Lot 837
Union Kepi. Military Kepi, red, white and blue oil cloth, 8" in diameter, leather bill and chinstrap, two Federal eagle buttons, unlined. Paper labeled inside, "Woolverton & Button, Hats, Caps, Furs, and Straw Goods, 469 and 471 Broadway, Albany, N.Y." White oil cloth worn and cracked. Leather bill and strap slightly worn. Otherwise in good condition. This style kepi said to have possibly been used in U.S. Grant's Presidential Campaign.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Roger S. Steffen Historical Militaria Auction, March 16, 1998.
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| Realized $209 |
