Civil War Portfire / Sold

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Civil War Portfire – Inventory Number: ART 241 / Sold Portfires were used to light cannon aboard the wooden deck of a ship.   The portfire itself is similar to a flare. They were a composition of niter, sulphur and mealed powder driven into a case of strong paper. A full-length portfire could burn for about ten minutes and could not be extinguished by water. Portfires were used from the mid- 1600’s up through the Civil War. During the Civil War it was a backup option to igniting a cannon, usually during wet conditions. Measures: 13” in length. Inventory Number: ART 241 / Sold 

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A Civil War Portfire, long and cylindrical, lies horizontally on a plain white background.
A Civil War Portfire, long and cylindrical with a yellowish-brown color and darker patches, is photographed on a plain white background.
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A close-up of a single Civil War Portfire, sold, shows its weathered wooden stick lying on a white surface with focus on the rough end.
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