Attention MO, IL, and IN collectors

[ohio]

This Etley is 5 3/4" and is from Wabash, IL. It belongs to a buddy of mine. My question is: what are your opinions of the polish on the piece?? My buddy thinks it most likely came from being in water but, I am not sure about that. Could it be ground and polished??

Chuck

 

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[Neanderthal]

If the polish is only on the high areas then it could be ground - check for the mechanical striations. If the "polish" is overall consistent, through the peaks & valley..then it wasn't ground.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Chuck, I have a few pieces that I have found along the banks of the Ohio River that are polished smooth as glass. I know you seen a couple of them at the shows but may not remember them. One is a very nice Big Sandy made from Nethers that is very highly polished and another I just found this summer and it's a Kirk and is also very highly polished, so it is quite possible that it could be river or creek polish.

Here's some pics of the pieces I mentioned and some others from the same spot.

The 1st pic is the Big Sandy
The 2nd is the Kirk
The rest are other pieces that have came from the same beach and you can see how polished they are. The last pic is a Scraper that you can just barely make out the flaking along the edge because of the high polish.

This spot is right where a loading dock area for a barge company is located and they dredge it a couple times a year and I think these piece may be getting sucked up in the dredge and then deposited on the beach and that might be what is polishing them.

 

[ohio]

Steve, I am really glad you responded with these pictures. It seems plausible now to me that a point could be so water worn and still retain some delicate features i.e. tips and ears etc. Those points are still very nice depite being so polished. Thanks again Steve,

Chuck

 

[Mooch]

I would say that your point is ground and polished. I live about 60 miles from where this point was found and this area produces several polished points. I've got about 25 or 30 of them that I've collected from the area. I'll try and post a picture of them when I get them all dug out.

 

[pickaway]

Thats a big ole piece of flint ...

 

[ohio]

Mooch, I am fairly sure it is ground and polished. It would be fantastic if you could post another example or two. Thanks for weighing in.

Chuck