4 = the part of a gas cock called the "hose barb" - a rubber hose (from a 
gas consuming appliance, like a small hot-plate burner, a bathroom heater 
... or a bunsen burner) was pushed onto the barbed or ringed end - the other 
end screwed into the body of the gas cock (valve)

6 = top of a small can

7 = needle for making/mending fishnets

8 & 9 = celluloid water-proofing liners; sewn inside a pouch, purse or 
pocket; these were popular in some Army gear (for example, pouches for 
keeping papers & maps dry)

10 = ferrule for fastening a tool head to a wooden handle (for example, a 
garden rake)

14 & 15 = screw-on cap for a squeeze tube (e.g. tooth paste)

16 = a finial for a (probably gas style) lamp (though these carried over 
onto the electric lamps, and you can still see them on the center/bottom of 
many modern chandelier-type lighting fixtures)

17 = slide buckle (aka strap tensioner, as someone else already said)




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Ross" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: 20th c. artifact photos to id


> Folks,
>
> I have a small group of artifacts from my recent fieldwork here in BC that 
> I
> am having difficulty identifying.  They are from sites associated with
> Chinese cannery workers and Japanese fishermen at a c. 1900-1930 salmon
> cannery, although most objects are likely not of Asian origin. It is 
> likely
> that women and children were present at one of the sites, in addition to 
> the
> largely male population.  You may view them at the following link:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/95698270@N00/sets/72157600768005562/detail/
>
> You can view larger images by clicking on each photo, and even larger ones
> by clicking on "All Sizes" above the enlarged version. Brief descriptions
> can be found below each object.
>
> Thanks so much for any help you can provide,
>
> Doug Ross
>