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Rare American Collier Shot Tower St. Louis Leaded Glass Advertising Display
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DETAILS
Antique miniature, leaded glass, drop shot display tower statue or paperweight. The turreted tower holds a display of graduated shots ranging in sizes from 00 to 13. Perhaps was designed as a salesman's sample or advertising model. Shot towers are used to manufacture drop shot ammunition where molten lead is dropped from the top of a tower and solidifies into spheres as it falls to a water basin below.
COLOR(S)
Clear
PLACE OF ORIGIN
United States
MAKER
Collier Shot Tower Company (St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1820-80)
MARKS
Labeled: Collier / Shot Tower Company / St. Louis Mo.
PERIOD
Late 19th century
DATE
Circa 1880
DIMENSIONS
Width 3.75 Depth 3.75 Height 9 inches
CONDITION
Note: some chips.
