Hi Everyone,
Since you found them near a school, do you think they could be liners  
from milk jar lids AND ALSO poker chips?  I wonder if one should  
catalog them as functionally related to food/beverage or games/ 
amusement/toys?
With tongue in cheek,
Tim

Timothy Scarlett
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On Sep 12, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Bob Genheimer 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
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> 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/