into a slot in woodwork of weapon and held in place 

 by single nail or rixel. 18ih century. 1'2. 



6. Brass plate. Diamond-shaped; very iliiii with 

 small hole at base and apex; po.ssibly harness 

 ornament. 18lh century. E2. 



7. Fragment of brass with engraved foliate ornament. 

 Three round holes stamped in the making of the 

 piece and a fourth hole (at lower right) hammered 

 through at a later date. It has been suggested that 

 this piece may ha\e come from the face of an orna- 

 mental clock; however, at the time it was thrown 

 away it proliably was waste inetal. for it had been 

 roughly cut at the lower lefthand side. 18th 

 century. 02. 



8. Gun flint showing bulb of percu.ssion. Thin, 

 brown; trimmed along striking edge. 18th century. 

 C2. 



9. Gun flint. Thick; white; trimming on three sides. 

 18th century. N2. 



10. Toy marble of polished brown clay. 18th cen- 

 tury. E3. 



1 1. Waste fragment from bullet mold. lead. Pouring 



shanks from four balls partiallv filed off. 18th 



century. J2. 

 12. Waste fragment from shot mold. lead. Pcurins; 



shanks from six shot attached. 18th century. K3. 

 1.3. Fragment of shaped lead pierced by small hole. 



Uncertain pin-pose. Surface. 

 14. .Slate pencil. Filed to an oval section; greatest 



width Yi inch. 18th century. J2. 



Figure 21 



1. Brass striking plate for rim lock. Two holes for re- 

 taining bolts or screws; depth ', inch: metal thick- 

 ness Jj'e inch. 18th century. J2. 



2. Table knife. Bone pistol-grip handle octagonal in 

 section; solid iron shoulder much corroded but 

 probably also octagonal. Shank length 1 inch. 

 18th century. G2. 



3. Cutlery handle. Bone: pistol-grip tvpe: incom- 

 plete. 18th century. Fl. 



4. Knife handle. Made from antler; o\al iron cap at 

 top: remains of iron tang withm. 18ih centm'\-. 

 02. 



5. Handle of pewter spoon. Flaring terminal: spinal 

 ridge; diameter at broken section }i inch. This 

 type of spoon was common in Virginia in contexts 

 of the mid-18lh century (see also no. 6). C2. 



6. Bowl of pewter spoon. Rat-tail from handle ex- 

 tends onto back of bowl: faint, roulettcd scratches 



within bowl may have been mark of identification 

 but are no longer legible. This spoon originally 

 possessed handle similar to no. 5, and it is possible 

 that the two fragments are parts of the same spoon. 

 Mid-1 8th century. Q2. 



^. Handle of pewter spoon. Much decayed; spreads 

 slightly at top: probably square-ended; thickness. 

 4 mm. It is possible that handle was stamped with 

 initials "M.P.," but metal too decayed to be 

 certain. 18th century. L2. 



S. Kitchen knife, steel. Good-quality metal; short, 

 hipped shoulder, square-sectioned tang; blade back 

 measures 3 mm. at greatest thickness; cutler's mark 

 "R" on left side of blade 1 )s inches below shank. 

 18th century. K2, 



9. Fork, iron. Two-tined: thin shoulder spreads and 

 becomes octagonal (?) at junction with handle; 

 rectangular-sectioned tang. 18th centurN'. Surface. 



10. Fork, iron. Two-tined; unusually flat-sectioned; 

 octagonal shank; incoinplete. 18th century. CI. 



11. Table knife. Tang and squat-hipped shoulder 

 onl\'. 18th century. Bl. 



12. Folding handle from small pocket knife, iron. 

 Originally i:)one-plated on either side, incomplete. 

 18th century. J2. 



13. Scissors, iron. Loops centrally set above baluster- 

 shaped handles: junction of loop and stem orna- 

 mented with quadruple horizontal ribbing; narrow- 

 blades, one possibly pointed, other rounded at end. 

 Much decayed, but a reasonable reconstruction was 

 made possible by fragments that were re\ealed, 

 though destroyed, in the course of cleaning. 18th 

 century. A3. Reconstructed drawing, fig. 37, no. 

 6. 



14. Quillon slee\e from small sword, iron. Pas 

 d'anes curve downward towards missing shell 

 guard. A single c[uillon extends to the rear while 

 part of the knuckle bow shows at the front. Prob- 

 ably third quarter of 18th century. N2. A slightly 

 larger example of the same type was found in an 

 unstratified Williamsburg deposit and was used in 

 reconstruction (fig. 38, no. 15). 



13. Hone, sandstone. Fragment only: section ap- 

 proximately \% inches square. 18th century. J2. 



16. Hone, sandstone. Fragment only: section ap- 

 proximately 1 inch square. 18th century. N2. 



17. Hone, sandstone. Fragment only; section ap- 

 proximately Yi inch square. 18th century. A2. 



18. Hone, sandstone. Fragment only; section ap- 

 prcjximately % inch square. 18th century. E2. 



19. Bullet inold. shell-tempered Colono-Indian pot- 



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