ARTIFACTS TWO - BURKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MINI-MUSEUM
See "DELP FAIRFAX." See something "McClellan." Explore buttons and wonder "What is that?"
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201-204 Various pieces of chain with hooks. Vary in type and shape of links. Unknown use |
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205 Item that appears shaped like a padlock, but no evidence of being able to use it as a lock
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206 Labeled scales - very rusty - one metal link attached in middle. Possibly used to weigh freight at train station
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207 Heavy item - perhaps cut from railroad track. Fred Kielgard label on bottom. More about Fred Kielgard in Graphics and Written.
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208-210 Two horseshoes and one for mules. Medium size horseshoe has a nail in it |
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211 Possible head for a hammer. Possibly made of iron. Only 4 inches long. |
212 Small cube with flattened circular feature on the top. Possibly used as a weight. |
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213-214 Cannon ball fragments are very rusty. Not clear if they are fragments from the same cannon ball
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Two metal labels use possibly for shipping
215 “DELP FAIRFAX - Note there are Delp family members who have lived in Fairfax County
215 “DELP FAIRFAX - Note there are Delp family members who have lived in Fairfax County
216 “______________ McClellan Washington City DC“
Handwritten in cursive and is very hard to decipher
Handwritten in cursive and is very hard to decipher
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Image below was converted to black and white to assist with resolution of details.
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217 A variety of buttons - Most of them are metal. Between ¼ to ¾ inches in size.
Some are Civil War era with an eagle on them. Some are embellished with flowers.
One button says “button.”
Some are Civil War era with an eagle on them. Some are embellished with flowers.
One button says “button.”
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218 A basket full of over a hundred buttons. Most of them are metal. The material tops are gone. Most of them are rusty and some are broken.
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219 Around seventy metal buckles in various sizes, from 1 inch to three inches . Presumed to be belt buckles.
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221-222 Two metal badges that appear to have had a ribbon attached. One says President. One says Excello Police followed by an unreadable word.
Research found that there is an Excello Police Department in Missouri.
Research found that there is an Excello Police Department in Missouri.
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223-225 Three parts of metal Epaulets. Believed to be Union Army.