. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. W II (Jhjccts of Person III ( [\r C^ostuinc accessories recovered at Marll)orouRh arc exlrciiirly few. There are six metal l>utton().) is silver; a third (L ) is copper. The silver button, J, inch in diameter, could be one of two dozen vest buttons bought by Mercer for IB pence eacii in 1741. A brass button with silver surface was roll-plated in the Sheflield manner (USNM ), thus placing its date at some time after 1 762. "White nietal"âa white brass was connnonly for buttons in the 18th century, and
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. W II (Jhjccts of Person III ( [\r C^ostuinc accessories recovered at Marll)orouRh arc exlrciiirly few. There are six metal l>utton().) is silver; a third (L ) is copper. The silver button, J, inch in diameter, could be one of two dozen vest buttons bought by Mercer for IB pence eacii in 1741. A brass button with silver surface was roll-plated in the Sheflield manner (USNM ), thus placing its date at some time after 1 762. "White nietal"âa white brass was connnonly for buttons in the 18th century, and is seen here in a frag- mentary specimen (L'SNM ). One hollow button of shi-et brajvs shows the remains of gildine; I SNM Only one example was found - a dark-uray shell button tliat was used on under- carments ( ). Among the personal articles are two brass buckles, one a simple half buckle (L SNM , fig. 83d, ill. 48), the other a knee buckle (L'SNM (i().l39. fie. 83e, ill. 49). Except jxissibly fur a mentioned later, a lirass thimble is tin- ⢠evidence of .saving (I SNM , fig. H3I>. ill Four thimbles, mentioned in Ledger B, were in 1729, and four in 1731.) Parts of a penknife that were TouikI consist of ivorv- casing ;!, sti'' | fork, and other pli â ' ^ .\i Two chalk marbles attest to the early appeal of thai traditional i»ame, as \^ " t into making the m.' - \f ). Chalk also was uiscd to make a bullri half of which. I>< \( on tlv (LSNM . tl). ill. (USNM ) from the site could haw been in it. Two gun flints (L'SNM and S';, tig. 84a) are of white chert. An English halfpenny, dated 1787, was found itcar the surface in the kitchen debris <if Striiclurc E. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resembl
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