FINE SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE MILITARY CHAPEAU WITH METAL CASE.

FINE SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE MILITARY CHAPEAU WITH METAL CASE. Black beaver chapeau fore and aft hat with pleated black bombazine lining stenciled inside top with maker’s name and address in New York. It has leather sweatband with grosgrain ribbon around the front & rear ends and a black grosgrain ribbon rosette with an oval gold braid insert on the right side that is mounted with a gold uniform button and an American shield with eagle over a ribbon marked “EXELSIOR”. Front & rear end have gold braid knots with gold wire tassels. Accompanied by its orig jappaned tin box with hasp & staple on the front and maker’s name & address on the lid. CONDITION: Hat is fine showing edge wear on each end and over top edges. Interior is very fine with the sweatband dry and with a slight tear at rear end. Otherwise hat is completely sound. Tin box retains about 70-75% orig jappaning with the interior retaining about 85%. 4-38911 JR391 (550-650)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2592	$0.00	FINE SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE MILITARY CHAPEAU WITH METAL CASE. Black beaver chapeau fore and aft hat with pleated black bombazine lining stenciled inside top with maker’s name and address in New York. It has leather sweatband with grosgrain ribbon around the front & rear ends and a black grosgrain ribbon rosette with an oval gold braid insert on the right side that is mounted with a gold uniform button and an American shield with eagle over a ribbon marked “EXELSIOR”. Front & rear end have gold braid knots with gold wire tassels. Accompanied by its orig jappaned tin box with hasp & staple on the front and maker’s name & address on the lid. CONDITION: Hat is fine showing edge wear on each end and over top edges. Interior is very fine with the sweatband dry and with a slight tear at rear end. Otherwise hat is completely sound. Tin box retains about 70-75% orig jappaning with the interior retaining about 85%. 4-38911 JR391 (550-650) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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