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A pair of American bronze saluting cannons Second half 19th century, by R.H. Brown & Co., New Haven, Connecticut
Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- TEAK BRONZE PINE RUBBER
- cannons: 45cm. high, 95cm. long, 43cm. deep; 1ft. 5¾in., 3ft. 1½in., 1ft. 5in. Plinth: 54cm. high, 81cm. wide, 58cm. deep; 1ft. 9¼in., 2ft. 8in., 1ft. 11in.
mounted on original teak bases, stamped C and D, on modern ebonised plinths, the barrels deactivated
Catalogue Note
New Haven, Connecticut became a centre for the manufacture of saluting yacht cannon in the United States during the latter stages
of the 19th Century. Two companies, R H Brown and The Strong Fire Arms Co. led the field by developing breech loading saluting cannon supplied for use on the decks of the famous yachts of the period and for the start lines of the most elite yacht clubs on the eastern seaboard. The present pair of cannon pre-date the patents for the breech loading mechanism used by both companies after 1883 which would indicate their manufacture by the earlier firm of R H
Brown. The addition of protective covers to the wheels of this pair would suggest that they were for use on the teak decks of a yacht.
of the 19th Century. Two companies, R H Brown and The Strong Fire Arms Co. led the field by developing breech loading saluting cannon supplied for use on the decks of the famous yachts of the period and for the start lines of the most elite yacht clubs on the eastern seaboard. The present pair of cannon pre-date the patents for the breech loading mechanism used by both companies after 1883 which would indicate their manufacture by the earlier firm of R H
Brown. The addition of protective covers to the wheels of this pair would suggest that they were for use on the teak decks of a yacht.