A cavalry feedbag, ready to be filled
Miscellaneous
First Company Governor's Horse Guards
280 Arch Rd
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 673-3525
govhorseguard@yahoo.com
A cavalry feedbag, ready to be filled
SGT Jon Kores was instrumental in naming the above bridge in Canton after former
trooper David Whirty.
CPL Michael Downes and Governor Rell
| Among the crowd at Sotheby's in New York for a recent
auction of rare military artifacts from the early 19th century was Susan
P. Schoelwer, director of museum collections for the Connecticut
Historical Society. It involved a bidding war, but Jan. 19 she got what the society wanted - an ornate Connecticut Governor's Horse Guard helmet of painted leather. Price: $44,400. "It was one of the premier items in terms of visual appeal and in terms of historical importance," she said. Sotheby's auctioned many of the artifacts amassed over a half century by William H. Guthman of Westport. |
The $44,000
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The helmet, in gold and black, is highly stylized and
includes a tin comb and painted leather hat plate, representative of the
distinctive and colorful uniforms worn by militia units in the early years
of the 19th century. "This is a piece that very vividly makes that point," Schoelwer said. The museum also acquired a tombstone hat plate, an officer's chapeau de bras and another helmet. The items in time will be exhibited by the society, and are otherwise available by arrangement to researchers. - STEVE GRANT (Hartford Courant, 1/28/03) |
Lieutenant Brian Deane and Magnum made the Farmington Valley Phone Book
Sergeant Bongiorno and Polo are in the background
A section of Route 167 in Avon right along our property was officially declared
"The First Company Governor's Horse Guards Memorial Highway".
Dedication was September 14, 2000.
Our own specialty license plate
The troopers invest a lot of personal time maintaining our authentic
US Cavalry McClellan saddles and other equipment
Pewter figurines custom-made to represent the troop
