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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: NLM-4C6345
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy key. Cast rotary key with a kidney-shaped bow and a moulded collared stem which is thicker at its outer end, diminishing towards the bit from a further, grooved, collar. The rectangular but has two clefts front and one back, producing an angular S-shape. The size may suggest use to lock a casket or item of furniture. The stem is bent at its point of constriction. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700.
Length: 41.6mm, Height (at bow): 19.9mm, Thickness: 4.6mm, Weight: 6.19gms
Class:
Rotary
Sub class: possibly casket
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: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.6 mm
Height: 19.9 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 6.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39066
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)
To be known as: Ealand
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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