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PENKNIFE

Unique ID: NLM-257AC4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy and iron penknife. Cast plano-convex oval ended terminal from a penknife side plate, with a fragment of corroded steel blade attached. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900.

Length: 18mm, Width: 18.3mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 5.12gms.

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 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 18.3 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 5.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th December 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM19545a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kirton in Lindsey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9498
Four figure Latitude: 53.470355
Four figure longitude: -0.585353
1:25K map: SK9498
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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