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BiT)Cock (spigot). — No. 1052: Brass (lacking handle or key) ; length 51/2 

 inches ; of a kind formerly used with a wooden keg or barrel ; interior diameter 

 of spout 5/16 of an inch (pi. 25,(1). 



Kettle. — No. 7S6: Large rim sherd of cast-iron kettle (greatest dimension ca. 

 9 inches) ; height of original vessel ca. 9 inches; maximum diameter ca. 10 inches, 

 probably provided with legs. Several smaller fragments, spherical or curved, 

 are also present, probably from similar kettles. No. 691 : A fragment of the base 

 of a brass kettle or pail, diameter ca. 9 inches. Several cast lugs : No. 885 : with 

 rivets for attachment to body of kettle, width 2^4 inches ; No. 321 : with holes for 

 attachment and for a separate handle, width 4 inches ; No. 1246 : with holes, width 

 2 inches. 



Griddle. — No. 325: Cast iron, with low rim and annular rest (lacking handle) ; 

 diameter 9% inches. 



Coffee grinder. — No. 311 : Steel handle only, length ca. 5^/^ inches, bearing cast 

 letters in relief: "ADAMS"; probably a patented variety (pi. 25, c). No. 711: 

 Small fragment of conical perforated housing in which such handles fitted ; 

 diameter ca. 3 inches ; height 1% inches. 



Coffeepot. — No. 948 : Handle only, blue enameled steel "hollow-ware" ; length 

 ca. 5V2 inches. Enamelware (often called "graniteware") dominated the Amer- 

 ican market, supplanting much of the earthenware previously sold, about the 

 year 1900, and was itself superseded in many fields by newer products of alumi- 

 num, glass, and, most recently, plastic. 



Whetstones. — Five specimens (all fragmentary) ; one (1122), of micaceous 

 schist, apparently commercially made ; width ca. 1% inches, thickness %6 of an 

 inch. The others (Nos. 1121, 1123, 1124, 1125), fragments of tabular stones, 

 appear to be of local origin. 



Knife, kitehen. — No. 1194: Fragmentary, steel, with wood fittings, attached 

 by five small brass pins ; original length ca. 10 inches (pi. 25, /). No. 986 : frag- 

 ments of curved blade of a knife of comparable size. 



Forks, table. — Nos. 324, 567, 783, 918, 919: Fragments of metal parts. One 

 (No. 783), probably originally 7 inches in length, still retains one of the two 

 original wood fittings, held in position by three small brass pins (pi. 25, e). All 

 of the specimens are fragments of three-tine forks, except for one (No. 919), 

 which has but two. Bone and metal parts of what is probably another specimen 

 (No. 1053), were fastened with two large and two small brass pins; original 

 length of this specimen ca. 7 inches. 



Spoon, serving. — No. 1009: Iron, length ca. 8 inches (broken) ; the bowl is 

 pointed, and the handle is curved (die stamped toward the under surface, for 

 strength). No. 400: Handle fragment only, die stamped, of iron. 



Jugs, stoneware. — Numerous small sherds, buff, light brown, and dark brown 

 in color. One rim fragment (No. 460) is from a dull brown small-mouth con- 

 tainer, (perhaps a preserving jar). Another (No. 654) is a shoulder fragment 

 of a light-buff -colored bitters bottle, of a common variety, similar to specimens 

 found at Fort Berthold II and elsewhere (Smith, MS.). Of the remaining 

 sherds (Nos. 22, 402, 545, 799, 1174, 1267) totaling approximately 64, some are 

 fragments of jugs and covers, and illustrate common color varieties — gray, brown, 

 and buff particularly. 



Jardiniere. — No. 1265: Large heavy sherd of light-brown slipped ware, hand 

 thrown but bearing bold appliqu6 floral design in relief (pi. 25, k). (Period 1890 

 (£f.?).) 



Mixing hoivl. — No. 459 : Large sherd of buff queensware, decorated with al- 

 ternating narrow brown and white bands; height ca. 5 inches (pi. 25, J). A few 

 other sherds from such vessels (Nos. 21, 463, 1159) are all of a buff color. 



