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THIMBLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A83CEF
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A possible cast lead palm guard dating from roughly 17th-20th century (c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1800). It is a rounded roughly cast oval, with one flat and one concave surface. The concave surface has numerous has several small indentations, presumably due to usage. On the flat side at one end the letters EB are scratched into the surface, presumably the initials of the owner/user. Dating of these artefacts is problematic with the earliest examples probably dating from the 17th century, although they may have been in use right through to the 20th century (Bailey, 1993, page 64).
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 81 mm
Width: 55 mm
Thickness: 17.4 mm
Weight: 200 g
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Brian Porter
Identified by: Mr Brian Porter
Other reference numbers
Other reference: Gordon Bailey's 'Detector Finds 2', 1993
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Near Osbournby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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