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  • Identified Civil War Collapsible Cup with Case Lieutenant John Clark, 144th New York / Sold

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    Identified Civil War Collapsible Cup with Case - Inventory Number: IDE 084 / Sold

    Lieutenant John Clark, 144th, New York

    Pewter collapsible cup with original japanned tin case. When collapsed this ingenious cup device consists of a pewter case with three separate metal bands, each slightly larger than the next.  When used for drinking, the outer bands are extended up to form a watertight metal cup that measures 3 1/4" inch high.  Paper tag which accompanies the cup reads: Drinking Cup carried during the War of the Rebellion by Lt. John Clark, 144th Inf. Regmt.”. 


    Inventory Number: IDE 084 / Sold