Assertion: ferrule | /r/SimilarTo | preceding period
Facets:
value: relatively long
type: TEMPORAL
value: with a gradual decrease in length
type: OTHER
value: from as little as 2 inches
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The first decade of the 19th century, ferrules were still relatively long, much like the preceding period with a gradual decrease in length, from as little as 2 inches to generally a maximum of 4 inches by the 3rd and 4th decades of the 19th century.