Lot 503
Powder Horn - Carlisle, Pa. Battalion of Riflemen, 1775. Scrimshaw inscription: "Col. Wm. Thompson / Carlisle, Pennsylvania / Battn of Riflemen / Made June ye 25 1775"; "Town of Carlisle" is just above the plug. The horn also bears a depiction of a large town with three churches, a bird, a trailing vine, and a pot of flowers. William Thompson was a brigadier general in the Continental Army. He was appointed Colonel of a rifle battalion in 1775 and sent to Massachusetts to help in the defense of Boston. His unit was known as "Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion." Approximate size: 13". Horn at butt plug end with break and staple repair, otherwise very good.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
Ex. The Claude Harkins Collection of Americana.
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