late 18th to early 19th century, powder horn with wooden knob screw top finial, wooden plug, bone powder measure, wooden shot holder, stitched leather pouch with fringe edge, possibly Mecklenburg County, 13 in.; smaller powder horn, flat wooden cap, pinched wooden stopper, with leather pouch powder measure, bamboo measure, and tin of percussion caps, possibly North Carolina or Southern, 9-1/2 in.
Provenance: From The Collections of Dr. George Waynick and Dr. Edward G. Hill Jr., Old Salem, North Carolina
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From The Collections of Dr. George Waynick and Dr. Edward G. Hill Jr., Old Salem, North Carolina
larger powder horn missing brass tack head, 1-1/2 in. split in bone at spout, small split at knob finial, wear and abrasions from use, powder inside, loss to tip of shot holder, wear to measure, stiff pouch with cracks in leather, small horn with 1 in. split to top of horn, other small splits at tacks, small split in cap, wear to other pieces, dried leather with shrinkage cracks on surface
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