RELIC MODEL 1859 U.S. CAVALRY SPUR RECOVERED FROM GETTYSBURG; EX-SHIELDS MUSEUM COLLECTION

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Item Code: 1054-2497

Spur is in good relic condition with light surface rust and pitting. It shows a nice brown patina. Rowel freely moves. This style has no groove but does have the floral motif at the base of the neck. Exact location of recovery not known.

This relic was once part of the Shields Museum in Gettysburg. 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.  [SL]

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