Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Moore, Alexander |
Occupation |
Founded Pescadero |
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Bullet Mold, c. 1847 - Mold, Bullet
Bullet Mold, c. 1847Bullet mold carried overland from Tennessee to California by Alexander Moore in 1847. Bullet is pressed into mold. Shaped like tongs with a hinge toward small bowl-shaped ends. Solid metal with tapered handles.
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Bullet Pouch, 1847 - Pouch, Arms
Bullet pouch, 1847. Brown leather ammunition bag. Bag has a canvas strap for hanging over shoulder. Front flap tapers into a vertical piece with a pointed end. Canvas strap has four small, linen squares attached. Canvas strap has one small, leather circle with squared edges attached. Canvas strap is attached to ammunition pouch by leather string.
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Bullets, c. 1847 - Bullet
Bullets, c. 1847. Set of four hand-molded, metal bullets. The bullets are circular in shape and silver in color. They are each approximately 0.5" in size.
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Cadet Sword, pre-1847 - Sword
Cadet Sword, pre-1847. Broken sword found in Utah by the Moore family in 1847. Small cadet-type sword, European style with an extra small grip. Crossguard (3.5") has two circular designs on either end. Grip consists of circular designs around entirety of grip (3.5"). Broken blade of sword is approximately 8.250" in length. Blade of sword has two indents which run the length of the blade on either side.
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Horse Collar, c. 1847 - Collar, Horse
Horse Collar, c. 1847. Collar is oval shaped, made out of black leather attached to a dark metal hame. The oval band of leather is recessed in the middle with stitches and another set of stitches on the outline. It has a leather collar cap inside of the narrow extremity. The dark metal hame is attached to the collar by a leather strap on the narrow extremity and sisal rope on the other extremity; it has four metal rings on its extremities where ...
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Muzzle Loading Kentucky Rifle, c. 1847 - Rifle
Muzzle Loading Kentucky Rifle, c. 1847. Muzzle loading Kentucky rifle, cap and ball. Stock damaged, parts missing or corroded. Lock and ramrod missing. Heavy octagonal barrel, about 45 caliber; brought to California in 1847 by T.W. Moore.
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Powder Horn, c. 1840s - Horn, Powder
Powder Horn, c. 1840s. Made from cow horns and is approximately 12" in length. At the wide end is a twisted piece of wire which could be used to hang powder horn from a strap. At the narrow end is the tip of the powder horn which can be taken off in order to pour contents.
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Rice Duncan Muzzle Loading Kentucky Rifle, 1847 - Rifle
Rice Duncan Muzzle Loading Kentucky Rifle, 1847. Muzzle loading Kentucky rifle, cap and ball. Heavy octagonal barrel with wooden ramrod. Name "RICE DUNCAN" stamped on barrel. The rifle uses a .56 caliber percussinon lock mechanism. There is an inscribed/stamped image of a bird near a pond setting on the right side near where the hammer should be located.
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Surveyor's Compass, c. 1835 - Compass, Surveyor's
Surveyor's Compass, c. 1835. Brass surveyor's transit compass, w/o telescope with case and "Jacob's staff" used by Chris Iverson. Compass is housed in a brown stained wooden case with brass hook-clasps. White face with brass and black dials and black markings. Includes two brass L-shaped pieces and two brass bolts for mounting. Level on side of compass still contains liquid. Brass bolt next to level. Paper label inside lid for Richard Patt...
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