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Lot 824
[CIVIL WAR]. A late 19th-century ebonized model of a Mississippi Squadron gunboat.
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2022
Lots Close
Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$300 -
500
Price Realized
$188
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. A late 19th-century ebonized model of a Mississippi Squadron gunboat.
19th/20th Century
Ebonized wood, height 6 3/4 x length 14 x width 5 inches. Details include various decks, two funnels, armaments, a paddle wheel, and pilot house. (Wear, beam broken, scattered loss to finish). Handpainted number in white near rudders "3783."
Gunboats of the Mississippi Squadron were involved in extensive operations in inland shallow waters, and played a critical role in the struggle for control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.