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Powder keg

Collection Type

  • Armament

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-17941

Description

Tin powder keg. Embossed on both sides w/ image of a deer and trees. Brass neck and tip.

Details

Descriptive Terms

kegs
gunpowder
tin (metal)
hunting
Tin
Hunting
KEG, POWDER

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 3.5 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2075

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