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PIPE TAMPER
Unique ID: WMID-2404A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy pipe tamper, depicting a soldier, of Modern dating (AD 1900 to AD 2000).
The tamper depicts a soldier in military uniform, smoking a pipe. He has an axe under his arm, and a pistol tucked into his belt. He is wearing a wide brimmed hat. The soldier is standing on a reel base (two circles with a narrowed concave section between them). The tamper base is circular.
The tamper measures 68.0 mm in height, 18.4 mm wide and 11.1 mm thick. It weighs 32.8 g.
The tamper is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
A similar pipe tamper has been recorded on the PAS database as HAMP3843 and has been dated to the Modern period (AD 1900 to AD 2000).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 2000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 68 mm
Width: 18.4 mm
Thickness: 11.1 mm
Weight: 32.8 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Harlaston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2010
Four figure Latitude: 52.68732456
Four figure longitude: -1.70556159
1:25K map: SK2010
1:10K map: SK21SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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