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COMB
Unique ID: SWYOR-482C94
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A white metal comb (aluminium?) dating from the Modern period, 19th – 20th century. The handle is half oval shaped with triangular teeth, some of which are missing. It has a length of 82.85mm, width 42.12mm, thickness 8.61mm, weight 19.95g. NCL-CFCD90 is a lead alloy comb of unknown date, which has some similarities, but which is more crude. This example is presumably for grooming animals.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 2000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 82.85 mm
Width: 42.12 mm
Thickness: 8.61 mm
Weight: 19.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1057
Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Conistone with Kilnsey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9767
Four figure Latitude: 54.098885
Four figure longitude: -2.047368
1:25K map: SD9767
1:10K map: SD96NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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No references cited so far.
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