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Date1863
Terms
- Image-Making Stencils
- Glass
- Ink
- Brass
- Tin
- Boston
Dimensions12.8 × 4.5 cm (5 1/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Object numberM2061.1
DescriptionRectangular metal tin with a cap for one end. Has "2042" written on one side. Two brass stencils (.2 and .3), vial of ink (.4), and tin-handled brush (.5) all in an unpainted tin box (.1). One stencil reads "H. B. G. WHEELER / Co. G, 47th Mass. Regt."; the other, "FRANK B. BEMIS / Co. G. 47th Mass. Regt." The box and items inside are marked "2042". Civil War era. Used to identify a soldier's belongings.
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