MALCOLM S. FORBES COLLECTION: TWO VARIOUS RELICS MOUNTED FOR PRESENTATION: A SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SHELL FRAGMENT AND A HISTORI...

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MALCOLM S. FORBES COLLECTION: TWO VARIOUS RELICS MOUNTED FOR PRESENTATION: A SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SHELL FRAGMENT AND A HISTORIC BRICK
5-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches (14.0 x 33.7 cm) (brick)

The shell fragment with commemorative plaque inscribed Taken from wall of Fort San Cristobal San Juan Puerto Rico fired upon by American Merchantman........May 12th 1898; the brick removed from a historic London building and presented at a military mess dinner in 1926, on oak base with silver presentation plaque.

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