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THIMBLE
Unique ID: NLM-57CE55
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Silver
Thimble. Conical thimble of domed form, probably pressed from sheet metal, with a broad milled foot ring flanked by further incised circumferential bands. Only the top appears to bear closely-spaced punched indentations. Now flattened. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1750-1850.
Height (as found): 24.5mm, Width: 25.7mm, Wall Thickness: 0.4mm, Weight: 2.91gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 24.5 mm
Width: 25.7 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 2.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM19805
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Swinhope (Civil Parish)
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