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[CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason,

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[CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason,

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[CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason, n.d.

Diameter 3 1/2 in. boot polish tin with printed paper label (staining, heavy spotting, tin oxidized).

A Civil War-era tin of boot polish featuring an illustrated label with a Black child shining a boot next to a dog, a pair of boots, and a white child. The label notes, "to prevent COUNTERFEITS, we have changed the Style of our large Label."

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

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[CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason,

Name: [CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason,
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Price: 100 USD
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