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    Posted 9 years ago

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    tintyper
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    Two Union canteens. These I found at a local Adams County, Pennsylvania estate auction in September 2007.
    These were not found after 100 years in the ground, but were certainly located in some out building, or attic.
    The bull's eye canteen might well hold water even today.
    These would have had woolen covers, and carry straps, originally.

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    1. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      I have an 1880s Chromolithograph of a similar canteen as the one at the right, with the poem The Same Canteen. It's on the back on an early G.A.R. roster.
    2. tintyper, 9 years ago
      Yes, SpiritBear, that is a picture of a "bull's eye" canteen, and it sounds like
      what you have is also a nice collectible.
    3. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      You can view it here if you'd like:
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/190286-the-same-canteen-1889

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