Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver, Model Two
Object Number:
1940.7a-f
Date:
1855-1860
Medium:
Steel, wood, brass, iron, bronze
Dimensions:
barrel length: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
revolver length: 8 in. ( 20.3 cm )
case: 9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 13.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "COLT'S PT. ADDRESS COL. COLT/1855 HARTFORD, CT U.S.A." (pointed finger motif to left of mark)
stamped: cylinder: "COLT'S PATENT/NO. 1146"; buttstrap: "1146"
stamped: front of flask: :COLT'S /PATENT" (above row of four and one of five s
Description:
Steel and wood revolver; hammer with spur trigger on right side of frame; roll-engraved cabin and Indian scene on cylinder; stamped marks on barrel, cylinder, and buttstrap; formed, red velvet-lined wooden case has a key inserted in a shield-shaped brass keyhole in front and contains a brass and steel double cavity bullet mold with a stamped mark, a steel nipple wrench, a steel screwdriver with a brass collar and pear-shaped wooden handle, an iron percussion cap canister with a green paper label affixed to the lid, and a teardrop-shaped bronze powder flask with a brass collar and pouring tube, and an eagle and stars above two crossed pistols and a scrolled inscription on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward C. Titus
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
