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fhrjr2's likes65 of 308Wood Cook Stove in CabinJust found in Grandpa's Garage - What is it?!?
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    Posted 10 years ago

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    Goodoody
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    I purchased this item recently under the pretense that it was some sort of civil war artifact. Possibly a cover for some kind of equipment. I need help identifying what exactly the piece is - Is it a civil war artifact? And what type of equipment it was used on. (Hopefully, a cannon or caisson.)

    It is approximately 3" (7.5 cm) wide and 3" tall. It is made from cast iron. It looks like one would loosen a screw and move the item to gain access to something below it.

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    Comments

    1. Trey Trey, 9 years ago
      Welcome to CW:)
    2. robin56 robin56, 9 years ago
      Your piece is from the Union Army(North). If it were from the south it would have CS for confederate states. To determine if thus us a true civil war relic, you might need to find an appraiser that specializes in civil war relics or contact the seller of the piece for more info.
    3. Goodoody Goodoody, 9 years ago
      Thanks for the information robin. I'm still puzzled by this piece and I'm still not even sure if it is civil war. I was told by the person I got it from that it was. But we all know how that goes when someone is trying to sell you something.
    4. Harborguy Harborguy, 9 years ago
      You might want to contact Steve Heller of Heller's Civil War Antiques in PA. He has a website & was very helpful in authenticating a civil war buckle for me. Good luck!
    5. Goodoody Goodoody, 9 years ago
      Thanks Harborguy. I will do that and post what I find out.
    6. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      It doesn't look Civil War to me-- nothing military that I can associate it with.

      I collect and deal in Civil War items-- I attend several shows each year.

      Thought I'd posted on this a while ago?

      scott
    7. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      I will throw in 2 cents. I think the lettering is not right for civil war but they very well could be correct. I think this was intended to be a lid on a melting pot for field use to make your own bullets.
    8. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Certainly looks like the lid or top to SOMETHING.

      Vast majority of Civil War bullets were arsenal produced.

      Some soldiers carried sidearms that necessitated the individual soldier pouring bullets from lead, but I am not familiar with any standard US "melting pot" to facilitate "in the field" bullet creation.

      scott
    9. Goodoody Goodoody, 9 years ago
      I am quite skeptical too scott. I really don't think it is civil war but I sure would like to know just what exactly it is. I plan on reaching out to the gentleman Harborguy mentioned. I will keep you posted.

      Thanks for all your input!
    10. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Were earlier comments deleted? Seems we went through this before.

      scott
    11. Goodoody Goodoody, 9 years ago
      No comments were deleted.
    12. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Must have been something similar.

      There are a lot of supposed civil war items posted on this site.

      scott
    13. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Looks like a lid they may have cooked beans in or something??? or the pot itself and they'd hang a spoon on the side there...

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