Target
- Object Name:
- Target
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.01.15
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Paper target. Part of a boxed outfit including underhammer target rifle made by John Brown of Fremont, NH. "X" drawn through center, extending to corners. Eight bullet holes, all on left side, one group of three, the others scattered. One bullet hole is at edge, and looks like a tear. Several pinholes also present. Handwritten in pencil "Blanchard Dearborn target / shot 75 yards in May 1889 / against John Brown", top.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.3 W-7 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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