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ENGLISH PLAYING CARDS “STOPFORTH” TYPE I, CIRCA 1810.

ENGLISH PLAYING CARDS “STOPFORTH” TYPE I, CIRCA 1810.

Here is an original and well played with deck of English playing cards. Forty-nine cards present with the 4 of spades, 4 of hearth, and 10 of clubs missing. Worn corners and soiled from use, but good… (236-235). Learn More »

GETTYSBURG PARLOR GAME, CIRCA 1890

GETTYSBURG PARLOR GAME, CIRCA 1890

More widely attributed to originating in India in the late 19th century, the game carrom quickly became a popular parlor game amongst Victorian society.  The game could be played with multiple… (635-503). Learn More »

THE ROCKY HILLS OF GETTYSBURG - SHEET MUSIC

THE ROCKY HILLS OF GETTYSBURG - SHEET MUSIC

Words by Prof. T.C. Porter, Music by J.B. Kevinski. Dedicated to the officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac. Published by Lee & Walker, Phila., 1864.  For Piano & Voice. 6 pp..,… (910-17). Learn More »

$195.00
Originally $225.00

LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY SLAPSTICK

LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY SLAPSTICK

Slapsticks were used in the circus by clowns. A small caliber blank was inserted in one end and when the clown hit someone with the stick the blank would fire making a loud crack and some smoke. This… (172-3044). Learn More »


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REVEREND GENERAL AND FIGHTING CHAPLAIN: 1860 STAFF SWORD PRESENTED IN 1861 BY HIS STUDENTS TO REVEREND J.B. VAN PETTEN: CHAPLAIN TO FIELD OFFICER AND BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, WOUNDED IN ACTION AT THIRD WINCHESTER AND CITED FOR GALLANT CONDUCT

Changing from a non-combatant chaplain charged with saving souls to a field-grade combat officer responsible for taking lives, and then returning to civilian life in academia obviously requires some soul-searching and adjustments, but the remarkable… (870-397). Learn More »

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