05-03-201405-03-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 3, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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McDowell-style Federal Forage Cap with 2nd Corps Badge

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$4,613$3,750
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2724MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 03, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

McDowell-style Federal Forage Cap with 2nd Corps Badge, c. 1861-65, faded blue broadcloth body, pasteboard crown with three vent holes cut, red broadcloth 2nd Corps, 1st Division badge on lower front of crown, turned leather sweatband, twilled cotton lining with padding, remnants of an eagle on underside of the crown, and a black leather crescent-shaped visor.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $800-1,000

Blue cloth is faded, and the chinstrap is missing, has wear appropriate to its age.


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Keywords

M. Prudence Fleck, Peter F. Frazier