Brass oil can

Title:

Brass oil can

Date:

1860

Description:

Oil can (oiler) containing oil, composed of brass, discovered partly fused to the forward bulkhead and concreted. Images show the oil can under heavy concretion and the oil can following deconcretion, conservation treatment with caustic solution, and cleaning.

Collection Title:

Hunley Artifact Collection – Submarine Components and Tools

Contributing Institution:

Friends of the Hunley

Media Type:

Objects

Personal or Corporate Subject:

H.L. Hunley (Submarine)

Topical Subject:

Oilcans

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

HL-2384

Date Digital:

1999-12-31; 2007-07-13

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon E990; 72 dpi, 24-bit depth, Fuji FinePixS5Pro

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2013, Friends of the Hunley. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Friends of the Hunley at 843.743.4865.

Admin ID:

32584