Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1940-1965
These toy gun fragments were recovered in 1995 during a highway project undertaken by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at a Chautauqua County farmstead. The gun barrels, cylinder, trigger, and “PEACE…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1900-1965
This trap was recovered in 1995 during a highway salvage project undertaken by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at a Chautauqua County farmstead. The trap was activated by a foot plate,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1861-1900
This bit was recovered from excavations at the Goodnow House in Manhattan, Kansas. This western bit has a U-shaped bar called the port and the partial shanks are called cavalry…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1867-1882
This medicine bottle was recovered by Kansas Historical Society archeologists during excavations at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. The aqua bottle is 3 1/2″ tall and has an rolled…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
This shoe sole was recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. The sole is 4.25″ long, 1.75″ at it’s widest point and 1.1″ at…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
These two dish sherds were recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. The cup sherd is decorated with transferware printing in a brown floral…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
This wine glass foot (base) was recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. Though discolored now, the wine glass foot and partial stem was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
This flattened can was recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. The tin can was filled through a large hole in the top. After…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
This whetstone was recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. Whetstones are also called sharpening stones or water stones. The term “whet” was originally…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1860-1900
These four pipe fragments were recovered during 1995 archeological investigations at a farmstead in Chautauqua County. All are made of different colored clays and were manufactured using molds, with some…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1887-1900
This brass handsaw medallion was recovered during 1995 archeological investigations at a farmstead in Chautauqua County. The medallion is a screw that features the makers’ mark on the top. This…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
These eleven buttons were excavated at the Plaster House site in Gray County, possibly a late 19th- or early 20th-century dugout. They include buttons for children, adults, ladies dresses, and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1879-1899
This keep for a rim lock was excavated at the Plaster House site in Gray County, possibly a late 19th- or early 20th-century dugout. A rim lock used a lever…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1880-1904
This dinner plate was recovered during the 2002 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. The maker’s mark on the back of the plate…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1860-1900
These overall clip fragments were recovered during 1995 archeological investigations at a farmstead in Chautauqua County. The brass overall clip is impressed with the word “PHOENIX,” assumedly the overall brand.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1878-1929
This tobacco tag was recovered during the 2002 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. Tobacco tags were attached to twists of tobacco as…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1888-1978
This pendant was recovered during the 2002 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. The pendant was struck on sheet brass and made by…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1878-1909
These coins were recovered during the 1990 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. The pennies, sometimes called an Indian Head cents or Indian…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1878-1978
This cast iron stove leg was recovered during the 1990 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. The leg likely was part of a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1919-1950
This metal medicinal flask was recovered from the dump at the Security Benefit Home and Hospital Association in Shawnee County. There are traces of the red label that was once…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1888-1978
These ornamental pieces may have once decorated luggage or a trunk. They were recovered during the 2002 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1888-1978
This bone tatting shuttle was recovered during the 2002 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Cottonwood Ranch in Sheridan County. Tatting is a technique for making lace and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1860-1900
These two dish fragments were recovered during 1995 archeological investigations at a farmstead in Chautauqua County. The larger fragment is decorated with hand painted grapes and leaves. The reverse side…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1860-1900
These three plate fragments were recovered during 1995 archeological investigations at a farmstead in Chautauqua County. The sherd on the left was made at the Alfred Meakin potteries, in Tunstall,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1888-1978
These bottles were recovered from a dump located at the headwater of an intermittent stream in Chautauqua County. The brown bottle has “ONE FULL QUART,” fluting, and diamonds molded on…
