April:

It looks like a good ole' spitoon that has lost its base.

They usually have a wider and taller lip bu the rounded bottom is not unusual.

Is that a ring of solder or other stain that would indicate where the base
was attached around the body just under the 'equator"?

Is the hole in the bottom perhaps were a weld or rivet has pulled loose?

         Dan W.


At 3/21/03 04:29 PM, you wrote:
>List,
>
>Received an e-mail from someone in Texas who found an
>object while swimming in a lake. He is very excited
>about it (sent me 4 e-mails in 24 hours asking if I
>can tell him anything at all about it).
>
>It looks like a small handmade copper pot but since my
>expertise is in bones, maybe someone else can provide
>some more interesting information.
>
>Three digital pictures will be temporarily posted
>here:
>http://www.geocities.com/abeisaw/Pot.jpg
>http://www.geocities.com/abeisaw/PotBottom.jpg
>http://www.geocities.com/abeisaw/PotinHand.jpg
>
>Thanks.
>
>-April
>_________________________
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>
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