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1840's Massachusetts Tar Bucket Shako with ID to Member of Fitchburg Fusiliers
Guns International #: 102304327 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Military Collectible US - Collectibles - Civil War
Seller's Information
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Seller: Bobinwmass
Member Since: 2/19/23
State: Massachusetts
Country: United States
Number of Active Listings: 22
Total Number of Listings: 57
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Shipping to the lower 48 contiguous states. Shipping price for specific item included in item description.
Payment Types Accepted: Check or Money Order, Paypal (plus 3% fee) for non-firearm related items, layaways considered..
About Us: Recently retired, starting to sell off my militaria collection of 30 years. New to this site, but have sold on other sites for years with 100% positive feedback under same user ID.
Description:
Presented here is a beautiful circa 1840 Massachusetts Militia “Tar Bucket” shako, as commonly worn by Massachusetts soldiers in the 1835-1845 period. Numerous images exist in song sheets and newspaper engravings of that time depicting militia companies wearing this style hat. The hat consists of a leather cylindrical body with broad leather visor and flat leather top, trimmed with silvered brass or copper, and with a large silvered sunburst on the front. The silver trim indicates a soldier in an infantry company used this hat. Attached to the top front of the hat is a leather cockade, in the center of which is a late 1830’s Massachusetts Volunteer Militia button. Another such button is loosely attached to each side, as the fragile leather chin strap that would have been anchored by these buttons must have broken and is now missing. Otherwise, the hat is in remarkably strong condition and you could toss on a reproduction chinstrap if you wish to complete its look. Another great aspect of this hat is that it retains the full maker label of John B. Baker of 12 Court Street, Boston on the inside top. Baker was a saddler and maker of leather goods, and likely the most prolific hat supplier to soldiers in the Massachusetts Militia, as many labeled examples of his work survive. First listed as a trunk maker in 1834, his business moved to the Court Street address in 1837, where he was listed as a saddler, but as the label indicates, made a variety of other leather goods. This hat was originally sold by Norm Flayderman from his December 1972, Catalog 92, item #724. The period feathered plume was not on the hat at that time, and was added by a subsequent collector, but it is the correct red and white plume for light infantry as indicated in the 1840 Massachusetts Militia regulations. The hat retains it wide leather sweatband, and has the name of the original owner, Asa Farwell, written inside. Research shows Asa Farwell listed on the 1844 Muster Rolls of Company B, 9th Regiment, 5th Brigade, 3rd Division of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, otherwise known as the Fitchburg Fusiliers. Born in Fitchburg in 1817, both Asa and his younger brother Henry are listed as members of the Fusiliers. Shipping to the lower 48 contiguous states. Shipping charge $35 towards cost of Priority Mail and full insurance. Three day return privilege, buyer pays return shipping.
Price: $1,500.00