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Clothing and footweab: 



Fairies (Nos. 1686, 1785, 1797, 1820, 1828). Bits of fabric— wool, cotton, 



and the like. Some are knit fabrics, probably stocking material. 

 Buttons (Cf. Military goods — Uniform and insignia, above) (Nos. 102, 307, 

 341, 593, 748, 776, 952-955, 1130, 1209, 1271, 1345, 1477, 1529, 1573, 1574, 

 1647, 1682, 1729, 1766, 1819, 1929). Numerous buttons of milk glass, 

 mother-of-pearl, bone, and hard rubber, ranging in size from % inch to % 

 inch diameter. Most of these are 2- or 4-holed. One (No. 1574), of milk 

 glass, is 3-holed. One 2-part metal button for work clothes ( % inch in di- 

 ameter) bears a die-stamped design showing a locomotive with three 

 drivers and a tender on rails — a style familiar to button collectors. 

 Suspender duckies (Nos. 424, 1767). Die-stamped brass buckle: "437/S & 

 G.M. Co. / Pat. March 7, 1871." The buckle may be derived from a truss, 

 for which a patent was issued on this date to Adam Hinoult, Montgomery, 

 N.Y. (U.S. Patent OfQce Ann. Rep. Comm. of Patents 1871, pubUshed 1872, 

 vol. 1, p. 158, March 7, 1871). 

 Suspender fastener (No. 1428). Stamped metal fastener, bearing patent 



date : "Pat. Dec. 4, 1900" (patent record not found) . 

 Belt fastener (Nos. 1426/1-2, 1708, 1770). 

 Corset stays ( Nos. 1149-1151 ) . Steel. 



Shoes (Nos. 775, 830, 971-973, 1386, 1489, 1663, 1664, 1693, 1787). Men's and 

 boys' shoes, some in pairs. All are square toed. Some have original lac- 

 ings and eyelets. Some were found in excavation of the later of the two 

 latrines (Latrine No. 1). 

 Hats (No. 1785). Fragments of black felt hats, apparently of boys' sizes, 

 and perhaps issue items of the Indian school period, found in excavation 

 of the later of the two latrines (Latrine No. 1) . 

 Peesonal possessions : 



Tobacco pipes (Nos. 196, 197, 340, 640, 1103, 1487, 1678, 183&-1838, 1859, 1888). 

 Several of the specimens are fragments of bowls and stems of white clay 

 trade pipes. The bowl of one pipe (Nos. 197, 1888) (pi. 54, fc) is decorated 

 with rows of stars in relief. Another (No. 1836) is one variety of a well- 

 known style, bearing the letters "T D" on the side of the bowl toward 

 the stem, encircled by 13 6-pointed stars. Another row of 13 stars of this 

 kind encircles the rim of the bowl, and a floral design follows the mold 

 joint from rim to heel, opposite the stem. Similar styles of "T D" clay 

 pipes have been excavated at the sites of Forts Laramie and Ridgely. The 

 use of 13 stars on this specimen suggests that the piece is of American 

 manufacture, but similar pieces are known which are of European manu- 

 facture. A "T D" pipe found at Fort Ridgely, Minn., was manufactured 

 by A. Coghill, of Glasgow, Scotland. The initials "T.D.," commonly found 

 on clay pipes of the 19th century, are thought by many to be derived in 

 some fashion from the name of "Lord" Timothy Dexter, the famous ec- 

 centric merchant of Newburyport, Mass. (1747-1806) (Mathews, 1951, vol. 

 2, p. 1697 ; Fuess, 1930, vol. 5, pp. 281-282 and references therein ) . There 

 seems, however, to be no mention of his connection with the manufacture 

 of, or trade in, clay pipes, and the specimens of European manufacture 

 similarly marked suggest that this identification of "T. D." is in error. 



Another clay pipe bowl (No. 640) (pi. 54, i) obtained is of distinctive 

 pattern bearing on one side of the bowl, between the mold joints, the 

 British crown encircled by a wreath. On the other side of the bowl (pi. 

 54, I) is the crest of the Prince of AVales (three plumes), also encircled by 

 a wreath. This pipe may belong in the commemorative class. Edward, 



