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Lot 179
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots 1-294
Jun 15, 2023
10:00AM ET
Lots 295-567
Jun 16, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$1,260
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Confederate belt by Smith & Cleghorn, Macon, Georgia.
Approx. 40 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. leather belt with roller buckle (some wear including crazing and darkening to leather surface throughout; paint loss and oxidation to buckle).
Smith & Cleghorn are listed in Albaugh & Simmons' directory of Confederate arms as makers of artillery harnesses, cavalry saddles, leggings, sword belts, and knapsacks. According to Macon courthouse records, the firm was in business from 1859-1865.
Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico
This lot is located in Cincinnati.