. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 264 SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850 USNM 604B5-M QS-K 491). Figure 265. The white-metal device on this brass plate comprises elements of the arms of "New Amsterdam" topped by the crest of the arms of New York State with supporting figures representing the original Indian owner of Manhattan Island and the mariner who became the first white settler. The specimen is belie\ed to ha\e been worn b\' the New York Citv. Figure 265 Guard. The device is affixed with three staples originally intended to be reeved through with leather thon
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 264 SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850 USNM 604B5-M QS-K 491). Figure 265. The white-metal device on this brass plate comprises elements of the arms of "New Amsterdam" topped by the crest of the arms of New York State with supporting figures representing the original Indian owner of Manhattan Island and the mariner who became the first white settler. The specimen is belie\ed to ha\e been worn b\' the New York Citv. Figure 265 Guard. The device is affixed with three staples originally intended to be reeved through with leather thongs, although now bent over. The means of attachment of the plate proper are missing. SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850 USNM 604364-M QS-K 520). Figure 266. The letters "k l g" forming the white-metal mono- gram on this brass plate indicate that it could well have been worn by the Kentish Light Guard of Rhode Island. The monogram is attached by means of two staples with thongs reeved through, and the plate proper is fitted with four similar staples. The reverse bears the hallmark of William H. Horstmann and Sons, well-known military outfitters of Phila- delphia. SHOULDER-BELT PL.\TE, C. 1850 USNM 604336-M QS-K 492). Figure 267. The white-metal letters "sg" on this brass plate lend themselves to so many interpretations that no identification is attempted. The applied device has two staples for attachment, and the plate proper is fitted with a safety pin on the reverse. 119. 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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