DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The October 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1522

IDEAL MINIE BALL MOLD AND JAMES DIXON & SONS POWDER FLASK, 20TH C., TWO PIECES

Estimate: $150 - $250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Lot includes one Ideal (Middlefield, Conn.) minié ball mold. Diameter of mold is approximately 1/2" and the length is approximately 1 1/2". Mold is marked 'B907' and 575213. One leather-wrapped metal powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England. Flask has a length of 8" and a width of 3 1/2". Also includes one lead ball. Provenance: Property of a Grand Rapids, MI private collector.