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CUFF LINK
Unique ID: NLM-23C940
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy cuff link. Pressed metal pair of discs; the larger is recessed to receive a stone or plaque (lost); a tapered shank extends from this element to a hinged union with a smaller disc intended to retain the link in a button hole. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950.
Length (as found): 24.3mm, Diameter (larger disc): 16.3mm, Thickness: 0.9mm, Weight: 1.57gms.
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: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.57 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM19516a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Risby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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