I asked Bill Lindsey and he has never seen a closure on a milk bottle quite
like this. They are the right size, but the material is wrong.


On 9/12/07, Bob Genheimer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Candace
>
> Could they possibly be milk bottle stoppers.  Most were made from heavy
> cardboard or cork, but these appear to be about the right size.
>
> Bob Genheimer
> George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology
> Cincinnati Museum Center
> 1301 Western Avenue
> Cincinnati, Ohio 45203
> 513-455-7161
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Candace Ehringer
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Weird disks
>
>
> I have several rubber? (or possibly ceramic?) disks which came from a
> privy or
> trash dump next to a Los Angeles school cafeteria (ca. 1890s-1910s+). Has
> anyone ever seen anything like them before? Six of them have "M & M"
> stamped on both sides and one has "HQ" stamped on both sides. They
> measure 1-1/2 inches in diameter and are 1/8 inch thick.  I would
> appreciate
> any help. My internet research has proved futile. Photos can be viewed at
> the
> link below.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/10925368@N07/
>