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Personal Items
Condiments &
Bottles
Clear bottle
recovered
from the
Monitor.
Photo
Credit:
Courtesy of
The
Mariners’
Museum |
Mustard
condiment
bottle
recovered
from the
Monitor.
Photo
Credit:
Courtesy of
The
Mariners’
Museum |
While searching the
wreck forward of the
midship’s bulkhead,
6 condiment bottles
were found and
recovered along with
a plate fragment. They were exposed as
a result of severe
hull deterioration
most likely due to
current scouring.
One of the bottles
was found to be a “Hartell’s
Guaranteed Air
Tight” storage jar
that was filled with
pickle relish.
Amazingly, the wax
seal was still
intact and when
examined, the relish
appeared to still
look and smell
relatively fresh.
Analysis showed that
it was made of
cucumbers, onions,
cloves, and
mushrooms. It even
reveled a high
concentration of
lead, which was most
likely a result of
the relish being
cured in a
lead-glazed crock.
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