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Object Number
974-36-10/52370
Display Title
Larger wire nail 1880 or later; smaller cut nail, in general use before 1880-90;
Descriptions
Object Description
Larger wire nail 1880 or later; smaller cut nail, in general use before 1880-90; 2 unidentifiable iron objects; 2 mica sheets; probably used as insulators, but in what appliance not known
Department
Archaeological
Date
late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Hunt-Canaday Hall construction site
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard University
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(1974)
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