ARTILLERY CHAIN FOUND AT GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

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Originally $167.50

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Item Code: R12377

Here is a section of artillery chain. It was recovered in relic condition at an unknown Gettysburg location. Moderately pitted, it consists of a bolt end and twelve links of chain. The bolt is 2-7/8 inches long, has a looped top for the chain, and has eleven threads. The bolt attaching chain link is larger the others: 2-¼ inches by 1-¼ inches and made of 5/16-inch thick metal. Ten chain links measure 2 inches by 1 inch and are made of 5/16-inch thick metal. The remaining link is a slip link measuring 2 inches by 1 inch and made of ¼-inch thick metal. All are securely linked and have not been cleaned or otherwise fussed with. This piece is identified in John Geiselman's collection by a contemporary inscribed label and would make an inexpensive display item for an Artillery or 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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