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PENCIL
Unique ID: NLM-1DF390
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Grey Slate
Probable Pencil. Turned rod of slate; a tapered end bears smoothing on four opposed faces and a rounded end. Residual turning lines appear at this point. The rod becomes thicker beyond a stepped edge to the 'point', which confers a slightly bullet-like appearance. Broken. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900.
Length: 28.1, Diameter: 5.6mm, Weight: 1.33gms.
Class: Slate
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
Length: 28.1 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 5.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20341
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Chorley (District)
Parish or ward: Wheelton and Withnell (District Ward)
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