Fragment, Fuse

Name/Title

Fragment, Fuse

Description

Artifact W00-10.02 are a series of small wooden fragments of varying color and shape. The wooden cylinder is in two pieces. This could possibly be a light brown fuse. There is a small potentially charred piece that is a darker brown. Three fragments that were once connected. They are of an orange brown color that were also possibly a fuse. These three fragments are flaking. This artifact is associated with Coehorn Mortar shell W00-10.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fuze

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Primer, Detonation

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W00-10.02

Dimensions

Length

2 cm

Dimension Notes

Six objects all less than 2cm in size, irregular wood fragments.

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

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