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Lot 487
[MILITARIA]. 3 militia cartridge boxes, ca first quarter 19th century. 
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$252
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Lot Description
[MILITARIA]. 3 militia cartridge boxes, ca first quarter 19th century. 

Waist cartridge box. 10 x 4 1/2 in. concave waist cartridge box with 12 tinned pipes. Missing belt loop, areas of separation to leather, surface wear consistent with age and use. Provenance: Ex Robert Oswald Collection as per modern typed label furnished by Carroll J. Delery III. -- Waist cartridge box. 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. contour waist cartridge box with 24 large caliber holes in the drilled wooden block, top flap extends 1 in. over the front, two waist loops on verso, rounded top, has flap for fastening the flap but missing the small leather tab button, front pouch for flints. Leather firm with flap stitched on. -- Waist cartridge box. 9 x 4 in. contour waist cartridge box with 24 large caliber holes in the drilled wooden block, top flag extends 2 in. over the front. Surface wear, including cracking, and missing some elements original to the cartridge box. -- Together, 3 cartridge boxes. Condition consistent with age and use.
Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the “Historical Shop”
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