Whoops! My apologies, ya'll. I meant for that to go directly to Paulina,
not to the listserv!

--David

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David Carlson, M.A.
Principle Investigator, *Issei* at Barneston Project
Project Website: http://blogs.uw.edu/davidrcn
Email: davidrcn[at]uw.edu

PhD. Candidate, Archaeology Program
Department of Anthropology
University of Washington
Personal Website: http://davidrcarlson.net

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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:20 AM, David Raymond Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi Paulina,
>
> This is David Carlson, from UW. I take it you're doing well at UNM? Good
> to hear you're still in archaeology!
>
> Yeah, I agree with Karen, it looks like a battery core. Does it feel like
> a piece of graphite? Battery cores that I've found before felt almost like
> graphite; when you touched them, they were definitely not metal or rock.
>
> --David
>
> =====================================================
> David Carlson, M.A.
> Principle Investigator, *Issei* at Barneston Project
> Project Website: http://blogs.uw.edu/davidrcn
> Email: davidrcn[at]uw.edu
>
> PhD. Candidate, Archaeology Program
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Washington
> Personal Website: http://davidrcarlson.net
>
> <http://uw.edu>
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Paulina Przystupa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I was wondering if people had good references (including photos) for
>> Calk/Caulk/Cork boots used by lumberjacks, the ones with the spikes on the
>> bottom. I'm particularly interested in styles before 1960 and if possible
>> that were mid-calf or shorter. It seems like most modern ones have sockets
>> on the bottom where spikes can be taken out and replaced, like track
>> shoes,
>> while the older ones were not so modular.  So any references that talk
>> about the evolution of those over time or links to manufacturer's catalogs
>> etc. would be very helpful.
>>
>> Related to that, if anyone has good references for how much leather boots
>> like caulk/cork ones can shrink over time that would be a great help. I'm
>> interested in estimating shoe size but I don't want to over estimate how
>> much the leather shrank.
>>
>> Lastly, if anyone knows more about this object (3 photos at different
>> distances) Photo Credit Burke Museum:
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRRzF4WEFYTTdvSFk
>> /view?usp=sharing
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRb2JUNmt6Qmg3bjg
>> /view?usp=sharing
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRemhmNWlVN0ZMNHM
>> /view?usp=sharing
>>
>> It looks like an flint fire starter and we found some pieces like this at
>> a
>> couple of places on the site. However, this piece had an attachment on one
>> part and we weren't sure if that could help specify what kind of fire
>> starter it was etc. Thanks for your time.
>>
>> --
>> Paulina F. Przystupa, MA
>> Graduate Student, Archaeology
>> Department of Anthropology
>> University of New Mexico
>> What did the caveman say when he wanted to leave?
>>
>
>