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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-739902
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
White Metal with paint or other non-metallic coating.
Button front. Cast concavo-convex front from a composite button. The plain front is coated with a black and moderately glossy material. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1950.
Diameter: 17.4mm, Height: 3.1mm, Thickness: 1.3mm, Weight: 1.43gms.
Class: composite
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 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 3.1 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.43 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17474
Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
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: Brookenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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