box, percussion cap

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

box, percussion cap

Entry/Object ID

1939.001.008

Description

Box, percussion cap. Leather pouch with two flaps, outer one with slit to fit over brass peg. Two belt loops on back. Attached to brown leather belt (1.75"h x 34.5"w) with oval brass buckle marked "US". 3.5"h x 3.5"w x 1.5"d.

Acquisition

Accession

1939.001

Source or Donor

Shriver, Mollie

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Original deed of gift reads "[Ha]ndmade Bullet case and 6 bullets." Exhibition tag: "Hand made Bullet Case and 6 bullet (sic). Miss Mollie Shriver. No. 1-18." 'Hand made Bullet case" is scratched out and written above it "Infantry cap box."