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Leather Hunting Bag with Tools
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$100
Timed Auction
Closing May 17th, 2022 I Americana, Book, and Stamp Discovery Auction
Category
Description
Comprising a dark horse or cowhide partitioned bag, each compartment with a large trimmed flap, circa 1800, possibly used by local militia in southwestern Pennsylvania; tools include three powder measures; a mold for small round bullets; a tin of Eley (London) caps; about 30 lead balls; a Civil War era nipple wrench combo tool; a small Bowie style skinning knife, late 19th century, with leather sheath; and a small bag of leather scraps or patches.
Condition
Partial strap and buckle detached
Provenance
From the Estate of a collector, Silver Spring, MD. Purchased from Beverly Jadus, York, PA, 2000. Ex Woodrow Cooley Collection.
