ARTIFACTS ONE - BURKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MINI-MUSEUM
Explore - Who was J.L.B. and why is this tombstone here? See a firing hammer - or is it? Bayonet is a little rusty.
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100 JLB grave foot stone removed from the nearby Marshall cemetery. Identity of JLB unknown.
For more history concerning the Marshall family of Burke click here.
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101 JAM John A Marshall grave footstone from the Marshall cemetery. Portion chipped off
102 Fragment does not appear to fit the broken JAM footstone.
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103 A china glazed teacup is adorned with flowers inside and out . It has been broken and mended.
There is no identifying china company. |
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104 Two framed felt or velvet pictures of flowers donated by Suzanne Fowler. Suzanne Fowler helped establish the BHS Mini-Museum.
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105 Pewter train locomotive Reads Burke, Va 1854
On the bottom it reads Rawcliffe Pewter 1984
On the bottom it reads Rawcliffe Pewter 1984
106 Rusty Bent Spoon with filigree on the handle
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107 Iron Key - Heavy
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108 Minie Ball Bullets. Some are hollow. Some have grooves. Some bent and smashed
109 Decorative Medal. It appears to have been attached to something. Decorations include grapes and pumpkin in a basket.
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110 Four Rusty Nails., Possibly hand made. Nail bodies are not round.
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111 Rusty hand made nail imbedded in unknown wood – not round body, flat head
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112 Four rusty nails very large - the largest one is much heavier and has a square head
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113 Three pieces of wire. Range between ten to twelve inches long. One appears to be barbed wire. One decorative twisted wire appears to be manufactured.
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114 Six railroad spikes all used. |
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Tools found:
115 a die holder?
116 A wrench used possibly on the railroad
117 metal spike with hole at one end
115 a die holder?
116 A wrench used possibly on the railroad
117 metal spike with hole at one end
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118 Green glass telegraph wire insulator with letter raised letter B in the glass.
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119 Small Green Glass Bottle
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120 Candlestick holder. Possibly made of tin. Lever on side - possible use to raise the candle.
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121 Three nails with square heads , bodies are not round.
123 Metal Pin and Fragment possibly fit together round body, round head
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124 Unknown -perhaps a key
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125 Propellor shaped object (possibly a nut)
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126 Plier with top broken 
128 Hook
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129 Very rusty bracket
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130 Unknown pin or nail,with curved semi-circular head. One of metal items found by Rudy Shields during excavation near old Burke train station.
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130.1 Head of a tool? (Heavy, possibly 5 pounds, hole at one end , other end is bent and curved, very rusty) One of metal items found by Rudy Shields during excavation near old Burke train station.
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130.2 Iron rod embeded in mud. One of metal items found by Rudy Shields during excavation near old Burke train station. |
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131 Firing Hammer labeled as used on Civil War rifle, rusty.
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132-136 Bayonet pieces labeled as Civil War era.
One complete bayonet and several pieces of bayonets , all are very rusty |
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