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BUTTON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-8259E2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A modern copper alloy livery button of the Water Lane Brewery. The button is made of two pieces the front and the back plate to which the shank is attached. The front is concave.
The design on the front surface consists of the letters 'W' ' L' ' B', the letter L being larger than the other twp letters.The word 'WATER' is at the top above the letters and the word ' LANE' is at the the bottom below the letters. The words follow the curve of the rim.
On the reverse the attatchment shank is placed directly in the centre of the button and is circular in shape. The makers name is not visible.
Diameter 28mm depth 3mm, weight 3.04g.
Inscription:
WATER LANE WLB
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.04 g
Diameter: 28 mm
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Caister
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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