At that size, it looks somewhat like a name plate for a chest that was not engraved. There’s a family chest dating to the 1880’s with a rectangular name plate about the same size.
Lyle Browning, RPA
> On Jul 8, 2017, at 6:04 AM, Gary Vines <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thin, flat brass or other alloy plated object about 100 mm long with no clasps, attachments or perforations. found in 1840s-50s hotel site north of Melbourne Australia
> image on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/garyvines/35621184652/in/datetaken-public/
> Any idea what it might be? All suggestions gratefully received. thanks
> Gary