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ceremonial artifact: obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
clothing accessory: collar, needlepoint
Dip Circle Needle
documentary artifact: cutting, newspaper
documentary artifact: engraving
electrical & magnetic t&e: variometer component: needle, variometer
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original art: obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle
personal gear: needlecase
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relic, ship: granite
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, needle
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textile working t&e: needlecase
water transport: fighting vessel
water transport: muscle powered vessel: boat, rowing
woodworking t&e?: needle shaped object
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Cleopatra's needle (Obelisk [fragment])
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Cleopatra's Needle newspaper cuttings (Newspaper cutting)
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The Rescue of the Crew of the Cleopatra at dawn in the Bay of Biscay, October 15, from a sketch by Captain Carter of the Cleopatra. (Engraving)
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