Deadeye

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Deadeye

Description

Artifact LC-85-2-91 is one (1) small wooden deadeye. The surface is muddled in color and chipped along the edges.

Use

Deadeyes are used to add tension and help stabilize the standing rigging of a ship.

Collection

General Butler 1985 Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Deadeye

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Rigging

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Watercraft

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

LC-85-2-91

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Sinking of the General Butler