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Holdings: 35mm slide: 14860
Date of Photo: 1973
World Region: North America
Region: Great Lakes Region
Country: United States
State/Province: New York
County/District: Livingston
Political Location: Geneseo
Archaeological Site Name: Fall Brook
Archaeological Site Number: A05104.000019
Period: AD 1750 - 1779
Culture: Seneca
Description: BRASS SRPING ORNAMENT: Brass springs made of heavy brass wire most often wound on wood about the size of a pipe's stem are found in the late Colonial period. The may have been used as ornamental wands of handles. Approximate age is form 1750 to 1779. Location- Fall Brook Site, Geneseo, New York. Dimensions are 4.5 cm. by 1.5 cm.
Image Categories: Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Jewelry; Artifact Material: Metal
Source Type Detail: Vendor: Culture Primitive, Inc.

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Full citation: "BRASS SRPING ORNAMENT: Brass springs made of heavy brass wire most often wound on wood about the size of a pipe's stem are found in the late Colonial period. The may have been used as ornamental wands of handles. Approximate age is form 1750 to 1779. Location- Fall Brook Site, Geneseo, New York. Dimensions are 4.5 cm. by 1.5 cm.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21114/21114. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 15, 2024.