ca. 1890
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GUSN-198906
Poster advertising different types of "aim fire" ammunition from the United States Cartridge Co. in Lowell, Mass. The ammunition makes the design of "U.S." on the poster. The "U" uses "central fire pistol and rifle cartidges" and the "S" shows "central fire military and sporting cartridges." At the bottom are "brass and paper shot shells."
cartridges
pistols
rifles (artillery)
shells (ammunition)
shot (ammunition)
ammunition
manufacturers
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)
Prints and Engravings Collection number PR133OVR
1 engraving
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1989-05
GC002.02.133
Gift
28 x 21.75 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the Wiscasset Public Library, 1989
Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Coggeshall & Piper (Engraver)
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)
Delicate with tears in the center.
Item
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