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Artifact Colonial

Lead spoon handle

Colonial era

Lead spoon handle from Smith's Cove intertidal zone
Lead spoon handle, Colonial era
Location Smith's Cove, intertidal zone
Discovered Season 5
Date Range 1600 AD – 1800 AD
Category Artifact
Era Colonial

About This Artifact

Lead spoon handle recovered by Gary Drayton while searching the intertidal zone at Smith's Cove during low tide, on the same day as the lead cross discovery. Found alongside a decorative brass fitting believed to have come from a boat.

Historical Context

Gary Drayton, Rick Lagina; The Curse of Oak Island Season 5 Episode 11

Where It Was Found

Found at Smith's Cove, intertidal zone. Location: the cove at the east end of Oak Island where the flood system's box drains were found in 1850.

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