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
Re: 1854 slave collar
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/
Re: 1854 slave collar
http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/free_article_detail.php?article_id=182 no pic but mentions 1 tha sold over 2 grand
Re: 1854 slave collar
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.
Re: 1854 slave collar
thank you for the input. any ideas on who to contact. all the local antique dealers here don't have a clue
Re: 1854 slave collar
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
Re: 1854 slave collar
is this item for sale?[email protected]
Re: 1854 slave collar
I have a collar very similar to yours. Were you able to determine the authenticity and or value of your collar?
Re: 1854 slave 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
Re: 1854 slave collar
Here is a site with fake tags and collars. Yours is exactly like one on here.
http://www.savage-station.com/page4.html
Re: 1854 slave collar
Total fake. Fantasy wording , modern chain