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Kit Carson's Wooden Quarter Measure

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Kit Carson's Wooden Quarter Measure
Wooden Quarter Measure Used by Kit Carson to Measure Grain for his Mule. 4 ½" x 5 ¼" antique measure. Dove tail construction. 19th century. (est. $500-$1,000). Provenance: "Kit" Carson (1809-1868), by descent to his son "Kit" Carson II (1858-1929), by sale to Ralph Meyers (1885-1948), by descent to his wife Rowena Meyers Martinez (1909-2000), by descent to her son Ouray Meyers (b. 1941). CONDITION REPORTS: www.auctioninsantafe.com/docs/cr2012.pdf