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MAP HORN

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Other Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
MAP HORN
MAP HORN. 12-3/4" light weight horn with British coat of arms. Marked "THoS. / ARROWSMITH / HIS-HORN" inside a rectangular box with 1759 in the corners. Apparently, New York, Albany, "Skanectady", and Half Moon all on the same river around the bottom of the horn. Not all of the towns, forts, etc. are identified or recognized from the inscriptions. Papers accompanying the horn include pages from various books outlining Arrowsmith's military career, mostly in the Revolutionary War. A report of the New York Historian covers his service in the French and Indian Wars, the period of this horn. The flat wood plug is carved "W.M / T", the meaning of which is not known. There are two holes in a slight raised portion of the rim of the base for the carrying thongs. CONDITION: Heavily worn to the left of the coat of arms, the side which would be against a right-handed person's body when carried. One small area which is almost worn through. Some minor insect damage to the body and some flaking at the base. Paint on the base is also flaked. 4-51395 FS452