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SEAL
Unique ID: NLM-F2AC00
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead
Bag Seal. Two cast discs linked by a sprue and stamped or clenched together. The smaller disc bears the stamped notation [-]&W; the larger is folded over.
Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900.
Diameter (larger disc): more than 23mm, Thickness (overall): 5.5mm, Weight: 7.92gms.
Class:
Bag Closure
Inscription:
[-]&W
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: 1
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 7.92 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th March 2011
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Martin Foreman
Identified by: Mr Martin Foreman
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17165
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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