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Iron double prong clothing buckle tongue.
Iron | Object #: 1825564
Slightly curved profile. Possibly knee or shoe buckle; similar size to tongue for knee buckle 1820836.
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Iron shoe buckle frame.
Iron | Object #: 1825579
In very poor condition. Slightly curvature to profile. Likely a shoe buckle.
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Iron clothing buckle frame with double prong tongue.
Iron | Object #: 1825631
Buckle has oval frame and slightly curved profile. Pin parallel to long axis of buckle; possibly a large knee buckle.
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Iron utilitarian buckle frame.
Iron | Object #: 1825712
Heavily corroded. Incomplete. Single (?) frame buckle.
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Iron D-shape utilitarian buckle frame.
Iron | Object #: 1828284
Iron D-shape frame buckle, no tongue. Poor condition.
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Brown "chalk-heel" gunflint.
Chert/Flint, Honey-Brown | Object #: 1829450
Parks Canada notes "chalk-heel" flints retain portions of cortex from original nodule. Slightly concave back.
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Blonde gunspall-type gunflint fragment.
Chert/Flint, Honey-Brown | Object #: 1829468
Wedge-shaped
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Gray flint/chert core.
Chert/Flint, Grey-Black | Object #: 1829506
Same material as finished gunflints; tag says "Dover chert". Multiple negative flake scars and a series of bulbs of percussion along one edge.
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Gray flint/chert core with cortex.
Chert/Flint, Grey-Black | Object #: 1829713
Opaque and darker than core 1829506.
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Black, ovular, unidentified object with possible double perforation, flat sides.
Glass | Object #: 1830045
Kidd type unknown due to distorted shape; original shape type and manu tech also indeterminate. Little to no patina.
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Quartz oil stone.
Quartz | Object #: 1830086
Possibly similar to "Turkey Oyl Stone" Washington orders in 1759. Oil stones are whetstones, used for sharpening or honing, novaculite-rich from area of Ottoman empire http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/what-is-an-oilstone-2. Appears broken along 3 faces with 3 original faces. ...
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Strip of lead shot gang mold sprue.
Lead | Object #: 1830464
This artifact is a strip of lead sprue waste, related to the production of gang molded lead shot. Some shot molds were capable of casting a single ball, and others, called gang molds, were capable of casting several shot all at once. In this latter type, molten lead was poured into the top of t...
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Cut slate with marks.
Slate | Object #: 1832403
Uniform in profile, appears to retain 1 (possibly 2) original edges. One face has 1 X and a series of parallel lines cutting faintly into the surface. Possibly from use as architectural material, or possibly re-purposed as writing surface.
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2 piece convex bone button back fragment with 2 visible eyes.
Bone | Object #: 1833384
Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...
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2 piece bone button back fragment with one visible eye.
Bone | Object #: 1833609
Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...
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Stamped copper alloy button face with star, geometric, and floral design.
Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1833654
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped ...
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Tombac flat disc coat button face.
Tombac | Object #: 1834791
Gray color beneath green corrosion and on break.
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Copper alloy 2-piece button face.
Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1834864
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped ...
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Plied silk core for metallic thread.
Textile | Object #: 1835395
Z(2s) plied yellow thread. Retains discoloration from contact with metal- likely the silk core to a metallic thread
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Copper alloy box lid frame with hinge.
Copper Alloy | Object #: 1835782
Belonged to small box, such as Battersea, snuff, patch or trifle box. Frame would have held face of different material. Iron rod still in partial hinge. Misshapen.
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