garyc Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 It's not a fossil but I know some of you enjoy seeing these types of more recent artifacts. I saw just an interesting piece of glass sticking up out of a sand bar on the Brazos and dug up this gem. In case it is not legible, the word on the bottom is "happiness". Quite appropriate for a day out fossil hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Interesting! What was it? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 maybe a type of ink pot?, very nice find "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Inkwell???? Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I believe it is a glass boat candy jar cir mid 20th century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 xonenine, smart and fast too. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 We were all way off. It is a bird feeder that dates to 1920's and 30's. The square button on top fits between the brass bars of the cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 THAT'S why it seemed familiar! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Very cool find! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 We were all way off. It is a bird feeder that dates to 1920's and 30's. The square button on top fits between the brass bars of the cage. very cool, and I can stop looking for inkwell references... "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 THAT'S why it seemed familiar! 1920's, I had no idea you were that old! Cool find and cool ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 1920's, I had no idea you were that old! ... Grandma had parakeets, in an ancient and elegant cage. I thought the cage was way cooler than the birds were, and I remember thinking how clever the waterer was! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 That makes more sense now, and is a much richer explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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