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Antique Colourful Hazard Powder Co. New York Early Smokeless Powder Tin
Estimate:
CA$400 - CA$600
Sold
CA$1,400
Live Auction
Firearms & Sporting | Featuring the G. Wayne Connor Collection
Size
6.25" x 4" x 1.5".
Category
Description
American. 1890's. Front round vignette illustrates a waterfowl hunter in a field pit blind surrounded by goose decoys as he shoots at flight birds above. Vignette titled "A Double - No Trouble" with August 22, 1893 patent date at top and "For Shotguns Only" inserts on the sides. On the reverse are printed Hazzard loading directions. Marked, front and back.
Condition
Very fine condition with scattered minor imperfections. Green tin has darkened. Front vignette image and back loading directions both clean without imperfections. Brass lid has a mottled patina.
Provenance
From the G. Wayne Connor Collection.
