Three Railroad Worker's Porcelain OccupationalShaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising two examples related to the New York Elevated Railroad Company, identified for F. Schneider and D. H. Nicholson in gilt...
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PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY ARCHIVE,REWARD, 1870SCollection of Pinkerton National Detective Agency correspondence and related items: (19) hand written, some typed on Pinkerton letter head dated from 1876 to...
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PINTAIL HENHorace "Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood,CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
Crandall was an outdoorsman, a taxidermist, and a talented watercolor painter at a young age. After moving California in 1917, Crandall was an engineer...
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DEPARTMENT 56 FIGURE, RICKETY RAILROADSTATIONThis collectible porcelain building designed for the Snow Village Halloween collection, depicts a vintage and weathered railroad station, creating a spooky addition...
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GREENE CO. TN CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS INCL.WOUNDED LISTEast Tennessee grouping of documents relating to Greene County during the Civil War. 1st grouping - includes a 1866 listing of Union soldiers applying for a certificate...
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WILLIAM EDMONDSON SQUIRREL SCULPTUREWilliamEdmondson (American/Tennessee,1884-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a squirrel, sitting on its haunches and eating a nut, atop an integral carved base. Exhibited, "William...
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TN CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA INC. BROADSIDEAND ZOLLICOFER SIG...8 pieces of Tennessee Civil War related ephemera. 1st item: Half of a printed 4 page broadside or pamphlet marking Tennessee's secession from the Union,...
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NASHVILLE RAILROAD EPHEMERAA group ofmostly Nashville related railroad ephemera from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and connected to the Edward Hicks family. Includes a cabinet card depicting...
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GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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ARCHIVE OF THE CLAYBROOK - OVERTON FAMILIESOF TENNESSE...Letter archive relating to the families of Judge John Overton (1766-1833) and his nephew John Samuel Claybrooke (1808-1892) of Middle Tennessee, who served as...
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THREE ALBUMS CONTAINING POSTCARDS RELATEDTOTaunton. To include: Morton Hospital, State Insane Hospital, Unitarian Church, Holy Family Church, Saint Josephs, Saint Paul's, Saint Mary's; this album contains approx....
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(TOPICAL) NATIVE AMERICANS, EDAVILLERAILROAD, CRANBERRIES, ETC.: 244 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE-20TH CENTURY RAILROAD, CRANBERRIES, ETC.: 244 POSTCARDS, Early to Late-20th Century, Native Americans (150 cards)...
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A large assembled lot of postal, railroad,book keeping, and related ephemera. Antique documents include mid 19th C. hand written receipts, certificates, and various other money transferring documents. Along with stamp...
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VERY RARE 1876 TRANS CONTINENTAL RRPOCKET MAP 5' LONGThe rare, profusely illustrated panoramic fold-out pocket map with boards displays related advertising and timetables along with the following interesting...
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RAILROAD STAMP COLLECTION Railroad StampCollection, over 100 First Day covers in three albums and misc. stamps and souvenir sheets, all railroad related, including early multicolored cachets....
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49 MID-19TH C ENGRAVINGS AND LITHOGRAPHSRELATEDTO EXPLORATION, RAILROADS, COLORADO AND THE ORIENT. SHEET SIZE 8 1/2" X 11 1/2" TO INCLUDE 4 ENGRAVINGS AND 36 LITHOGRAPHS FROM THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC RAILROAD...
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LARGE LOT OF 8 RAILROAD RELATED ITEMS,20TH C. TOINCLUDE: PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEST BRANCH RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER, SEVERAL LARGE TEARS, STAINING AND FOXING, HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY CROPPED, 11 1/2" X 16 1/2" SIGHT...
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THE YANKEE WHALER BOOK BY CLIFFORD ASHLEY,RIVERSIDEPRESS, CAMBRIDGE, MA. 1926. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED AND NUMBERED 4 OF 625, OF WHICH 56 ARE NUMBERED. ALSO CONTAINS THE SOUGHT AFTER ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A WHALER, SIGNED BY ASHLEY...
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COLLECTION OF 20 BOOKS RELATED TO CUBA.TOINCLUDE: 5 VOLS THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, 1920, PUBLISHED BY B. F. BUCK & CO. INC., NY, LEATHER SPINES AND CORNERS, MARBLED BOARDS, 9 1/2" X 6 1/4",...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Collection of framed and unframed printsall related to railroads ten framed prints raning in size from 7'' h. x 10'' w. to 3 1/2'' h. x 4 1/2'' w....
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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GROUP OF CARNEGIE STEEL MEMORABILIA.Including a boxed presentation piece given to Captain William ''Bill'' Jones by Andrew Carnegie - a silver and ivory folding ruler by Stanley engraved ''W. R. Jones''. 12''...
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[Maryland Ephemera] Assortment of printedlegislative pamphlets relating to various aspects of Baltimore and Maryland history including: references to the War of 1812 early B & O railroad stock share transfer Baltimore...
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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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William Hobbs 70th Indiana InfantryCivil War Archive 35 items (29 soldier??Ts letters) 1862-1865. A soldier in the 70th Indiana William Hobbs wrote home regularly to his family to keep them up apprised of his...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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BAE Volumes and an Early Report of ExplorationsIncludes: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean...1853-4....
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Four framed railroad related postersinluding a Fix-Masseau reprint along with an Irish railroad print on linen...
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An American Aesthetic Ebonized Marbleand Inlaid Bedroom Suite c. 1880 Herter Bros. New York marquetry inlaid panels incised reeded and Japonesque carved decoration throughout; comprising a bedstead nightstand...
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[Civil War-GAR] Louisville & NashvilleRailroad Co. War Maps Plus Related Documents Lot of 4. Includes two L & N War Maps a 5.5 x 8.5 cover letter and cover addressed to GAR Post 318 Stoyestown PA. The letter...
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[Civil War - Manuscripts] Gatheringof Civil War and Other Ephemera Lot of 50+ items many related to the Civil War. Items include: a 1906 booklet The Battlefield of Antietam with 32pp of text photographs and...
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[Maryland Ephemera] Seven items relatingto railroads and hotels notably: Susquehanna Railroad Co. $100 Note 1839; a bill from the Eutaw House Baltimore 1881 for lodging and other services; a letter from J. P. Shannon...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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A Set of Seven Victorian Glass Tumblerspossibly railroad related each having a gilt rim and an oval cartouche depicting various nude female figures in landscapes. Height 4 inches....
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