N.E.S.S. #5 -New Clues! LbNA #9548
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jul 13, 2004 |
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| City: | Hope Valley |
| County: | Washington |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The von der Insels  |
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| Found by: | DevilinDog |
| Last found: | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Status: | FFFFOFFFFFaFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jul 13, 2004 |
Spark your curiosity,
Light the candle of knowledge!
The New England Sigilography Series is a group of letterbooks – letterboxes that resemble books – planted in libraries to allow letterboxers to keep up their favorite hobby even during foul weather. Follow the clues below to find out the numbers of a Dewey Decimal number for the letterbook stashed on a library shelf.
In all cases, the library staff has helped in the planting and allowed us the privilege of pursuing our hobby as a favor. They’re very helpful if you’re not familiar with how to find any books or use any resources in a library (especially the computer catalogue system), but don’t ask them for letterbook clues if you don’t want the mystery spoiled! Some libraries may have more than one letterbook in them, so check the LBNA website for more clues.
Please respect the library environment by staying as unobtrusive as possible, use the library’s resources respectfully and be sure to return the letterbook to its proper place!
Go to the Langworthy Public Library on Route 138 in Hope Valley, RI.
The Langworthy Public Library’s hours are:
Mon. 10am - 8pm
Tues. 4pm - 8pm
Wed. 10am - 8pm
Thurs. 4pm - 8pm
Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat. 10am - 2pm
Sunday Closed
New England Sigilography Series
Volume V: Hope Valley Farmstead
This letterbook is brought to you by the good folks at the Langworthy Public Library, Hope Valley, RI. All books utilized in this search are neat books in their own right, too!
Some books got retired, so these clues were rewritten on June 27, 2009 using multiple ways to find a clue. Please let us know if any are amiss!
The Dewey Decimal number for this letterbook is a three-digit number followed by two letters. For instance: 123 987
AB or WX
To build your farmstead, first you need a house! The first digit’s clues deal with houses. You can get the first number by finding the book at 694 SOB: Timber Frame Construction: All about Post and Beam Building. Look on page 31.
If it is about a Foundation-and-Gable House, then the first digit = 6.
If it is about a Hill-and-Harbour House, then the first digit = 7.
If it is about a Motte-and-Bailey House, then the first digit = 8.
If it is about a Two-Story Colonial House, then the first digit = 9.
If that book isn’t on the shelf, then find 690 N: Do-It-Yourself House Building, Step by Step. Look on page 175 for picture A-17 to get you the first digit, also.
If it depicts "checking door for proper assembly, then the first digit = 6.
If it depicts "installation of a valley guard", then the first digit = 7.
If it depicts four squirrels playing cards, then the first digit = 8.
If it depicts "The problems that can arise if you don't dig safe", then the first digit = 9.
And if even that book isn’t on the shelf, then go to 690.872: Rustic Retreats. Neat book, isn’t it? On page 131, there’s a picture of a pair of people using some boats to float logs. If they've got:
Motorboats, then the number is 6.
10 pounds of logs, then the number is 7.
500 LBS. of logs, then the number is 8.
1,000 LBS> fo logs, then the number is 9.
We need to look at crops for our farmstead for the second digit of our Dewey Decimal number. Now it gets a little harder - you'll have to look up the Dewey Decimal numbers using the computers! Find one of these three books to get your next digit:
Harvest: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm. On page 232 is a little chick. It's name gives you the second digit. Is it...
"Snake", then the second digit is 1.
"McNugget", then the second digit is 3.
"Zebra", then the second digit is 5.
"Mergatroid O'Cheepcheep", then the second digit is 7.
If someone is using that book, you can always find the book called Vegetables Money Can't Buy (Quite a page-turner!). What is the root vegetable on page 68?
A Parsnip, then the second digit is 1.
A Potato, then the second digit is 5.
A Carrot, then the second digit is 7.
And if even *that* book is missing, fret not! You can look up the second digit in The Story of Corn. Yes! They do have a copy!Nancy Hendricken is planting some corn on page 146. Is she using...
a "poker", then the second digit is 1.
a "dibber", then the second digit is 3.
a "stabber", then the second digit is 5.
her hands, then the second digit is 7.
What’s a farmstead without critters? Livestock will lead us to the third Dewey Decimal digit. Claudia Weisburd wrote a book about raising your own livestock. There’s a section in there on dairy animals, with a subsection on cows. According to her, how many breeds of dairy cattle are there in the United States? Her answer is the third digit.
If her book isn’t there, then you’ll have to track your cows by the clues they left behind! Go look at the Ex-Urbanite’s Complete & Illustrated Easy-Does-It First Time Farmer’s Guide. Should you Keep a Cow? Anwer this question for third and last digit:
“A cow will produce how many pounds of high-quality manure per year?”
10,000 pounds = 2
20,000 pounds = 4
30,000 pounds = 5
60,000 pounds = 8
Now for the last two letters, let’s see what sort of town will buy our produce in Rhode Island. Find the oversized books for the Rhode Island Collection Case, book number RI 677 MAC by David Macauley. The title of this very good book indicates the letters you seek. Is it:
“Pyramid” = BQ
“Mill” = DC
“Fast Farm Food for the Spunky Amish” = FR
“Ethel the Aardvark Goes to London” = ZZ
Now you have a three-digit number followed by two letters. All that’s left is to figure out which section of the library the book is in. Well, it’s not fiction, and it’s not in the regular stacks. What section were you just in? Go to the letterbook on the shelf and stamp in! Be sure to replace it properly and discreetly. Are you leaving the library tidy and in good order? Has the weather improved? Excellent!
Light the candle of knowledge!
The New England Sigilography Series is a group of letterbooks – letterboxes that resemble books – planted in libraries to allow letterboxers to keep up their favorite hobby even during foul weather. Follow the clues below to find out the numbers of a Dewey Decimal number for the letterbook stashed on a library shelf.
In all cases, the library staff has helped in the planting and allowed us the privilege of pursuing our hobby as a favor. They’re very helpful if you’re not familiar with how to find any books or use any resources in a library (especially the computer catalogue system), but don’t ask them for letterbook clues if you don’t want the mystery spoiled! Some libraries may have more than one letterbook in them, so check the LBNA website for more clues.
Please respect the library environment by staying as unobtrusive as possible, use the library’s resources respectfully and be sure to return the letterbook to its proper place!
Go to the Langworthy Public Library on Route 138 in Hope Valley, RI.
The Langworthy Public Library’s hours are:
Mon. 10am - 8pm
Tues. 4pm - 8pm
Wed. 10am - 8pm
Thurs. 4pm - 8pm
Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat. 10am - 2pm
Sunday Closed
New England Sigilography Series
Volume V: Hope Valley Farmstead
This letterbook is brought to you by the good folks at the Langworthy Public Library, Hope Valley, RI. All books utilized in this search are neat books in their own right, too!
Some books got retired, so these clues were rewritten on June 27, 2009 using multiple ways to find a clue. Please let us know if any are amiss!
The Dewey Decimal number for this letterbook is a three-digit number followed by two letters. For instance: 123 987
AB or WX
To build your farmstead, first you need a house! The first digit’s clues deal with houses. You can get the first number by finding the book at 694 SOB: Timber Frame Construction: All about Post and Beam Building. Look on page 31.
If it is about a Foundation-and-Gable House, then the first digit = 6.
If it is about a Hill-and-Harbour House, then the first digit = 7.
If it is about a Motte-and-Bailey House, then the first digit = 8.
If it is about a Two-Story Colonial House, then the first digit = 9.
If that book isn’t on the shelf, then find 690 N: Do-It-Yourself House Building, Step by Step. Look on page 175 for picture A-17 to get you the first digit, also.
If it depicts "checking door for proper assembly, then the first digit = 6.
If it depicts "installation of a valley guard", then the first digit = 7.
If it depicts four squirrels playing cards, then the first digit = 8.
If it depicts "The problems that can arise if you don't dig safe", then the first digit = 9.
And if even that book isn’t on the shelf, then go to 690.872: Rustic Retreats. Neat book, isn’t it? On page 131, there’s a picture of a pair of people using some boats to float logs. If they've got:
Motorboats, then the number is 6.
10 pounds of logs, then the number is 7.
500 LBS. of logs, then the number is 8.
1,000 LBS> fo logs, then the number is 9.
We need to look at crops for our farmstead for the second digit of our Dewey Decimal number. Now it gets a little harder - you'll have to look up the Dewey Decimal numbers using the computers! Find one of these three books to get your next digit:
Harvest: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm. On page 232 is a little chick. It's name gives you the second digit. Is it...
"Snake", then the second digit is 1.
"McNugget", then the second digit is 3.
"Zebra", then the second digit is 5.
"Mergatroid O'Cheepcheep", then the second digit is 7.
If someone is using that book, you can always find the book called Vegetables Money Can't Buy (Quite a page-turner!). What is the root vegetable on page 68?
A Parsnip, then the second digit is 1.
A Potato, then the second digit is 5.
A Carrot, then the second digit is 7.
And if even *that* book is missing, fret not! You can look up the second digit in The Story of Corn. Yes! They do have a copy!Nancy Hendricken is planting some corn on page 146. Is she using...
a "poker", then the second digit is 1.
a "dibber", then the second digit is 3.
a "stabber", then the second digit is 5.
her hands, then the second digit is 7.
What’s a farmstead without critters? Livestock will lead us to the third Dewey Decimal digit. Claudia Weisburd wrote a book about raising your own livestock. There’s a section in there on dairy animals, with a subsection on cows. According to her, how many breeds of dairy cattle are there in the United States? Her answer is the third digit.
If her book isn’t there, then you’ll have to track your cows by the clues they left behind! Go look at the Ex-Urbanite’s Complete & Illustrated Easy-Does-It First Time Farmer’s Guide. Should you Keep a Cow? Anwer this question for third and last digit:
“A cow will produce how many pounds of high-quality manure per year?”
10,000 pounds = 2
20,000 pounds = 4
30,000 pounds = 5
60,000 pounds = 8
Now for the last two letters, let’s see what sort of town will buy our produce in Rhode Island. Find the oversized books for the Rhode Island Collection Case, book number RI 677 MAC by David Macauley. The title of this very good book indicates the letters you seek. Is it:
“Pyramid” = BQ
“Mill” = DC
“Fast Farm Food for the Spunky Amish” = FR
“Ethel the Aardvark Goes to London” = ZZ
Now you have a three-digit number followed by two letters. All that’s left is to figure out which section of the library the book is in. Well, it’s not fiction, and it’s not in the regular stacks. What section were you just in? Go to the letterbook on the shelf and stamp in! Be sure to replace it properly and discreetly. Are you leaving the library tidy and in good order? Has the weather improved? Excellent!