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Now that you have read the story of the Home, think about which artifacts might have been found on the shipwreck. Drag the picture of the artifact to one of the boxes to see if you are right.
Artifact photos courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
- Belaying pin: a removable wooden pin fitted into the rail of a ship and used to hold running gear (ropes) in place
- Crewman's Shoes: footwear worn by an adult man in the 1900s
- Deadeye: a flat, grooved, hardwood disk pierced by three holes used to fasten sail shrouds (ropes that held sails in place)
- Fid: a cone-shaped, wooden peg used to open strands of rope
- Radio Compass Brass Pedestal Base: the bottom portion of a radio compass that allowed ships of the 1920s – 1930s to find their position relative to a radio beacon station
Yes! These artifacts were found on the schooner
Home!
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Belaying pin: a removable wooden pin fitted into the rail of a ship and used to hold running gear (ropes) in place
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Deadeye: a flat, grooved, hardwood disk pierced by three holes used to fasten sail shrouds (ropes that held sails in place)
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Fid: a cone-shaped, wooden peg used to open strands of rope
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