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This ceramic snuff jar was recovered from historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. Its lettering declares it to be from the C. W. Gail & Ax snuff makers of Baltimore, Maryland for display in a store. Gail and Ax were in tobacco business from around 1860 until 1891. The jar was made by the Avalon Fainece potters of Baltimore between 1882-1884. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1882-1884
Item Number: 308702
Call Number: 14EL301 Feature 365
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 308702
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - 360-degree views
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1880s
Military - Facilities - Forts
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Military - Facilities - Sutlers stores
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - Men
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
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