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Plastic, pen cap
Object Number 2005.17.885
Display Title Plastic, pen cap
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pen cap
Classification
  • Plastic
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Matthews Hall
Intrasite H612 L4
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Nail
Styrofoam
Organic
Plastic
Textile
Foil
Twine
Screwtop
Harvard Yard
Black plastic pen cap
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Harvard Yard
20th century colorless plastic pen cap
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Harvard Yard
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Plastic
Harvard Yard