Description
Schuyler, Hartley, Graham & Co. cased captain’s epaulettes. Very fine pair of epaulettes in the original japanned tin case. Brass label on the top of the case embossed with the Schuyler, Hartley, Graham & Co. name and address, 19 Maiden Lane, New York. The epaulettes are in very fine condition with screw post eagle buttons and captain’s bars pinned to the epaulettes. The backs of the epaulettes are finished in red Moroccan leather and red silk, and have the brass “Left” and “Right” clasps. The lid retains the original hinge, but is separated from the case. A beautiful set of Civil War period officer’s epaulettes in a very nice original case, by a famous military goods supplier.
Schuyler, Hartley and Graham was organized on March 1, 1854 as a firearms retail business by Jacob Schuyler, Marcellus Hartley and Malcolm Graham. By 1860 they had become the largest firearms dealer in the United States, with two stores in New York City (19 Maiden Lane and 22 John Street). In 1862 Hartley was appointed chief European purchasing agent for the Union army, and spent about nine months in that capacity. In March 1865 the company hired Henry tomes and Charles May to be resident buyers in London and Paris, and the company became Schuyler, Hartley, Graham & Co.
