US CAVALRY PICKET PIN RECOVERED AROUND THE GETTYSBURG TOWN SQUARE – GEISELMAN COLLECTION

US CAVALRY PICKET PIN RECOVERED AROUND THE GETTYSBURG TOWN SQUARE – GEISELMAN COLLECTION

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Item Code: 2025-530

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Here is a very nice and interesting recovered U.S. Cavalry Picket Pin. John Geiselman obtained this piece from the Mitchell Collection; it was found in relic condition in Gettysburg around the Town Square.  Lightly pitted with a little rust, it has a barely noticeable bent end but is in otherwise great original condition.  It is made of metal, measures approximately 13 7/8 inches long with a knob head and pointed end, and has the figure “8” metal loop on the knob end. A recessed area in the pin holds the loop near the knob end. These pins were used to secure a horse when the rider dismounted. This piece was identified in John Geiselman’s collection by his museum listing; there is a weak but readable “14” in white paint indicating John’s inventory number. Originally sold as item# R10858.  [jp][ph:L]

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The Horse Soldier was 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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