Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Luce Center
Belt holster
Object name
Belt holster
Date
1917
Medium
Leather, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 34.3 x 13.3 cm )
Description
Leather and brass belt holster; brown leather holster with two vertical belt slits on back, frog fastened with hook to loop at top back, and flap that fastens to brass stud on front; stamped marks at front and back.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John H. Marsching, 1948
Object Number
INV.12022b
Marks
stamped: front: "US" (inside circle border on flap)
stamped: back: "PERKINS/CAMPBELL/1917/R.J.M."
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, this belt holster was part of a uniform worn by Major John H. Marsching during World War I.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
