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HISTORICAL SOUVENIR GLASS PAPERWEIGHT – 1876 CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION

HISTORICAL SOUVENIR GLASS PAPERWEIGHT – 1876 CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION

A historical souvenir paperweight made by the Gillinder Glass Co. of Philadelphia in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition.  Gillinder erected a glass furnace at the exposition and made these as… (1239-163). Learn More »

$50.00
SOLD

RICHARDS PATENT COMBINATION KNIFE, FORK AND SPOON — F. F. HASSAM, CUTLER, BOSTON

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 »

SMALL COLLAPSIBLE BRASS TELESCOPE WITH CASE

SMALL COLLAPSIBLE BRASS TELESCOPE WITH CASE

This vintage optical instrument is a very appealing, small, collapsible telescope/spyglass in very good condition. Made of brass, this device is constructed of two cylindrical shafts that collapse… (1329-26). Learn More »

$45.00
SOLD

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

This is a larger Civil War period tin ration can. Never used; does not have small round lid soldered in place. Can measures approximately 4.2” in diameter and is 4.8” high. Soldered top, bottom,… (1334-06). Learn More »

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

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… (1334-13). Learn More »

MODEL 1874 US ARMY DRINKING CUP

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

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 »

CIRCA 1850-1858 YELLOWWARE ROCKINGHAM GLAZE PITCHER ENTITLED “THE GAMEKEEPER”

CIRCA 1850-1858 YELLOWWARE ROCKINGHAM GLAZE PITCHER ENTITLED “THE GAMEKEEPER”

Yellowware Rockingham glaze pitcher 8 ” tall.  E.&W. Bennett  1850-1858 or Edwin Bennett  1858-1870, Baltimore MD.  The name of this pitcher is “The Gamekeeper”. It depicts on the left a… (1239-147). Learn More »

$50.00
ON HOLD

BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WOUNDED-IN-ACTION VETERAN’S CANE: 12th CT AND 1st ME BATTERY- EX-STONE HOUSE MUSEUM

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

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
ON HOLD

MESS SET (TIN CUP, PLATE, AND SPOON & FORK) OF MAURICE LEYDEN, THIRD NEW YORK CAVALRY

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
ON HOLD

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

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
ON HOLD

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

UNUSED CIVIL WAR RATION CAN

This is a larger Civil War period tin ration can. Never used; does not have small round lid soldered in place. Can measures approximately 4.2” in diameter and is 4.8” high. Soldered top, bottom,… (1334-01). Learn More »

$150.00
ON HOLD

ID’D DRAFTING SET – THE FAMED “BOY COLONEL” HENRY BERGWYN – 26th NC, KILLED AT GETTYSBURG ON JULY 1

ID’D DRAFTING SET – THE FAMED “BOY COLONEL” HENRY BERGWYN – 26th NC, KILLED AT GETTYSBURG ON JULY 1

Henry “Harry” King Burgwyn, Jr. was known as the “Boy Colonel” because he attained that rank at the early age of twenty. He was perhaps the youngest colonel in the Confederate Army.… (846-570). Learn More »

$2,950.00
Originally $3,950.00

NILES 1860 PATENT TELESCOPIC DRINKING CUP

NILES 1860 PATENT TELESCOPIC DRINKING CUP

Showing that our love for gadgets and convenience is no new thing, is this patented collapsible drinking cup. This used a design that had been employed for pewter or silver collapsible cups, and was… (2026-9471). Learn More »

$225.00
ON HOLD

SCRIMSHAW FOLDING TOOL

SCRIMSHAW FOLDING TOOL

Item is made of bone with black accents, handle is in the shape of an arm. Hand on the end shows an outstretched thumb. Thin blade pivots on a tack to slide in and out of either side of… (179-881). Learn More »

$75.00
Originally $95.00

REMARKABLE ID DISC BELONGING TO GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN COMBAT VETERAN

REMARKABLE ID DISC BELONGING TO GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN COMBAT VETERAN

This exceedingly rare ID disc belonged to Jas. H. Smythe of Co. H, 2nd (Maryland) E.S. Volunteers - a 9-month regiment.  He enlisted on February 19, 1862 in Baltimore, Maryland at age 42. Before the… (490-7168). Learn More »

$2,500.00
ON HOLD

LARGE TINNED MESS IRON CUP

LARGE TINNED MESS IRON CUP

Mess gear was issued by the various recruiting services, first by the states and later by the federal government. Early in the war local suppliers were often sourced and you also had privately… (490-1852). Learn More »

$200.00
Originally $300.00

A CIVIL WAR NATIONAL ARMY ISSUE BLANKET

A CIVIL WAR NATIONAL ARMY ISSUE BLANKET

These wool blankets were an essential piece of a Union soldier's gear. This high quality one is full length and unaltered. It measures 63 inches wide by 76 inches in length. The ends are "raw" on the… (1316-13). Learn More »

19th CENTURY DRAFTING SET

19th CENTURY DRAFTING SET

Drafting tools in original sharkskin case. Case is sturdy, but top is missing from the hinged lid. Interior is still lined in the original paper and has several sections into which rulers and… (801-138). Learn More »

$65.00
Originally $120.00


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