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llliiMnition 59. — \Vav>'-cnd (jonici 



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Illustidtiun 38. — Trilid-haiidli- pew km >|j<j<;ii dii;. 

 86e). ()nc-h;ilf. (l S\M -)<• Ihtl'l.l 



.\ scratched on the handle (L'.SN'M 59.1672. fii<. 86e, 

 ill. 59). Another fiae;nientaiy example ha.s a late type 

 of wavy-end handle, datinu prrh.ips ten years later 

 (USNM 59.1672). 



A pewter teapot lid with tooled run and the rem. i ins 

 of a fmial ma\ be as early as 1740 (L S.N'M 59. I67t), 

 tin. 86c, ill. 60). Two rim frai^ments of a pewter plate 

 also were found (USNM 59.1675. fi«. 86a). 



KITCHEN AND OTHER HOL'SEHOLD UTENSILS 



Cutler's WORK. — In 1725 Mercer bought a pair of 

 "Salisbury .Scis,sors"; there is no clue as to what is 

 meant by the adjectival place name. He purchased 

 another pair of scissors in 1744. In any case, a pair 

 of embroidery scissors, with turned decor.ititin that 

 one would expect to find on early lHth-centur\ scin- 

 sors, was found in the site (I'S.NM 5U.lt>«0, ill. t>l I. 

 Iriinwark. Pieces of two tyjKS of iron pi>t were 

 found. One type is a large-capacity version, holdmt; 

 possibly five gallons. It has horizontal ribbing and 



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