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Cigarette filter fragments
Cigarette filter fragments
Object Number 996-3-10/102964
Display Title Cigarette filter fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cigarette filter fragments
Classification
  • Synthetic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Brewhouse, S6 E7 Level 2
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 2.7 × 0.9 × 0.2 cm (1 1/16 × 3/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 4

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Cigarette filter
996-3-10/103154 Cigarette filter
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Synthetic, cigarette filters
987-22-10/114472 Synthetic, cigarette filters
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filter
980-24-10/101869 Cigarette filter
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filters
996-3-10/103793 Cigarette filters
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filters
996-3-10/103900 Cigarette filters
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filters
996-3-10/103915 Cigarette filters
Synthetic
Harvard Yard
1 intact peanut, 1 cigarette filter
980-24-10/100661 1 intact peanut, 1 cigarette filter
Synthetic
Floral Remain
Harvard Yard
Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
987-22-10/110149 Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
Organic
Nail
Styrofoam
Textile
Plastic
Twine
Screwtop
Foil
Harvard Yard
White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
987-22-10/110150 White plastic flatware fragments; colored foil fragments; cigarette filter fragments, degraded; colorless cellophane fragments; orange rind fragment; white feather; metal alloy heavy wire fragments
Rind
Organic
Plastic
Feather
Foil
Paper
Unidentified
Harvard Yard
2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter
980-24-10/101827 2 plastic fragments, 1 white plastic push pin, 1 paper fragment, 1 cigarette filter
Unclassified
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filter without paper
996-3-10/104035 Cigarette filter without paper
Unclassified
Harvard Yard
Cigarette filters
987-22-10/110885 Cigarette filters
Unclassified
Harvard Yard