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Site: 18BC27 Federal Reserve

Context: Feature 36 – Well re-used as privy (1880s-1890s), Lot 278

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Mattick (2010) Type: Probably Virginia

Description: Close-up of stock end shows trepanned tunnels that ran the length of the stock.  These holes were plugged with wax or cement; in this case the plugs appear to have fallen out. Guideline channels for drilling the bristle holes are also visible along the rows.

Bristle Attachment: Trepanned

Stock shape: Tapered