HistArch: Does anybody recognize this? Maybe a gear? It appears to be lacquered brass. It was found in a western Illinois house cellar in a ca. 1840-1870 occupation context. http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/mecross/media/P1080329_zps890b689a.jpg.html http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/mecross/media/P1080331_zpsfba96384.jpg.html Thanks. -Matt ______________________________________________ Matthew E. Cross Archaeological Assistant — Historic Section Illinois State Archaeological Survey Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571 23 East Stadium Drive Champaign, IL 61820 217.300.3060 [log in to unmask]