Record ID: KENT-6D4CE2
Object type: PEG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A carved hard wood Fid of 17th to 19th century date Description: The fd is formed from a single dense piece of wood roughly conical in shape. The pointed end is rougher like due to crude carving and no finishing, unlike the apex. There is a shallow line around the upper section of the fid 30mm from the top likley relating to its' use. The object remains a dark grey-brown colour Measurements: 232mm long, 36.6mm in diameter and 300g in weight. Discussion: This object is likely a sailor's fid for woking with rope knots, splicing of rope and even holding open hole sin canvas suc…
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-121D43
Object type: PEG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron peg, spike or skewer of unknown date, and whose function could be manifold. The object is of rectangular section and, from an integral rounded end containing a piriform opening forming an eye, tapers towards a point. The object is 132.9mm long, 18.7mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 16.9g. It could be a fid, bodkin, attachment loop or hinge. With no decoration, and very functional form, it could be of any date from Roman onwards.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2019
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Record ID: BM-05321C
Object type: PEG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bone peg of uncertain date. The shaft is circular in section with a slightly enlarged head. There is one horizontal and one vertical piercing in the head which connect. The peg measures 32.5mm in length and 13.3mm in diameter. It weighs 4.2 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: LON-092FE3
Object type: PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Medieval wooden peg. The peg has a rectangular cuboid head and a tapering shaft. The shaft appears to have a pointed oval cross-section near the point but the survival of the wood may mean this is not an accurate representation of the original shape. There are sections of the cuboid head missing. The finder reported that when the peg was found there appeared to be white metal plates pinned to each of the longer sides of the head. The plates may have had a crown motif. These plates have now disintegrated and flaked off. Dimensions: length: 105.9 mm; width of head: 2…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2013
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Record ID: IOW-9D0591
Object type: PEG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A peg shaped cast copper-alloy and iron object of Unknown date. In plan, the object has a sub-circular terminal with a tapering shaft. It is sub-rectangular in cross-section. The end of the shaft turns downwards and terminates with a fragment of iron. The surface is pitted and has a patchy khaki green patina. There is a break on the iron element which is imbedded into the shaft. 54.4 x 28.3 x 10.7m. Weight: 59.26g. This object seems too heavy to be a tuning peg for a musical instrument.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-09C3A0
Object type: PEG
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Possible Peg. Cast bifurcated object with a collared ball head above a pair of tapered prongs set 2.6mm apart; the prongs retain tensile strength to grip an object inserted between them; one is perhaps chipped at its end. The overall appearance resembles that of an extracted tooth. Abraded. Suggested date: Roman, 40-400. Length: 18.7mm, Diameter (ball head): 8.3mm, Thickness (at prongs): 6.6mm, Weight: 3.36gms.
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 25th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B65253
Object type: PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy peg of probable Medieval date, perhaps with musical association. It has a polyhedral shaped head with a raised collar and deep circumferential groove at the point where the head joins the shaft. The shaft itself is cylindrical in form but with slight faceting to produce an almost hexagonal section, and tapers very slightly towards a blunt, rounded point. On one side of the shaft approximately a third of the way down is a deep transverse incision that may be the result of poor production or perhaps a later addition. The polyhedral head has extensive decoration that c…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shotley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7C9F22
Object type: PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy peg, probably medieval or post medieval. The peg has a rectangular sectioned shank narrowing to a point at the end. The head is semicircular and flat with a central, uneven shaped, piercing. It is probably for hammmering into wood and then having something tied through it. It is 34.8mm long, 12.2mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 4.4 grams.
Created on: Saturday 22nd November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester district', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-444856
Object type: PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval? copper alloy peg or fitting, 33mm long, 19mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in good condition with a greyish patina and weighs 6.68grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in section with a circular hole in its centre. It has a lipped collar from which a tapering circular sectioned prong emerges. The object may be a fitting from a chafing dish.
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-7E6BD6
Object type: PEG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object which looks like a peg. It has a triangular section, terminating on one end with a hook. It object is very crude and has a rough cut surface. This object is of unknown date.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-D99C10
Object type: PEG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy clothes holder peg, with turned knob on the end, circular in plan and section and spherical in profile. The peg is hollow and would have been cast around a sand core to create this shape. Bailey (1993) illustrates a similar example on page 21, No.55, which is dated to the 18th century.
Created on: Saturday 31st March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-A730B5
Object type: PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wooden turning peg, with a tapering shaft with a flattened U shaped head, possibly medieval.
Created on: Monday 11th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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