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This historic Bunker Hill-engraved powder horn attained $170,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2019. Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Powder horns: artful witnesses to early American history

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This historic Bunker Hill-engraved powder horn attained $170,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2019. Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.


This historic Bunker Hill-engraved powder horn achieved $170,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2019. Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Powder horns dominated a relatively short era in American history, but their significance and their beauty has made them highly sought-after artifacts.

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Circa-1864 Civil War regulation painted rope tension drum, $7,995

Bruneau Historic Arms & Militaria sale drums up strong results

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Circa-1864 Civil War regulation painted rope tension drum, $7,995

Circa-1864 Civil War regulation painted rope tension drum, $7,995

CRANSTON, R.I. – Two powder horns dating to the American Revolution and earlier sold for a combined $66,420 and a silver Captain Isaac Hull presentation medal from 1812 achieved $40,590 in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ fall Historic Arms & Militaria auction held on November 20.

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