Can't access the photo links.
KRD
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Lundin
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Need Help IDing Large Iron Piece, Possibly from a Prison
Camille,
It looks to me like it was originally an ore sorting table but WAY too heavy and thick. Possibly some other piece of a smelter furnace or mining equipment. Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysis should give you the metallurgy and a clue to what it was used for.
Richard J. Lundin BA, MA, RPA, ISAP, CIfA (In Progress) Director, Wondjina Research Institute
22510 Confidence Rd.
Twain Harte CA 95383
WRI Office Phone: (209) 586-5632
On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 8:31 AM Camille Westmont <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I could use some assistance with identifying this object. It was
> recovered from the barracks of an 1880s prison. It is about 3 ft long,
> 7 inches wide, and an inch thick. It is solid iron and weighs about
> 100 lbs. It is a little difficult to see with the concretions, but
> there are two raised portions about 3 inches in from either end that
> are hollow on the inside and open towards the long end. My thought is
> that is could be part of a hinge for a cell? However, we only found one of these large metal items.
> There was also a coal mine in the area, so it is possible the object
> is related to coal mining instead of the prison. If you have any
> ideas, please email me at [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>
> I added photos of the object to a Google Drive folder at:
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PNLFsHR-uQLuZqJnhkbrst1srx_fXu
> 4w?usp=sharing
> <
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PNLFsHR-uQLuZqJnhkbrst1srx_fXu
> 4w?usp=sharing
> >
>
> Sincerely,
> Camille
>
> --
> Camille Westmont, PhD, RPA
> 2022 ACLS Fellow
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ######################################################################
> ##
>
> Access the HISTARCH Home Page and Archives:
> https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=HISTARCH
>
> Unsubscribe from the HISTARCH List:
>
> https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?SUBED1=HISTA
> RCH&A=1
>
> This email list is powered by LISTSERV:
> https://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
>
> ######################################################################
> ##
>
########################################################################
Access the HISTARCH Home Page and Archives:
https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=HISTARCH
Unsubscribe from the HISTARCH List:
https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?SUBED1=HISTARCH&A=1
This email list is powered by LISTSERV:
https://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
########################################################################
########################################################################
Access the HISTARCH Home Page and Archives:
https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=HISTARCH
Unsubscribe from the HISTARCH List:
https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?SUBED1=HISTARCH&A=1
This email list is powered by LISTSERV:
https://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
########################################################################
|