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MORGAN A RIEDER <[log in to unmask]>
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"My momma told me if I was goody
That she would buy me a rubber dolly..."
If you remember the song, it's al downhill from there.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan Walter<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 1:23 PM
  Subject: Re: rubber items on Archaeoseek Artifact ID Help group page


  Hi Carol,
  I am also unwilling to join archaeoseek.  For the record, I own a rubber
  doll.
  S. Walter
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Lisa Young" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 12:09 PM
  Subject: Re: rubber items on Archaeoseek Artifact ID Help group page


  > Carol,
  > I am not willing to join archeoseek at the moment, but if you want to
  email
  > me a couple photographs, I am a conservator who works on mostly early
  > polymer materials and some later ones and I could take a look to see if
  > anything rings a bell. I am always curious about the varying plastics and
  > their state of preservation from excavations, as there is not much
  research
  > into their degradation-being so "modern" and all.  I am not sure of the
  date
  > of your site, context, feature or strata--sorry, I wasn't following all
  > this, but that should give you an idea of whether or not you have
  > "rubberized" cloth which can date as early as 1842 and thereabouts. It was
  > used extensively in the civil war and was marked and painted often.
  >
  > Best,
  > Lisa Young
  > Alexandria Conservation Services,ltd.
  > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
  >
  >
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Meli Diamanti" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  > To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:21 PM
  > Subject: Re: rubber items on Archaeoseek Artifact ID Help group page
  >
  >
  > > Carol,
  > > As an Archaeoseek member, I can go straight to your specific posting.
  But
  > > the problem is that the url is so long it is broken into two text lines
  in
  > > your Histarch email, and my computer only recognizes the first line as
  the
  > > address.  So I can't go just by clicking on it.  I have to copy and
  paste
  > > the first line into the address box on my internet browser, then copy
  and
  > > paste the section that fell on the second line onto the end of the
  > > address.  Is there a way to get rid of the line break that is causing
  > > this, either at your sending end or my receiving end?
  > > Meli Diamanti
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Carol Serr wrote:
  > >> I just posted more odd stuff I need help IDing (but the link may not
  > >> work until Anita OKs the posting/photos).
  > >>
  http://archaeoseek.ning.com/group/artifactidhelp/forum/topic/show?id=578<http://archaeoseek.ning.com/group/artifactidhelp/forum/topic/show?id=578>
  > >> 807%3ATopic%3A9426
  > >>
  <http://archaeoseek.ning.com/group/artifactidhelp/forum/topic/show?id=57<http://archaeoseek.ning.com/group/artifactidhelp/forum/topic/show?id=57>
  > >> 8807%3ATopic%3A9426> Sorry about the poor image quality.     Hard to
  get
  > >> the true colors to
  > >> show, also.
  > >>  We have numerous pieces of what appear to be dessicated/curled
  > >> rubberized cloth??  Note 'weave' texture on piece in upper right
  (turned
  > >> over).
  > >>  The outer surface was painted with bright colors in geometric forms;
  > >> solid pink in some portions, but then diamonds and bands of mottled
  > >> (leopard skin like?) yellow, brown, and some white...then other larger
  > >> diamond patches of tan background with white dots (mottled), with dark
  > >> green leaves (?) outlined in black in the center (?).  Sound familiar
  to
  > >> anyone?  Any ideas?
  > >> - - -
  > >>  Were there rubber doll heads?  Or, rubber balls with faces on them?
  We
  > >> have a dessicated, squished fragment of a face - that looks like it had
  > >> a 'bonnet' on...since there is a line bordering the face...rather than
  > >> hair.  ??  Sort of eerie to find this Looking at you when cleaning
  > >> artifacts.
  > >>  Thanks for your help.
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>
  > >

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