Copper ore specimen from the Pewabic (1865) mounted on wood from the wreck with informational plaque. 279 grams and 5-3/4" x 2-1/2" x 5/8" with stand. Interesting marine artifact affixed to a piece of wood with a plaque reading, "This is Michigan native copper and part of a barrel stave in which the copper was shipped. This was salvaged from the steamer Pewabic that sank in 1865 with a loss of 125 lives. Salvaged in 1974 by Busch Oceanographic Equipment Co. 214 So. Hamilton, Saginaw, Mich." From the Pewabic (1865).
Estimate: $70-100