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POST WAR OF 1812 POWDER HORN INSCRIBED W M METZGER LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA C 1825
POST WAR OF 1812 POWDER HORN INSCRIBED W M METZGER LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA C 1825
POST WAR OF 1812 POWDER HORN INSCRIBED W M METZGER LANCASTER CA 1825. THE HORN MEASURES 8 INCHES. This diminutive powder horn measures about 8" overall in length and has a tapered, curved body of dark horn with a relief cone-shaped spout. All of the engraving is filled with a salmon-colored paint or ink. The designs include thriving tulips in the classic Lancaster style surrounding a cartouche inscribed "WM METZGER / LANCASTER" in block letters. William Metzger was born in 1805 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and died in 1874 in Maryland. CONDITION: Very good, horn retains a dark patina with most of salmon coloring still present in engraving. Some minor hairline cracks along bottom edge. |
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