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US Cartridge Box Plate - With Very Rare Mark of "J. Iden / 137 Elm St. N.Y" - Catlett Brothers Collection

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Item: US Cartridge Box Plate - With Very Rare Mark of "J. Iden / 137 Elm St. N.Y" - Catlett Brothers Collection
Construction: Stamped thin sheet brass with solder fill and iron wire loops.
Condition: Good, excavated, attachment loops missing. Its brass front, with the raised letters "US", has a very pleasing green patina which is which is nicely high-lighted with the yellow soil it was recovered in. There is a moderate inward bend in the body of the plate. The rear has a near complete complement of solder with minimal loss at one end. The stamped mark of "J. IDEN / 137 ELM ST. N.Y." is partially present. The plate has no cracks or repairs.
Recovered: Unknown
Approximate size: 55 x 85 mm. 
Reference: A similar example is pictured in:

• "American Military Belt Plates" by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell, on page 307, plate 494.

See above page in additional images.

Comments:  Plates recovered with the "IDEN" stamp are very rare. In my many years of handling plates in general, I have come across only three examples with the "IDEN" mark, two excavated and one non-excavated examples. 

The plate was acquired directly from the Catlett brothers when they sold their plate collection in 2018. The Catlett's (Roger, Earl, & Allan) lived on the Chancellorsville Battlefield and began hunting in the 1940's. This hard-to-find buckle will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War accoutrement plate or general relic collection.

This is an excellent opportunity to add a very rare "IDEN" marked US cartridge box plate to any Civil War accoutrement plate or general relic collection. 

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Product Code:

PC12253

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Price:

$950.00

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