Item Number: M00484
Item Title: Souvenir gavel from Lookout Mountain with bullet in wood
Price: $175
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
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Description:Nice gavel sold in souvenir shops at Lookout Mountain, the name of which is carved into the handle. I think the bullet in the gavel head appears to have been placed there when it was made for tourist appeal.
These early souvenirs are really cool and form a whole collecting niche unto themselves. Back in the day, going to Civil War battlefields was a big excursion and families built entire vacations around the trips.