Teagan,
You checked out the examples from the various features at Franklin Court?
There also recovered blanks from the Wagner building site at 233 Dock Street
(if I am remembering correctly). You probably already know about these but I
thought I would mention it in case not.

Patti Jeppson
Patrice L. Jeppson, Ph.D.


On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Teagan Schweitzer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am a zooarchaeologist working with an assemblage from the early 19th
> century in Philadelphia in which there is evidence of bone button
> production
> - i.e. cow longbones with button blanks cut out of them. I am on the hunt
> for other assemblages of a similar time period with evidence for button
> production or other research you are aware of that addresses techniques for
> button production around this time. Any help you can offer would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ~ Teagan
>
> --
> Dr. Teagan Schweitzer
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Pennsylvania
>
>