Nipple Pick

Name/Title

Nipple Pick

Entry/Object ID

1952.32.9m

Description

Nipple pick consisting of a metal wire bent into a circle at one end and tapered to a point at the other.

Context

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War. This is a device used to clean a section of a muzzle-loading gun.

Acquisition

Accession

1952.32

Source or Donor

Osgood, Florence Farnham

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Primer, Nipple

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

2 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

12th Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

Farnham, Roswell (1827-1903)

Related Events

Event

Civil War