Here, in wonderful condition, is a Federal, 4.52" 12-pound spherical shell complete with its unusual Bormann "Braille" type fuse adapter. Found on the Jacoby Farm by resident Martin Williams of Gettysburg sometime after the battle, this artillery specimen still retains its original, intact Borman time fuse adapter known as a Bormann "Braille" fuse, so-called as it substituted raised dots in place of numbers on the fuse flange. The fuse was made of equal parts of lead and tin and was a very dependable ignition system during the war. Fuse adapter plug wears a dusky gray patina and exhibits a raised dot sequence stamped on the fuse flange in ½ second intervals along with the long wrench slot. Projectile, which has been deactivated and cleaned, was fired from a 12-pound smoothbore field piece. Surface is smooth and hard with a pleasing, plum-brown patina. A light film of rust is scattered over the ball. This US 12-pound spherical shell, recovered from the Jacoby Farm in Gettysburg, is identified by John Geiselman's collection by his contemporary inscribed labels.

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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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