Here is a wonderful Union infantry waist belt plate of the early regulation 1839 pattern. Once part of the Dr. Hill Collection, the accoutrement plate was recovered from an undisclosed location on the Gettysburg battlefield sometime after the fighting. the device measures 3½” x 2¼” and is a die-struck, rolled, oval plate in fine, strong condition. Specimen has the large raised letters “US” on the face and exhibits a pleasing, dirty-bronze patina. Remarkably, there are still traces of the original gold gilt highlights scattered about on the plate face. Back side of the plate retains its brass ‘puppy-paw’ hooks and claps, all intact. Back is lead-filled and in strong, smooth, non-erosive condition. Lead bears no maker’s stamp. Face of the plate is edged with double borders and exhibits a slightly convex shape. Plate has no dings or dents and wears a thin film of dirt on the surface. This is an original, Gettysburg battlefield-recovered, US oval waist belt plate in fine condition and it would be worthy of any Civil War display or collection. Plate is from the collection of John Geiselman and is identified by his contemporary inscribed labels. Previously sold as item# R12155.  [ws]

10% Geiselman discount does NOT apply to this item.

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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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