SUPERB SCRIMSHAW REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF TIMOTHY BUGBEE DATED 1774 AND CARRIED AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.

SUPERB SCRIMSHAW REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF TIMOTHY BUGBEE DATED 1774 AND CARRIED AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. This truly superb and artistic historic Revolutionary War powder horn is embellished with various interesting features. Inscribed within a rectangular panel is, “TIMOTHY BUGBEE HIS HORN MADE A.D. 1774”. Another panel depicts a very artistically rendered American Battleship and nearby is a most interesting design depicting a gentleman using a Davis quadrant. Inscribed near the image is the word “QUADRANT”. A Davis quadrant was an 18th century navigational item used aboard a ship. Beneath the “Navigator” is an unusual flag on a pole and beneath it is inscribed, “TY POLE”. Also engraved are two 18th C. colonial homes and an outline of a fort with cannon placement. Another panel, depicting what is possibly a celestial map, is also engraved with a series of seven identical hex symbols in circles. The tip of the horn carved with a drape inscribed design and the back fitted with an early wooden plug. The entire horn with a wonderful old honey-amber patina. Timothy Bugbee was born oon June 27, 1751 in Woodstock, CT. He married Hannah Wood January 12, 1769. Bugbee was the son of Katharine and Edward Bugbee married February 7, 1725 in Woodstock. There is limited information on Bugbee’s participation at The Battle of Bunker Hill, but it is known that approximately 400 CT troops were present at the engagement. The evening of June 16, 1775 with 1,000 MA men under the immediate command of Col. Prescott, they were ordered to Charlestown Neck to fortify Bunker’s (Breed’s) Hill. Two hundred of the CT men under the command of Capt Knowlton. The following day on June 17th, Knowlton and his CT men were sent to the left where they posted themselves behind a stone wall where they inflicted heavy losses upon the enemy. Timothy Bugbee, is mentioned in the records as being one of the various men having lost their gun in the fight. The horn is outstanding for its scrimshawed aesthetic appeal for its unusual and unique carvings and of course, most notably for the fact that it was used at one of the most historic battles in the history of our country. A truly special opportunity to acquire an item of this significance! SIZE: 15” long (on outside curve), 3” diameter (on butt). CONDITION: Wood stopper missing, otherwise horn is in wonderful condition. 4-57495 (25,000-50,000?)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	59A.	$40,250.00	SUPERB SCRIMSHAW REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF TIMOTHY BUGBEE DATED 1774 AND CARRIED AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. This truly superb and artistic historic Revolutionary War powder horn is embellished with various interesting features. Inscribed within a rectangular panel is, “TIMOTHY BUGBEE HIS HORN MADE A.D. 1774”. Another panel depicts a very artistically rendered American Battleship and nearby is a most interesting design depicting a gentleman using a Davis quadrant. Inscribed near the image is the word “QUADRANT”. A Davis quadrant was an 18th century navigational item used aboard a ship. Beneath the “Navigator” is an unusual flag on a pole and beneath it is inscribed, “TY POLE”. Also engraved are two 18th C. colonial homes and an outline of a fort with cannon placement. Another panel, depicting what is possibly a celestial map, is also engraved with a series of seven identical hex symbols in circles. The tip of the horn carved with a drape inscribed design and the back fitted with an early wooden plug. The entire horn with a wonderful old honey-amber patina. Timothy Bugbee was born oon June 27, 1751 in Woodstock, CT. He married Hannah Wood January 12, 1769. Bugbee was the son of Katharine and Edward Bugbee married February 7, 1725 in Woodstock. There is limited information on Bugbee’s participation at The Battle of Bunker Hill, but it is known that approximately 400 CT troops were present at the engagement. The evening of June 16, 1775 with 1,000 MA men under the immediate command of Col. Prescott, they were ordered to Charlestown Neck to fortify Bunker’s (Breed’s) Hill. Two hundred of the CT men under the command of Capt Knowlton. The following day on June 17th, Knowlton and his CT men were sent to the left where they posted themselves behind a stone wall where they inflicted heavy losses upon the enemy. Timothy Bugbee, is mentioned in the records as being one of the various men having lost their gun in the fight. The horn is outstanding for its scrimshawed aesthetic appeal for its unusual and unique carvings and of course, most notably for the fact that it was used at one of the most historic battles in the history of our country. A truly special opportunity to acquire an item of this significance! SIZE: 15” long (on outside curve), 3” diameter (on butt). CONDITION: Wood stopper missing, otherwise horn is in wonderful condition. 4-57495 (25,000-50,000?) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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