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WASHINGTON MONUMENT MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS
Souvenirs molded from macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a miniature Washington Monument showing lots of tiny flecks of… (1202-145) Learn More »
LIBERTY BELL MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS
This is a miniature Liberty Bell with a label having some minor losses on the edges but clearly reading: “Made of U.S. National Greenbacks / redeemed and macerated at the U.S. / Estimated $1,000.… (1202-144) Learn More »
WASHINGTON BUST MADE OF MACERATED GREENBACKS
Souvenirs molded from macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a small portrait bust of Washington still showing some bits of… (1202-143) Learn More »
POSTWAR TWO-PIECE INTERLOCKING STAR SWORD BELT PLATE
Formerly in the Texas Civil War Museum, this is a very good example of a postwar militia belt plate using the star motif. This was suitable for use by a militia unit of any state who might select… (1179-1594) Learn More »
C1850-1880 BLOWN & ENGRAVED SANDWICH GLASS CELERY VASE WITH GREEK KEY DESIGN
Attractive vase with a make-do foot (possibly pewter), standing 9” in height. Greek key design engraved around the circumference near the lip. Excellent condition, no chips or cracks. A celery… (1239-11) Learn More »
C1750-1770 OPAQUE TWIST STEM WINE GLASS – BROKEN FOOT
This lovely small cotton twist wine glass stands 6 1/8” tall. Jacobite type engraving on the bell shaped bowl, with a floral/vine and butterfly design. Unfortunately, the foot is broken and the… (1239-12) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR OFFICER’S GILT BRASS EAGLEHEAD SPURS IN ORIGINAL COLOR
This is a very good condition set of nicely detailed eaglehead spurs with 80 or 90 percent of their gilt finish on the exterior, cast and chased with the outstretched wings making up the entirety of… (490-6821) Learn More »
FULL STANDING VIEW OF A YOUNG MAN IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, HOLDING A KEPI
CDV is of an unknown young man posed in front of a painted backdrop of a tall window and balcony overlooking a garden. The subject rests one hand on an empty high-backed chair. He wears a dark… (160-318) Learn More »
FULL STANDING CDV OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER WITH DRESS HAT
The unknown subject stands between a curtain and a balustrade and is posed holding his 1858 dress hat in his hand. The hat is fully adorned with plume, hat cord and infantry bugle with regimental… (160-313) Learn More »
THREE-QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF US NAVY OFFICER CHARLES WILKES – FAMOUS FOR HIS PART IN THE TRENT AFFAIR
CDV is of Wilkes posed leaning on a column wearing a high-collared double-breasted tailcoat with brush epaulettes and dark trousers. He also wears his sword belt with two-piece tongue and wreath plate… (160-491) Learn More »
SEATED VIEW OF 15TH ILLINOIS CAVALRY PRIVATE DIED AT HELENA, ARKANSAS – FAMILY NOTATION ON REVERSE
CDV is attributed to be Marcellus Frank of the 39th Illinois Infantry and 15th Illinois Cavalry. He is posed seated by a table wearing a dark civilian suit with a large black bowtie and… (160-490) Learn More »
WAIST-UP VIEW OF CIVIL WAR US NAVY OFFICER GEORGE B. WHITE
CDV is of White seated and posed a-la-Napoleon with one hand tucked in his coat. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with commander shoulder straps and cuff rank as well. Contrast and clarity… (160-485) Learn More »
INK SIGNED THREE-QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF US NAVY PAYMASTER JOSEPH FOSTER
Foster is posed with his hands resting on the hilt of his sword which is drawn and placed in front of him. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with shoulder straps with two stripes on each… (160-481) Learn More »
CDV CARD WITH THREE IDENTIFIED GEM TYPE PHOTOS ATTACHED
This unusual card has three bust view gem-types attached. Of the three names listed only one can be clearly read. Top left is of a bearded soldier in a dark frock coat. Under the photo in period… (160-478) Learn More »
LINCOLN STOVEPIPE HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY BY O. DUKE
Souvenirs made of macerated U.S. currency were popular among tourists of Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a top hat molded with the relatively straight sides of the… (1202-140) Learn More »
LINCOLN OR UNCLE SAM TOP HAT OF MACERATED GREENBACKS- NAMED MAKER
This is a miniature top hat molded from macerated U.S. currency, a genre of tourist souvenir popular in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. The hat has a bit of a flare to it, so it may… (1202-139) Learn More »
EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL LARGE 1862 DATED PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN UNION LIEUTENANT COLONEL
This fantastic painting is oil on canvas and meas. approx. 35.00 x 39.00 inches framed. The subject is an unknown Union lieutenant colonel from the Philadelphia area. He wears a dark blue… (L15593) Learn More »
$2,500.00
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SHARPS AND HANKINS NAVY CARBINE
This is a good example of the single-shot, breech-loading .52 Caliber rimfire Sharps and Hankins Navy Carbine, also known as the Second Model or Model 1862, complete, all original, and showing some… (1224-01) Learn More »
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G.A.R. HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY
This is a miniature G.A.R. uniform dress hat made in a two-part mold from macerated U.S. currency, a genre of tourist souvenir popular in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. The hat… (1202-141) Learn More »
U.C.V. HAT OF MACERATED U.S. CURRENCY
This miniature brimmed hat was made in a two-part mold from macerated U.S. currency, a genre of tourist souvenir popular in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. The hat still shows some… (1202-142) Learn More »
MACERATED GREENBACKS BUST OF U.S. GRANT
Souvenirs molded from macerated U.S. currency were popular tourist souvenirs in Washington, D.C., from about 1875 into the 1920s. This is a small portrait bust of President Grant still showing some… (1202-136) Learn More »
US NAVY HOLSTER FOR 1895 DOUBLE ACTION COLT
This holster pattern was adopted by the Navy in 1889 for the new .38 Caliber double-action revolvers ordered that year, most of which were returned to Colt for alteration to the Model 1895 cylinder… (431-72) Learn More »
NICE INK ID WAIST-UP VIEW OF 184TH NEW YORK AND 109TH USCT SURGEON
CDV is a waist-up view of Theodore Y. Kinne wearing a dark frock coat with 1st lieutenant of staff should straps bearing the letters “MS” for medical service. Jacket also has three-piece staff… (160-475) Learn More »
INK ID FULL STANDING VIEW OF 118TH NEW YORK SERGEANT
CDV is of Orlando J. Brown posed with a cane or walking stick standing by a table in front of a painted backdrop of a pastoral scene. He wears a dark forage cap, dark frock coat with sergeant’s… (160-473) Learn More »
INK SIGNED BUST VIEW OF 77TH PENNSYLVANIA OFFICER WEARING A CHRISTIAN CROSS ON HIS LEFT CHEST
Image is a CDV in partial right profile of George Washington Skinner of the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry. He wears a dark frock coat with lieutenant shoulder straps. On his left chest is a Christian… (160-470) Learn More »
THREE-QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF HENRY T. SISSON SERVED IN THREE RHODE ISLAND REGIMENTS AND WAS LATER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
Image shows Sisson standing in a slight right profile with his Model 1850 sword with sword knot in front of him. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat majors shoulder straps and matching dark… (160-468) Learn More »
VERY NICE THREE-QUARTER SEATED VIEW OF MAJOR GENERAL HORATIO WRIGHT OF THE 6TH CORPS
CDV is of Wright seated in a fringed black chair. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with black felt collar and cuffs with major general’s shoulder straps and matching dark trousers.… (160-467) Learn More »
CONFEDERATE “BABY” WISHBONE FRAME BUCKLE FROM NASHVILLE
One of the more distinctive Confederate belt buckles is the forked-tongue or wishbone frame style from the shape of the movable tongue mounted on the center bar. The buckle is practical, light-weight,… (490-5846) Learn More »
FRAMED 1915 PHOTOGRAPH OF A MOUNTED UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERAN’S OFFICER: PERHAPS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, 28th ANNUAL MEETING
This framed photo measures 15 1/2 – inches by 13 ½ inches overall in a floral edged frame, with the photo itself 9 ¾ by 7 ¾ -inches on a gray mount in a cream-colored mat. The image shows a… (2094-345) Learn More »
HOLSTER FOR M1861 COLT NAVY OR M1860 ARMY
This is a military non-regulation holster, unmarked, and typical of those purchased privately by officers or making their way into service by way of early war state troops and in the case of… (431-73) Learn More »
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION FAN
The 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was a World’s Fair, the first held in the United States. There were five main… (1202-159) Learn More »
RARE USN GOSPORT NAVY YARD PRIMING FLASK
Gosport Shipyard was the original name of the facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, that was founded in 1767, passed into the hands of Virginia in the Revolution, was leased from that state by the U.S.… (490-6824) Learn More »
SIXTH-PLATE RUBY AMBROTYPE OF A SEATED CONFEDERATE
This unknown subject wears a light-colored kepi with a dark band around its base and a light colored shell jacket with high collar. The jacket has an eight button front with all the buttons being… (286-1175) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE, A.K.A. BROGAN OR BOOTTEE
This Civil War US army issue shoe is typical wartime construction, using rough-side out black leather with reinforcing heel piece or “counter” sewn inside, four pairs of holes for a leather lace,… (1052-282) Learn More »
C1840-1860 AMERICAN POCKET FLASK
Tear drop shaped flask measures 6 ½” in length & approx. 1 1/8” in width. Scattered, minor, shallow surface scratches, otherwise excellent – no chips or cracks.… (1239-07) Learn More »
C1840-1870 AMERICAN OR ENGLISH 18 DIAMOND SCENT BOTTLE
Scent bottle stands 3 7/8” in height. Wavy diamond shaped design to surface. Excellent condition, no chips or cracks. [lj/ld] [ph:m] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL… (1239-06) Learn More »
SMALL FRAMED HANDRAWN LINCOLN SILHOUETTE
A blank ink silhouette of Mr. Lincoln is framed in an oval by small ink drawn hash marks on what looks like parchment paper. The wooden black and gilt frame measures approximately 4.75 inches by 3.75… (490-6352) Learn More »
KNIT DRAWERS OR TROUSERS FROM FORT PEMBINA
These pieces are two legs from trousers or, more likely, drawers recovered in the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, conducted on private property with the owner’s permission, where wet, anaerobic… (1052-446) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR UNIFORM COAT PIECE WITH BUTTONS FROM FORT PEMBINA
This comes from the right lapel of a US army coat discarded by a soldier at Fort Pembina, ND, sometime between 1870 and 1895, and is from excavations in wet, anaerobic soil that has preserved leather… (1052-580) Learn More »
PHOTOS FROM GENERAL BEN BUTLER’S FUNERAL 1893
This group consists of two original period photographs of Gen. Ben Butler’s funeral cortege, taken on the spot, framed with a bust portrait of the general himself and a period display card in old… (490-6216) Learn More »
“TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION” BOOK IDENTIFIED TO COLONEL OF 2ND RHODE ISLAND INFANTRY
Title page reads, “A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION, CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE METHODS OF LAYING OUT, CONSTRUCTING, DEFENDING, AND ATTACKING INTRENCHMENTS, WITH THE GENERAL OUTLINES ALSO OF… (1179-719) Learn More »
SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPY OF 1993 REFERENCE BOOK “DOUGHBOY TO GI”
The full title of the work is “DOUGHBOY TO GI: US ARMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT 1900-1945” by Kenneth Lewis and published by Norman D. Landing Publishing, West Midlands, England in 1993. Book is… (1235-519) Learn More »
SCABBARD FOR P-1854 AUSTRIAN SOCKET BAYONET
Excellent condition leather scabbard for a socket bayonet for the Austrian Lorenz rifle. Measures approximately 20” long overall. Iron throat features characteristic “X” opening for the… (1179-2040) Learn More »
INSCRIBED “US INFANTRY AND RIFLE TACTICS” AND INSCRIBED VIELE’S “HANDBOOK FOR ACTIVE SERVICE,” WITH DYNAMIC CDV, OF ADJUTANT LEWIS PARMELEE, BERDAN’S 2nd US SHARPSHOOTERS, KIA ANTIETAM!
Lewis Clark Parmelee was born in 1839, the son of a wealthy New Haven, CT, businessman. The history of Berdan’s sharpshooters noted, “Adj. Parmelee was a great favorite in the regiment, a young… (2024-333) Learn More »
WORLD WAR ONE GERMAN DOG TAG
This is a good example of the German 1915 pattern Erkennungsmarke or dog tag that improved upon earlier patterns by allowing more room for the soldier’s information. This one-piece tag, however,… (1202-119) Learn More »
GERMAN WW1 SERVICE CROSS AND RIBBON
This was the first award made by Germany to its WW1 veterans and the cross on this one has swords between its arms, indicating it was awarded to a frontline veteran. The award also appears in… (1202-121) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR FIELD-USED CAMPAIGN HAT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
This is a real field-used Indian War campaign hat in relic condition excavated at Fort Pembina, ND, a small frontier army post in operation from 1870 to 1895. Anaerobic conditions of the dig have… (1052-253) Learn More »
US ARMY DRESS COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This coat lapel comes from the left side of US army dress coat discarded by a soldier at Fort Pembina, ND, and was excavated in wet, anaerobic soil that has preserved leather and cloth in remarkable… (1052-589) Learn More »
SOLDIER’S SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and appears to be the 1877 pattern army sock, which was medium gray in color, had white toes, and the weave of the heel running parallel with the… (1052-582) Learn More »
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1847 CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS TO GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR AND HIS OFFICERS AND MEN FOR MONTERREY, PERSONALLY DISPATCHED BY PRESIDENT POLK
Zachary Taylor received the formal thanks of Congress three times, along with gold medals, for victories in the Mexican War, the largest number of such resolutions and awards made by Congress to anyone. This is an official State Department copy on… (766-938). Learn More »
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