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PAIR OF MODEL 1881 DRESS HELMET PLUME SOCKET
BANNERMAN CANDLE STICKS: Assembled by the
famous Bannerman Military Sales Company in an effort to
use up the tremendous stores of military surplus they
had in stock, these Model 1881 Dress Helmet Plume
Sockets and Oak Leaf Bases were assembled onto round
wooden bases and fitted with brass sockets to hold a
candle. When sold by Bannerman, only one of the pair
would have the paper sticker, as they were intended to
be sold as a pair. The bottom of one of the wooden
bases features the original Bannerman paper sticker,
showing the M1881 Plumed Dress Helmet and explaining
that the candle sticks are made from these surplus
parts. The other base has a photocopy of the original
label applied by the person I purchased these from as he
intended to sell them individually and I left them as I
got them. With all of the original parts and wooden
bases in excellent condition with no chips or cracks,
this is a very nice pair of Bannerman curios. $275
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