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Artifact Grouping Associated With Identified Massachusetts Soldier. A japanned tin box with key, 9.5" wide x 4" high x 6.25" deep, contains a nice assortment of relics belonging to Sergeant Calvin W. Pool, Co. "F", 35th Massachusetts Infantry. Included are the following items:
-Nine eagle "I" coat buttons and four eagle "I" cuff buttons, D. Evans & Co. bm, eight of the buttons retain swatches of dark blue cloth. Loss to gilt, else fine condition.
-Infantry bugle hatpin of stamped brass. Remnants of two attachment wires, very fine condition.
-Brass stencil reading "C. W. Pool." Excellent condition.
-Lidded wooden inkwell, 2" high, very fine condition.
-Small tin fire starter, 1.5" high. Wear from use, very good condition.
-Five general service coat buttons, an eagle "I" buttons and seven cuff buttons on string attached to 6" x 8" light blue cloth swatch. With this is another large piece of blue cloth and a smaller, 2" x 4", piece of red cloth. A pencil note pinned to the swatches reads, "Pieces of coat and lining which C. W. Pool wore in civil War. Coat had cape." All in excellent condition.
-Two general service eagle buttons, eight GAR staff coat buttons and 19 GAR staff cuff buttons. Excellent condition.


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Auction Dates
June, 2008
29th-30th Sunday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
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Sold on Jun 30, 2008 for: $286.80
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