#16704 - Original Light Controller famous Gettysburg Electric Map
RARE GETTYSBURG ROSENSTEEL MUSEUM CARVED WOOD CONTROLLER FOR THE FAMOUS ELECTRIC BATTLE MAP FEATURED IN THE FAMOUS MUSEUM -THE MASSIVE DISPLAY OF RELICS AT THE MUSEUM WAS THE BASIS FOR NATIONAL PARK RELIC COLLECTION - THE CARVED WOODEN CONTROLLER HAS BOVINE CARVED BUTTONS POSITIONED AROUND AND ON TOP OF THE GLOBE SHAPED CONTROLLER - OLD STYLE BRAIDED CLOTH COVERED ELECTRIC WIRES EXTEND FROM THE BOTTOM - THE WOODEN GLOBE CAN BE SEPARATED IN THE CENTER -THREADED HALVES - ELECTRIC WIRES INSIDE - TWO OF THE BUTTONS ARE LOST - THE HISTORIC CONTROLLER WAS USED TO OPERATE THE LIGHTS ON THE FAMOUS GETTYSBURG ELECTRIC BATTLE MAP - A SWIMMING POOL SIZE MAP OF THE THREE DAY BATTLE WITH LIGHT GUIDE FOR THE ACTION AND NARRATION - MEASURES 5 1/2" TALL BY 3 1/4" ACROSS - THE ELECTRIC MAP WAS A MAIN FEATURE OF THIS HISTORIC COLLECTION AND EDUCATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE LARGEST BATTLE EVER FOUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA - THE ROSENSTEEL MUSEUM AND COLLECTION GOT IT'S START WITH 16 YEAR OLD JOHN H ROSENSTEEL WHEN TWO DAYS AFTER THE BATTLE HE HELPED BURY THE DEAD - HE FIND A DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIER ABOUT HIS AGE AND PICKED UP THE RIFLE LYING NEAR HIM - THE FIRST OF THOUSANDS OF RELIC ACQUIRED BY HIM AND HIS DESCENDANTS - THEY WOULD BUILT THE MUSEUM ON THE UNION CENTER BATTLE LINE IN 1921 - THE LARGEST PRIVATE COLLECTION OF GETTYSBURG RELIC - THE ELECTRIC BATTLE MAP WAS ALSO MADE BY ONE OF JOHN'S DESCENDANTS AND BECAME FAMOUS IN THIS MUSEUM - THE COLLECTION WOULD BE ACQUIRED IN LARGE PART BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OTHERS - IT IS THE BASIC OF THE DISPLAYS AND INVENTORY AT THE NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER - THE MAP COULD NOT BE SAVE COMPLETELY BECAUSE OF IT'S SIZE AND CONCRETE BASE - RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A RARE HISTORIC PIECE OF THAT FAMOUS MAP AND ITEM FROM THE INCREDIBLE ROSENSTEEL MUSEUM .
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