Lot 3285 FINE CONFEDERATE CEDARWOOD CANTEEN & SLING PICKED
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UP ON PETERSBURG BATTLEFIELD.
You will not find a better regulation Confederate wood canteen with its original, blue and white woven cotton sling, original mouthpiece and stopper. There is an old museum tag with matching number to a corresponding card which states it was picked up in 1865 on the battlefield by George M Phelps, 3rd Mass heavy Artillery. Standard configuration 7” diameter, 2.25” sides banded with riveted iron bands and 3 thin sheet iron sling keepers. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: old brown ink collection card, bio of George M. May, 3rd Mass Heavy Artillery. CONDITION: fine “as found”, complete, age crack in mouthpiece. (02-27784/JS). NON-GUN. $3,000-4,000.
You will not find a better regulation Confederate wood canteen with its original, blue and white woven cotton sling, original mouthpiece and stopper. There is an old museum tag with matching number to a corresponding card which states it was picked up in 1865 on the battlefield by George M Phelps, 3rd Mass heavy Artillery. Standard configuration 7” diameter, 2.25” sides banded with riveted iron bands and 3 thin sheet iron sling keepers. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: old brown ink collection card, bio of George M. May, 3rd Mass Heavy Artillery. CONDITION: fine “as found”, complete, age crack in mouthpiece. (02-27784/JS). NON-GUN. $3,000-4,000.
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