The photos with the rods look like a mixture of battery cores (made of
carbon mix) and slate pencils. The battery cores appear to at least be the
two on the left. The slate pencils are the tapered ones. Slate pencils
pre-date chalk pencils.

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023, 2:19 PM Stephanie A. O'Brien <
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> Hello all,
>
> At the link below are several artifact photos of items we are seeking
> identification of or additional information. These are all derived from an
> urban refuse scatter in southeastern Washington state, likely dating from
> 1880-1910 based on other artifacts. If you have any additional information
> about what these are, how they were used, or when they date from, please
> let me know. These include:
>
> -A colorless glass item that looks a bit like a tumbler but does not appear
> to have a base, perhaps a long lamp shade.
> -A colorless glass item, possibly a decorative goblet stem
> -A possible shell button but with no discernable holes (possibly a metal
> shank was attached to the indented side?)
> -A stoneware fragment with blue lettering
> -An anchor button (any additional information about dating would be
> helpful)
> -Pieces of solid rods, some sharpened to a point, one with a hole in the
> middle
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/vJtjaWLM1E5Mx9vJ8
>
> Thank you!
> Stephanie
>
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