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CIVIL WAR PATTERN 1851 DRUM STICK CARRIAGE AND DRUMSTICKS

CIVIL WAR PATTERN 1851 DRUM STICK CARRIAGE AND DRUMSTICKS

This would go well with a Civil War drum or collection of Civil War music related pieces and could be mounted on a period drum sling. This plate is shown in the 1851 regulations and was used… (1256-201). Learn More »

ANTIQUE GLASS FLY CATCHER

ANTIQUE GLASS FLY CATCHER

An interesting piece of antique pest control, looking somewhat like a period decanter. Made of glass with three small feet so that it could stand upright on a table with the bottom opening accessible… (2024-717). Learn More »

LINCOLN MOURNING BROOCH

LINCOLN MOURNING BROOCH

This Lincoln brooch measures about 1.25 inches in length by 1 inch in length. This brooch appears to be made of a low-grade gold which has been etched and faceted to create its intricate design. The… (1202-208). Learn More »

VICTORIAN ERA GUTTA PERCHA COLLAR BOX WITH MASONIC SYMBOLS

VICTORIAN ERA GUTTA PERCHA COLLAR BOX WITH MASONIC SYMBOLS

bottom. Hinged lid shows scrollwork designs in the corners, with an image of Masonic symbols in the center. Original clasp and peg are present. Inside of box lid is a paper label from Williamson &… (1043-107). Learn More »

$75.00
Originally $125.00

SOUVENIR RELIC RING FROM FISHER’S HILL BATTLEFIELD

SOUVENIR RELIC RING FROM FISHER’S HILL BATTLEFIELD

This ring is accompanied by short presentation note signed by Mr. Joseph Fisher of Strasburg, Va. The note indicates it was “made from a cap of a shell (?) found on Fisher’s Hill Battle-Field… (846-424). Learn More »

WWI SOUVENIR THEATER MADE LIGHTER

WWI SOUVENIR THEATER MADE LIGHTER

Lighter is made from coins and is well used.  Measures 1 ½” in diameter. [gr][ph:L] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE, MAY BE… (160-508). Learn More »

PENNSYLVANIA STATE COAT OF ARMS CERAMIC SHAVING MUG, POSSIBLY G.A.R.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE COAT OF ARMS CERAMIC SHAVING MUG, POSSIBLY G.A.R.

A nice example of a decorated shaving mug from the 1800s to early 1900s. This one is decorated with gold bands around top and bottom and along the finger loop, and with a full color representation of… (1202-187). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR US NAVY SAILOR’S EMBROIDERED PINCUSHION OF AMHERST SPOFFORD: SERVICE IN THE 3rd MAINE INFANTRY AND US NAVY

CIVIL WAR US NAVY SAILOR’S EMBROIDERED PINCUSHION OF AMHERST SPOFFORD: SERVICE IN THE 3rd MAINE INFANTRY AND US NAVY

Born in Maine in 1821, Amherst Spofford (III) first went to sea at age thirteen and spent the greater part of his life as a sailor according to a 1916 obituary. During the Civil War he served in both… (2024-358). Learn More »

COMMERCIAL CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT, SOLDIER’S “HOUSEWIFE”

COMMERCIAL CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT, SOLDIER’S “HOUSEWIFE”

Sewing kits, in soldier parlance “housewives,” were common going-away gifts from mothers, wives, sweethearts, and charitable sewing circles to departing soldiers who would have to fend for… (1202-128). Learn More »

THE PATRIOT’S HYMN BOOK

THE PATRIOT’S HYMN BOOK

Compiled By Rev. A. Manship. Published by Philadelphia Conference Tract Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1862. 96 pp., green  w/cloth spine. wraps, 3” x 4.5, w/flag & soldier campsite cover motif. … (450-222). Learn More »

MODEL 1858 “BULLSEYE” CANTEEN WITH VETERAN’S REUNION COVER

MODEL 1858 “BULLSEYE” CANTEEN WITH VETERAN’S REUNION COVER

The model 1858 canteen was the most popular canteen of the Civil War period. Canteen measures approximately 7 ¾” in diameter and is the “bullseye” style with concentric rings. It was “done… (490-6823). Learn More »

UNISSUED McCLELLAN “WAR OF 1861” IDENTIFICATION DISK

UNISSUED McCLELLAN “WAR OF 1861” IDENTIFICATION DISK

This is an unissued brass identification disk. The front features a central bust of George B. McClellan and reads “MAJOR GENERAL GEO. B. McCLELLAN / WAR OF 1861”. This was never stamped with a… (344-2965). Learn More »

US NAVY SEAMAN’S DUFFEL BAG WITH EAGLE AND NAME

US NAVY SEAMAN’S DUFFEL BAG WITH EAGLE AND NAME

This seaman’s duffel bag, measuring about 23’ by 12 ½” when laid flat, was intended for personal clothing, etc., and has been personalized with a stenciled American eagle with outstretched… (1179-593). Learn More »

G.A.R. UNION VETERAN’S CANTEEN OF ROBERT ELLIOTT 23RD PENNSYLVANIA

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

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 »

IDENTIFIED BROOKS PATENT “WRITING, WORK AND TOILET CASE COMBINED,” OF SERGT. ENOCH JOY, 18th NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH: EX-TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

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 SEWING KIT WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE

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

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

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

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 »


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MAMALUKE SABER MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND

Manufactured: England  Maker: William Harvey  Year: 1840 - 1850  Model: Mameluke  Size: 30.25  Condition: VG Wonderful Mamaluke Saber manufactured in England.  Most likely for a British officer but possible it was imported to the US market. … (870-74). Learn More »

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