Rubber Union Navy four-holed buttons from Navy peacoat wore by crewmember James Wicks with raised letters "U.S.N.", three stars, and horizontal foul anchor on forward face and raised text on reverse side reading "Novelty Rubber, Goodyear's Patent, 1851, New York." Images show forward face of buttons following removal from submarine interior sediment, reverse face of buttons following removal from submarine interior sediment, and close-up of two buttons, one showing forward face and one showing reverse side, following cleaning and conservation.
Brass clothing buckle with two prongs, discovered with fabric still attached. Front face of buckle has stamped marks "G", "&", heraldic symbol, "C", and numbers, with prong bar face reading "SOLIDE". Reverse face of buckle has stamped mark "1860" with "PARIS" on reverse side of prong bar. Images show buckle following removal from submarine interior and initial cleaning, front face of buckle following rinsing, cleaning, and thorough drying, and reverse face of buckle following rinsing, cleaning, and thorough drying.
Metal suspender button loop and portion of chain made of silver. Images show concreted loop following removal from submarine interior and initial cleaning, loop following partial deconcretion by mechanical cleaning, and mostly deconcreted loop following mechanical cleaning with chain portion still partially concreted.
Clay smoking pipe bowl and stem, discovered in 2 pieces. Images show pipe in its original location within the submarine interior, stem and bowl pieces of the pipe following initial cleaning, and reconstructed pipe following conservation treatment.
Brass buckle with two prongs, possibly from a vest. Images show buckle following removal from the submarine interior with surrounding sediment and textile, and buckle following rinsing, cleaning, and thorough drying.
Brass thimble, 1.5 cm in diameter. Images show close-up of thimble following removal from the submarine and the thimble following mechanical cleaning and thorough drying.
Silver suspenders/braces clasp belonging to Lieutenant George E. Dixon, discovered with the straps’ rubber elastic fragments attached. Images show the clasp following removal from the submarine interior with rubber fragments still attached, close-up of reverse side of clasp with concretion partially removed by mechanical cleaning, close-up of engraved initials reading "G.E.D." on front face of clasp following mechanical cleaning, and full view of front face of the clasp following mechanical cleaning.
Wooden object, possibly a bucket or small cask, made up of staves with a solid wooden end forming the bottom. Images show some staves and wooden end of bucket in its initial location within the submarine interior sediment, staves and wooden end of bucket laid out following initial cleaning, with some staves still concreted together, and staves of bucket reconstructed with velcro bindings following conservation treatment with polyethylene glycol and freeze drying treatment.
Pencil composed of wood and coal, split into two halves. Images show the pencil pieces following its removal from the submarine interior sediment and pencil pieces following cleaning and freeze drying treatment.
Leather wallet belonging to one of the crew, made of two sides that fold in, once stitched together, and an additional pocket inside, with a reinforced band of leather for closing. Images show the wallet during the excavation of the submarine interior and the wallet following cleaning, conservation treatment, and freeze drying.
Union navy uniform buttons, composed probably of brass or copper alloy, with raised upright foul anchor design on horizontal line background and rope border on forward face and backmark inscription that reads "Superfine Standard," with copper alloy attachment clip on back. Images show assortment of Union navy buttons following removal from the submarine interior sediment and initial cleaning, two buttons showing forward face and one showing reverse side and clip following mechanical cleaning, four buttons all showing forward face following mechanical cleaning, one button showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with keyring on eyelet following mechanical cleaning, two buttons showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with keyring on eyelet following mechanical cleaning, one button showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with clip following mechanical cleaning, and close-up of two buttons following mechanical cleaning, one showing forward face in background and one showing lateral view of reverse side with clip in foreground.
Left shoe, Brogan style, cut out of two main leather pieces with at least two metal nails in the heel and four eyelets for laces, two of them containing metal rings. Images show boot following removal from the submarine interior, x-ray photograph of the boot containing sediment and bone fragments, and boot following cleaning and freeze drying treatment.
Cylindrical canteen stopper made of cork. Images show two conditions of the cork stopper, the first showing the cork stopper following removal from submarine interior and initial cleaning, and the second showing the cork following super critical treatment.
Plain non-military buttons made of bone with depressed center and primarily four holes, though some contain five holes. Images show a small sample of twelve buttons of varying conditions before initial cleaning and desalination, seven buttons of varying conditions following cleaning and desalination, and thirty-five buttons of varying conditions following initial cleaning and desalination.
Cameo-type, non-military button with profile of bearded, male head in brass on white stone wafer with scalloped rim. Images show the button prior to deconcretion and cleaning, and the cleaned button following conservation treatment and sediment removal.
Binoculars composed of copper alloy barrels (painted black), a horn focus knob, iron pins and 6 elliptical lenses as opposed to round. Images show the binoculars following removal from the submarine interior and initial cleaning, and binoculars after extensive soaking, cleaning, and conservation treatment.
Folding or straight razor knife, covers made of horn and all other components made of iron, with mineralized blade. Images show knife within heavy concretion and knife following deconcretion and conservation treatment.
Silk bandanna or neckerchief belonging to crewmember James Wicks. Images show the bandana following removal from the submarine interior and the bandana following cleaning, soaking, conservation treatment, and freeze drying.
Folding pocket knife, made of antler covers, German silver bolsters, and iron blades completely mineralized. Images show the pocket knife following removal from the submarine interior and the knife following cleaning and conservation treatment.
Brown comb with very fine teeth on either side, made probably of horn, and used most likely as a moustache or lice comb. Images show the comb as it was discovered in the submarine interior and following cleaning, soaking, and drying process.
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