POWDER HORN. An engraved powder horn, with brass cast fittings, scalloped edges and stopper, wooden cap, decorated by a previous owner “MANASSEH MANUEL A.D. 1761.” Overall 11 inches approximately. Incised decoration, including three two-masted ships under sale, stylized trees, an owl, two serpents, plus cross-hatching at the edges of the horn. (A later owner has engraved his name: “J.R.Riley”; minor staining). An attractive, relative early powder horn, conspicuous for its varied decoration. -- POWDER HORN. An engraved powder horn, with a tooled wooden spout, the cap also of turned wood, decorated by a previous owner “ISAAK HICKS BUCKS C[OUN] TY MEL[IT]A 1781.” Overall 11 inches approximately. Hicks’s incised decoration comprises a map of the general area, including clustered small buildings in Philadelphia and landmarks including Chester, Fort Loudon, Chambers, Montgomery, Valley Forge, Paoli, Fort Shirley, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Allentown (New Jersey), Fort Lebanon and Wind Gap.