/internal/media/dispatcher/3587/fullFingerprint brushcirca 19604 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm)Wood, Hair, StringLt. J. C. "Carl" Day Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2006.030.00050Fingerprint brush with wooden handle and hair bristles. Small wooden handle has been discolored with years of use and contact with ink - is now almost black. Hair bristles are held onto handle with tightly wrapped green string sealed with a lacquer.
Artifacts650604.445008890011.430022860028973Brush1.9050038100This brush was used by Lt. J. C. "Carl" Day, head of the Dallas Police Crime Scene Search Unit, to dust the Mannlicher-Carcano rife that was found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository for fingerprints.Mannlicher-CarcanoFingerprintsRiflesInvestigationsDay, CarlDallas Police DepartmentDallas Police Crime Scene Search UnitDallasI had the honor of conducting the Museum's second videotaped oral history with Mr. Day in 2006. Near the conclusion of our interview, I inquired if he had any artifacts that he could share with the Museum. His wife brought out a briefcase that held most of his crime scene investigation equipment and supplies used in 1963. Previously unaware that these treasures were of value to anyone, he readily agreed to donate his investigative kit to the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator