Three coins, a pocket knife and three wooden buttons were recovered from the pocket of one of two sailors whose remains were discovered inside the turret during archaeological excavations in 2002. The treatment of the coins was completed recently. The first piece below is most likely a Braided Hair Large Cent. The top pictures correspond [...]

This week, I completed treatment on what is mostly like a swing check valve that I began conserving back in March (see blog post from March 15th). Contained within a June 29th blog post, I discussed the removal of the valve components on the interior of the object. This included two small copper alloy plates, [...]