COMBINATION TOOL - EARLY GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD PICK-UP / GEISELMAN COLLECTION

$150.00 SOLD
Originally $195.00

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Item Code: R11655

This item is a nice, original combination gun tool; the origin of this tool is unknown but it is possibly from the continental European or British. It was found in Gettysburg at an unknown location. Near new, it has virtually all the gun bluing still intact; there are minor patches of rust that do not detract from its appearance or functionality. This tool is configured as a "Y" with a tool on each end. It measures approximately 4 ½ inches by 5 ½ inches and includes a small ¼ inch socket wrench, a sharp-pointed pick, and a three-blade screwdriver on the ends. Other than a crudely and deeply etched "s" symbol, there are no visible markings. This piece was identified in John Geiselman's collection by a contemporary tag and would make an excellent display piece for a Civil War collection.

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The Horse Soldier is pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

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