Record ID: SWYOR-8FB900
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked bone probable weft beater (or pin beater) of Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 700 - 1200, or another similar pointed tool such as a stylus. It is a straight piece of bone, sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross-section. One end is a worn break. The other end tapers to a blunt central point. The surface is worn and smooth, suggesting age, weathering or prolonged use, but it is not polished. It is 60.7mm long, 11.8mm wide and 8.2mm thick. 6.1g. Compare NMS-ED44EE and BUC-CAACD6 which cite  Rogers, P. W. 1997. Textile Production at 1…
Created on: Sunday 11th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-6FFCB1
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusual copper alloy probable pin beater, a circular-sectioned shank tapering to a point at both ends, with two broken transverse grooves near the mid-point. Diameter 6mm. Length 125mm. The pin beater would have been inserted between individual warp threads and used at right angles to the plane of the weft. Cf. more usual bone examples in MacGregor (1985), 188-9, Rogerson and Dallas (1984), figs.191-3, and Riddler in Wallis (2004), 58-9, fig.40.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Postwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B84D73
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable bone pin beater. The object is circular in cross-section, elongated and tapers to either end. One end is broken however the other is worn to an angled flat terminal. The surface of the beater is very smooth through wear, particularly towards the worn flat end.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-B790B1
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked bone probable pin beater or thread picker, used to release knots and tangles during weaving. The implement is 103.1 mm long and is pointed at one end, showing evidence of being heavily used. It is smoothed and well polished. The artefact is 6.8 mm wide and 10.8 mm thick. There are two grooves, one on each side which have been produced by the thumb and forefinger of a person through prolonged use. Such aretefacts are well known from early medieval and medieval contexts and as such it is likely that this implement is Saxon or Norman in date. A similar artefact is illustrated in …
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-31D712
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Polished bone point, probably of medieval or post-medieval date. The implement is sub-rectangular in profile, with curved sides and flat faces. The tool tapers gently along its length, with a more pronounced taper and rounded profile near the tip. The end of the implement has been shaped to a diagonal. The point of the pin is missing, with a recent break. One of the faces displays a more porous bone structure, representing the inner face of the bone. The closest parallels to the implement are medieval bone pin-beaters used in textile manufacture similar to that found at Bedern, York (…
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM2742
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bone weft beater, well made with signs of wear due to use.
Created on: Thursday 7th October 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WEST LINDSEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM749
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bone, lots of wear, very tactile.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH KESTEVEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM744
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bone, traces of wear in the middle.
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 1998
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH KESTEVEN', grid reference and parish protected.