Powder Charge Scoop

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Powder Charge Scoop

Description

Artifact W01-03 is a brass powder charge scoop with a wooden handle.

Use

This tool was used to load a powder charge into a cannon. It is made from brass to avoid the possibility of creating a spark and igniting the powder prematurely.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Artillery

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cannon Powder Charge Scoop

Class

Artillery

Category

Tool

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W01-03

Dimensions

Width

5.08 cm

Length

54 cm

Weight

1.07 kg

Material

Cupreous, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Conservation

Notes

reevaluate

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Greg Durocher, Dennis O'Neil

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay