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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: DYFED-B012F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Brass Saddle Makers Plate. The hinge in the centre of the reverse is still in working order. The plate is 75.1g in weight and is 125mm in length. The Plate is whole but the brass colouring is now gone. On the plate is the legend 'BENJAMIN MAKER SWANSEA'. And is accompanied by swirly designs to the left and the right of the legend. Saddle plates were used to identify the manufacturer of the saddle, and to add aesthetic and monetary value to the saddle.
Inscription:
BENJAMIN MAKER SWANSEA
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 125 mm
Weight: 75.1 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 128403
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kidwelly
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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