Collection: Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts / Contribinst Facet: Friends of the Hunley / Subject (Topic): Pencils--1860-1870 - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts ✖ Subject (Topic) Pencils--1860-1870 ✖

1. Split pencil with both halves

Split pencil with both halves

Date:: 1860 and 1869
Description:: 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.

2. Half pencil

Date:: 1860 and 1869
Description:: Half of wood pencil separated along the center where lead is contained. Images show pencil during screening of material in sediment bucket and pencil following cleaning and freeze drying treatment.