[Bonetools] Turned bone tool fragment [WARNING: DKIM validation failed]

[Clare Tolmie]

Paul thanks for the pictures 

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> On Dec 6, 2016, at 6:34 AM, Paul Stokes <escoffier1951 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> Dear Clare,
> 
> There are a number of things this could be part of the two that come to mind are part of a turned needle box or apple corer. I attach 3 photos of some of my commercially turned apple corers this would fit your date and because you only have a fragment the treads would look horizontal, hope this can be of help.
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> Best wishes,
> 
> Paul Stokes
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> On Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 1:44, Clare Tolmie <oldfirm at ntsource.com> wrote:
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> Hi Janet – the cross section is curved outwards (almost like a tulip really) with thin lip at the top. The grooves at the bottom are not a thread as they all seem to be totally horizontal.
> C
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> From: Bonetools [mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Griffitts, Janet L - (griffitt)
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2016 7:12 PM
> To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> Subject: Re: [Bonetools] Turned bone tool fragment
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> Hi Clare!
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> What does the cross section look like?  Do the grooves at the bottom look like they were threads to screw another part on?
>  
> J
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> Jan Griffitts
> Visiting Scholar
> Dept. of Anthropology,
> Tucson,Arizona
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> From: Bonetools <bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu> on behalf of Clare Tolmie <oldfirm at ntsource.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2016 5:50 PM
> To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> Subject: [Bonetools] Turned bone tool fragment
>  
> Dear all
> Attached are two images of a fragment of a bone item recovered from a historic site in northeastern Illinois. For context, the site dates between 1830 and 1860 and the feature containing the item also contains a wide array of household and personal items.
>  
> Best
> Clare
> Clare Tolmie
> Senior Research Archaeologist
> Illinois State Archaeological Survey.
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