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Object ID: 47518
Site Name: Maurice Clark
Context Number: 44ST174-02-012
Count: 1
Object Type: spoon
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Material: metal
Material Subtype: lead alloy
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Remarks: FF Artifact # 69
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SMALL FINDS RECORD
Small Find ID: 3028
No of Objects: 1
Location: Ferry Farm
Conserved: Yes
Record Date: 2/13/2004
Recorder: Dodd
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Length: 1 1/4 inches
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Category: Utensil
Subcategory: Spoon
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Remarks: salt cellar spoons became popular in the mid 18th century because of the use of salt cellars for serving salt. Previously trencher salt cellars wre used and people served themselves by taking a pinch of salt or using their knives.
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Verified By: Galke
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Context ID: 3750
Site Name: Maurice Clark
Context Number: 44ST174-02-012
Summary: excavation unit FF02, context 12
Short Title: plowzone
Deposit Type: plowzone
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Grid North Coord: 800
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Remarks: Old unit laid out in this square but not excvavted, higher concentration of 19th c artifacts than surrounding units, Feature found in SW corner
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Soil Type: DARK BROWN SILTY LOAM MOTTLED WITH YELLOW BROWN SI
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