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<DIV><SPAN class=603080308-01022010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Alice and
Bly,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=603080308-01022010><FONT face=Arial size=2>Still this brush
looks too small to be practical for real teeth brushing. But -
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<DIV><SPAN class=603080308-01022010><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the nice
book/catalogue <STRONG><EM>Brush </EM></STRONG>by D. Rozensztroch and S. Slavin
(Pointed Leaf Press, 2005, ISBN 0-9727661-5-4, LoC control number 2005905351) I
found on pp. 206-207 photos of (modern) "playful plastic <U>miniature</U>
brushes for children <U>and their dolls</U>".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=603080308-01022010></SPAN><SPAN
class=603080308-01022010></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>S<SPAN
class=603080308-01022010>o who knows???</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=603080308-01022010></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>E<SPAN
class=603080308-01022010>tan</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Alice
Choyke<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:29 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mailing
list for archaeologists of the research group for the study ofobject and waste
of bone,antler. ivory and horn.<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bonetools] (no
subject)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Dear Etan,<BR> But if you add on what is missing
from the brushy parts it would be longer - maybe it is a mustache brush - just
joking. However - what does Marloes say - she has seen the greatest vaiety of
wierd Early Modern Age objects made from bone.<BR><BR>Alice<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Etan Ayalon <SPAN
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href="mailto:etana@eretzmuseum.org.il">etana@eretzmuseum.org.il</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<P dir=ltr>Dear Bly,</P>
<P dir=ltr>Are you sure about the length <SPAN>you gave
for</SPAN> this bone object (1.5 inch<SPAN>es </SPAN>=<SPAN> </SPAN>3.75
cm)? It seems <SPAN>rather</SPAN> small and probably uneasy to use as a
toothbrush...</P>
<P dir=ltr>Etan</P></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu"
target=_blank>bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu"
target=_blank>bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bly
Straube<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 29, 2010 4:17 PM
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[Bonetools] (no subject)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Does anyone have an idea
what this object may be? It is 1.5 inches in length and was found on a late
17<SUP>th</SUP>-century site in South Carolina, USA.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Beverly A.
(Bly) Straube, FSA</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Senior
Archaeological Curator</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Jamestown</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Book Antiqua" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">
Rediscovery</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">1365
Colonial Parkway</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=gray
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">, Jamestown,
Virginia 23081</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">(757)
229-4997 x103</SPAN></FONT></P>
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