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RELIC, SMALL US PATTERN 1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM CHANCELLORSVILLE

RELIC, SMALL US PATTERN 1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM CHANCELLORSVILLE

This “dug” Federal cartridge box plate is the small size of the regulation 1839. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the brass accoutrement’s face shows a clear “US” with… (1032-242) SOLD. Learn More »

BOOK – A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION – ID’D TO 5TH U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY OFFICER

BOOK – A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION – ID’D TO 5TH U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY OFFICER

The full title is “A Treatise On Field Fortification, Containing Instructions on the Methods of Laying Out, Constructing, Defending, and Attacking Intrenchments, with the General Outlines also of… (595-1983) SOLD. Learn More »

CONFEDERATE RE-ARSENALED 1855 RIFLE-MUSKET

CONFEDERATE RE-ARSENALED 1855 RIFLE-MUSKET

This crisp condition US Model 1855 rifle-musket is mostly an assemblage of components made originally at the National Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts or Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The black walnut… (1268-075) SOLD. Learn More »

RARE ASHER AND PLINY BARTLETT 1813 DATED MASSACHUSETTS PROCURED M1808 MUSKET

RARE ASHER AND PLINY BARTLETT 1813 DATED MASSACHUSETTS PROCURED M1808 MUSKET

This is just one of 125 muskets purchased by the State of Massachusetts from Asher and Pliny Bartlett of Springfield, Mass, through J. Farnsworth & Co. on Sept. 13, 1813, and transported to the… (2025-3662) SOLD. Learn More »

TWO BOSTON NEWSPAPERS, 1813 & 1815

TWO BOSTON NEWSPAPERS, 1813 & 1815

Offered here from the collection of author/publisher Dean Thomas are two War of 1812-era newspapers. First is The Weekly Messenger dated Boston, August 6, 1813. The first story being “Historical… (236-1273) SOLD. Learn More »

$15.00
SOLD

LOT OF 19 ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS, 17TH & 18TH CENTURY

LOT OF 19 ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS, 17TH & 18TH CENTURY

From the collection of author/publisher Dean Thomas. Listed in date order: The Observer, number 173, dated July 18, 1682. One sheet, front and back, trimmed on gutter side. The Observer, number 265,… (236-1272) SOLD. Learn More »

$60.00
SOLD

LOT OF 5 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN PAPERS DATED 1861, 62, 63

LOT OF 5 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN PAPERS DATED 1861, 62, 63

From the reference collection of author/publisher Dean Thomas. These were weekly journals relating to scientific, mechanical, chemical, and manufacturing topics. Vol. VII, No. 25, dated December 20,… (236-1271) SOLD. Learn More »

$50.00
SOLD

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – FIRST MINNESOTA BATTLEFIELD WOOD & BULLET FROM THE CODORI THICKET

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – FIRST MINNESOTA BATTLEFIELD WOOD & BULLET FROM THE CODORI THICKET

Included in this display, housed in a matted Riker box, is a piece of wood (1 5/8” x 1 7/8” x 3/8”) from a tree located in the Codori Thicket near the spot where the 1st Minnesota made their… (2025-2174) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

COMMISSION OF THOMAS W. CARTWRIGHT – CAPTAIN, 5th NEW YORK (ZOUAVES), DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT GAINES MILL

COMMISSION OF THOMAS W. CARTWRIGHT – CAPTAIN, 5th NEW YORK (ZOUAVES), DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT GAINES MILL

Thomas Cartwright began his volunteer career as a private in May of 1861, and climbed to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by November and 1st Lieutenant by February of 1862.  June proved to be a fateful… (149-52) SOLD. Learn More »

TIN FOR MAYNARD TAPE PRIMERS WITH 3 ROLLS

TIN FOR MAYNARD TAPE PRIMERS WITH 3 ROLLS

Originally these cylindrical japanned-tin containers held ten roles of Maynard tape primers. This container is in good shape with only remnants of the original brown finish remaining. Complete with… (1219-01) SOLD. Learn More »

SCARCE 1809 DATED R & C LEONARD US CONTRACT 1808 MUSKET WITH MASSACHUSETTS OWNERSHIP MARKINGS

SCARCE 1809 DATED R & C LEONARD US CONTRACT 1808 MUSKET WITH MASSACHUSETTS OWNERSHIP MARKINGS

Brothers Rudolph and Charles Leonard of Canton, Mass, signed a US contract on Oct. 29, 1808, for 5,000 muskets to be delivered in five years. They used as a pattern a musket produced by fellow Canton… (2025-3665) SOLD. Learn More »

LINCOLN CARTOON—“PUNCH. OR THE LONDON CHIVARI.”

LINCOLN CARTOON—“PUNCH. OR THE LONDON CHIVARI.”

Dated May 24, 1862. One page, 8” x 10, in black and white. Very good plus. Subtitled “The New Orleans Plum,” this cartoon depicts Lincoln seated on a stool holding up a plum. Rhyming caption:… (490-6599) SOLD. Learn More »

$20.00
SOLD

CIVIL WAR GUTTA PERCHA INKWELL

CIVIL WAR GUTTA PERCHA INKWELL

This is a Civil War-era gutta percha inkwell. It has a screw-off top, has an oval-shaped body, and measures approximately 1 3/4” high including the top. Very good condition with no cracks or… (1268-238) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – SECTION OF BLOODSTAINED FLOORBOARD FROM THE SCHEAFFER FARM, WHERE GEN. DAN SICKLES’ LEG WAS AMPUTATED

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – SECTION OF BLOODSTAINED FLOORBOARD FROM THE SCHEAFFER FARM, WHERE GEN. DAN SICKLES’ LEG WAS AMPUTATED

Featured in this attractive, matted Riker box display is an original piece of wood flooring taken from the second floor of the Daniel Scheaffer farm located on the Baltimore Pike.  Split into 2… (2025-2170) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

CIVIL WAR CAVALRY CARBINE SOCKET

CIVIL WAR CAVALRY CARBINE SOCKET

Here is a fine example of a cavalry carbine socket a.k.a. ‘thimble’ or ‘boot’ used by cavalrymen during the Civil War and well into the 1880s. This small (2½” high) flared and cylindrical… (2025-1986) SOLD. Learn More »

$35.00
SOLD

MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF LADY ON IVORY

MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF LADY ON IVORY

Oval, gold colored decorative frame houses a beautiful painted portrait on ivory of a lady from ages past. Glass covers the portrait. Measures approx. 1 ½” x 1 ¼”.  [sl]… (2022-294) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
Originally $225.00


SOLD

MOTHER & CHILD MINIATURE PAINTING – SIGNED BY ARTIST

MOTHER & CHILD MINIATURE PAINTING – SIGNED BY ARTIST

This beautiful hand painted image shows a mother holding her blue-eyed child close to her. Between them is a bouquet of roses, symbolizing innocence and purity. Artist’s signature is at the lower… (2022-293) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
Originally $175.00


SOLD

PAIR OF FRAMED 1865 DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SAMUEL P. LEWIS, 37TH VIRGINIA MILITIA

PAIR OF FRAMED 1865 DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SAMUEL P. LEWIS, 37TH VIRGINIA MILITIA

Pair of handwritten documents housed in a modern, 14” x 27” frame.  Accompanied in frame by typewritten transcription of each. The first document is dated “Headquarters U.S. Forces /… (2022-399) SOLD. Learn More »

$795.00
Originally $975.00


SOLD

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – PIECE OF BRICK AND DROPPED CS MINIE BALL RECOVERED AT GEN. ROBERT E. LEE’S HEADQUARTERS

GETTYSBURG RELIC DISPLAY – PIECE OF BRICK AND DROPPED CS MINIE BALL RECOVERED AT GEN. ROBERT E. LEE’S HEADQUARTERS

Housed in an attractive matted Riker box display, this relic grouping features a small piece of original brick (1 1/4 “ x 1 ½” x 5/8”) from the world famous Thompson House, better known as… (2025-2172) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

A MUCH SOUGHT AFTER "BROWN BESS" OF THE 1756 LONG LAND PATTERN WITH BAYONET

A MUCH SOUGHT AFTER "BROWN BESS" OF THE 1756 LONG LAND PATTERN WITH BAYONET

It is believed, but not affirmed, that the "Brown Bess" was named after Elizabeth I of England (However she was dead over a century before the first of these was made therefore begging the question).… (1273-29) SOLD. Learn More »


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