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1872 GRANT CAMPAIGN RIBBON
This light blue silk 1872 campaign ribbon is in excellent condition. The gilt stamped brass eagle pin at top is in place and there are no tears or ragged edges. Grant is shown at top in a bust… (1202-157). Learn More »
$250.00
SOLD
BEAUTIFUL LEATHER-BOUND BIBLE PRESENTED TO COLONEL DARIUS N. COUCH – LATER MAJOR GENERAL
This leather-bound Bible was printed in England in 1857. The thick leather covers are deeply embossed with linear as well as geometric decorations. Cover edges do show wear from rubbing. Spine has… (1179-514). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-ERA “7-HOLE” FIFE
This wooden fife is a fine example of a musical wind instrument as used during the Civil War period. In very good original condition, this fife measures 15” long and is made of ebony or… (1179-1341). Learn More »
$135.00
ON HOLD
CIVIL WAR-ERA “CROSBY” FIFE
This wooden fife is a wonderful example of a typical musical wind instrument as used during the Civil War period. In very good original condition, this fife measures 17” long and is made of ebony or… (1179-1340). Learn More »
$145.00
ON HOLD
DELICATE NECKLACE OF INDIAN TRADE RED BEADS FOUND AT FORT WAYNE, IND., 1896
This necklace of small red trade beads was found in Lakeside, Fort Wayne, IN, in 1896. The string had obviously deteriorated was replaced by the finder and they placed were on display at some point… (766-1823B). Learn More »
$225.00
SOLD
G.A.R. UNION VETERAN’S CANTEEN OF ROBERT ELLIOTT 23RD PENNSYLVANIA
The canteen had great significance for the G.A.R. in symbolizing service (as an essential piece of army gear,) comradery and, later, reconciliation, as the slogan “we drank from the same canteen”… (480-334). Learn More »
RARE LOCK AND KEY BY ELIJAH RICKARD, SHEPHERDSTOWN, VA
This hasp of this screw pad lock bears the “ER” stamp Elijah Rickard (1795-1879,) the adopted son of its inventor, whitesmith Michael Rickard. Both Elijah and his own son, James, carried on the… (490-6774). Learn More »
VERY SCARCE CIVIL WAR BROGANS
Officially referred to as army bootees, collectors most often know them as brogans, a term used at the time, though soldiers mostly called them just shoes. They were produced in a number of… (149-42). Learn More »
$2,250.00
Originally $2,500.00
IDENTIFIED BROOKS PATENT “WRITING, WORK AND TOILET CASE COMBINED,” OF SERGT. ENOCH JOY, 18th NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH: EX-TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
This is an excellent example of a Civil War soldier’s writing kit, one of several different designs marketed to new soldiers directly and through loved ones who wished them to write. The Brooks… (1179-623). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR PRISONER OF WAR CAMP ART
These two bone rings are carved with two low pyramids on the top with a small red dot at center between the two, and three more red dots on each pyramid, one on each of the three sides facing away… (1179-643). Learn More »
$125.00
SOLD
CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE
This small soldier’s sewing kit, popularly known as a “housewife” in Civil War camp jargon, is made of a red wool, with the edges bound in a light green, which might be a faded light blue, and… (1179-548). Learn More »
FISHING NET FLOAT OR BUOY FROM FORT PEMBINA
Excavated at Fort Pembina, near the Red River in North Dakota, this tapered wood cylinder is most likely a buoy or float from a fishing net, having grooves cut at either end for tying in place. Army… (1052-638). Learn More »
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HARDTACK
Volunteers in the Spanish American War were just as anxious to illustrate the hardships of army life by bringing home souvenir hardtack as their fathers had been after the Civil War. That staple of… (1219-43). Learn More »
INTRICATELY DECORATED SHOE BUCKLES
This is pair of shoe buckles measure about 2-¾” by 2-1/4” and show some very delicate, intricate work. The central frame with teeth and tongue is iron, cast and chased in low relief, and the… (30-1979). Learn More »
US CIVIL WAR POCKET TESTAMENT DATED 1864
Small New Testament meas. approx. 2.50 x 3.75 inches with embossed leather covers with raised typical Victorian linear decoration. Cover edges show wear. Front and back covers are still connected but… (1179-461). Learn More »
$125.00
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INDIAN WAR FOLDING KNIFE AND SPOON COMBINATION
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,… (490-2927). Learn More »
$180.00
Originally $225.00
CIVIL WAR PERIOD LINEN SHEET WITH MONOGRAM
White linen sheet meas. approx. 75.50 inches wide by 82.00 inches long (it is folded in half in the photos). Sheet has finished edges with a small monogram in approx. 1.00 inch high letters that reads… (1025-01). Learn More »
$600.00
Originally $750.00
1864 PRIVATE DEVOTIONS BOOK
This little volume looks very much like the small pocket testaments of the period but this one is titled “THE BOOK OF PRIVATE DEVOTION: A SERIES OF PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS” by Hannah Moore and… (1179-457). Learn More »
VERY PRETTY CIRCA 1830 CASED ENGLISH GOLD PLATED SHOE AND KNEE (BREECHES) BUCKLES
Housed in a forest green, gilt blind-stamped case lined in blue velvet with blue silk lining in the top, these elegant gold plated English shoe and knee buckles date about 1830 or so and were likely… (2022-751). Learn More »
$395.00
Originally $495.00
COBALT BLUE FEATHER EDGE IRONSTONE PLATTER
This style was made in Staffordshire and Leeds areas in England, circa 1840-60. This is a large serving platter with raised edge featuring cobalt blue “feather edge” design. Unmarked. Measures… (213-108). Learn More »
$85.00
Originally $125.00
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CONFEDERATE CLIP POINT BOWIE WITH SALVAGED MUSICIAN SWORD BRASS HILT
This clip-point Bowie a great example of southern improvisation- a kind of weapons-making version of folk art – not sophisticated, but with an appeal of it own. Measuring 19.5 inches overall, the knife has a 13.25 inch blade that is 1.5 inches… (490-3265). Learn More »
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