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CANDLE SNUFFER
Unique ID: DENO-501A75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy candle snuffer of late post-medieval to modern date (c 1850 -1950 AD)
The object is in the form of a bell with a wide flared rim. This rim is broken in several places with pieces missing. The object seems to have been machine finished: decoration is in the form of concentric, lathe-formed circumferential grooves and lines. There is a sub-rectangular suspension knop with a circular drilled hole. Height is 25 mm, extant width 32 mm. Thickness at rim 2 mm. Weight 16 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2018 - Saturday 31st March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8750
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Weston Underwood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2943
Four figure Latitude: 52.98356181
Four figure longitude: -1.56949997
1:25K map: SK2943
1:10K map: SK24SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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