Belt, Cartridge
- Object Name:
- Belt, Cartridge
- Creator:
- Unidentified
- Date:
- 1800-1875
- Dimensions:
- W-76 L-95 inches
- Description:
- Leather envelope type pouch with flpt 12/5" long and 5.5" wide. Leather belt 3" wide threads through two 2.25" leather loops sewn to the pouch. Belt is made of two pieces of leather; two buttonholes at one end. Bottom edge inside has two metal buttons attached. Pouch has leather flap in front, a heart -shaped piece of leather holds wood on the inside Above in brown ink is stamped "Manning Seamans." On the insideof the flap a strap is sewn on with a slit in it which slips over a piece of rolled leather button to secure the flap. The piece of rolled leather is threaded through the leather of the pouch. The top of the pouch is formed by a separate piece of leather. Actual pouch is made of two pieces of leather with rounded corners. Inside a shaped piece of wood - 11" long x 1.75" wide - fits with 24 holes drilled in two rows fo 12 each. All hand made.
- Subjects:
- Ammunition, Belts (Clothing), Military life, Military Gear, Leather
- People:
- Seamans, Manning
- Collection Name:
- Armament
- Item Number:
- 1950.350.01
- Accession Number:
- 1950.350.01
- Type of Material:
- Objects
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- Participating Organization:
- New London Historical Society
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