<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Dear All,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>An illustration and how to use a Seam Rubber with a reference attached.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Best wishes,</span></div><div
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Paul Stokes</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, 16 June 2014, 16:13, S O'Connor <S.Oconnor@bradford.ac.uk>
wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Excellent! Is it worth stating that other examples are made in both cetacean<br clear="none">bone and wood?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sonia<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of<br clear="none">York<br clear="none">Post-doctoral Research Fellow<br clear="none">Archaeological Sciences<br clear="none">Division of AGES, <br clear="none">University of Bradford<br clear="none">Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK<br clear="none"><br clear="none">tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)<br clear="none">fax 01274 23 5210<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Bonetools [mailto:<a href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu">bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</a>] On Behalf Of<br clear="none">Christian
Küchelmann<br clear="none">Sent: 16 June 2014 15:51<br clear="none">To: Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of<br clear="none">object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Bonetools] "linen smoother"?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">See also the current bone tool of the month at the WBRG-website:<br clear="none"><a href="http://www.wbrg.net/bonetool-archive/100-june-2014" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.wbrg.net/bonetool-archive/100-june-2014</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">--<br clear="none">KNOCHENARBEIT<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Hans Christian Küchelmann<br clear="none">Diplom-Biologe<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany<br clear="none">tel: +49 - 421 - 61 99 177<br clear="none">fax: +49 - 421 - 37 83 540<br clear="none">mail: <a href="mailto:info@knochenarbeit.de" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:info@knochenarbeit.de">info@knochenarbeit.de</a><br clear="none">web: <a href="http://www.knochenarbeit.de/" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.knochenarbeit.de/</a><br clear="none">web: <a href="http://www.knochenarbeit-shop.de/" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.knochenarbeit-shop.de/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Am 16.06.2014 um 11:32 schrieb S O'Connor:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Dear David,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I have seen objects just like this in cetacean bone and wood, but of <br clear="none">> much more recent origin. These are sailmakers tools for smoothing <br clear="none">> seams in sails and are sometimes called seam rubbers.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> See Hull Museums Collections <a href="http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/"
target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/</a><br clear="none">> museumcollections/collections/search-results/resultsoverview.php? <br clear="none">> keywordsorig=&titleorig=&personorig=&placeorig=&dateorig=&materialorig <br clear="none">> =&accessionnumberorig=&collectionorig=&museumorig=&keywords=seam <br clear="none">> +smoother&SearchSubmit.x=0&SearchSubmit.y=0&SearchSubmit=Search&title= <br clear="none">> &person=&place=&date=&material=&accessionnumber=&collectionall=all&mus <br clear="none">> eumall=all&location=any<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> If this URL does not work go to <a href="http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/</a><br clear="none">> museumcollections/collections/ and search on seam smoother.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br
clear="none">> All the best,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Sonia<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, <br clear="none">> University of York<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Post-doctoral Research Fellow<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Archaeological Sciences<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Division of AGES,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> University of Bradford<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> fax 01274 23 5210<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> From: Bonetools [mailto:<a
href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu">bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</a>] On <br clear="none">> Behalf Of Dave Constantine<br clear="none">> Sent: 16 June 2014 09:40<br clear="none">> To: <a href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br clear="none">> Subject: [Bonetools] "linen smoother"?<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Hello,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I was forwarded the attached image by a friend who had seen this <br clear="none">> object in Lincoln Museum where I believe it was labelled as a <br clear="none">> “Linen smoother”. They asked if I had ever come across anything <br clear="none">> similar as they thought linen
smoothers are normally glass <br clear="none">> slickers. Having never seen anything like it I thought I would pop <br clear="none">> it up here to ask if any of you have come across an item like this. <br clear="none">> It is dated as “Anglo-Saxon” and is approximately "5” long (about <br clear="none">> 125mm)<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Regards,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> David Constantine<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Bonetools mailing list<br clear="none">> <a href="mailto:Bonetools@listserv.niif.hu" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Bonetools@listserv.niif.hu">Bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br clear="none">> <a href="https://listserv.niif.hu/mailman/listinfo/bonetools" target="_blank" shape="rect">https://listserv.niif.hu/mailman/listinfo/bonetools</a><div class="yqt2789900390"
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