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Object Number 987-22-10/104927
Display Title Metal staple
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal staple
Classification
  • Staple
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H2-3
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm (3/4 × 1/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H2-3

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