MODEL 1859 CAVALRY BIT FROM THE OLD SHIELDS MUSEUM, GETTYSBURG

$295.00 SOLD

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Item Code: 889-10

Iron Model 1859 cavalry bit that is in near complete condition. All surfaces have a covering of light surface rust. Curb chain is present but brass “US” bosses are gone.

Despite the rust item is very solid.

The Shields Museum stood for years on Route 30 west of Gettysburg and was known for having one of the best collection of Gettysburg related items.  Ott Shields amassed one of the earliest and well known collections of Gettysburg artifacts.  In 1918, he opened a private museum that featured the “Shields Collection,” one of the few documented Gettysburg collections obtained by local families (Rosensteel; Danner; Wert; Mumper; Ziegler, etc.).  The Shields Museum closed in the 1980s and the collection was sold at auction on November 16, 1985.  Offering over 600 lots “comprised mostly of Gettysburg battlefield pick-up relics,” the auction attracted several hundred Civil War collectors, dealers, and museum buyers.  [AD]

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