Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum Digital Collections

Powder flask & stopper

Description
Sponsors
1812 History
Department of Canadian Heritage This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Media Type
Object
Description
A hand-made powder horn, dated approximately 1800, that is believed to have existed since 1790. Both the flask and the stopper are made wood.

For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement” by Donald G. Anger, the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum.

In Memory of Beatrice & Alonzo Dayboll.
Date of Original
c. 1800
Subject(s)
Arms & armament
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Powder Horn
Local identifier
985.79.1.1&2
Geographic Coverage
  • Port Colborne
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.8859013703843 Longitude: -79.2503929138184
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Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum
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280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8
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