Pair of Leather Gun Powder Buckets
code:7856Pair of Leather Gun Powder Buckets
A pair of mid 19th century thick leather and brass gun powder buckets.
The buckets are tapering, have rivet seams to the sides and base and a thick brass rim at the top.
The buckets would have been used to bring gun powder to a cannon on a naval ship.
The buckets are in good solid condition though one bucket sags slightly.
The buckets would make useful waste paper baskets. (Circa 1850)
Height 23.5cm (9.3 inches)
Rim Diameter 27cm (10.6 inches)
Base Diameter 18.5cm (7.3 inches)
