Spike

Object/Artifact

Lake County Historical Society

1938.A193.048 A,B - Spike

Negno: Digital

Name/Title

Spike

Entry/Object ID

1938.A193.048 A,B

Description

Pair of iron spikes are from the shipwreck of the sidewheeler "G.P. Griffiths". On June 17, 1850, off the Willoughby Township shoreline (Willobeach). The ship caught fire and sank. Of the full crew and 300 immigrant passengers from Germany, England and Ireland all but 40 drown.

Use

Used in the construction of the "G. P. Griffith" sidewheeler.

Collection

Building

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 14, 2006

Notes

Early Date: 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spike

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 8 1/4"

Material

Iron, gilt paint

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Source/Donor: Unknown

Person or Organization

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