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PIPE TAMPER
Unique ID: LVPL-B29661
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A piece of a possible pipe tamper, this section being the finger ring that would attach to the tamping shaft itself.
It is of copper alloy and cast, the band being convex in outer prifile and perpendicular on the inner, forming a 'D' shape in cross section. The area that would be a setting in a conventional ring has here a 7mm diameter hole for the probable anchoring of the tamping shaft, in contrast to a similar type (SWYOR-4BBAD6) that has the tamper on the underside of the band and the upper surface mount as that of a signet ring. The crispness of the moulding and lack of deterioration suggests a more recent post-medieval date of around 1600-1800.
Width of setting:- 15mmx 13mm.
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: 23 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 5.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st July 2018 - Sunday 1st July 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tiverton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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