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Lot 78
Sale 6356 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
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Jun 18, 2025
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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600
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Model 1858 Federal New York Depot canteen.
Oblate spheroid canteen with faded red cloth cover (body with denting to both sides; cover with heavy wear, soiling, separations, and loss). Jack chain and stopper present.
Though we have no documentation to support the attribution, the consignor relates that this canteen belonged to Samuel Huntington of the 100th New York Infantry, POW at Drewry's Bluff, May 1864; DOD at Annapolis, December 1864.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents
This lot is located in Cincinnati.