Bushing
Object/Artifact
Artifact 01-01 is a dark colored lead bushing with minor damage from an explosion.
This folded sheet of lead was used to allow a smaller gun to set on a carriage that was designed for a larger piece of ordinance. It would have been placed around the trunnion of the cannon.
Valcour Bay Research Project Collection
1776
Artillery
Armaments
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Bushing
Artillery
Tool
Archaeological Project Number
01-01
10.5 cm
13.4 cm
Lead
Good
Conserved
Edwin Scollon
Valcour BayLake Champlain
VermontNew York
Battle of Valcour Bay
