Gallery 5

  This is a Tinderbox made from white, scrimshaw grade, cow horn.  It has two applied bands and and a cherry chip carved lid with a pull chord.  It is about 5" tall and is made to hold anything from tobacco to fire making supplies.  The box is divided by three bands, the first reads, "To the forks of the Ohio for hides and trade."  The second band features awonderful hunting scene with a hunter, hound, rabbit,deer, and turkey.  The last band a lament, possibly from a lover that reads, "When this you see, Remember Me."

  As a historical piece, the forks of the Ohio was home to Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt.  The date of 1759 would be around the time of the building of Fort Pitt which is positioned above the date.

This side of the tinderbox offers another view of the artwork.  Not shown is the bottom of the box which features a compass rose and the latitude and longitude of the Fort Pitt.

A look at the inside of the tinderbox.  Finished and sealed.

  This is a rum keg that has been featured on the Contemporary Makers Blog and the Honourable Company of Horners web sites.  It is 8" long and will hold over 12oz. of liquid.  It is a engraved with the name of two different owners who are in the same family.  One who survived the American Revolution and who has passed it down to his sone who joined the militia in 1820.

The first side offers a view of, "The Frog Legged Eagle" which was the first eagle use as the American Seal.

  This view has engraved a portion of the, "Boston Massacre" from the engraving done for March 5th, 177o, by Paul Revere.  This is a polychrome piece and has been antiqued to show its age.  It is part of a piece that won top honors at Dixon's Gun Fair.