. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 244 discarded in 1861 when Pennsylvania troops went into active Federal service. The outer ring, with floral wreath design, has been modified to give the appearance of a solid rectangle. Another plate in the national collections bears the letters "p v m" with the conventional outer ring. WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. 1850 USNM 60480-M (S~K 236). Figure 246. Just prior to there were two Militia tinits in Philadelphia using the letters "p g" to indicate or- ganizational designation—the Philadelphia Guards and the Philad
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 244 discarded in 1861 when Pennsylvania troops went into active Federal service. The outer ring, with floral wreath design, has been modified to give the appearance of a solid rectangle. Another plate in the national collections bears the letters "p v m" with the conventional outer ring. WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. 1850 USNM 60480-M (S~K 236). Figure 246. Just prior to there were two Militia tinits in Philadelphia using the letters "p g" to indicate or- ganizational designation—the Philadelphia Guards and the Philadelphia City Greys. This brass-cast plate is believed to have been worn by the Phila- delphia Guards, whose buttons were marked ''p ; The buttons worn by the Philadelphia City Greys carried the three letters "p c ; "^ WAIST-BELT PLATE, PROX'IDENCE MARINE CORPS ARTIL- LERY, C. 1850 USNM 604147-M (S-K 30}'). Figure 247. The letters and device on this rather unusual brass plate make its identification easy. The letters stand for the Providence [ Marine Corps Artillery; the date 1801 is the unit's original organization date. The crossed cannon indicate Militia artillery. The letters and numerals are of white metal and brazed to the plate. The brass crossed cannon are with wire fasteners. The reverse is fitted with a Inroad tongue and two wire hooks for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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