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TUNING PEG
Unique ID: NLM-C2EC24
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead and iron possible tuning peg or instrument key. A globular flat-sided handle of lead with the stub of a ferrous metal pin projecting from a short [6mm] collar. The sides may be flattened further by having been gripped by a tool to adjust strings. Suggested date: post-Medieval, 1650-1800.
Length: 23.4mm, Width: 15.8mm, Thickness (at collar): 8.9mm, Weight: 17.77gms
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.4 mm
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 17.77 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 29th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38686
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Epworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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