26 October 1864 - Quotation from Ropko (sic)

[paulcalloway]

Attaching a two page quotation dated 26 October, 1864.

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[PrivateGross]

Looks like these guys would only sell standard issue British equipment. One thing has me confused. In the infantry accoutrements there appears to be listed "Ball bag, without bottle." Am I misreading this? If not, what the heck is it?

Peter Gross

[DBURT]

Peter
This "bottle" is the oil bottle which fits inside the Ball Bag
Dave Burt ACWS UK

[Iron Scout]

Folks,

This is a great series of equipment quotes here. Just FYI though for clarification, this is Alex. Ross & Co. Note the list for ball bags AND cap pockets/pouches!

Neill Rose
PLHA

[Jefferson Guards]

Also, for all the horsemen out there, look at the buff cavalry equipment this late in the war.

[DBURT]

As Neill points out, this is Alex Ross & Co,the top line on the first invoice reads" Grange Mill Bermondsey"
Alexander Ross & Co started around the late 1700's ( I have an invoice from them buying guns from Brander & Potts in 1802)
Bermondsey in London was known as the " Land of Leather", and by 1792 was producing a third of England's leather.
Major E Anderson visited Grange Mill in 1861 to discuss orders and contracts, and later in the war Maj Minter ( whose name can be seen on this invoice) bought goods from them in Oct/Nov 64 for the TMD.
In 1901 the firm became Hepburn,Gale & Ross, and in 1920 became Barrow, Hepburn & Gale, the firm continued into the 1970.s.

Dave Burt,ACWS, UK.

[PrivateGross]

Good information. Thanks, Dave.

Peter Gross