Machine made iron nail, with blue synthetic tape and white cotton string tied around the top

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Object Number 987-22-10/106418

Display Title Machine made iron nail, with blue synthetic tape and white cotton string tied around the top

Descriptions

Inventory Description Machine made iron nail, with blue synthetic tape and white cotton string tied around the top

Classification

String
Nail
Synthetic

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite Old Yard, Unit 16 Level 1, 0-5 cmbs

Materials Ferrous metal , Synthetic , String

Dimensions Overall: 10.3 × 1.1 × 1 cm (4 1/16 × 7/16 × 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object H16-1

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996-3-10/103789	Colorless synthetic sheet fragments with blue decoration and text "Dennison Glue"	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/103786	Synthetic sheet fragment, blue on one side and white on the other	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
2016.29.1530	White synthetic fragment with blue printed text	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
2016.29.1533	Blue synthetic fragment	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/106529	Colorless synthetic sheet fragment, printed in blue with "8.66 x 8.66 IN."	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
996-3-10/72976	Iron nail fragments, some cut or wrought, some machine-made; iron nail fragment with metal head; unidentified iron fragments	Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
987-22-10/112400	Synthetic, white unidentified synthetic fragment	Synthetic	Harvard Yard
2008.22.1853	Machine-made iron nails	Nail	Harvard Yard

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