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Copper "chili block" from wreck of S.S. LAPWING

Jose Urmentata (Manufacturer)

Copper "chili block" (large ingot of smelted but un-refined copper) from the wreck of the S.S. LAPWING wrecked off the Isle of Wight in 1872.

Copper "chili block" from wreck of S.S. LAPWING
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Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2011.8

Creation/Production

Jose Urmentata
Role: Manufacturer
Place: Guyacan copper smelting works
Period: 1872

Acquisition

purchase, 28/2/2011

Measurements

Length (mm): 595
Width (mm): 175
Height (mm): 120
Weight (kg): 70

Material

Copper

Categories

Copper (smelting) Metal smelting 1870s Lapwig (S.S)

Classification

wrecks and wrecking
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