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BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED WW1 “TRENCH ART” MESS KIT

BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED WW1 “TRENCH ART” MESS KIT

This is an original Model 1910 U.S. Army mess kit (or "meat can") manufactured by the Wheeling Stamping Company in 1918. These aluminum kits were standard issue during and after World War I. The kit… (1202-1126). Learn More »

CIRCA 1890S BLACK STRAW HAT WITH SILK ROSES

CIRCA 1890S BLACK STRAW HAT WITH SILK ROSES

Circa 1890s black straw hat. Small oval crown sits on an oval brim that is turned up in the back. Two red and pink silk roses with leaves accent the right side of the crown; a spray of silk leaves and… (1307-02). Learn More »

CIRCA 1890S TWO-TONED STRAW HAT WITH WAVED BRIM

CIRCA 1890S TWO-TONED STRAW HAT WITH WAVED BRIM

The tapered crown and inner brim are constructed of alternating bands of horsehair braid and wheat straw woven with a dagged edge. The outer edge of waved brim is composed of wider bands of woven… (1307-01). Learn More »

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 »

C. 1890S GOLD HORSEHAIR TOGUE

C. 1890S GOLD HORSEHAIR TOGUE

Gold horsehair togue c.1890s. Crown made of gold synthetic horsehair lace over a buckram frame. The outer edge of the toque is accented with a braided band of midnight blue watered silk ribbon, dark… (1307-03). Learn More »

C. 1890S STUNNING BURGUNDY SILK VELVET HAT

C. 1890S STUNNING BURGUNDY SILK VELVET HAT

Stunning burgundy silk velvet hat c. 1890s. The wide brim is bound with a bias strip of the burgundy silk velvet. The circular crown, tapered from top to bottom, is trimmed with a band of scarlet silk… (1307-04). Learn More »

EIGHT PANEL UMBRELLA INKWELL WITH OPEN PONTIL

EIGHT PANEL UMBRELLA INKWELL WITH OPEN PONTIL

This excavated, Civil War-era, eight-sided ink bottle is in very good condition and has a very pleasing cloudy aqua color.  There are no cracks, breaks, or repairs.  It measures approximately… (84-105). Learn More »

C.1900 HIGH-CROWNED PALMETTO STRAW HAT

C.1900 HIGH-CROWNED PALMETTO STRAW HAT

Simple and elegant high-crowned palmetto straw hat with an asymmetrical brim turned up on the left side. The brim is faced with deep burgundy silk velvet. The crown is lined with stiffened muslin.… (1307-16). Learn More »

IVORY SILK WEDDING BONNET, C1865-1875

IVORY SILK WEDDING BONNET, C1865-1875

The bonnet, machine sewn with both lockstitch and chain stitches from ivory ribbed silk and very fine ivory silk organza, is styled with a high brim and close-fitting crown; both are drawn over wires.… (1307-14). Learn More »

$175.00
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UNUSUAL 1890’S BROWN BEAVER HAT WITH PURPLE OSTRICH FEATHER

UNUSUAL 1890’S BROWN BEAVER HAT WITH PURPLE OSTRICH FEATHER

Unusual 1890s woman’s brown shaggy beaver broad brimmed hat. Low crown, with brim turned up on each side and in the back. Low crown lined in thin black silk, label Fabrique par Excellance. The brim… (1307-11). Learn More »

C.1910-1915 WOMAN’S BLACK SILK VELVET TOQUE WITH BLACK BIRD

C.1910-1915 WOMAN’S BLACK SILK VELVET TOQUE WITH BLACK BIRD

Woman’s black silk velvet toque c.1910-1915 with dramatic asymmetrical brim. The left front of the turned back brim is accented with a full-sized taxidermied black bird with long wispy feather… (1307-12). Learn More »

CHARMING WOMAN’S HAT, C. 189O’S OF HORSEHAIR BRAID & NATURAL STRAW

CHARMING WOMAN’S HAT, C. 189O’S OF HORSEHAIR BRAID & NATURAL STRAW

Charming woman’s hat c.1890s. Made of alternating bands of ecru horsehair braid and natural straw braided with a dagged edge. The wide brim narrows slightly at the sides and is turned up in the… (1307-06). Learn More »

1880’S GIRL’S BRAIDED PAPER STRAW HAT

1880’S GIRL’S BRAIDED PAPER STRAW HAT

Girl’s 1890s braided paper straw hat. It is trimmed with brown silk ribbon around the crown, six 3" diameter paper straw rosettes, eleven miniature pine cones, and three acorns. It is mounted on a… (1307-05). Learn More »

DRAMATIC WOMAN’S 1890’S HAT OR BLACK SILK CHIFFON AND BLACK SILK VELVET RIBBON

DRAMATIC WOMAN’S 1890’S HAT OR BLACK SILK CHIFFON AND BLACK SILK VELVET RIBBON

Dramatic woman’s 1890s hat, covered inside and out with strips of ruched black silk chiffon alternating with rows of black silk velvet ribbon. The crown and brim are accented with black and white… (1307-08). Learn More »

C1880’S STUNNING WOMAN’S HAT OF BLACK SILK CHIFFON

C1880’S STUNNING WOMAN’S HAT OF BLACK SILK CHIFFON

Stunning woman’s hat, c.1880s, made of black silk chiffon elaborately gathered and ruched over a wire frame. The left side of the hat is accented with a deep pink silk rose and black ostrich… (1307-07). Learn More »

SCARCE F.B. SMITH MADE WASHINGTON BUST IDENTIFICATION TAG OF JOHN F. TROST, COMPANY H, 2nd MICHIGAN

SCARCE F.B. SMITH MADE WASHINGTON BUST IDENTIFICATION TAG OF JOHN F. TROST, COMPANY H, 2nd MICHIGAN

Trost was a German immigrant working as a laborer when he enlisted in the army, first serving in the 2nd Michigan Infantry and then in the 3rd US Artillery until his death in February 1865 in a U.S.… (2025-3035). Learn More »

$1,950.00
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EXCAVATED “WAR OF 1861” EAGLE IDENTIFICATION DISK OF CHARLES R. BLAIR COMPANY H, 2nd VERMONT: OLD VERMONT BRIGADE

EXCAVATED “WAR OF 1861” EAGLE IDENTIFICATION DISK OF CHARLES R. BLAIR COMPANY H, 2nd VERMONT: OLD VERMONT BRIGADE

A very good example of a Civil War “Eagle / War of 1861” pattern brass identification disk. This is the Type 5A in Maier and Stahl’s typology, showing the Arms of the U.S. on one side- an eagle… (2025-3036). Learn More »

JEWELER-MADE IDENTIFICATION SHIELD OF JAMES C. HUGHES Co. F 83rd PENNSYLVANIA

JEWELER-MADE IDENTIFICATION SHIELD OF JAMES C. HUGHES Co. F 83rd PENNSYLVANIA

Civil War soldiers had to provide their own methods of identification, with commercial suppliers offering a variety of stamped or engraved badges often in the form of medals or awards. In collecting… (2025-3037). Learn More »

“WAR OF 1861” EAGLE IDENTIFICATION DISK OF DRUMMER EDWIN FERRY 61st NEW YORK

“WAR OF 1861” EAGLE IDENTIFICATION DISK OF DRUMMER EDWIN FERRY 61st NEW YORK

A very good example of a Civil War “Eagle / War of 1861” pattern identification disk worn by a young drummer from New York who saw some early service in the 61st New York, a very active regiment… (2025-3028). Learn More »

90th PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY JEWELER MADE ID PIN: ANDREW MCLARDY, LOST AN ARM AT ANTIETAM- “A HOT PLACE”

90th PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY JEWELER MADE ID PIN: ANDREW MCLARDY, LOST AN ARM AT ANTIETAM- “A HOT PLACE”

Finely engraved, jeweler-made identification disk worn by Andrew James McLardy, a private in Company B of the 90th Pennsylvania, who lost an arm at Antietam in fighting at the East Woods and… (2025-3073). Learn More »


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FANTASTIC FRAMED DRAWING OF THE BATTLE OF DRAINSVILLE DONE BY GETTYSBURG CARTOGRAPHER EMMOR B. COPE

This wonderful and detailed drawing shows the meeting engagement on December 20, 1861 between a brigade of Pennsylvania Reserve regiments under Brig. Gen. E. O. C. Ord and a mixed Confederate force led by Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. The scene was drawn by… (1054-2733). Learn More »

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