Cap, Percussion
- Object Name:
- Cap, Percussion
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.01.10
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Round tin box containing brass percussion caps. Part of a boxed outfit including underhammer target rifle made by John Brown of Fremont, NH. Tin painted black, with orange paper label: "ELEY BROS / Manufacturers, London" along rim, and "250 / METAL-LINED / CAP,S, / Made expressly for / REMINGTON'S / Belt and Pocket / PISTOLS."
- Material:
- Metal
Tin
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 Dia-1.6 inches
- Provenance:
- All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH, who acquired target rifle outfit from Eldon Owens of Claremont, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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