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Post Medieval copper alloy pipe tamper
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Leicestershire County Council, Wendy Scott, 2014-07-02 09:39:03
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Post Medieval copper alloy pipe tamper
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English: A Post-Medieval complete copper alloy pipe tamper or tuning hammer. The handle of the hammer expands slightly towards the end to form a wider surface suitable for tamping. c.10mm above the end are two raised collars. The other end takes the form of a simple hammer head. Several similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including several examples of this type of tamper are recorded on the database, including SF-D1CBA3, LANCUM-1B7A36, SUSS-8CAED1, SUR-3B28F4, SUR-013852 and BERK-AEB571. Some small hammers may also have been used for tuning harpsichords and pianos, for example PAS record LANCUM-0C7641. It is likely to be of 17th to 19th century date.

Length: 40.0mm, width: 28.0mm, thickness: 5.5mm, weight: 8.50g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Rutland
Date POST MEDIEVAL
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FindID: 624410
Old ref: LEIC-AB113C
Filename: LEIC-AB113C.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/475004
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/475004/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/624410
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