Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars / SOLD

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Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars – Inventory Number: INS 300 / SOLD Smith’s Patent straps became popular during the Civil War days, offering officers a quality set of shoulder straps, but not the cost to go with them. They were made of stamped brass, having a (false) embroidered look, and applied stamped rank insignia.  The nature of these were the tendency to dent, finish wear off, etc. This pair of straps for a second Lieutenant of Infantry and has a soiled white wool background color for infantry at that time. Patient label on reverse of bar.    Comes housed in a 6 x 8 inch display case with black velvet backing and descriptive card. Inventory Number: INS 300 / SOLD

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Two Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars (SOLD), vintage rectangular rank insignias with gold-colored fabric centers and textured metal frames, shown on a white background.
Two rectangular vintage objects: the left has a textured frame, while the right is fabric with a label reading "Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars.
Two rectangular fabric-covered Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars with visible stitching and worn spots; one bears a label: “JAS. S. SMITH, PATENT, JUNE 14, 1861, 15 DUTCH STREET, NEW YORK.”.
A pair of Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars, rectangular brass insignia with a raised textured border and worn light-colored central panels, are displayed side by side on a white background.
A worn label reading "JAS. S. SMITH PATENT, JUNE 18, 1861, 15 DUTCH STREET, NEW YORK" is attached to Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars (SOLD), secured to dark fabric with metal fasteners.
A close-up of a fabric label reading “Jas. S. Smith, 15 Duane Street, New York. June 18, 1861,” partially torn but legible, is stitched to dark material—identifying it as Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars / SOLD.
A display case featuring two rectangular Smith’s Patent Shoulder Bars with a SOLD label and description beneath.

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