CRUDE AMERICAN TIN POWDER CAN OR CANTEEN MID 19TH CENTURY.

CRUDE AMERICAN TIN POWDER CAN OR CANTEEN MID 19TH CENTURY. A soldered tin vessel that has the configuration of a gun powder container but may also have served on the battlefield during the Civil War as a water canteen. The container has an oval base and body measuring 5.25” X 3” with a single seam rolled, crimped and soldered. The top portion is oval and conical terminating in a tin spout with its orig (or very old) cork stopper. One each side is a tin “U” shaped loop soldered to the body and an old leather thong is attached. These types of containers, perhaps manufactured for a different purpose, were sometimes pressed into serve as a drinking canteen, particularly in the Confederacy. Several of this exact type has been excavated from Civil War battlefields and campsites. CONDITION: Very good. Aside from light surface oxidation here and there, all seams are tight and there are no dents or damage. 4-54524 CoW9 (200-300)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	535B.	$0.00	CRUDE AMERICAN TIN POWDER CAN OR CANTEEN MID 19TH CENTURY. A soldered tin vessel that has the configuration of a gun powder container but may also have served on the battlefield during the Civil War as a water canteen. The container has an oval base and body measuring 5.25” X 3” with a single seam rolled, crimped and soldered. The top portion is oval and conical terminating in a tin spout with its orig (or very old) cork stopper. One each side is a tin “U” shaped loop soldered to the body and an old leather thong is attached. These types of containers, perhaps manufactured for a different purpose, were sometimes pressed into serve as a drinking canteen, particularly in the Confederacy. Several of this exact type has been excavated from Civil War battlefields and campsites. CONDITION: Very good. Aside from light surface oxidation here and there, all seams are tight and there are no dents or damage. 4-54524 CoW9 (200-300) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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