Object number
70/222
Description
A bag used to carry shooting equipment, mainly for hunting rabbits. Purchased and used by Luther Morris Russel, in Colchester
This is a bag used to carrying shooting equipment, mainly for hunting rabbits. It is a brown leather bag with side opening and front curved pouch with flap with toggle fastenings at side and top. The bag was purchased and used by Luther Morris Russel, father of the donor, in Colchester
Physical description
1 bag: leather, cloth
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Bag // Leather bag with side opening and frontcurved pouch with flap toggle fastenings at side and top- brown leather // Macrane square pouch attached to bag on leather strip at top opening an fastened with top toggle- Brown- netting // Strap for carrying metal buckle adjustable to four holes-with dark green knitted cloth backing having fringed edges- green, cloth grey // oval leather pocket on reverse- lined metal- flap and button fastening // Metal flask- oval with screw top- grey metal top missing // Essex Colchester- purchased // Suffolk Wistow with Naylor // Luther Morris Russell- purchase and user- father of donor // Muzzle loader powder park and shot flask- given away // Used when shooting mainly rabbits // E. Russell Colchester // [pencil drawing]’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13388.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13389.tif - High resolution image
