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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-FC570A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy unidentified object. Cast object comprising a plano-convex discoid handle, and a round section shank of diameter 11mm whose sides are bevelled towards a thick T-shaped terminal with near-horizontal marks on one side. This element itself tapers slightly from one end to another, by c.1mm, possibly as a result of wear. Possibly from machinery. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.
Diameter (handle): 29.6mm, Height/length: 35.3mm, Thickness (terminal): 8.6mm, Weight: 53.91gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 35.3 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 53.91 g
Diameter: 29.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26575a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Scawby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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