Accession No
TEMP.00825
Description
Large manacle, chain and barrel padlock, most likely used as part of a set of leg irons. Comprises a corroded penannular shackle terminating in two closed loops. One loop is connected to both a single chain ring and a further run of four chain links. The other loop is connected to a single chain link which is in turn connected to the semicircular shackle of a large barrel padlock. The case of the padlock is quite damaged, with much of the top missing, revealing a much corroded and broken three-pin locking mechanism within. One terminus is also quite damaged, but appears to have been originally closed with a possible central piercing, whilst the other bears the design of the key wards.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00825
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
78mm x 126mm x 605mm Weight 1.0kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
See SUR-2AE754 (a large Post Medieval barrel padlock from Buckinghamshire) on the Portable Antiquities Scheme online database for a comparable example of a barrel padlock.
Event Date 11/2/2019
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Large manacle, chain and barrel padlock, most likely used as part of a set of leg irons. Comprises a corroded penannular shackle terminating in two closed loops. One loop is connected to both a single chain ring and a further run of four chain links. The other loop is connected to a single chain link which is in turn connected to the semicircular shackle of a large barrel padlock. The case of the padlock is quite damaged, with much of the top missing, revealing a much corroded and broken three-pin locking mechanism within. One terminus is also quite damaged, but appears to have been originally closed with a possible central piercing, whilst the other bears the design of the key wards.
Event Date 11/2/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282878
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