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TUNING PEG
Unique ID: NLM-FE0E1F
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable tuning peg. Cast round section shank of diameter 3.9mm, broken at one end and with a collared oval handle with concave sides - presumably to afford grip - at the other. A tiny [diameter 2.4mm] knop is set on the opposite edge of the handle. The shank is lightly bent. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1900.
Length: 34.2mm, Width: 14.7mm, Thickness/Diameter (at collar): 7.5mm, Weight: 5.25gms
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 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.2 mm
Width: 14.7 mm
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 5.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38942
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9114
Four figure Latitude: 53.61465305
Four figure longitude: -0.62588526
1:25K map: SE9114
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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