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EXCLUSIVE ITEM "Contractor Stamped Spout" Ultimate Campaigner Canteens
PLEASE NOTE: THE BELOW ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENT AVAILABILITY
With the help of George MacGillis, aka "The Tinsmith", we have managed to take the best canteen available and make it even better. We are now extremely excited to be able to offer our "Ultimate Campaigner" canteens complete with authentic contractor maker names stamped into the pewter spouts! Just as our other "Ultimate Campaigner" canteens, these canteens feature a body of hot dipped tin, covers made of jean cloth from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers, or blanket wool from Waterside Woolens, linen slings, and correct size cork stoppers with hemp cord, jute twine or jack chain. We can do these as smoothside or bullseye to represent examples from either the New York Depot, Philadelphia Depot, or Cincinnati Depot, all with authentic maker names. These canteens are available EXCLUSIVELY through Orchard Hill Sutlery
"A. JEWET" New York Depot mid-war Albert Jewet & Co. of New York City was located at 33 Chambers from 1860 - 1863 and then at 41 Warren from 1864 - 1865. The firm had a contract on August 26th, 1863 for 100,000 canteens, and from February 22nd - 25th, 1864 for 175,000 canteens. The company contracted again on August 2nd, 1864 for 200,000 canteens. These "A. Jewet" reproductions are of the 1858 smoothside pattern, with bodies of hot dipped tin, the pewter spouts are be stamped vertically "A. JEWET" as per originals. (see photo) These canteens represent the mid-war variety and thus feature slings of folded cotton linen with accurate US inspector stamp. Covers are of brown jean from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers. All feature cork stoppers of correct dimensions and are secured to the canteen by a zinc jack chain connected through a hole in the sling keeper. Item # E-073H $95.00 "GEO. ROBBINS & CO." New York Depot late war George W. Robbins had a contract for 33,000 canteens on February 4th, 1865. Our reproduction of this canteen of of the smoothside pattern. The cast pewter spout is stamped "GEO. ROBBINS & CO.". Covers are of brown-grey jean from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers. All feature a body of hot dipped tin, stoppers are of accurate dimension and are secured to the body with a zinc jack chain connected through a hole in the sling keeper. Slings are of folded linen with accurate US inspector stamp. Item # E-073C $95.00 "JOHN CASE" Philadelphia Depot John Case (Jr.) of Philadelphia received patent #32752 on July 9th, 1861 for an improved canteen. His mark has been found on canteens of the corrugated (bullseye) pattern. We also offer this canteen in the smoothside pattern. Spouts are of cast pewter and are stamped "J. CASE & CO.- PHIL.". Bodies are of hot dipped tin, covers are of brown-grey jean from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers. The accurately sized stoppers are connected to the canteen body with your choice of either hemp cord or jute twine, no hole is punched through the sling keeper. Slings on smoothsides are of folded linen, slings on bullseyes are of herringbone weave cotton twill, both feature an accurate US inspector stamp.
"J.H. ROHRMAN" Philadelphia Depot Joseph Hall Rohrman of Philadelphia was located at 606-610 Cherry Street. Rohrman had a contract on August 13th, 1863 for 60,000 bullseye canteens. Spouts were of cast pewter and were horizontally stamped "J.H. ROHRMAN, PHIL." (see photo)
Our reproduction also has a spout of cast pewter and is stamped with the same stamping, body is of the 1862 bullseye pattern and of hot dipped tin with pewter spout, sling is of cotton twill with the "herringbone" weave and features an accurate US inspector stamp. These canteens are covered with wool blanket material from Waterside Woolens. All feature cork stoppers of accurate dimensions secured to the body with your choice of either a length of jute twine or hemp cord, connected to the canteen body at the sling keeper, no hole is punched through the keeper. Item # E-074E $95.00 "R.H. GRATZ & CO." Philadelphia Depot Robert H. Gratz of Philadelphia received contracts calling for a total of 11,666 bullseye canteens on July 15th & 18th 1862. Spouts were horizontally marked "RH GRATZ & CO. PHILADA." A surviving example displays a cover of dark blue kersey. (see photo)
Our reproduction of this canteen also features a cover of dark blue kersey. There has been much talk and emphasis on dark blue covers being "over represented" in the hobby, our decision to offer this canteen is based on the philosophy that they did indeed exist, and that there is a definite need to have "correct" examples available to authentic minded reenactors amid all of the grossly inaccurate examples that are currently being offered on sutler row. This gives those who desire a dark blue covered canteen an opportunity to purchase an accurate one. Bodies are of the 1862 bullseye pattern and of hot dipped tin with a pewter spout. Spouts are stamped "RH GRATZ & CO. PHILADA". Stoppers are of accurate dimensions are attached to the body with your choice of either a length of jute twine or hemp cord, connected to the body at the sling keeper, no hole is punched through the keeper. Slings are of cotton twill with the "herringbone" weave and feature an accurate US inspector stamp. Item # E-074F $95.00 HADDEN, PORTER & BOOTH" Philadelphia Depot The firm of Hadden, Porter & Booth had several contracts for canteens, one dated June 28th, 1861 for 60,000. The firm had four more contracts in 1862 for over 86,000 canteens. The firm later had two more contracts in 1863 for another 60,000. In 1864, the firm had several contracts for bullseye canteens, including two for a total of 175,000 dated May 3rd & August 5th, 1864. Below are several pictures of originals that show the stamping on the pewter spouts.
Our reproduction has the same stamping on the spout. Spouts are made from pewter just as the originals. They also feature a corrugated tin ( bullseye ) body just as the originals. These bodies are of hot dipped tin, of accurate dimensions. All feature a cork stopper of accurate size, that is secured to the body with your choice of either a length of hemp twine or jute cord. Covers are of brown coarse woolen jean from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers. Slings are of cotton twill with the herringbone weave and feature an accurate US inspector stamp. Item # E-074S $95.00 "WINCHELL, MARSH & CO." Cincinnati Depot George D. Winchell & Augustus Marsh & Co. had contracts on September 1st, 1862 through September 17th, 1863 for a total of 320,000 canteens. They again contracted on June 30th, 1864 for another 300,000 canteens. Or reproduction has a body of hot dipped tin of the smoothside pattern. Spouts are of cast pewter and are stamped with a Winchell contractor stamp. Covers are of light brown jean wool from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers. Slings are of folded linen with accurate US inspector stamp, stoppers are attached with your choice of either hemp cord or jute twine, there is no hole punched through the sling keeper. Item # E-073E $95.00 1864 Contract Date Stamped J.H. ROHRMAN Corrugated Canteens In our ever continuing efforts to bring you the most authentic and historically accurate reproduction canteens that can be had, we now are very pleased and excited to announce yet another addition to our offerings. This latest work focuses on another variation of the corrugated (bullseye) canteens produced by the firm of Joseph Hall Rohrman of Philadelphia. These particular canteens represent those made under a late war contract dated December 29th, 1864. This contract was for 150,000 bullseye canteens, spouts were stamped "J.H. ROHRMAN CONT. DEC. 29. 64. J.H. Rohrman was located at 606-610 Cherry Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our reproduction features the same stamping on the cast pewter spouts, and feature bodies of hot dipped tin, with covers made from a coarse brown jean from Ben Tart or Family Heirloom Weavers, with slings made from cotton twill tape with correct herringbone weave with accurate inspector stamp. Accurately sized cork stoppers are connected to the sling keeper with a length of hemp cord. No hole is punched into the keeper.
Original J.H. Rohrman Stamped Spout
Reproduction Item # E-074H $95.00 ALL PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA
Thanks to Jim Mayo for the use of some of his photos
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