1854 slave collar

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Posted by pamela1121
15 years ago
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Description leather and metal slave collar with inscription Blue gum charly dark breeder ellingsworth & dell Horses mules & dark nigger slaves chattanooga, tennessee 1854 also has masonic symbols leather appears to be from old saddle girth possible has chain and lock but not sure if is original
Category General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium leather and metal
Distinguishing marks imprinted on metal of some sort 1st line-Blue gum charly dark breeder 2nd line Ellingsworth & Dell 3rd line Horses mules dark nigger slaves 4th line chattanooga Tennessee 5th line 1854 also contains masonic symbols
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 4" width 19to 20 inches long leather portion
Date Period 1854
Weight 3-4 lbs
History bought at antique fair. tried to get info from local appraisers, etc and no one has ever seen one like it. researched extensively trying to find one like it. found an article on internet about a collector who has one like it with different inscription. athens 1854 and different wording.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known) 250.00
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Submitted by mindbogglz

Horrible thing, but important historical piece.if you can get in touch with this collector, he can tell you...has 1 same year... http://www.ferris.edu/JIMCROW/links/newslist/indystar/

Submitted by mindbogglz

http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/free_article_detail.php?article_id=182 no pic but mentions 1 tha sold over 2 grand

Submitted by tamrocks1958

I saw one on The Antiques Road Show. I don't remember how much they said it was worth but it was alot. I would contact a good antique dealer on this so your not sorry selling it for a couple thousand to later find out it was worth lots more. I saw a slave cloths iron worth 25'000.00 anything from the slave era is worth lots.

I have a collar similar to yours. It has the same date but a different city. Were you able to find info on the authenticity or value of your collar? Thanks, Don

Submitted by Anonymous

I have a collar very similar to yours. Were you able to determine the authenticity and or value of your collar?

This market is loaded with fakes, such pieces really need to be examined by specialists to determine their authenticity. Here's a link for you all http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/letters/civilwar.htm

Submitted by Anonymous

Here is a site with fake tags and collars. Yours is exactly like one on here. http://www.savage-station.com/page4.html
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