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  1. Archaeologist's Clay Modeling Tool - Tool, Modeling

    Archaeologist's Clay Modeling Tool. Thin steel tool with scoop shaped tips on both ends, stem has been flattened on all sides; the scoop tips are facing opposite directions; one scoop is very tapered and the other is more squared; used as an archaeological tool by Christopher Canzonieri.

    Record Type: Object

    Archaeologist's Clay Modeling Tool
  2. Barrel Faucet, c. 1870-1890s - Faucet

    Barrel Faucet, c. 1870-1890s. This faucet was probably used on a barrel or some other large container. It is made of brass and has a spigot at the top which is approximately 2" in length. There is a short, curved spout. At the other end is the valve which would probably attached to a barrel or some other large container.

    Record Type: Object

    Barrel Faucet, c. 1870-1890s
  3. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1870s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1870s. This black or amber colored non seen through glass bottle is possibly a dip molded ale bottle. It has a voluminous round body, a relatively long and slim neck almost the same hight as the body itself . The finish can be described as a blob or rounded collar with a ring. There is no label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1870s
  4. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This bottle is made out of dark amber, almost black non see through glass. The shape can be described as "champagne", "lager" or "select" style of beer bottle. The bottle neck gradually merges seamlessly into the body while the middle part has a bulgy shape which becomes slimer at the last third of the bottle's body. Compared to the whole bottle's size, the neck is about 1/4 in length. The blob finish could be d...

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  5. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This longneck beer bottle has a bulge to the neck, a relatively slim diameter body and is made out of dark brown (amber) to black glass. The neck's length seems to be half the lenghth of thye body. The blob finish could be described as an English Ring, or Deep Lip (packer finish). This Export style of beer bottle doesn't have a label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  6. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This longneck beer bottle has a bulge to the neck, a relatively slim diameter body and is made out of dark brown (amber) to black glass. The neck is almost as long as the bottle's body. The blob finish could be described as an English Ring, or Deep Lip (packer finish). This Export style of beer bottle doesn't have a label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  7. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This black or amber colored non seen through glass bottle is possibly a dip molded ale bottle. It has a voluminous round body, a relatively long and slim neck almost the same hight as the body itself . The finish can be described as a tapered collar with ring or ring-neck tapered collar. There is no label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  8. Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This longneck beer bottle has a bulge to the neck, a relatively slim diameter body and is made out of dark brown (amber) to black glass. The neck is almost as long as the bottle's body. The blob finish could be described as an English Ring, or Deep Lip (packer finish). This Export style of beer bottle doesn't have a label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  9. Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s - Oarlock

    Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s. This brass oarlock is a horseshoe shape with a peg at its base. It is severely corroded. Would be mounted to side of rowboat for oar to rest.

    Record Type: Object

    Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s
  10. Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s - Oarlock

    Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s. This brass oarlock is a horseshoe shape with a peg at its base. It is severely corroded.

    Record Type: Object

    Brass Oarlock, c. 1870-1890s
  11. Bromo-Seltzer Bottle, c. 1900-1910 - Bottle, Medicine

    Bromo-Seltzer Bottle, c. 1900-1910. Medicine type bottle in cobalt blue glass. Possibly hand-blown with a single-ring tooled lip which probably had a cork as a stopper. The bottle also has a ball-neck and can hold 4 ounces.

    Record Type: Object

    Bromo-Seltzer Bottle, c. 1900-1910
  12. Cal. Bottling Amber Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Cal. Bottling Amber Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This longneck beer bottle has a bulge to the neck, a relatively slim diameter body and is made out of brown seen through glass. The bottle doesn't have a label or cap. The bottling label is etched into side.

    Record Type: Object

    Cal. Bottling Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  13. Cal. Bottling Beer Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Beer

    Cal. Bottling Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. John Wielands Extra Pale. Cal. Bottling label is etched into side. Pint sized longneck bottle out of green seen through glass, has tiny bubbles in lower part of bottle. No label or cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Cal. Bottling Beer Bottle, c. 1890s
  14. Carburetor, c. 1935 - 1965 - Carburetor

    Carburetor, c. 1935 - 1965 . The carburetor fuel filter is a cylindrical shape with a valve at its base. It is made up of curved glass and metal. The glass is broken and it is severely corroded.

    Record Type: Object

    Carburetor, n.d.
  15. Cast of c. 1485-1780 Obsidian Preform, 2019 - Replica

    Cast of c. 1485-1780 Obsidian Preform, 2019. Resin replica cast of an obsidian preform. Black glossy spearhead form with conchoidal fractures throughout.

    Record Type: Object

    Cast of c. 1485-1780 Obsidian Preform, 2019
  16. Chert Ohlone Spearpoint - Point, Spear

    One of five arrowhead points. Stone Ohlone spear point is made from chipped chert. It is teardrop shaped with chipped blade edges.

    Record Type: Object

    Chert Ohlone Spearpoint
  17. Clay Smoking Pipe, c. 1870-1880s - Pipe, Smoking

    Clay Smoking Pipe, c. 1870-1880s. Clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem without mouthpiece. Narrow rounded bowl, slightly tapered to base. Bowl joins stem at a right angle, with a tiny foot on the bottom. There is a line of small carvings on the side of the stem, but the design is difficult to determine. The pipe appears broken at the stem, based on the irregular surface of the stem end and the abrupt end of the carvings. The inside is blackened and as...

    Record Type: Object

    Clay Smoking Pipe, c. 1870-1880s
  18. Deer Bone Awl - Awl, Leather

    Ohlone awl made from deerbone and used in basket weaving.

    Record Type: Object

    Deer Bone Awl
  19. Duffy Malt Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1900 - Bottle, Spirits

    Duffy Malt Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1900. Cylindrical amber colored glass bottle with a short neck and tool top. Maker's label is emossed on side.

    Record Type: Object

    Duffy Malt Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1900
  20. Gas Pipe Valves, c. 1885-1905 - Valve, Pipe

    Gas Pipe Valves, c. 1885-1905. May have been used for cooking or lighting. There are three valves attached to the main piece of brass. One spigot is broken off at the top. The spigots would be turned in order to let gas flow through the brass pipes. The brass on this object is very oxidized.

    Record Type: Object

    Gas Pipe Valves, c. 1885-1905
  21. Glue or Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910 - Bottle

    Glue or Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910. A cylindrical bottle out of clear seen through glass that could have been made by a semi-automatic bottle machine. It holds about 2 ounces capacity and has a sharp horizontal seam encircling the base of the finish that the vertical side seams terminate at. The body is bulky and round with round shoulders, the neck is wide and open and has no ring or lip.

    Record Type: Object

    Glue Bottle, c. 1900-1910
  22. Glue or Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910 - Bottle

    Glue or Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910. This bottle has a cylindrical shape, almost like a cone and is made out of brownish seen through glass. Is has flaring shoulder ring, a round straigh neck with no lip or ring at the finish.

    Record Type: Object

    Glue Bottle, c. 1900-1910
  23. Halls Catarrh Cure Bottle, c. 1890s - Bottle, Medicine

    Halls Catarrh Cure Bottle, c. 1890s. Round bottle made out of light green seen through glass. It has a double collar top which probably had a cork as a stopper. The bottle also has a relatively short ball-neck and round shoulders.

    Record Type: Object

    Halls Catarrh Cure Bottle, c. 1890s
  24. Hood's Sarsaparilla, c. 1890s - Bottle, Medicine

    Hood's Sarsaparilla, c. 1890s. Clear glass bottle with a green tint, rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders and a long neck. Maker's label embossed on front and sides.

    Record Type: Object

    Hood's Sarsaparilla, c. 1890s
  25. Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910 - Bottle, Ink

    Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910. This square or rectangular bottle is made out of clear see through glass. The edges are rounded and each side has a bulge in the shape of an arch. The finish can be described as a wide prescription or flared finish. The bottle comes with a cork as a closure but there is no label or inscription.

    Record Type: Object

    Ink Bottle, c. 1900-1910

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