According to the following link, spiral bound notebooks were first
marketed in 1924.
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm
Ben
Benjamin C. Nance
Historical Archaeologist
Tennessee Division of Archaeology
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Is there a known date for the introduction of spiral notebooks that can
go
along with the pencil dating that William provided?
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From: "James L. Murphy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: Request
> Much more likely to have been painted by Dominic A. Staskiews, born
1908
in
> Poland and died in Elyria, Ohio, in 1990. Or possibly his son
Dominic,
> still living in Elyria, 300 Washington Ave Elyria, OH 44035-5166.
Not to
> mention the obvious clues you mention. Certainly not 19th C. And I
notice
> that the painting is being sold from Celina, Ohio, a distance but not
that
> far from Elyria in terms of estate sales.
>
> Jim
> (440) 323-2754
>
> At 08:35 AM 4/14/2005 -0400, Chris Pickerell wrote:
> >Dear list members,
> >
> >
> >
> >I have an request that may be of some interest to you. While
searching
on
> >Ebay the other day I came across a painting depicting an
archaeological
> >scene with arrowheads, a deer (?) jaw bone, two quartz points and a
piece
of
> >note paper showing the excavation. The painting is purported by
the
seller
> >to have been executed during the 19th century, but clues in the
painting
> >itself lead me to believe that it is actually form the 20th century.
For
> >example, the make of the brush and fact that the note paper appears
to
have
> >been pulled from a spiral notebook would lead me to believe that
the
> >painting was executed in 1970 and not 1870. When I pointed this out
to
the
> >seller he told me that the piece was appraised as a 19th century
> >painting.....
> >
> >
> >
> >If anyone wants to see the painting they can go to the link below
or
check
> >out item # 7314676911.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7314676911&rd=1&sspagena
me=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
> >
> >
> >
> >BTW, I am not the seller and will not be bidding!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >I hope I have not offended anyone by bringing this up, but I am
interested
> >in hearing your thoughts on this...let me know what you think.
> >
> >
> >
> >Chris Pickerell
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