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Ferrous metal bobby pin
Object Number 996-3-10/103859
Display Title Ferrous metal bobby pin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ferrous metal bobby pin
Classification
  • Hair ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Brewhouse, S3 E7 Top level 3
Materials Ferrous metal
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 × 0.4 × 0.2 cm (2 × 3/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Sheet
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Harvard Yard
Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite objects, stones adhered to nails; Ferrous metal, composite object, brick adhered to nails
2018.24.958 Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite objects, stones adhered to nails; Ferrous metal, composite object, brick adhered to nails
Nail
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Stone
Harvard Yard
Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, glass adhered to nail fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, stone adhered to nail fragments
2018.24.162 Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, glass adhered to nail fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, stone adhered to nail fragments
Unidentified
Nail
Stone
Colorless flat glass
Harvard Yard
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Unidentified
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Miscellaneous
Neville