GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,1755 The Gentleman?s Magazine, 1755. An early mention of George Washington in a London magazine. A report, reading in part: "The poor men who suffered at the meadows with...
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CONFEDERATE LOUISIANA SHELL JACKET ANDSHIRT United States,Confederate Louisiana light gray brown jean cloth jacket, local-made Louisiana buttons (one missing), with a coarse plain woven cotton lining with an inside...
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CIVIL WAR-ERA PAINTED SNARE DRUM UnitedStates,C. 1850s-60sRed-painted hoops/rims (some loss), shell painted with an eagle and no regimental markings, brass tacks around the vent, a horn ferule in the vent, calf...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIAL WALKING STICKAWorld War I memorial walking stick with a natural twisted shaft having incised battle memories and an illegible name; the pommel is a brass shell casing bearing a military...
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WORLD WAR "SOUVENIR DE VERDUN 1917"ARTILLERY SHELL VASE World War era artillery shell converted to a vase, engraved "Souvenir de Verdun 1917" within leaf sprays 12"h...
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METAL AMMUNITION ARTILLERY SHELLDESCRIPTION:Metal ammunition artillery steel case shell. This is a 75mm casing from an artillery shell. The steel case, painted dark brown and perforated with 1/4" holes to vent the propellant...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ONDEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
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COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
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ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHUPROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood,...
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SMALL ROPE BAGSmall, very tightly wovenrope bag, with extensive shell decoration.
Possibly referred to in his Diary page 296, 298 (lot 108, box F1) where Ledoux describes funerary rites of a man, Moiega, who had...
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CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER WITH SHELL ANDFIBERCassowary bone dagger, not carved but decorated with shell and fiber and shell bell.
In his Diary, page 162 (lot 108 box F1), Ledoux explains: "Cassowary bone daggers...
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GROUP OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND EARLIERCANNON SHOT Three-pound solid shot, grape shot, an artillery carriage spike, and two pieces of exploding shell found near West Point, New York; a Three-pound solid shot marked...
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BONE AND SHELL SEWING BOX 19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 3.25". WIDTH 6.5". DEPTH 5.25".BONE AND SHELL SEWING BOX, 19th Century, Possibly prisoner-of-war. Wood body with shell veneer and bone trim applied with metal rivets....
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TWO CHINESE CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL SHELLSTwo Chinese deep carved mother of pearl shell plaques with war scenes with warrior figures.
D. 7.5" (19 cm), H. 6.5" (16.5 cm)
Condition: good, small chip to rim of one...
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6PCS POWDER FLASKS & ARTILLERY SHELLSix piece group of five powder flasks and one artillery shell, in brass, copper, and/or steel,19th century, including a Dingee bugle eagle flask circa 1832, and a Civil War...
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65+ CIVIL WAR RECOVERED BULLETS IN BLACKCASE Group of 65+ Civil War shell cases, in a variety of sizes and shapes, together with a variety of other items in a black latched case with a glass top. Approx case h....
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WORLD WAR ONE DECORATED BRASS 40MM SHELLAND KAYAOGLU BAKIRCILIK HAND HAMMERED COPPER BOWL, H SHELL: 12 1/4 IN. (31.1 CM.)World War One Decorated Brass 40mm Shell and Kayaoglu Bakircilik Hand Hammered Copper Bowl,,...
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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER JOHN C WINN LETTERPHOTO ARCHIVE United States,19th CenturyCivil War Archive of John C. Winn 1st Connecticut Artillery Siege of Petersburg Certificate ?Grand Army of the Republic? of Vermont...
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Two cavalry shell jackets, trousers:cavalry shell jacket, light blue wool with yellow or white trim, 12 buttons with eagle bearing shield with "I" or "1", two buttons at shoulders, black...
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Civil War Shell Jacket Blue wool bodytrim in yellow for Cavalry with 12 buttons down front two on each cuff and four at the collar. Ordnance markings in the right sleeve. Condition: Very good....
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[Civil War] Thirteen volumes with emphasison prisoners of war and individual narratives including: 1) Warren Lee Goss The Soldier's Story of his Captivity at Andersonville Belle Isle and other rebel prisons illus....
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Civil War Stereo Views "PhotographicHistory - War for the Union", series published by E & H.T. Anthony & Co., New York, 1865, after Brady, 32 stereo views on yellow mounts, images include Union officers, living...
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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Sergeant R. Ross Wallace 74th Ohio InfantryCivil War Diary Pocket diary Feb. 1-Sept. 2 1864. A typical hard-bitten western regiment the 74th Ohio Infantry was organized in February 1862 and within twenty months could...
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Lieutenant George W. Weston 26th IowaInfantry Civil War Archive Lot includes 15 letters and documents (12 war-date); Weston's bayonet & scabbard; scrapbook and relics; wallet including receipts; Bible; 6 photographs....
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USS Brooklyn Landsman George TittleCivil War Archive This archive of seven letters written between January 16 and June 18 1861 by Surgeon??Ts Steward George A. Tittle aboard the USS Brooklyn gives the reader...
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An American Cherrywood Lowboy in theChippendale Taste 18th c. molded top with notched corners above a long drawer over two short drawers flanking a shell carved center drawer notched skirt cabriole legs pad...
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CSN Engineer Benjamin S. Herring Archive1853-1891 This fine lot features the following: Benjamin Herring's gray military vest with four attached naval buttons plus six unattached naval buttons most likely from the...
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Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaskiand Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted...
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Civil War Parrott Shell and StaffordShell Lot includes one 3'' Parrott projectile weight 8lbs. 5ozs. 8'' tall with Hotchkiss brass fuse plug. Tag says this shell was found on Gettysburg. In September 1864 the...
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Framed Group of Civil War DocumentsPlus Related Relics Lot includes six Union Civil War documents presented in an acrylic frame plus relics including:Honorable discharge certificate for Private Frank M Hollister...
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Civil War Era Child's Musician JacketVery well made shell jacket of coarse medium blue wool with a distinct machined weave pattern decorated with rows of alternating red and white machine-stitched braid across...
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[Civil War - Archive] Lt. A.W. Hayes6th New Hampshire Infantry Civil War Letters Lot of 3 including a 3pp letter dated May 12 1862 at Camp Stanton Roanoke Island NC a 3.5pp letter dated July 6 1862 at Falmouth...
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U.S. Army Infantry Mexican War ShellJacket of Edward O'Brien ca 1840s. Kersey wool jacket from the Pennsylvania Volunteers - possibly from Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. Welted pocket set horizontally on...
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Large collection assorted ammunition:rim and center fire cartridges, .22 cal. to .50 cal., many 19th century, some Civil War era, several shotgun shells including .08 ga., boxes of cartridges including .38 long...
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