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General discussion => Antique Accoutrements => Topic started by: Sequatchie Rifle on June 25, 2022, 09:37:33 PM
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I thought I’d share photos of two horns and 2 measures that have been in my family for at least 6, maybe seven generations and will be going to my son when he is ready. They have been in a plexiglass showcase since WWII. The showcase is made from plexiglass salvaged from a plane wreck.
(https://i.ibb.co/n1md1Vy/FD62-E522-345-A-430-F-BF76-D6-A5-E96-DFFE8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2MhVMLr)
(https://i.ibb.co/vqFdwQT/1674-C4-C8-A031-44-D3-8959-A0-E5-AE0-C4956.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B3p6zrQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/cNPvGk4/01206853-CAC4-490-B-91-F0-A872-A96084-F5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/55d9NGb)
(https://i.ibb.co/GW7Dp6j/317-AC623-9361-4-E71-A09-B-D02-D240895-D0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2vqrh9B)
(https://i.ibb.co/gwmY8Xy/8-C869-F3-F-4794-49-C7-AE94-6-B85-A25-D1198.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MpZdHjn)
(https://i.ibb.co/zVYt6HD/45-EF2-C05-D78-A-4889-93-EA-60-C5072-F628-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HTs9hp3)
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WONDERFUL!!! Antique measurers are hard to come by and you've got two passed down through the family. Wow ! Thanks for showing the set here. I confess I don't know what the cockelbur is for and I probably should. Jim
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I confess I don't know what the cockelbur is for and I probably should. Jim
That is a dried thistle flower rather than a cocklebur. Given the thistle's strong Scottish symbolism I'd guess there is a family connection there. Sequatchie?
Nice family collection by the way.
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That is a great thing to have in the family! The case and salvaged plexi are worth a story in and of itself. Many thanks for sharing.
Joe
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Pretty neat, what us the strap retainer on the neck of the large horn made from?
Tim
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I confess I don't know what the cockelbur is for and I probably should. Jim
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That is a dried thistle flower rather than a cocklebur. Given the thistle's strong Scottish symbolism I'd guess there is a family connection there.
I should have caught that.
So much for my Scottish heritage . I hope I don't lose my membership in the scotch drinkers club.
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Nice ancestral display, Bill! You are very fortunate to have those items. Any idea where the rifles went? I know where one went out of my family; to the local dump. The women in my mothers's family were 'non gun folk' and dictated that there would be no guns around. So... Thank you for letting us have a look at your treasures. I did get some really fine Indian relics though. At least my grandmothers were not against those.
Dick
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Thanks for the kind comments. Dick, it pains me to here of such a travesty. The thistle has been with them as far back as anyone can remember. There is a thistle on our family crest and my family came from the Scottish Highlands arriving before the Revolution. The straps are leather.
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You have a great heritage; there is much there to be proud of. Just an aside, the olde thistle has pretty well kept some color. It is from the Highlands, by any chance?
Dick
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Could the dried thistle be used for cleaning instead of tow, or for wadding? Cool measures and horn.
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It is really great that these family items have stayed together over the years. Thanks for sharing the images of them.
Kevin
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Really neat display and to know the history behind them. Thanks for sharing.
Ken
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Thanks for all the comment. The thistle was placed there by my grandfather as a reminder of our Scottish ancestry.
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Beautiful display. Fascinating to think about the stories those things could tell. Thanks for sharing.
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What a treasure! Imagine the stories it could tell if it only could!? Very nice and thanks for sharing these great pics!