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US Cartridge Box Plate - Marked "E. GAYLORD"

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Item: US Cartridge Box Plate - Marked "E. GAYLORD" 
Use: Cartridge box plates were displayed on the outer flap of the soldier's cartridge box. Not only ornamental but more practically used as a weight to keep the cartridge box flap closed to prevent cartridge loss. See the additional images in this listing for an image showing its use.
Construction: Stamped thin sheet brass with solder fill and iron attachment loops.
Condition: Excellent, excavated. Its brass front, with raised letters "US", has an unblemished even chocolate brown patina. The rim is fully intact with no issues. The rear has a complete complement of solder with both attachment loops standing straight up. There are several rust bumps in the surface of the solder. Stamped into the rear is the manufacturer's mark of "E. GAYLORD" with a portion of the letters visible. Though difficult to see the mark under normal room lighting, it is definitely there. The plate has no cracks, breaks, bends or repairs.
Recovered: Unknown
Approximate size: 54 x 85 mm.
Reference: A similar example of a Gaylord marked cartridge box plate is found in the following Civil War belt plate reference book:

• "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, on page 304, Plate 488.

See above page in the additional images.

Note: The illustrated example in the book is slightly different as it has the squat "US" letter type that was struck from one of two large US pattern dies that bear the Gaylord stamp. The plate offered in this listing, with the narrower "US" letters, is the more common of the two.

Comments: Emerson Gaylord was a supplier of military accoutrements before and during the Civil War. According to "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, "Gaylord began independent operations in 1856 with his purchase of the Ames Mfg. Company's accoutrement department. over the next four years, he supplied tens of thousands of infantry sets to the states under the Arming the Militia appropriation. Gaylord continued to execute sizable government and state contracts for infantry accoutrements for the first two years of the war but later specialized in cavalry items."

Most cartridge box plates recovered are not marked thereby making those that are, a rarity. Of the handful of manufacturers and suppliers who stamped their plates, the Gaylord stamp found on a cartridge box plate, rates a solid 3 or 4 on a scale of 1-10 with 10 the rarest. This marked box plate, with its absolutely gorgeous front and solid rear, will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War plate or general relic collection.

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Product Code:

PC604

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Price:

$365.00

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This brand is available for:

CARTRIDGE BOX PLATES , NEW ITEMS , ALL PLATES , FEDERAL RELICS , MAKER MARKED PLATES , MARKED RELICS