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This is an old find but I have never posted it and I have no idea what it really is although it is a piece Of soapstone with a circular groove on to one side and a bit of a nipple on the other. Any clues?
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Prehistoric pacifier?Searching the fields of NW Indiana and SW MichiganComment
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I must say the round hole does not look natural. I found a ironite that looks similar ,it has a deep circicular bowl. On mine I can see the drill marks in the ironite.. I know the one I have is a thumb paint mix bowl.. Without seeing yours in person it’s tough to make such a call. Look for circles going down toward the bottom as if it were drilled out... JJLubbock County TxComment
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Interesting. Anyone know if it's possible for soapstone to blow off a fire popped spall?If the women don\'t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.Comment
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Maybe a broken pipe bowl ?Comment
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It may remain a mystery
There is no natural soapstone in South Jersey as far as I know. It came from a woodland site, which is also near a transitional site, right on the beach at low tide. There is some garbage not far up stream in the cliffs, and old but small dump. Anyway, it seems about 3/16' deep in the "hole" there, its pretty flat on top, pretty raw and unpolished on the bottom with the nipple in the middle. Weird.
Colonial era brass button mold? nah.New JerseyComment
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You got the title right...tis is a puzzlement."The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. LeeComment
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south forkOriginally posted by Olden View Post
"Soapstone loves heat ."
It does. I was thinking more in the lines of trapped water/ice in the porous areas of the stone meeting up with the fireplace.
If the women don\'t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.Comment
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Kayak. As I have a new found love of soapstone. That piece us cool no matter what it isSW ConnecticutComment
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