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Gettysburg-Captured Cantel Patent Canteen, 6.75" x 9", two pieces of fitted leather are secured with copper rivets around a ...
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Description
Gettysburg-Captured Cantel Patent Canteen, 6.75" x 9", two pieces of fitted leather are secured with copper rivets around a spouted tin container. White paint on one leather face reads, "This was captured at The Battle of Gettysburg." Intact, with original cork stopper and smooth surfaces. This innovative style of canteen was patented by Lazare Cantel of New York City in 1862. As such, one would presume it to be a Union canteen taken by a Confederate. It is just as likely, though, that it was recaptured from a Confederate. Either way, this is a very scarce privately contracted military canteen that was undeniably present at the Civil War's greatest battle.Auction Info
2008 November Signature Civil War Auction #6015 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2008
20th-21st
Thursday-Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 2
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