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Object |
Pouch, Cartridge |
Date |
1775 |
Description |
Cartridge Pouch. Large leather flap marked, "Timothy Jones Deth for Gage and All Tories April The 19th 1775." Black leather. Inside is drilled wooden cartridge holder for twenty-four cartidges. Cloth belt. |
Width (inches) |
7.500 |
Length (inches) |
11.000 |
Information |
Belonged to Timothy Jones, of Bedford, Massachusetts, 2nd Lieut Moses Abbott. The cartridge of the time was a rolled tube of paper containing a measured amount of powder and a lead ball. The ends were closed by folding them over or by tying. These cartidges were kept in a block of wood with drilled holes fitted in a leather bag worn over the shoulder. |
Related People |
Jones, Timothy |
Credit line |
Gift of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph H. Robinson |
Catalog Number |
A2159 |