Museum Objects Collection
Can
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| Catalog date |
02/12/2009 |
| Collection |
Caving Equipment |
| Collector |
Craig Hindman |
| Artist |
Unknown |
| Description |
Gurnee Can
Gurnee Cans were used prominantly during the C-3 Expedition in Crystal Cave. This gurnee can is very dented.
From The Caves Beyond:
To solve the logistical problem posed by the Crawlway, John Spence
undertook the development of a metal canister for transporting supplies.
He and Russ Gurnee designed and built four canisters for use in the Crawl-
way. Working in Gurnee's sheet-metal shop, they placed a metal cone on the
forward end of the tapered, galvanized steel cylinder. It could be dragged
by a rope tied to a ring at the point of the cone and would not snag. A
canvas cover closed the rear end after it was loaded. |
| Found |
Unknown |
| Category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
| Made |
United States |
| Material |
Metal |
| Object ID |
2008.0163.001 |
| Object Name |
Can |
| Other Name |
Gurnee Can |
| Owned |
Unknown |
| Sub-category |
Container |
| People |
Russel H. Gurnee
Roger Brucker |
| Recfrom |
Keith Christenson |
| Subjects |
caving equipment
gurnee can
C-3 Expedition
Mammoth Cave
Crystal Cave
Cave Research Foundation
CRF
Kentucky
KY
The Caves Beyond |
| Used |
Unknown |
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