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Unique ID: NLM-E14987
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy possible printing typeface block. Cast rectangular block of wedge-shaped section with a line of three large characters linked by a narrow rib along its upper edge, bevelled below. The flat has what appears to be a flap of excess metal hammered against it. The metal retains a grey tint, pointing to a relatively recent date. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900
Length: 33.8mm, Height: 22mm, Thickness: 8.8mm, Weight: 36.23gms
Class: Printer's type
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 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.8 mm
Height: 22 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 36.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th September 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48505
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Corringham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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