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smaller size, a "six five," has slightly smaller dots (1% inches by % inch 

 by%6 inch). 

 Toys: 



Animal (No. 1712) . Oast-iron figure of horse. 



Dolls (Nos. 588, 589, 1340/1-2, 1455, 1458, 1675/1-2, 1676, 1818). Frag- 

 ments of two high-glaze painted "porcelain" doll heads. One (No. 

 1455) has the skin surface painted in pink. The other (Nos. 1458 and 

 1675/1-2), the surface of which is white and undecorated, has hair, 

 eyebrows, and eyelashes in black, the eyes blue and black and outlined 

 in red. Two molded white earthenware legs of small jointed dolls 

 (Nos. 588, 589) bear impressed numbers "V" and "VI," perhaps size 

 or part numbers. 

 Dishes (Nos. 1673, 1674, 1735). Two miniature molded white earthen- 

 ware cups (Nos. 1673, 1735), (% inch in height). One miniature 

 molded white earthenware cover for dish, lacking knob, oval in out- 

 line (iy2 inches by 2^4 inches). 

 Trivet (No. 1602). Cast-iron openwork stand for holding toy sad-iron, 



arabesque design. 

 "Spider" (No. 1645). Miniature cast-iron handled pan, round bottomed. 

 Wheeled toys (Nos. 1559, 1644, 1690/5, 1713). Two fragments (Nos. 

 1644 and 1713), of cast iron, from toy railroad coaches. One frag- 

 ment of wooden wheel (No. 1690/5) is a solid hub, with holes to 

 receive the spokes (1% inches in diameter) . 

 Marbles (Nos. 1677, 1719). One (No. 1677) is of the "agate" variety. 

 Blocks (Nos. 1727, 1728). Children's wooden alphabet blocks. One (No. 

 1727) is painted red, with the letter "T" stenciled in black paint (1% 

 inches by 1% inches by i/4 Inch). The other (No. 1728) is a cube with 

 engraved and painted letters. One face bears the letter "D" in red 

 with "E" in blue on the opposite face. The other faces are painted red 

 but carry no letters. 

 Sewing thiniMe (No. 1630) . Steel (%6 inch interior diameter) . 

 Thread spool (No. 1689 ) . Wooden. 

 Safety pins (No. 1480). 



Beads (Nos. 1472, 1577, 1646, 1714, 1860). Two blue glass beads (Nos. 1472, 

 1860/1) are apparently from personal possessions of women of the post, 

 being larger (% inch diameter) than those ordinarily available in Indian 

 trade. Two other similar beads (Nos. 1646, 1714) are of white milk glass 

 (%6 inch diameter. Another (No. 1577) is of blue milk glass {Vi inch 

 diameter). 

 Animal trap (Nos. 789, 1706/2). Steel trap parts. One (No. 789) is of the 



"Victor" style, size "0", sometimes referred to as the "Oneida trap." 

 Shotgun shells (Nos. 772, 1129, 1272, 1355/1-3, 1476/1-3, 1610, 1662, 1764). 

 Numerous specimens of 10- and 12-gage shells, the largest number of 

 which are of recent origin (see Appendix) . 

 Unclassified : 



Bolts, metal (Nos. 58, 59, 367, 428-430, 459, 496, 498, 500, 559-561, 583, 



596, 609, 857, 867, 1239, 1397, 1405-1407, 1500, 1600, 1756). 

 Brackets, metal (Nos. 154, 257, 268, 296, 301, 366, 567, 738, 754, 755, 757, 



759, 990, 1522). 

 Buckles, metal (Nos. 1734, 1761). 

 Jet burner, metal (No. 505). 

 Chains (Nos. 1491, 1492). 



