Hat brush with 2.5" natural bristles (likely horse hair), set into a the round head of a long turned lacquered walnut handle. Shaped handle has a swell near end opposite bristles, with a finial-like tip of two small bead shapes. Hole drilled near end for hanging cord, missing. Stamped near mid-point of handle is maker's name, "CLINTON'S", a Philadelphia brushmaker.
Considerable wear to wooden handle, esp. the round head holding bristles which is marred with chips, splintering, dents and finish loss. Smaller dents along handle, with loss of almost half of bulbous finial. Bristles also worn with discoloration.
Brass buckle of the sword belt used with the Civil War uniform of Jacob Pontz (1838-1929). Rectangular buckle is cast in high relief with a raised spread eagle with E PLURIBUS UNUM banner in his beak and an olive branch in one talons and arrows of war in the other. Foliate branches undergird eagle with a "U" formation. One brass clasp/clip of belt is loose - a part that would have fit end of now-missing belt and attached via clip on back of buckle.
See Pontz Sword #2015.031.1
Provenance
Passed from Jacob through his daughter Nelle who married a Pickering to the donor, the gr gr granddaughter of the Jacob Pontz.
One of a set of three toiletry tools with mother-of-pearl handles and steel shanks. This glove button hook has a round, tapering shank with a hook at the end. The handle widens and flattens out to a rounded terminal.
One of a set of three toiletry tools with mother-of-pearl handles and steel shanks. This tool has a round swell going to a very thin end with tiny hook. It is perhaps a corset hook. The handle widens and flattens out to a rounded terminal.
Wooden mold for sporting rounds has a long rectangular shape with solid softwood main body (A) and a thin wooden "lid" (B). The 3/8-inch thick top rests on main block with no attachment device. Its width and length extend slightly over the L: 6.375" W: 1.75" H: 0.875" body. Body has 31 shallow hemispherical 0.25" dia. holes sunk into top, aligned in three rows. Accompanying tag reads: "1863-67".
2-piece metal bullet mold has a long rectangular main body (A) and a thin base (B). The base extends beyond the main block. The base has two pegs projecting from it that fit in holes on the main body to secure it. On the main body, 30 holes are aligned in three rows. Each hole is wider on the top and tapers to a narrower base.
