Polished bone objects from 1222 Howard/LaSalle privy
This file appears in: The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood
While the use of plastics gradually became more common for everyday items in the 1930s, polished bone and natural materials still formed many objects. On the left, a bone handle from a darning needle or crochet hook reminded family members of Lucille Puckett’s love of crocheting, and the picture they shared of her shows a knit shawl she likely made. The item on the right is from a piece of bone-handled cutlery, while the one in the middle is the handle from a toothbrush. These items would have been dated by the time that the Pucketts left the home on LaSalle, and thus would have been more likely to be discarded.
This file appears in: The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood
The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood
In 2013, archaeological consulting firm Earth Search, Inc., excavated a block of the Melpomene neighborhood originally bounded by South Liberty, Erato, Clio, and Howard/LaSalle Streets. Earth Search identified brick foundations and artifacts from a…