We just finished excavations at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
environs of 1770s-1840s town with lots and lots of Cu alloy rivets, most
with long shanks or broken off shanks.  Maybe manufactured there.  Will look
for a star on top when in the lab.  LFS

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM, John Worth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes, I think these items are functional equivalents of the ones we found at
> our site, and they're certainly still for sale today from a variety of
> sources.  From what I'm seeing on-list and off-list in replies to my
> original query, I'm strongly inclined to say that our rivets/burrs are late
> 19th-century, and thus likely associated with our sawmill occupation
> (c1866-1884).  Their exact function or functions may never be known with
> certainty for our specific context, but I'm increasingly certain they don't
> relate to our 18th-century Spanish cavalry garrison.  I'll continue my
> research and post again if anything more definitive shows up (either from
> archaeological context or documentary sources).
>
> Thanks to one and all,
> John
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Marty Pickands <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear John-
> >
> > Sorry I picked up on this late. I thought you would like to see this:
> >
> >
> http://www.shipshewanaharness.com/ecommerce/search_results.cfm?search_terms=rivets
> >
> > I remember using some of these as a teenager when I worked a a canoe camp
> > in Maine. We kept them around to make sheaths for axes out of leather or
> > fire hose.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Marty Pickands
> > New York State Museum
> >
>
>
>
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