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PUNCH
Unique ID: NLM-1C841B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy punch. Cast rectangular section bar, bevelled at one end and lightly constricted, probably to fit as a square section tang into a handle, at the other. Extensive traces of black shiny material might suggest a maintenance regime entailing linseed oil, a technique for the preservation of non-ferrous metal especially favoured in the early post-medieval period. Bladed tools of copper alloy might be used with fabrics, to avoid the risk of rust-staining, or for leatherworking. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1750.
Length: 65.0mm, Width: 9.4mm, Thickness: 6.8mm, Weight: 25.05gms
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 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 6.8 mm
Weight: 25.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40516
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Keelby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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