I'd bet that those brushes with the chrome end-cap weren't available until
the early to mid-twentieth century, though don't know for sure off-hand.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Nance" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Request
> 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
> 1216 Foster Ave., Cole Bldg. #3
> Nashville, Tennessee 37210
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>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 4/14/05 8:47:57 AM >>>
>
> Is there a known date for the introduction of spiral notebooks that can
> go
> along with the pencil dating that William provided?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James L. Murphy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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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