Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Awl |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00809b |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Description |
Scribe or possible awl: made from a wooden dowel with a slight taper, and thin metal wire inserted into the narrower end. |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
W-0.375 L-3.25 inches |
Owned |
James T. C. Hundley |
Owner Regiment |
34th Virginia Infantry, Co. K |
Made |
Pvt. James T. C. Hundley |
Provenance |
The box and its contents belonged to Mr. Hundley while a prisoner of war in Elmira Prison, N.Y. Mr. Hundley was of Co. K, 34th Virginia Infantry. |
People |
Hundley, James T. C. |
Search Terms |
Elmira Prison, New York |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war Scribes Tools |