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Box 3221.001

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

American Civil War Era Gunpowder Pouch, circa 1865

 Item — Box: 3221.001
Scope and Contents The collection contains an American Civil War era gunpowder pouch, found in Kentucky. Both sides of the pouch are embossed with a hunting scene, a circle enclosing a tree and a large dog. The copper English-style charger bears the manufacturer's mark, AM FLASK and CAP CO. The spring loader still opens and closes easily but the leather of the pouch is deteriorating and is in two pieces.
Dates: circa 1865
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / MSS-4273, Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials