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WEDDING RING RECOVERED FROM CAMP SITE AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA
This most personal soldier’s item is in solid condition despite being dug and has darkened with age. It appears to have once had a gold wash on it which is now very worn. Unfortunately the area of… (2026-3078). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR CAMP ART: CARVED PATRIOTIC RING: “LOOK OUT / APR 21” 1864”
This is an extremely well made and attractive ring made by a talented carver, showing on the flat top an American eagle with an inlaid eye and a silver shield on its chest, clutching arrows and olive… (2026-3085). Learn More »
$295.00
SOLD
CIVIL WAR ERA OFFICER’S TRUNK IDENTIFIED TO BREVET BRIG. GEN. CHARLES HALE MORGAN, HANCOCK’S CHIEF OF STAFF – “MAJOR C.H. MORGAN, 4TH U.S. ARTILLERY”
This is a large painted wooden officer’s trunk identified to Charles Hale Morgan. Morgan was the Second Corps’ chief of artillery at Gettysburg and later Winfield Scott Hancock’s chief of… (2026-3114). Learn More »
$2,500.00
ON HOLD
KNIFE, FORK, AND SPOON COMBINATION MESS SET
During the Civil War the commercial market was filled with devices and gadgets promoted as making life easier for the soldier in camp and field. Combination mess utensils were a category of their own,… (2026-3086). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR PERIOD HOUSEWIFE
Hand-sewn housewife is made of tarred lambskin which is lined in beige polished cotton. It is trimmed in blue silk, which was wrapped around edges and sewn. Two sections show the exposed lambskin.… (2026-3096). Learn More »
ROCKINGHAM GLAZE SPITTOON MADE IN BENNINGTON, VT, C1850-1870
Rockingham glaze spittoon made in Bennington VT 1850-1870. Rockingham glaze was perfected in Baltimore before the Civil War and was quickly was adopted by potters around the country. The… (1239-164). Learn More »
BRASS HALF DONUT STYLE CANDLESTICK HOLDER
This compact brass chamberstick takes its name from the shape of its base: a low, rounded dish that looks like half a donut. The base is formed from a single piece of sheet brass with a rolled rim,… (179-1337). Learn More »
US REGULATION ISSUE CIVIL WAR BLANKET
Along with the canteen and haversack, the blanket was an essential piece of the soldier’s field gear. We have been lucky enough to take in several Civil War issue blankets from a Massachusetts… (1273-61). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR ERA PATRIOTIC HARD RUBBER SHAVING CASE/MIRROR
Scarce Civil War era soldier's pocket shaving mirror in molded hard rubber, approximately 3 1/2 inches in diameter. The lid features a finely detailed Union eagle in high relief, wings spread and a… (1298-22). Learn More »
CARVED ZOUAVE BUST PIPE WITH CHERRYWOOD STEM AND HORN MOUTHPIECE
This is a well-carved figural pipe of a bearded Zouave soldier, a kind of soldier's pipe that was popular during the Civil War era. The bowl is carved as the head and shoulders of a Zouave in his… (1329-23). Learn More »
$275.00
SOLD
THREE OLD “SAD IRON” TRIVETS – ONE WITH “CSA”
Offered here is a group of three old iron trivets. All are made of cast iron, and are household tools used to press and flatten clothing before the invention of electric irons. Old "sad iron”… (2022-2354). Learn More »
GERMAN PAINTED CLAY PIPE BOWL WITH ZOUAVE FIGURE – MARKED A. O. JES. GESCH
This is a well-modeled figural clay pipe bowl in the form of a Zouave soldier's head. The bowl opens through the crown of his red-orange fez. He has a full blond moustache and beard, blue eyes, rosy… (1329-16). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR PERIOD CARVED ZOUAVE PIPE BOWL
A nicely hand-carved figural pipe bowl formed as the bust of a Zouave soldier. The carving shows good detail throughout: crisply cut, windswept hair and whiskers, the collar of the distinctive Zouave… (1329-25). Learn More »
$135.00
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RICHARDS PATENT COMBINATION KNIFE, FORK AND SPOON — F. F. HASSAM, CUTLER, BOSTON
A complete two-piece Civil War soldier's eating set made under William H. Richards' patent of July 23, 1861 (U.S. Patent No. 32,916), this example carrying the additional stamp of the Boston cutler F.… (1202-2417). Learn More »
MODEL 1874 US ARMY DRINKING CUP
The Infantry Equipment Board of 1874 recommended that the tinned iron cup be furnished by the Ordnance Department and issued the same as other ordnance-stores. The cup was made of tinned iron with a… (2026-2378). Learn More »
CIRCA 1830-1855 CUT MIDDLE PERIOD AMERICAN WATER PITCHER
Cut middle period American water pitcher 1830-1855, 9" tall, probably Wheeling, VA (now WV). The middle period of American glass is characterized by large, heavy pieces, cut with broad flutes or… (1239-160). Learn More »
BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WOUNDED-IN-ACTION VETERAN’S CANE: 12th CT AND 1st ME BATTERY- EX-STONE HOUSE MUSEUM
One of the best G.A.R. Civil War veterans’ canes, combining history, eye-appeal, craftsmanship and art, made for and carried by a veteran with service in the 12th Connecticut Infantry and extended… (2026-1457). Learn More »
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD HORN SPOON
A very simple Revolutionary War period horn spoon. While tables in Williamsburg might be set with the best ware a silversmith could offer, life on the frontier, or just a mile or so outside of town,… (2026-9517). Learn More »
$25.00
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MESS SET (TIN CUP, PLATE, AND SPOON & FORK) OF MAURICE LEYDEN, THIRD NEW YORK CAVALRY
This mess set, along with several other items, came directly from the Leyden family in 1998 and within a few months was in the Ray Richey collection. Maurice Leyden was 22 years of age when he… (1268-777H). Learn More »
$450.00
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UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN
This is a Civil War period tin ration can. Never used; does not have small round lid soldered in place. Can measures approximately 3.4” in diameter and is 4.5” high. Soldered top, bottom, and side… (1334-10). Learn More »
$100.00
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CAPTURED CONFEDERATE SECOND NATIONAL FLAG, UNUSUAL VARIATION WITH MADAUS LETTER, FROM A SOLDIER IN THE 59th NEW YORK
This 2nd National Confederate Flag was purchased in the 1980s by a well-respected Florida dealer/collector directly from descendants of the Union soldier who had kept it as a trophy. It comes with a 1988 letter on Milwaukee Public Museum letterhead… (1179-019). Learn More »
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