Oval tin epaulet case. The case is painted black and has the label, "D. K. Gilson / St. Albans Vt" scratched into the top. There is a handle at the center top made from a wire bent into an oval shape. The lid hinges open and secures with a metal tab at the center front. The interior is unlined. There is a small oval lidded compartment attached to the center interior, and two cylindrical inserts on the interior sides, even with the compartment.
Context
Owned by Darwin K. Gilson in St. Albans, Vermont, as a member of the Ransom Guard.