The cover of this maker-marked regulation US Civil War canteen shows some holes, rubs and stains from issue and use in the field, but preserves most of its attractive light blue cover, its entire full-length strap, and has its stopper in place, and the spout marked, “HADDEN, PORTER & BOOTH. PHILADA.” with the company name very clear and just the city rubbed. The company was a large supplier of these corrugated, or “bullseye,” canteens with 379,666 delivered to the Philadelphia Depot, who began requiring maker markings in August 1862. The cover is made from sky blue wool kersey sometimes used by that depot and coming from uniform material, a practice imitated for a time by the New York Depot, and uses a typically Philadelphia Depot web strap.

The condition is good. The canteen was clearly issued and worn in the field and has some soiling and stains, with some scattered holes, the only larger one being around one of the upper brackets. The seams are tight. There is a small piece of blue cord through that bracket, likely to hold the stopper. The strap is web with a blue stripe. There is one partial break and some wear, but the strap seems to be full length, knotted to shorten it up, either for the comfort of the soldier or simply to hang it up.

Canteens offer a lot of variety and visual appeal with different color covers, smooth and corrugated bodies, frequent personalization by a soldier, etc. This would add to such a collection or be good representative example of a key piece of Civil War soldier’s gear.  [sr][ph:L]

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