diameter; shaft end probably broken. 1 .N. 23. 



10. In>n rivci with large head approximately rectan- 

 gular in shape and measuring \% in. by i%e in. 

 Shaft originally round-sectioned but now much de- 

 cayed .ni<l showing evidence of having spread at its 

 ll.it terminal. T.N. 23. 



11. Tube of sheet iron. Wider at one end than the 

 other, having an aperture of % in. at the narrow 

 end and approximately \ in. at the other end. 

 Possibly the nozzle from a pair of bellows or, con- 

 ceivably, a large ferrule; however, there seem to be 

 no holes for mounting the iron to wood. The object 

 has been hammered at its wide end. causing the 

 metal to spread and roll and the entire object to 

 buckle and yawn at its midsection. T.N. 23. 



12. An object of uncertain purpose sometimes de- 

 scribed as a door or shutter latch. The blade sec- 

 lion is neither pointed nor sharpened, and the shank 

 or tang is slightly spread at the end. 87 T.N. 18. 



13. Fragment of object of uncertain purpose. Sheet 

 iron is folded over at one edge to grip an iron strap, 

 niiK a small section of which survives. T.N. 23. 



14. Iron hasp from trunk or chest lock; has rectan- 

 gular keeper and rolled terminal for lifting. 8S T.N. 

 IS. 



13. Iron strap with rectangular T-shaped terminal at 

 one end and pierced by a 7 S in. rivet at the other 

 end; of uncertain purpose. T.N. 23. 



16. Ward plate, possibly from large padlock, iron. 

 T.N. 22. 



17. Ward plate from large rimlock. Lugs at either 

 end serve .is rivets thai pass through iron supports 

 extending back from the front plate. T.N. 17. 



18. Bolt, iron, from large rimlock. The head is 

 approximately % in. thick. Two wards extending 

 from the shaft show that, to lock, the bolt moved 

 from right to left. Unstratified. 



19. Bolt, iron, from large rimlock. The head is 

 approximately % in. thick. The remains of two 

 wards extend from the shaft and show that, to lock, 

 the bolt moved from left to right. T.N. 18. 



50, Harness buckle, iron. Almost square-sectioned, 

 with the tang round-sectioned, flattened at the top, 

 and rolled around the buckle. T.N. 16. 



21. Harness buckle, iron. The tang side is round- 

 ectioned, the other sides flattened. The tang is 



pointed, square-sectioned in the shaft, and possesses 

 an ornamental ridge below the point at which it rolls 

 over the frame. 89 T.N. 23. 

 22. Harness buckle, iron, much decayed. Frame and 

 tang apparently square-sectioned, the former per- 

 haps unintentionally constricted at one side. T.N. 

 23. 



FIGURE 17. OBJECTS OF IRON, BRASS, 

 BONE, AND GLASS 



1. Ring, iron, with evidence of wear at one side; 

 possibly a handle or a chain terminal. T.N. 23. 



2. Loop, iron, with the ends perhaps originally meet- 

 ing; possibly a handle or a chain terminal. T.N. 19. 



3. Horseshoe, iron. Rudimentary keyhokl type, 

 much decayed but with slight traces of fullering, 

 probably eight nail holes, four on each side. The 

 lug at left terminal would seem to have been 

 created by the loss of a fragment of the outer edge. 

 This is a typical 17th-century form, but one that 

 continued into the 18th century. 90 T.N. 24. 



4. Handle from scythe, iron. The wooden shaft was 

 approximately 1% in. in diameter at point of con- 

 tact. T.N. 24. 



5. Part of snaffle bit, jointed mouthpiece lozenge- 

 shaped junction of bit and rein loop. T.N. 23. 



6. Fragment of iron pot, with two molded cordons on 

 the body. T.N. 30. 



7. Leg from iron pot, five-sided and tapering to a 

 point. 91 Base of pot approximately % in. thick. 

 T.N. 8. 



S. Leg with trifid or cloven foot, from iron pot. Legs 

 of this type narrow above the foot and spread again 

 towards the point of junction with the pot base. It 

 was at the narrow midsection that the illustrated 

 leg broke. The form was common in the 17th cen- 

 tury. T.N. 18. 



9. Tapering iron strap of uncertain purpose. Two 

 small nail holes at the broad end and two larger 

 holes clown the length of strap. T.N. 19. 



limilar example see Noel Mi mi. "Excavations .it 



: 224, no. K. 

 similar example so ll ! dson \ D ries at James- 

 i tup left. 



v ' Another example with similar frame, but with a broader 

 tang and no ornamental ridge, was found in the same context. 



1111 See Noel Hume, "Excavations at Rosewell," p. 224, no. 

 in. and Archaeology in Britain (London: Foylc, 1953), p. 107, 

 fig. 23, no. 17. 



91 It is possible that this leg originally spread out into a foot in 

 the style of no. 6. See Hudson, New Discoveries nl Jamestou 

 p. 30, fig. at left. 



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