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SHOE
Unique ID: DEV-3E3CA1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A group of fragments from two modern shoes, probably dating to c. AD 1800-1900.
Two of the fragments may have originally been joined, the other two are different, and seem likely to represent a second or possibly third individual shoe. Three of the four pieces bear iron nails ringing their perimeter. The two adjoining pieces have smaller round headed nails, while the third piece has more squared off nails and is more rectangular in size. The third fragment bears no nails and is warped and damaged. There are skeuomorphic patches of green on the brownish leather of the soles, which may suggest their being in close association with copper alloy at some point.
The use of the nails, their positioning, and the shape of the soles suggests a date in the 19th century.
Measurements: combined weight 59.14g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Weight: 59.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018955
Materials and construction
Primary material: Leather
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Plymtree (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST0403
Four figure Latitude: 50.81856032
Four figure longitude: -3.36415947
1:25K map: ST0403
1:10K map: ST00SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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