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Re: Glass scrapers
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Wm Liebeknecht <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:12:28 -0500
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The cobbler at Williamsburg uses glass also.

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From: Woodburn Alias <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: Glass scrapers


> Glass fragments were also commonly used by shoemakers and
> cobblers (repairers of shoes) to smooth the edges of soles.
> I keep a small box of broken glass for use in my work,
> turning the fragment as each edge gets dulled.
>
> Rusty Moore
> Plimoth Plantation
> Plymouth, Massachusetts
>

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