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1884.140.621

Chisel with metal blade and wooden handle. [JW [Excav. PR] 17/06/2013]


1884.140.621

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chisel with metal blade and wooden handle. [JW [Excav. PR] 17/06/2013]
Long description
Chisel with metal blade and wooden handle. [JW [Excav. PR] 17/06/2013]
Geographical reference
England Greater London City of London EC2 London Wall East corner of junction with Great Winchester Street "18 feet deep"
Date
Date collected
1865 Nov 5
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2004
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant
Dimensions
Thick: max 34 mm, Width: max 51 mm, Length: max 320 mm, Weight 372 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.621 PR Cat other PR nos: 3721
Research and responses

Great Winchester Street runs south from London Wall. [Dan Hicks 25/07/2013]

Associated publications
Lane Fox, A.H. 1867. Objects found at great depth in the vicinity of the old London Wall. Archaeological Journal 24: 61-64. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013] Lane-Fox, A.H. 1867. A description of certain piles found near London Wall and Southwark, possibly the remains of Pile Buildings. Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 5: lxxi-lxxxiii. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013]

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