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Hi Tim,
Thanks for the suggestion. I like California, but I think you've got me
confused with someone else since I'm watching it rain in Philadelphia.
Carol
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Carol A. Nickolai
Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania
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Timothy James Scarlett wrote:
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> Hi Carol,
> You might try to look up the patents at one of your nearby Cal State
> libraries. They will probably provide illustrations of the object in the
> device of which it is a part.
>
> When I was a student, I once used such a patent record surprise myself and
> learn that a glass disk embossed "lightning" was actually part of a canning
> jar lid rather than a lightning rod, which seemed very reasonable
> explanation to me at the time. My female peers were very amused by the
> entire affair. I keep a photocopy of the picture in my office as a reminder
> of my own gender and class biases.
>
> Let us know what your patent numbers reveal!
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
> Timothy James Scarlett
> Assistant Professor of Archaeology
> Program in Industrial History and Archaeology
> Department of Social Sciences
> Michigan Technological University
> 1400 Townsend Drive
> Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 USA
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> "Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises
> some pretty good questions."
>
> -Woody Allen, New Your Herald Tribune, 1975
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