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- Double-Barrel Flintlock Shotgun, 1740-1760 -
- 1740-1760
- Collections - Artifact
Double-Barrel Flintlock Shotgun, 1740-1760
- Percussion Rifle, circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
- Collections - Artifact
Percussion Rifle, circa 1855
- Flintlock Pennsylvania Rifle, circa 1810 - This is a splendid example of a Pennsylvania-made long rifle, a specialty of German immigrant communities. With over forty decorative inlays depicting eagles, shields, hearts, and abstract decorations, this rifle is an elaborate work of art, no doubt viewed with pride by its owner, perhaps a member of a Pennsylvania militia.
- circa 1810
- Collections - Artifact
Flintlock Pennsylvania Rifle, circa 1810
This is a splendid example of a Pennsylvania-made long rifle, a specialty of German immigrant communities. With over forty decorative inlays depicting eagles, shields, hearts, and abstract decorations, this rifle is an elaborate work of art, no doubt viewed with pride by its owner, perhaps a member of a Pennsylvania militia.
- Bandbox, 1830-1840 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers that sometimes depicted idyllic rural scenes. This bandbox's paper depicts two hunters and their dogs pursuing a deer.
- 1830-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, 1830-1840
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers that sometimes depicted idyllic rural scenes. This bandbox's paper depicts two hunters and their dogs pursuing a deer.
- Pill Lock Musket, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Pill Lock Musket, circa 1860
- Farmer with His Dog and Gun, circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Farmer with His Dog and Gun, circa 1910
- Detroit Shell Co. Photograph Album, 1918 - In 1918, several Michigan automakers established the Detroit Shell Company. The new firm acquired the Springfield Body Company's factory and began fulfilling its initial government contract for $30 million worth of wartime munitions. Detroit Shell's officers included president John Kelsey (Kelsey Wheel), vice presidents Harry Jewitt (Paige) and Roscoe Jackson (Hudson), treasurer Edsel Ford (Ford), and secretary J. Walter Drake (Hupp).
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Shell Co. Photograph Album, 1918
In 1918, several Michigan automakers established the Detroit Shell Company. The new firm acquired the Springfield Body Company's factory and began fulfilling its initial government contract for $30 million worth of wartime munitions. Detroit Shell's officers included president John Kelsey (Kelsey Wheel), vice presidents Harry Jewitt (Paige) and Roscoe Jackson (Hudson), treasurer Edsel Ford (Ford), and secretary J. Walter Drake (Hupp).
- Flintlock Lorenzoni Repeating Rifle, circa 1680 -
- circa 1680
- Collections - Artifact
Flintlock Lorenzoni Repeating Rifle, circa 1680
- Wheel Lock Carbine, circa 1600 -
- circa 1600
- Collections - Artifact
Wheel Lock Carbine, circa 1600
- Long Rifle, 1758 - Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.
- 1758
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Long Rifle, 1758
Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.