FIRED TYPE I HOTCHKISS WHITE METAL FUSE ADAPTOR FROM LADY FARM, GETTYSBURG

FIRED TYPE I HOTCHKISS WHITE METAL FUSE ADAPTOR FROM LADY FARM, GETTYSBURG

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This is the type I Hotchkiss fuse adaptor made in lead or other white metal. Manufactured early in the war. According to Charles H. Jones' author of "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War", exclusively used in case-shot projectiles and were later replaced by brass adaptors with screwdriver slots.

This example is in fired, relic condition but remains mostly intact, but with expected dents. Threads remain on upper portion. This is approximately 2.25” long.

Recovered by Ralph Simpson on the Lady Farm on Hanover Road outside of Gettysburg. The 146-acre property, located along Hanover Road (Route 116), served as a Confederate field hospital and the headquarters for Major General Edward Johnson during the Battle of Gettysburg. The farm was shelled by Union artillery aiming for Confederate batteries on Benner’s Hill. The Farm is historically known by the name of its Civil War-era owners, Daniel and Rebecca Lady, it was later known locally as the Ralph Simpson Farm. In 1933, the Simpson family relocated to the Gettysburg area from West Virginia. After their parents passed away, Ralph Simpson and his wife Laura lived on and operated the farm. The property is now managed by the GBPA. [jet][ph:L]

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