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PLATE
Unique ID: NLM-65FBE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Machine fitting. Cast rectangular section flat plate with a pointed end and smoothed edges; a countersunk screw hole to accommodate a shank of diameter 3.3mm appears at one end - the countersinking appears on both sides, so a variety of settings was envisaged for this object. Broken at one end and slightly bent. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950.
Length: 79.9mm, Width: 9.5mm, Thickness: 2.4mm, Weight: 12.57gms.
Class: Machine fitting
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 79.9 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 12.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17101
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wickenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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