worked fragments from a long bone, cut to form flat plates. On the larger fragment there is one complete circular hole and one incomplete circular hole. On the smaller fragment there are one complete circular hole and four incomplete circular holes where discs have been cut from the fragments. This sort of object is impossible to date. MacGregor notes that they are found in Late Medieval to modern contexts (1985, 101). Dimensions: diameter of perforations on larger fragment: 10.06mm; …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-827447
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval - early post medieval incomplete pinner's bone dating 15th - 16th century. This tool is made from a bone roughly trimmed at one end to a sub-rectangular shape and more finely trimmed to a sub-rectangular shape at the other. At this end there are five grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have ben rested while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage and cracking to this tool. A similar pinner's bone is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database please see LON-FAB471. These are relatively common finds from 16th century deposit…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: LON-825AA5
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval - early post medieval pinner's bone dating 15th - 16th century. This tool is made from a bone roughly trimmed at one end to a sub-rectangular shape and more finely trimmed to a rectangular shape at the other. At this end there are four grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have ben rested while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage and cracking to this tool. There is a length of copper alloy wire passing through the foramen in the bone and it has been roughly coiled to create a loop. A similar pinner's bone is recorded on the Portabl…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 21st October 2016
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Record ID: LON-A72328
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of manufacturing waste or a broken unknown object. The object is formed of a rectangular block that tapers from one end to the other, giving an almost triangular appearance. At the widest end is a rectangular projection on one side. On the side with the projection is a vertical engraved line running the length of the object, with a second transverse line following the edge of the projection. On the projection are four circular impressions, two either side of the engraved line. The back of the object is incredibly rough with saw marks visible on the edge of the object, s…
Created on: Monday 5th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th January 2015
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Record ID: LON-5207E0
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of antler working waste probably dating from the Early Medieval - Medieval (410-1500AD). This is a fragment of an antler tine where the tip and base have been sawn off roughly; two sides have been sawn down and a hole drilled in one end through the cancellus (spongy tissue in the centre of the antler). This piece could have been intended to be made into a handle or to have strips removed to be used in objects such as combs. Red deer was the most common species of antler used in this period. Dimensions: length: 115.26mm; width: 21.74mm; thickness: 14.96mm; weight: 60.91g…
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-FAB471
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pinner's bone (16th century). This tool is made from a cow or horse metapodial roughly trimmed at one end to a sub-rectangular shape (presumably for ease of holding rigid), and more finely trimmed to a rectangular shape at the other. At this end there are a series of grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have ben rested while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage and cracking to the working end. Dimensions: length: 146.35mm; width: 27.64mm; thickness: 17.32mm; weight: 84.92g. Notes: These are relatively common finds from 16th century de…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2015
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Record ID: LON-DEB2B7
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy pins and pin making debris (probably c. late 15th -16th century). 1 pin with wound wire head, point not yet worked 2 pins with incomplete wound wire heads, points worked 3 pins with no heads, points worked 4 pieces of pin-grade wire 17 complete pins with wound wire heads and points worked Dimensions: weight: 4.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-DE9205
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval - Post Medieval copper alloy lace ends and lace end making debris (15th – 16th century). 1 piece of rolled wire (diameter: 1.57mm) 2 pieces of hammered flat wire 1 piece of hammered flat wire that is partially curved (width: 6.56mm) 4 fragments of incomplete lace ends 2 complete lace ends. Dimensions: weight: 7.68(g.
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-44A874
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval - Medieval antler fragment, a tine offcut: manufacturing waste (c.9th -12th century). The fragment is from the tip of an antler tine, commonly discarded during the manufacturing process. The base has saw-marks; there are no other signs of working or use. The antler is probably from a red deer (Cervus elaphus). Finds such as this one are very common on Anglo-Scandinavian and Late Saxon sites (c.9th-12th C), and the antler working industry goes into decline after then, but this fragment cannot be dateed definitively. Refer to MacGregor et al 1999: Bone and Ant…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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