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THIMBLE
Unique ID: NLM-97A8D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy.
Thimble. Conical flat- topped sheet metal with closely spaced possibly hand punched indentations around the sides only. A basal foot-ring is followed by possibly rouletted circumferential decoration. Slightly compressed. Suggested date: Modern: 1850-1900.
Height: 25mm, Diameter: (estimated): 18mm, Thickness of wall: 0.65mm, Weight: 5.1gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25 mm
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 5.1 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14428
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Rolled
Decoration method: Stamped
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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