Erin:

Rotate the image 90 degrees to the right and you will see that it is the Colgate and Company logo.   Much of the larger, encircling "C" is gone, but it can still be discerned.
As Robin suggested, it is likely a toothpaste cap. 

Best,

Michelle 

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 From: Erin Hegberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:15 AM
Subject: artifact identification/maker's mark
 

Hello listeros,

I am hoping someone might be able to identify the artifact in the attached
photos.

It is a small octagonal-shaped threaded screw cap. The metal appears to be
possibly lead or aluminum. I am hoping someone recognizes the maker's mark.
One theory is that it is Asian. No bottle remains this size were located.

The artifact is from a homestead site in southern New Mexico. The rest of
the assemblage suggests 1920s-1940s. It was not collected and I have not
personally visited the site.

Photos of the front and back of the cap can be viewed at this link (it is a
photo album within Google+):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109962100610853878865/albums/6075652626844086481


Many many thanks,
Erin Hegberg
Phd student, Dept of Anthropology
University of New Mexico
503-504-5985


https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109962100610853878865/albums/6075652626844086481