Fort Phantom Hill Collection

In 1967 SMU’s Texas Archaeological Salvage Program inventoried portions of the Cyrus N. Ray Collection, donated to the Texas Tech Museum.  With permission from the museum, a collection of items collected from the surface of Fort Phantom Hill (41JS8) in Jones County, Texas, was retained at SMU.  The collections consists of 69 individual items, primarily of munitions-related items and military buttons.  The collection was fully inventoried in 2024.

Catalog No. Description Qty
X41-101-22-1 Metal, brass bullet shell, WRA Co 45 Colt 1
X41-101-22-2 Metal, brass bullet shell, PETERS 44-40 1
X41-101-22-3 Metal, brass bullet shell, WRA Co 38 Long 1
X41-101-22-4 Metal, brass bullet shell, UMC 38 S & W 1
X41-101-22-5 Metal, brass bullet shell, UMC 38 S & W 1
X41-101-22-6 Metal, brass bullet shell, UMC 45 Colt 1
X41-101-22-7 Metal, brass shotgun shell, 8 gauge, UMC Cobra 1
X41-101-22-8 Metal, brass shotgun shell 1
X41-101-22-9 Metal, brass bullet shell, 56/50, Spencer? 1
X41-101-22-10 Metal, brass bullet shell, 56/50, Spencer? 1
X41-101-22-11 Metal, nail, machine cut 2
X41-101-22-12 Metal, nail, machine cut 2
X41-101-22-13 Metal, nail, machine cut 1
X41-101-22-15 Metal, nail, machine cut 1
X41-101-22-16 Metal, trouser buttons, four holes, 0.7-inch diam. 15
X41-101-22-17 Metal, drawers buttons, four holes, 0.5-inch diam. 4
X41-101-22-18 Clay, pipe bowl with embossed zig-zag 1
X41-101-22-19 Clay, pipe bowl with embossed circles 1
X41-101-22-20 Clay, pipe stem, 0.08-inch (5/64) bore 2
X41-101-22-21 Metal, bullet, .54 minie ball, 3-band 1
X41-101-22-22 Metal, musket ball, .58 caliber 1
X41-101-22-23 Metal, musket ball, .58 caliber 1
X41-101-22-24 Metal, musket ball, .58 caliber 1
X41-101-22-25 Metal, musket ball, .54 caliber 1
X41-101-22-26 Metal, musket ball, .54 caliber 1
X41-101-22-27 Metal, musket ball, .54 caliber 1
X41-101-22-28 Metal, musket ball, .44 caliber 1
X41-101-22-29 Metal, musket ball, .44 caliber 1
X41-101-22-30 Metal, lead shot, #1 Buck 4
X41-101-22-31 Metal, lead shot, 0.22-inch diameter 2
X41-101-22-32 Metal, lead shot, 0.18-inch diameter 1
X41-101-22-33 Metal, lead shot, 0.16-inch diameter 1
X41-101-22-34 Metal, bullet, .38 caliber 1
X41-101-22-35 Metal, bullet, .38 caliber 1
X41-101-22-36 Metal, button, US Infantry, “Horstmann Sons and Drucker, New York” 1
X41-101-22-37 Metal, button, General Service, “Horstmann [and Allien, NY]” 1
x41-101-22-38 Metal, button, General Service, “Extra Quality” 1
X41-101-22-39 Metal, button 1
X41-101-22-40 Metal, button, Albert Type 1A 1
X41-101-22-41 Metal, button, Albert Type 1A 1
X41-101-22-42 Metal, button, Albert Type 1A 1
X41-101-22-43 Metal, button, shank and loop attachment 1
X41-101-22-44 Metal, percussion cap, embossed “CD” 2