Cap Box

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cap Box

Entry/Object ID

1952.32.9x-y

Description

Round, tin box consisting of a lid and base. The lid has a green paper label that reads, ‘ELEY BROS 100 METAL-LINED CAPS Made expressly for COLT’S PT. Belt and Pocket PISTOLS. Manufacturers. London.

Context

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1952.32

Source or Donor

Osgood, Florence Farnham

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Eley Brothers

Date made

1860

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Box, Cap

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Armament

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Circumference

3/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

12th Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

Farnham, Roswell (1827-1903)

Related Places

Place

Town

Bradford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War