the harbinger winter 2012

HARBINGER N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e w e s t p o r t h i s t o r i c a l s o c i e t y www.westporthistory.compo box n188, westport, ma 02790-1203, [email protected]

Winter 2012, vol.45, no.1

iNside this issue

letter from the director

upcoming events

handy house news

kit houses of westport

westport’s dolmen

archaeology of the ordinary

2011 annual meeting

Letter from the Director

Much of our local history is embedded in the landscape, above and below ground. I look ahead to this year with great excitement as we embark upon the first below ground archaeological dig at the Handy House. I hope that many of you are able to join us for our Archaeology Day on January 28 in our search for the “trash heap” of centuries past. The Society hopes to hold other archaeology events throughout the year.

This issue of the Harbinger explores other “artifacts” embedded in landscape: the mysterious dolmen located in southern Westport, and the more recent architectural phenomenon of “the kit house.”

For the preservation community, the new year began on a sad note with the passing of Pete Baker. Pete was passionate, extraordinarily knowledgeable about and sensitive to the historical architecture of this region. Although her loss is felt deeply, her influence within the preservation community here in Westport will live on for many, many years to come.

Just as we were going to press with this newsletter, we learned of the death of Lincoln Tripp. He served as President of the Society for many years and then as Director until 2000. Lincoln’s dedication to the Society was unequaled. During his tenure, the Bell School was restored and preserved as the headquarters for the Society, he established an active schedule of programs, and is remembered by many for his expert knowledge of the area, often demonstrated through his lectures featuring postcards and photo-graphs of the area.

Jenny O’Neill

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hImage courtesy of the New Bedford whalINg museum

energy retrofits and the historic home: weighing risks and opportunities

Saturday, April 21 at 10am MaNtoN coMMuNity rooM,

westport public library t

One of the most challenging issues facing owners of older and historic homes is how to make the home more energy efficient without damaging or compro-mising its historic architecture and fabric. Much of the information available to homeowners on energy conservation and retrofitting does not account for the pos-sible significance or age of the structure. Learn about making green improvements to older houses without damaging his-toric fabric. Sally Zimmerman, Manager

of Historic Preservation Services at His-toric New England, will present a historic preservation perspective on insulation, window repair, air sealing, and renewable energy options in the historic home.

history of the perry clan on the watuppa reservationThursday, May 17 at 7pmMaNtoN coMMuNity rooM,

westport public libraryt

Donna Mitchell, a southeastern New England American Indian of Wampanoag, Cherokee and African descent, explores the history of the Perry Clan, who have resided on the lands of the Watuppa Reservation since 1709.

upcoMiNg eveNts

Special thanks to Partners Store, Lees Market, A.S. Deams and Country Hair Care for selling books on behalf of the Westport Historical Society.

Norma JudsonAnna DuphineyBlair WalkerBetty SladePeter FradleyJoan FradleyDenise BolducElaine OstroffJudy SwanElisabeth Mundel

Barbara MossSuzanne PalmerMuriel PetteyDoris SanfordHelga NicholsJune RocheJane LoosLouise ParsonsLucy KeefeCarol Coutinho

to all voluNteers who helped to sell haNdy house cookbooks.

Thank you!

the Westport Historical Society

board MeMbers

President: Tony Connors

Vice President: Betty Slade

Treasurer: Helga Nichols

Clerk: Charley Appleton

Yvonne Barr

Carol Coutinho

Andrew Isidoro

Albert Lees III

Elisabeth Mundel

executive director

Jenny O’Neill

book keeper

Nancy Andersen

coMMittee chairs

Facilities: Tony Millham and Yvonne Barr

Education: Kathleen Fair

Finance: Helga Nichols

Oral History: Betty Slade

The Harbinger is published by the Westport

Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) non profit

organization. Founded in 1964, its mission

is to collect, preserve and document

the material culture of Westport; and to

educate and connect the residents of the area

to their heritage through public programs,

exhibits, publications and research.

25 Drift Road, Westport, MA

website www.westporthistory.com

phone 508-636-6011

email [email protected]

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Handy House News h

opening doorways…

We are pleased to announce the completion of two significant reports that

will guide us into the next phase of the Handy House preservation project.

Preservation architect Martha Werenfels completed an existing conditions report and has provided prioritized recommen-dations for stabilization, rehabilitation and code compliance. This report provides a road map for the Facilities Committee as they head toward finalizing specifica-tions and selecting a contractor.

Architectural historian Eric Gradoia documented every nook and cranny, latch, door, mantel, and architrave in the Handy House. All of these details amount to establishing the Handy House as a “remarkable artifact” and “a time capsule of local, regional and national significance.” The full report is available on our website.

“Perhaps what makes the Handy House so interesting is that it is not simply a well preserved old house, but rather three remarkable houses that correspond with

the first three significant trends to occur in this nation’s history. Each addition speaks volumes about the people, place and period they represent from the lives of the occupants to the broader story of Westport’s history.”

Eric’s report begins to provide answers about the evolution of the Handy House through three phases and three centu-ries. The original early 18th century structure, a relatively humble dwelling, was transformed into a fashionable two story, center chimney house, complete with impressive public spaces such as the lobby and parlor. The second addition, in the 1820s, replaced the large, bold elements of Georgian style with a more restrained and subtle style, and marked a departure from local craft based skills (hand wrought nails and hardware, hewn timbers) and the emergence of a more sophisticated building technology.

period i early 1700s s southeast hall chaMber

All of the exposed framing members, posts, tie beams and brace, relate to the Period I house. Typical of early 1700s construction, the timber frame of the house was not hidden away behind plaster, but rather decorated and treated as part of the interior finish.

we are deeply

grateful

for the MaNy

geNerous

coNtributioNs to

the haNdy house

project. please

coNsider MakiNg a

doNatioN or pledge to

help us opeN the haNdy

house to the coMMuNity

period iii s

1820’s federal style

The second floor bedroom uses a mark-edly different vocabulary and application of decorative details. Surfaces are flat with decorative treatments reserved to openings: doors, windows, and fireplace.

The Society thanks Tim Palmer of Tim’s Lawn Care Service and his crew who have continued to transform the grounds surrounding the Handy House.

Thank you!doNated services

period ii s Mid 1700s georgiaN style

Both the lobby and staircase built dur-ing the mid 1700s were finely treated and highly architectural. The space appears essentially as it did when it was constructed. The lobby was the first space experienced by visitors, and was created to impress!

thaNks also to:

Sean LeachGaelen CanningGeraldine Millham DesignSteve Tyson/Architectural Preservation GroupTim Palmer/Tim’s Lawncare ServiceAttorney Dorothy TongueJack Sisson Jr./Old Thyme DisposalTimothy Bryant, ArchitectMichael Kuttner/Ace Pest Control

Dr. Handy’s Fundraising Update

GOAL 1.8 MILLION

RECEIVED AND PLEDGED $834, 234

!

Westport’s Dolmen Compiled from research provided by Norma Judson

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Westport, like many coastal communities in this region, includes sites that are reportedly associated with early Euro-pean exploration. One such stone feature, known as a dolmen, is located on private land in the southern part of Westport. It is a large flat stone set atop smaller upright stones in the form of a table. Norma Judson has looked into some of the theories behind the mysterious stone structure and we present some of her findings here:

The word “Dolmen” comes from two Breton words meaning “stone table.” It is thought they were partially covered by earth mounds. Webster’s gives the following description: a pre-historic monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb. Another book calls them monuments.

We now know Dolmen are properly called Portal Tombs and mark burial places in a very distinctive way. They are generally considered to be tombs though they may also have had a ritual significance. Many existed between 2000 and 3000 BC. There are more than 100 scattered throughout Ireland. In 1986, an area around one Irish dolmen was excavated and the remains of 16 adults and children were found to have been

buried there. Alongside them were many artifacts including arrowheads and axes, stone beads and broken pottery. This dolmen dated to 2500 BC.

We know the Celts had a strong mari-time culture. They were dubbed the “Lords of the Seas.” The Vikings (Norse) and other people of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East are believed to have crossed the Atlantic and had visited or settled many times over thousands of years. Very definitely, there were ways to get here!!

Three descriptions relative to the dwellers of that period are Hasanacs, stone cellar dwellers and cauldies. Westport history refers to the original name of Horseneck as “Hassaneghk,” a Native American word used to describe an unusual stone-sided dwelling of an early settler. The first part of the word, “Hassa,” means stones. The second half of the word spelled n-e-g-h-k means “peaked roof.” It is probably pronounced “neck.” So we have Hassa-neck. Pretty close!

Westport’s dolmen is certainly one of the most mysterious historic artifacts in this town. What lies beneath will remain a mystery but what information would we learn about our early visitors from an archeological dig?!

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In the early 20th century seven major companies were engaged in the produc-tion and sales of “kit homes.” Sears Roebuck and Company was one of the best known. While potential home own-ers could buy almost everything they needed to build a house—down to the blueprints—from a Sears Catalogue as early as 1908, it was not until 1916 that the first actual “Kit Houses” with all the parts numbered, including even the paint and nails and interior finishes, were available. Over the next decades, Sears sold more than 100,000 homes. They even sold the machine needed to make the concrete block foundation.

Each home could be personalized with light fixtures and hardware. Floor plans could be reversed. Sears offered a vari-ety of home styles in a number of price ranges and in the 1920s, they also provided loans/mortgages to their customers.

This home at 1942 Drift Road began as a small cottage known as the Betsy Ross house plan found in the Sears Catalog. The kit house had four rooms and a bath and cost $1,691 to buy. It was sold through the Sears Catalog from 1922 to 1925 and was advertised as perfect for a single person or a couple since it was only 700 square feet.

Sears bragged about the colonial revival features of the house—especially the colonial entrance with sidelight and the shutters at the windows. The house had a hipped roof and a brick fireplace; there was also a flower box planter in the exterior of the chimney. Many of those original features are still clearly visible.

Andrew Taber, a local carpenter, put together this kit house for Almira Tripp sometime between 1922 and 1925. Apparently, many locals doubted that such a kit house would stay together, but it did. Almira Tripp was born in 1861. Before building this house, she lived at 2033 Main Road. While famous for her ice cream, she also worked for Zone Finance and Loan. Upon her death in 1929, this house was inherited by her niece, Helen Tripp.

In 1920, Helen at age 23 was working for a newspaper in the Boston area. An independent woman, she traveled to Europe at least three times. In 1933, she arrived back in New York after sailing from Southampton, UK on the Europa. In 1940, she sailed home from Galway, Ireland—the war having already begun on the continent. Then after the war was over, she went back to France, returning to the United States from LeHavre in 1946. For all three voyages her address

is listed as being in the Boston area— Dedham, Jamaica Plain, or Westwood, not at the Drift Road address that she inherited in 1929. Eventually, however, Helen Tripp moved to Westport and taught French at Durfee High School. She also served as a town librarian. Village lore recounts how Helen Tripp would call for her cats in the middle of the night in French.

After Helen’s death, the house stayed in the family until it was sold in 1973 to Walter and Beverly Cass. Walter Cass, an architect, remodeled and expanded the home after he purchased it.

Westport is fortunate to have identified and recorded a number of kit homes that were built in the town in the twentieth century. After decades of being ignored, kit houses are finally getting recognition for their quality, craftsmanship, and his-toric architectural importance. More can be learned about the Kit Houses of West-port in a presentation which will be given later this year by the Westport Historical Society.

Kit Houses of Westport by Kathleen Fair

receNt acquisitioNs

The following are some highlights of recent acquisitions. We are very grateful to all who have entrusted us with these gifts:

2011.037 Natalie heMiNgway

Jenney and Tallman family papers and objects

2011.038 joel aNd doris suNderlaNd

Cradle, for display in Handy House

2011.039, 2012.001, 002 robert aNd

saNdra truMp

Bedstead c.1815, pair of Windsor chairs, rocking chair, mahogany desk for display in the Handy House

2012.009 aNoNyMous

Menu for Caliente Restaurant

2012.013 robert aNd Naoko kugler

Bible given to Deborah Ann Palmer in December, 1824

whs 2011.037.005

This trophy was awarded to Chas. H. Jenney by the So. Mass. Poultry Association 1888 for a collection of Black Spanish Chickens

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History can reveal itself in many ways. Academic and public historians typically begin their work of constructing a plau-sible historical narrative of a particular person, place, or event by accumulating and investigating relevant documentary and/or immediately accessible material evidence. Often, this is where their efforts end. This is unfortunate, because the inclusion of historical archaeology can be invaluable for gaining a more complete understanding of the past. Excavating a site and discovering “the small things forgotten,” those ordinary objects of everyday life, complement the other historical investigative activities. It is for this reason that the Handy House Archaeology Project (HHAP) is being conducted.

Led by Chief Archaeologist, Tom Mailhot and assisted by a cadre of volunteers, the HHAP formally began excavation at the site on January 26th, (weather permit-ting) and concluded January 31st , 2012. The focus of investigation is along the house’s foundation perimeter, in particu-lar along the southwest, west, and north-west walls, an area of particular interest identified in the Fall of 2010 by Tommy Urban, B.S. Brown University, M.A. Oxford through a geophysical scan of the area. Fortunately potential deposits were found and planning for a full-fledged excavation began. Not so fortuitously however, is that this is the same area that will be cleared to repair the building’s foundation sills. Mindful of this, and our commitment to preserving our local

Over 70 people gathered in October for the annual meeting of the Westport His-torical Society to honor the achievements of the past year and to look forward with great optimism to the challenges of the coming year. The keynote speaker was architectural historian Eric Gradoia (above) who presented his research on the Handy House.

The Society welcomed new board members: Albert Lees, Helga Nichols, Andrew Isidoro and Charley Appleton.(above left)

WHS board members Helga Nichols, Treasurer; Tony Connors, President; Betty Slade, Vice President; Andrew Isidoro and Charley Appleton, Clerk.(left)

Tony Connors, president, presented the annual history award to Geraldine Millham for her tireless advocacy for the preservation of the Town Farm and for her courage to promote and defend the historic character of Westport.

all photos this page ©eVerythINgwestPort

history, the archaeology committee suggested, and the Board agreed, to begin the HHAP in mid-winter. Chilly, yes, but the opportunity of discovery is too compelling to miss.

Historical archaeology is not a random process. It involves a series of meticulous steps taken in an orderly manner. From two-dimensional layouts to three-dimen-sional excavation, the goal is to peel back layers of earth, an involved and pains-taking process, in hopes of uncovering artifacts in context, in other words, where they were left behind. This is important and necessary for historians to be able to more tightly define a timeline between people and place. Once this has been accomplished, cataloguing and research-ing in the Westport Historical Society’s newly accredited archaeology laboratory on Main Road will commence. All very exciting stuff, don’t you agree?

The HHAP is a groundbreaking (pun intended) study to imagine Westport’s colonial and post-colonial past. As with any archaeology project, there are no guarantees of what, if anything might be found; however, the act itself of engaging in the HHAP reinforces the Westport Historical Society’s position as the principal advocate for Westport’s historic past, and its importance within our community for it’s commitment to public engagement. The key word though is public, which is you. Westport’s history is everyone’s history…please join in the discovery!

Al LeesArchaeology Committee Chair

Archaeology of the Ordinary w e s t p o r t ’ s h i s t o r y t h r u t h e h a N d y h o u s e l e N s

whs 2011 annual meeting

we Need your

lees tapes!

please drop

theM off at

the bell school

or at partNers

store. thaNks!

tom mailhot, project archaeologist for the

handy house

Westport’s Dolmen Compiled from research provided by Norma Judson

4 5

Westport, like many coastal communities in this region, includes sites that are reportedly associated with early Euro-pean exploration. One such stone feature, known as a dolmen, is located on private land in the southern part of Westport. It is a large flat stone set atop smaller upright stones in the form of a table. Norma Judson has looked into some of the theories behind the mysterious stone structure and we present some of her findings here:

The word “Dolmen” comes from two Breton words meaning “stone table.” It is thought they were partially covered by earth mounds. Webster’s gives the following description: a pre-historic monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb. Another book calls them monuments.

We now know Dolmen are properly called Portal Tombs and mark burial places in a very distinctive way. They are generally considered to be tombs though they may also have had a ritual significance. Many existed between 2000 and 3000 BC. There are more than 100 scattered throughout Ireland. In 1986, an area around one Irish dolmen was excavated and the remains of 16 adults and children were found to have been

buried there. Alongside them were many artifacts including arrowheads and axes, stone beads and broken pottery. This dolmen dated to 2500 BC.

We know the Celts had a strong mari-time culture. They were dubbed the “Lords of the Seas.” The Vikings (Norse) and other people of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East are believed to have crossed the Atlantic and had visited or settled many times over thousands of years. Very definitely, there were ways to get here!!

Three descriptions relative to the dwellers of that period are Hasanacs, stone cellar dwellers and cauldies. Westport history refers to the original name of Horseneck as “Hassaneghk,” a Native American word used to describe an unusual stone-sided dwelling of an early settler. The first part of the word, “Hassa,” means stones. The second half of the word spelled n-e-g-h-k means “peaked roof.” It is probably pronounced “neck.” So we have Hassa-neck. Pretty close!

Westport’s dolmen is certainly one of the most mysterious historic artifacts in this town. What lies beneath will remain a mystery but what information would we learn about our early visitors from an archeological dig?!

h

In the early 20th century seven major companies were engaged in the produc-tion and sales of “kit homes.” Sears Roebuck and Company was one of the best known. While potential home own-ers could buy almost everything they needed to build a house—down to the blueprints—from a Sears Catalogue as early as 1908, it was not until 1916 that the first actual “Kit Houses” with all the parts numbered, including even the paint and nails and interior finishes, were available. Over the next decades, Sears sold more than 100,000 homes. They even sold the machine needed to make the concrete block foundation.

Each home could be personalized with light fixtures and hardware. Floor plans could be reversed. Sears offered a vari-ety of home styles in a number of price ranges and in the 1920s, they also provided loans/mortgages to their customers.

This home at 1942 Drift Road began as a small cottage known as the Betsy Ross house plan found in the Sears Catalog. The kit house had four rooms and a bath and cost $1,691 to buy. It was sold through the Sears Catalog from 1922 to 1925 and was advertised as perfect for a single person or a couple since it was only 700 square feet.

Sears bragged about the colonial revival features of the house—especially the colonial entrance with sidelight and the shutters at the windows. The house had a hipped roof and a brick fireplace; there was also a flower box planter in the exterior of the chimney. Many of those original features are still clearly visible.

Andrew Taber, a local carpenter, put together this kit house for Almira Tripp sometime between 1922 and 1925. Apparently, many locals doubted that such a kit house would stay together, but it did. Almira Tripp was born in 1861. Before building this house, she lived at 2033 Main Road. While famous for her ice cream, she also worked for Zone Finance and Loan. Upon her death in 1929, this house was inherited by her niece, Helen Tripp.

In 1920, Helen at age 23 was working for a newspaper in the Boston area. An independent woman, she traveled to Europe at least three times. In 1933, she arrived back in New York after sailing from Southampton, UK on the Europa. In 1940, she sailed home from Galway, Ireland—the war having already begun on the continent. Then after the war was over, she went back to France, returning to the United States from LeHavre in 1946. For all three voyages her address

is listed as being in the Boston area— Dedham, Jamaica Plain, or Westwood, not at the Drift Road address that she inherited in 1929. Eventually, however, Helen Tripp moved to Westport and taught French at Durfee High School. She also served as a town librarian. Village lore recounts how Helen Tripp would call for her cats in the middle of the night in French.

After Helen’s death, the house stayed in the family until it was sold in 1973 to Walter and Beverly Cass. Walter Cass, an architect, remodeled and expanded the home after he purchased it.

Westport is fortunate to have identified and recorded a number of kit homes that were built in the town in the twentieth century. After decades of being ignored, kit houses are finally getting recognition for their quality, craftsmanship, and his-toric architectural importance. More can be learned about the Kit Houses of West-port in a presentation which will be given later this year by the Westport Historical Society.

Kit Houses of Westport by Kathleen Fair

receNt acquisitioNs

The following are some highlights of recent acquisitions. We are very grateful to all who have entrusted us with these gifts:

2011.037 Natalie heMiNgway

Jenney and Tallman family papers and objects

2011.038 joel aNd doris suNderlaNd

Cradle, for display in Handy House

2011.039, 2012.001, 002 robert aNd

saNdra truMp

Bedstead c.1815, pair of Windsor chairs, rocking chair, mahogany desk for display in the Handy House

2012.009 aNoNyMous

Menu for Caliente Restaurant

2012.013 robert aNd Naoko kugler

Bible given to Deborah Ann Palmer in December, 1824

whs 2011.037.005

This trophy was awarded to Chas. H. Jenney by the So. Mass. Poultry Association 1888 for a collection of Black Spanish Chickens

6 7

History can reveal itself in many ways. Academic and public historians typically begin their work of constructing a plau-sible historical narrative of a particular person, place, or event by accumulating and investigating relevant documentary and/or immediately accessible material evidence. Often, this is where their efforts end. This is unfortunate, because the inclusion of historical archaeology can be invaluable for gaining a more complete understanding of the past. Excavating a site and discovering “the small things forgotten,” those ordinary objects of everyday life, complement the other historical investigative activities. It is for this reason that the Handy House Archaeology Project (HHAP) is being conducted.

Led by Chief Archaeologist, Tom Mailhot and assisted by a cadre of volunteers, the HHAP formally began excavation at the site on January 26th, (weather permit-ting) and concluded January 31st , 2012. The focus of investigation is along the house’s foundation perimeter, in particu-lar along the southwest, west, and north-west walls, an area of particular interest identified in the Fall of 2010 by Tommy Urban, B.S. Brown University, M.A. Oxford through a geophysical scan of the area. Fortunately potential deposits were found and planning for a full-fledged excavation began. Not so fortuitously however, is that this is the same area that will be cleared to repair the building’s foundation sills. Mindful of this, and our commitment to preserving our local

Over 70 people gathered in October for the annual meeting of the Westport His-torical Society to honor the achievements of the past year and to look forward with great optimism to the challenges of the coming year. The keynote speaker was architectural historian Eric Gradoia (above) who presented his research on the Handy House.

The Society welcomed new board members: Albert Lees, Helga Nichols, Andrew Isidoro and Charley Appleton.(above left)

WHS board members Helga Nichols, Treasurer; Tony Connors, President; Betty Slade, Vice President; Andrew Isidoro and Charley Appleton, Clerk.(left)

Tony Connors, president, presented the annual history award to Geraldine Millham for her tireless advocacy for the preservation of the Town Farm and for her courage to promote and defend the historic character of Westport.

all photos this page ©eVerythINgwestPort

history, the archaeology committee suggested, and the Board agreed, to begin the HHAP in mid-winter. Chilly, yes, but the opportunity of discovery is too compelling to miss.

Historical archaeology is not a random process. It involves a series of meticulous steps taken in an orderly manner. From two-dimensional layouts to three-dimen-sional excavation, the goal is to peel back layers of earth, an involved and pains-taking process, in hopes of uncovering artifacts in context, in other words, where they were left behind. This is important and necessary for historians to be able to more tightly define a timeline between people and place. Once this has been accomplished, cataloguing and research-ing in the Westport Historical Society’s newly accredited archaeology laboratory on Main Road will commence. All very exciting stuff, don’t you agree?

The HHAP is a groundbreaking (pun intended) study to imagine Westport’s colonial and post-colonial past. As with any archaeology project, there are no guarantees of what, if anything might be found; however, the act itself of engaging in the HHAP reinforces the Westport Historical Society’s position as the principal advocate for Westport’s historic past, and its importance within our community for it’s commitment to public engagement. The key word though is public, which is you. Westport’s history is everyone’s history…please join in the discovery!

Al LeesArchaeology Committee Chair

Archaeology of the Ordinary w e s t p o r t ’ s h i s t o r y t h r u t h e h a N d y h o u s e l e N s

whs 2011 annual meeting

we Need your

lees tapes!

please drop

theM off at

the bell school

or at partNers

store. thaNks!

tom mailhot, project archaeologist for the

handy house

westport historical society 25 drift road, po box n188, westport, ma 02790

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