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A larjjp ]U'<)|KM'I ion of ilicsc rciiiai'kaldr ail ides have tlif rolt 

 or chisel form, iisiiallv narrower al one cial lliaii I he ollur, Imt 

 soni(MiiiH'S widi (lie cd^cs parallel. 'I'lw fiiK-sl ln'onj^lit lo llie 

 writer's adeiijion was once owned \>y I lie late .1. S. Twininj^, 

 who sold ij io some one onlside <lie slafe. I^''i^\ (»| is I'edneed 

 one half in len^lh from I he on! line famished liy Mr Twiiiiii}^, 

 the fall len^di hein;^ 14^ inches and tlie hrea<l(h 1 ;^ inches. The 

 great<'st iliickness of the hUeral e<l}j:e is ^ of an inclL the total 

 thickness bein;.^' ahoni douhie iliis. It wei«:;hs 5^ pounds. One 

 surface is flaf. and Ihe other ridj::ed as usual. The ends are thin- 

 ner than the center but one is beveled to a sharp cutfinp: edjije. 

 It was plowed up bv Mr Farnhani at Oxford N. Y. in 1850, and 

 Mr Twininji: boujj^ht it of his heirs. It is to be regretted that 

 this unusually fine article did not remain here. 



Fig. 7 is a reduced drawing of another copper celt, almost the 

 counterpart of the preceding except in size. Its weight is 2 

 pounds, 14 ounces, or a little more than half that of the last, 

 but it is but about a fifth shorter. This implement is slightly 

 beveled in thickness toward each end, one of these having a dull 

 chisel edge. It is Ml inches long, ^ ^r; broad and \f. thick, 

 being a little wider at the cntting edge where it suddenly and 

 slightly expands. One surface is nearly flat but a little de- 

 pressed along the center; the other ridged as usual but slightly 

 hollowed on each side of the central line of the ridge. This is 

 a common feature. There are the usual flattened rough lines, 

 showing tracers of the hammer. The first owner cut the upper 

 corner to test the material, a very frequent pi'actice. This fine 

 celt was found in Mav 18S0 bv ^Ir J. F. Sliultz on lot 22, town of 

 Clay N. Y. and was at first sold for old copper, but soon came 

 into the Bigelow collection, where it may now be seen. 



Fig. 8 is of the sauK^ general form and is much reduced. It 

 is ridged on one side but is narrower at one end than at the 

 other. This is in the Smithsonian institution where it is cred- 

 ited to Keeseville N. Y. Dr T). S. Kellogg locates it more exactly 

 at Auger pond, Keeseville, where it was found many years ago 

 by a Mr Hackstaff. It is 9| inches long and has a medial width 

 of IJ inches, being somewhat smaller than the last. 



