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Lot 192
Civil War-period writing kit. 
Sale 964 - The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
Nov 12, 2021 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$100 - 200
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Civil War-period writing kit. 

12 in. ln. roll-up leather writing set with a pocket to store paper, approx. 15 in. unrolled (leather soft and pliable). The interior has 3 wood-separated compartments; one compartment holds a glass ink well with screw-on metal cap marked “Patented Feb. 4. 1862.” With 2 well-worn quills and wooden-handled, gold tipped fountain pen inserted in leather loops.

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