Banded slate loaf stone

[oryancochran]

banded slate loaf stone with string groove, PF Jay Co. Indiana. Found accidentally washing a 5-gallon bucket of slate is collected.

 

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[dognose]

Very nice scarce relic.

 

[crj1968]

Wait? A loaf stone, what is that? My friend has this (top right). Always wondered what it was...same sort of thing?

 

[oryancochran]

Wait? A loaf stone, what is that? My friend has this (top right). Always wondered what it was...same sort of thing?
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Google it.. it's a type of atlatl weight. Your friends looks to be a shaft abrader/straightener upper right, the bottom piece looks to be slate preform.

 

[crj1968]

Thanks, yes shaft abrader was mentioned when I posted it earlier....so that is good confirmation.

The bottom one is chert, and I think is a big scraper, very thin for it's size.