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SYRINGE
Unique ID: LON-D479A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy syringe, dating to the post-medieval period, probably 18th century. The syringe is complete and has three horizontal grooves around the centre of its body.
There are several similar syringes on the PAS database, mainly found on the Thames foreshore. Dating evidence comes from a similar syringe found in the wreck of the Machault, which sank off eastern Canada in 1760 (Sullivan 1986, 87).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 149 mm
Width: 17 mm
Weight: 62.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2006
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 4682.24
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Newham (London Borough)
To be known as: Custom House
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, C. | 1986 | Legacy of the Machault: a collection of 18th-century artifacts | Ottawa | National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Environment Canada |
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