Record ID: DENO-0A80FA
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy probable netting needle of Roman to post-medieval date, c. AD 200-1900. The object is generally sub-cylindrical with sub-oval-sectioned shaft which tapers to a rounded point. The lower shaft and point are slightly bent. At the other terminal, the object flares to a sub-circular and slightley flattened head measuring 11.1 mm across. This element is perforated with a circular hole set slightly off-centre and 6.1 mm in diameter. The metal's surface is covered in a light layer of corrosion and has an ir…
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-2D0021
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper-alloy netting needle of Post Medieval date c. AD 1500-1800. The needle is square in cross-section and bent into a sub circular shape. At one end the needle splits into two flat prongs, forming a sub triangular shaped hole. At the end of the two prongs are circular perforations.  The object has a dark green patina.  Measurements: length (as found) 92.6mm, width 59.5mm, thickness 2.4mm, weight 9 grams A similar, more complete needle has been recorded on the PAS database with circular terminals instead of triangular ones at LON-A0460A. BUC-BB…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A3C8F4
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval to post-medieval possible netting needle formed from copper alloy sheet folded into what was once a tube with a butt seam, but now squashed, distorted and in two pieces with an apparently non-recent break.. One end is flattened out and pierced by a round aperture, diameter 3.5mm. The other end appears to have closed by a folded tab as found on possible lace chapes (Egan and Pritchard 1991, nos.1440-3). Unlike this present piece four other copper alloy sheet examples from Lincolnshire widen noticeably towards the pierced end and are very much shor…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Sunday 3rd March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-F043EB
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Green copper alloy probable netting needle [MF - source record describes this as a pin]. Pin made from folded sheet metal with a broad head with round eye. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1400 Length: 38.7mm, Width: 10.1mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 2.91gms
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Record ID: NLM-9BEAAA
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible netting needle. Cast round-section shank with a worn point at one end and collared with a round loop at the other; the loop is thinned by wear on its top edge. The loop rather than a narrower eye distinguishes this from the larger needles used with coarse fabrics, and would only pass easily through a more open mesh. Wear at either end and a smooth surface may confirm the object has seen long use. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500 Length: 79.7mm, Diameter (shank): 5.1mm, Width (at top loop): 9.5mm, Weight: 11.75gms
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 16th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-8EACD1
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy netting needle fragment. A broad circular sheet metal eye of thickness 0.8mm with a round drilled aperture of diameter 6.2mm, at the end of a round-section and slightly tapered shank of diameter 3.9mm made by rolling the sheet metal below the eye; incomplete. Medieval needles might be either drawn or rolled, but the broad head would permit a use only with either netting or very coarse sackcloth. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval, 1350-1600 Length: 42.8mm, Width: 10.3mm, Diameter: 3.9mm, Weight: 2.95gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5D6DF2
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy netting needle. A cast square section rod with a rounded end bearing a drilled hole of diameter 2.3mm at one end, and broken at the other. Now bent to U-shape.The angular sides would prevent fine working with this tool, and would damage fabric unless it were intended to pass through leather. A use stitching or closing either a coarsely woven material such as sackcloth, or, as suggested here, for netting, appears more likely. Nets might be used for fishing, but also for catching birds or rabbits. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800 Length (as found): 66.3mm, Width:…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-4BE04E
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible netting needle probably dating to the post medieval period 16th century AD. Although Roman examples are also known. At one end of the needle there is a pair of forked prongs at the end of the shaft and the needle is decorated with a floral pattern. The prongs are formed of two strips of copper alloy that meet at the end creating a sub triangular shape. The shaft is square in cross section, narrowing slightly at the terminal end which has a circular hole pierced through. The needle has a dark green patina and measures 78mm in length, 5mm in maximum w…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: BUC-BB09A5
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete copper alloy possible netting needle dating from the Roman to post medieval period. At one end of the needle there is a pair of forked prongs at the end of the shaft. The prongs are formed of two strips of copper alloy that meet at the end creating a sub triangular shape. The shaft is square in cross section, narrowing slightly at the terminal end which has a circular hole pierced through. The needle has a dark green patina and measures 78.1mm in length, 6.2mm in maximum width and 2.03g in weight. A similar netting needle can be seen in Crummy 1983 page 66, number 1996,…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2017
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Record ID: NLM-7FF4E8
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable netting needle. A cast pin with an oval-ended flat head with a drilled hole of diameter 2.5mm, bent at mid-shank and worn at the head; abraded. There is no gutter next to the hole, in contrast to copper alloy sewing needles from Flixborough and elsewhere. The curved shank might suggest this to be for a specialised task, and is a feature of larger netting needles. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500. Length: 28.2mm, Width: 4.8mm, Thickness (top of shank): 2.6mm, Weight: 0.66gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keelby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-A0460A
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval copper alloy netting needle (16th century). The needle has a circular cross-section . The needle has been cast into shape with two terminals forked, and arraged at 90 degrees to each other in profile (length of fork: 14.03mm). The ends of the forks have been pinched together. This sort of fine netting needle would have been used to produce netting for hair nets. Dimensions: length: 114.29mm; width of split end: 2.29mm; diameter: 2.28mm; weight: 3.80g. Reference: http://wedcraft.com/handoutSept2005.pdf
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM-247EE3
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy netting needle. Tube of rolled sheet with an overlapping seam and a hammered and flattened oval end through which a hole of diameter 3.9mm has been drilled. The lower part of the shank is lost, or, given the suggested identification, may never have been present. The wide head and light construction is typical of a netting needle, which would pass through the wide gaps in a net without any need to penetrate dense material. The condition of the object, with an attractive patina as noted by the finder, may suggest a medieval date. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500. …
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2015
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Record ID: NLM-F4DB6E
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible needle. Cast D-section rod with a round drilled and lightly countersunk aperture of diameter 3.5mm at an expansion just short of its wider end, tapering to a point at the other end. Now bent. Unusual broad needles are often associated with net making. The flat back to the object would enable its use as a mount or reinforcement, as perhaps on a book cover, but the pointed end would have no role to play in such a setting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700. Length (as found): 40.5mm, Width: 10.2mm, Thickness: 2.4mm, Weight: 5.56gms.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-2753A7
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible netting needle. Needle of rolled sheet metal with a flattened round head with probably drilled aperture of diameter 5.3mm, now torn open; the centre of the aperture lines up with a gutter where the sheet metal is rolled. The wide head may suggest a use as a netting needle or with sacking rather than for finer sewing. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 38.9mm, Width: 10mm, Thickness (at head): 1.7mm, Diameter (mid point of shank): 3.8mm, Weight: 2.29gms.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-9313A5
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy netting needle (16th century). The needle has a circular cross-section and the shaft is slightly curved. The needle has been made from two lengths of copper alloy wire, each with a D-shaped cross-section that have been soldered together to form the shaft leaving the two terminals forked (length of fork: 13.50mm). The ends of the forks have been pinched together. This sort of fine netting needle would have been used to produce netting for hair nets. Dimensions: length: 111.72mm; width of split end: 2.76mm; diameter: 1.28mm; weight: 1.04g. Re…
Created on: Monday 16th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2010
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Record ID: LON-539C81
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy netting needle (16th century). The needle has a circular cross-section and the shaft is slightly curved. The needle has been made from two lengths of copper alloy wire, each with a D-shaped cross-section that have been soldered together to form the shaft leaving the two terminals forked (length of fork: 10.56mm). This sort of fine netting needle would have been used to produce netting for hair nets. Dimensions: diameter: 1.19mm; length: 104.29mm; weight: 0.98g. Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context…
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMS2020
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
PM Ae ?netting needle, heavy oval-sectioned with collared flat-sectioned perforated oval terminal, 15 x 86mm. Found north of pottery concentration
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK HAVERINGLAND', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC941
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete netting needle which has part of one end and all of the other missing, and is bent in the middle. The partial end is flattened with a wide flat bottomed groove which tapers to a point. The mid section is circular in section.
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IRCHESTER', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC754
Object type: NETTING NEEDLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete example of solid cast construction, the shank is bent almost double, at one end is a flattened terminal with an oval aperture, the shank at this end is rectangular in section, it tapers gently towards the other end and becomes sub-circular in section about half way down its length. The end is broken off and missing.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTON', grid reference and parish protected.