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WHISTLE
Unique ID: NCL-45D916
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast white metal whistle of 19th or 20th century date.
The whistle has a tubular body with one end capped with a broken suspension loop. The opposite end is open. A trapezoidal mouthpiece projects perpendicular to the body. There is a sub-square perforation where the mouthpiece meets the body.
The body is decorated with interlace in low relief, and the underside of the mouth piece bears an oval with A+LG in it, and DERBY underneath.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.85 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 9.4 g
Diameter: 8.45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 18th February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: East Kirkby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF3261
Four figure Latitude: 53.129827
Four figure longitude: -0.028572
1:25K map: TF3261
1:10K map: TF36SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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