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DIVIDERS
Unique ID: LON-B94FC8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy and iron precision instrument - pair of dividers dating 16th - 17th century. These dividers comprise two hinged arms; the upper section is copper alloy while the lower arms are iron; the lower arms are broken and missing. The copper alloy hinge section has a circular terminal. The arms are decoratively cast so that they have a varied, faceted appearance. On the middle section of the arms this faceting has created an oval depression on both the front and back surfaces. There is no evidence of a maker's mark. The arms are slightly bent to one side, probably as a result of post-depositional damage.
Similar dividers are recorded on the database e.g. LON-EAE3C3, NMS-33A118.
Dimensions: length: 98.92mm; width: 17.73mm; thickness: 9.67mm; weight: 63.42g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 98.92 mm
Width: 17.73 mm
Thickness: 9.67 mm
Weight: 63.42 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3580
Four figure Latitude: 51.50281974
Four figure longitude: -0.05635779
1:25K map: TQ3580
1:10K map: TQ38SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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