However, there are handful of artifacts that continue to mystify us in the lab, particularly those that have been fully conserved but not properly identified.

A shot ladle was recovered under the wooden chest in Monitor’s gun turret in 2002. Consisting of a copper scoop nailed to a wooden head, it allowed the gunners to perfectly load/unload the Dahlgren guns.

In 1893 the New York Times mentioned a fire resulting in injuries in a shop owned by a Mr. James Gregory at 106 Cannon Street. Mr. Gregory’s metal shop foreclosed in 1897. Take a look at the pics!