Apr 16, 2013 - Sale 2310

Sale 2310 - Lot 86

Price Realized: $ 281
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CIVIL WAR.) Hotchkiss & Sons. Target trial result and promotional circular for the Hotchkiss Rifled Cannon. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1861

Additional Details

Two promotional pieces prepared by the prominent gun manufacturer on the eve of war: "Sketch of Target after Practice with Hotchkiss' Rifled Cannon." Partly printed manuscript on oilcloth, 12 3/4 x 9 inches, completed with the results of a 25-shot trial. Sharon, CT, 26 February 1861 Illustrated advertising circular, addressed in manuscript to "Adjutant General," 10 x 7 1/2 inches; minor wear at folds. New York, April 1861.