Hi All,

Below is Bill Lindsey's write-up on a new report we have just completed.  Last summer, Bottle Research Group members examined the collection of bottles from a Fort Riley, Kansas, privy.  Based on our analysis, we were able to design and test a few new hypotheses that led to new insights.  As noted below, the report is free online of available for $15 plus shipping from Lulu.com.

This is NOT part of the Encyclopedia.  We have about 30 other irons in the fire at the same time.

Bill


Lockhart, Bill, Bill Lindsey, Beau Schriever, and Carol Serr.  2012.  New Insights from the Bottles Excavated at the Fort Riley Hospital Privy. Privately published by Bill Lockhart & the Bottle Research Group.  This well illustrated work highlights the reanalysis of hundreds of bottles and bottle fragments systematically excavated in 1984 from a large privy at Fort Riley, KS.  used from the late 1850s into the 1890s.  The reanalysis resulted in the identification of several previously unattributed makers markings as well as provided a significant amount of information to affirm and refine many of the concepts and dating guidelines found on this site.  This copyrighted work is available for sale as a softbound book via www.Lulu.com<http://www.Lulu.com> (search using "Bill Lockhart") or as a free, downloadable .pdf file which may be saved or printed out to make your own book for no cost!  The file is available at this link:  http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/FortRileyReport2012.pdf




Bill Lockhart
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New Mexico State University
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