Lot 746
Powder Horn Belonging to Jonathon Foord, 1758. Horn inscribed:
JONATHAN FOORD hIS
Horn Made at Lake GeorG august 10 1758
steal not this horn For Fear of Shaim
For Fca on it is the oners name
Length: 14 in.
Diameter of base: 3 in.
Seventeen wooden pegs
Carvings on neck of four fish, two trees, and geometric patterns. In good shape with original plug, scalloped throat, and attractively carved tip. Accompanying the horn is a copy of a note showing previous ownership in the Tracy family and before the Tracys other ancestors named "Kegio Ford" and "Anna Ford" whose names have not been traced. Ref: Powder Horns. Documents of History by Tom Grinslade, p. 41.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
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| Realized $3,600 |
