Hi Paulina,

This is David Carlson, from UW. I take it you're doing well at UNM? Good to
hear you're still in archaeology!

Yeah, I agree with Karen, it looks like a battery core. Does it feel like a
piece of graphite? Battery cores that I've found before felt almost like
graphite; when you touched them, they were definitely not metal or rock.

--David

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David Carlson, M.A.
Principle Investigator, *Issei* at Barneston Project
Project Website: http://blogs.uw.edu/davidrcn
Email: davidrcn[at]uw.edu

PhD. Candidate, Archaeology Program
Department of Anthropology
University of Washington
Personal Website: http://davidrcarlson.net

<http://uw.edu>

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Paulina Przystupa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering if people had good references (including photos) for
> Calk/Caulk/Cork boots used by lumberjacks, the ones with the spikes on the
> bottom. I'm particularly interested in styles before 1960 and if possible
> that were mid-calf or shorter. It seems like most modern ones have sockets
> on the bottom where spikes can be taken out and replaced, like track shoes,
> while the older ones were not so modular.  So any references that talk
> about the evolution of those over time or links to manufacturer's catalogs
> etc. would be very helpful.
>
> Related to that, if anyone has good references for how much leather boots
> like caulk/cork ones can shrink over time that would be a great help. I'm
> interested in estimating shoe size but I don't want to over estimate how
> much the leather shrank.
>
> Lastly, if anyone knows more about this object (3 photos at different
> distances) Photo Credit Burke Museum:
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRRzF4WEFYTTdvSFk/
> view?usp=sharing
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRb2JUNmt6Qmg3bjg/
> view?usp=sharing
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRemhmNWlVN0ZMNHM/
> view?usp=sharing
>
> It looks like an flint fire starter and we found some pieces like this at a
> couple of places on the site. However, this piece had an attachment on one
> part and we weren't sure if that could help specify what kind of fire
> starter it was etc. Thanks for your time.
>
> --
> Paulina F. Przystupa, MA
> Graduate Student, Archaeology
> Department of Anthropology
> University of New Mexico
> What did the caveman say when he wanted to leave?
>