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Man Shooting Rifle

IMSA#:  PMMS-022

Estimated Date:   1876

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    176

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "176" and Gorham mark

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Size (Inches):    2.79 x 1.29

Reverse:   Raised floral design

Description and Comments:   Raised image of man shooting rifle. No striker.

Submitted By:    From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.

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