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AN UNUSUAL POSSIBLE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR COPPER MUG EMBOSSED 'CS', MAKER-MARKED 'COMPTON & CO'. a copper drinking mug made from copper sheet with roll-over rims top and bottom, with soldered joints, with the front impressed 'CS', presumed for 'Confederate States', the base stamped 'COMPTON & CO / 1861', 4 1/2 in. high; the construction and appearance seem to be period, and it is reported that Compton & Co was a British firm that exported to America during the ACW, however, current understanding is that the South did not issue their soldiers drinking mugs, and they were provided by the individual
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Estimate £70-90