US Civil War, New York Depot Canteen, JH Kurtz Collection
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $550.00

Original era manufacture. It is seldom that we can offer a collectible with as much provenance as this old canteen has. It is shown as canteen No.185 in Mike O'Donnell's book, U.S. Army & Militia Canteens, 1775-1910, and is attributed there to the John Henry Kurtz Collection. In addition, Heritage Auction information for lot number 57744, of the late John Henry Kurtz collection is included. This auction was held in November of 2008, with the winning bidder being an old-time collector here in Arizona. We in turn purchased our friend's Civil War collection recently and this great old canteen formed part of that purchase. "New York Depot Canteen with Regimental Markings and Leather Strap". The exact one described and pictured in the recent excellent book on U.S. Army and Militia Canteens, by Mike O'Donnell, this canteen is consistent with the Depot's 1863-65 output, but has a seldom seen regulation brown leather shoulder strap. The author believes this canteen might have been ordered by one of the N.Y. State units from the same tinworks that was making them for the U.S. Government.This example has a clearly stenciled "D" over "2" in large white lettering on each side of the cover. The full brown cover has a small torn area on one side and the leather strap is broken in one place with some crazing. The piece has its original stopper and iron chain.