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TAG
Unique ID: NLM-B81467
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
: Copper alloy fob tag. Oval tag with a drilled attachment hole at one end. A stamped legend appears on both sides, to permit lost keys to be reunited with their owner.
Obverse description: serial number central to inscriptions: E 31702
Obverse inscription: BRITISH KEY & PROPERTY REGISTRY / R COOPER MANAGER / 192 HOPE STREET GLASGOW
Reverse inscription: RETURN THESE KEYS TO NEAREST / POLICE OFFICE / OR 192 HOPE ST GLASGOW / 5/- REWARD / ON RESTORATION TO OWNER
Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1893-1896.
Length: 32.1mm, Height: 19.1mm, Thickness: 0.8mm, Weight: 3.36gms
Class:
Fob
Inscription:
BRITISH KEY & PROPERTY REGISTRY / R COOPER MANAGER / 192 HOPE STREET GLASGOW // RETURN THESE KEYS TO NEAREST / POLICE OFFICE / OR 192 HOPE ST GLASGOW / 5/- REWARD / ON RESTORATION TO OWNER
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1893
Date to: Exactly AD 1896
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.1 mm
Height: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 3.36 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM32950
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Northorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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