The hunting pouch and horn combination shown in
these pictures is a documentary copy of a fine original set that is in a
Western Pennsylvania collection. This new set is the collaborative effort
of Art DeCamp who made the replica York screw-tip powder horn and Eric Fleisher who
made the hunting pouch.
The original bag and horn set (shown above) is comprised of a fine 1st Generation York screw-tip powder
horn which is circa 1780. It is attached to a double-cavity hunting pouch
with a beaver tail hair-on flap made from calfskin. The carry strap is
woven from linen and wool and appears to be the original strap for this hunting
bag based on the method and condition of the stitching that attaches it.
This set is noteworthy because it appears that the York powder horn has been
attached to the bag from the time the bag was new, based on the leather strap
attaching its butt to the woven carry strap. This serves to help tie the
date of both bag and powder horn together, likely the last quarter of the
18thcentury.
Eric Fleisher sized the bag, which is 9" wide,
as close as possible to the original from measurements of the original bag and
from photos. Just as on the original, the woven linen and wool carry
strap, which was supplied by Paula Hoagland, is attached directly to the bag on
the right side of the bag and then is connected by a decorated iron buckle to a
leather strap at the left side of the bag. The buckle is hand-made with
the assistance of Mark Wheland, and has three prongs. Separate leather straps
connect the powder horn to the carry strap.
The replica York
screw-tip powder horn was made by Art DeCamp and approximates the same size,
coloration and curvature of the original. The 1st Generation York horns
had elongated cherry wood butts retained by three wooden pegs, and
distinctive extra-long screw tips as does the horn that is attached to the new
bag.
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