14 VINTAGE ADVERTISING THERMOMETERSAND ONEcalendar ,to include Pelletier's automotive, Thomas McMahon Mobil service, Hotel Shell service station New Bedford, Snyder, auto parts, Jose Costello real estate, Medeiros...
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ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845): ORIGINALSHIP'S PASSPORT FOR THE WHALESHIP COMMODORE ROGERSSigned by President Andrew Jackson. Printed ship's passport for the whaleship Commodore Rogers , finished in a secretarial...
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REGINALD NICKERSON O/C PAINTING OF WHALINGSHIP, THE BA...Reginald Eugene Nickerson (American/Massachusetts, 1915-1999) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the ship "Whaling Bark Wanderer" at sea with full sails,...
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NUMETAL STORE DISPLAY FROM BEDFORD HARDWARENumetalWeather Strip store display from Bedford Hardware (1897 - 2015) of Virginia. Numetal, the Macklanburg-Duncan Company got its start in manufacturing and marketing in 1920 when...
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NEW BEDFORD CUSTOM HOUSE LEDGER 1843-1846NEWBEDFORD CUSTOM HOUSE LEDGER 1843-1846 , Kept by Rodney French Esq. Collector, David Silvester Inspector, New Bedford Sept. 23, 1843. "In September 1843, President John Tyler...
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"NEW BEDFORD" SEAMAN'S TRUNK, 19TH CENTURY"NewBedford" Seaman's Trunk, 19th Century , painted with two whales and stenciled New Bedford on the lid, two side carrying handles, on bracket feet
Height 21.5 in. Width 37.5...
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A LATE 19TH-CENTURY GILT-COPPER ELECTROTYPETANKARD Elkington Mason & Co. of Birmingham circa 1860, of cylindrical form, with S-scroll handle, the hinged lid with baby Bacchus finial, after a 17th-century ivory tankard...
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ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD, (AMERICAN, 1840-1905),THE CITADEL OF CAIRO, EVENING, 1871, OIL ON CANVAS, 28 1/4 X 33 1/4 IN., FRAME: 41 1/4 X 46 IN.ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD, (American, 1840-1905) The Citadel of Cairo, Evening,...
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ELEVEN 19TH C HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO WHALING AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS. ONE IS FRAMED. FIRST IS A JULY 3, 1877 MANUSCRIPT LIST OF WHALES SEEN AND TAKEN BY THE WHALING...
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COLLECTION OF 3 LARGE ALBUMS CONTAININGadvertisingpamphlets and photographs related to New Bedford. To include: 1847-48 street directory, program for Union Street Railways, EMployee Relief Association, 1905, 1929-1930 New...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF APPROX. 257 VINTAGEpostcards,many by S. H. Hutchinson and Co. , New Bedford. Images include: whaleships, Nonquitt, Cuttyhunk, New bedford street scenes, New Bedford factories, whaling scenes, lighthouses,...
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PAIR OF NEW BEDFORD WHALEMAN BOOKENDS20TH CENTURY HEIGHTS 7”. WIDTHS 5.25”., 20th Century, "Dead Whale or a Stove Boat", modeled after the 1913 statue by Bella Pratt in Lincoln Square, New Bedford, Massachusetts....
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* ENGRAVED WHALE’S TOOTH "NEW BEDFORD1825" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5".* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH "NEW BEDFORD 1825", 20th Century, Street scene of New Bedford showing houses and a church. Titled below. * Per Federal...
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CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD (MASSACHUSETTS,1839-1904), A WHALESHIP, PROBABLY THE WHALING BARK ALICE KNOWLES, LEAVING NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, OIL ON CANVAS, 25.75" X 41.75". FRAMED 36.5" X 52.5".CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD, ...
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1863-1866 ACCOUNT BOOK FOR NEW BEDFORDWHALING AGENTS SWIFT & ALLEN 16.75" X 7.25". WHALING AGENTS SWIFT & ALLEN, Includes outfitting and whale oil share distributions for more than 75 New Bedford/Fairhaven vessels....
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CLIFFORD ASHLEY'S "WHALESHIPS OF NEWBEDFORD" BEDFORD", Whaleships of New Bedford Sixty Plates from Drawings by Clifford W. Ashley with an Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt,. Boston and N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin...
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PAIR OF NEW BEDFORD WHALEMAN BOOKENDSMID-20TH CENTURY HEIGHTS 7”. WIDTHS 5.25”. DEPTHS 5.25”., Mid-20th Century, "Dead Whale or a Stove Boat". Modeled after the 1913 statue by Bella Pratt in Lincoln Square,...
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TOGGLE-HEAD TEMPLE-TYPE IRON NEW BEDFORD,MASSACHUSETTS, MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 36".TOGGLE-HEAD TEMPLE-TYPE IRON, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century, Head marked "SEM" for the ship Emily Morgan of New...
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* CARVED AND ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH"NEW BEDFORD 1810" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". "NEW BEDFORD 1810", 20th Century, Depicts a street scene with horse and buggy, several figures and numerous buildings, after the...
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(TOPICAL AND VIEW) DUPLICATES: BOX LOTOF 719 POSTCARDS MID- TO LATE 20TH CENTURY OF 719 POSTCARDS, Mid- to Late 20th Century, Includes: The Old Mill, Sandwich (28), Jarves Street, Sandwich (220), 8 Winslow Street...
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(VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - NEW BEDFORD:70 POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY 70 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Photo of older man in horse-drawn cart containing three children, nine whaling-related scenes...
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BRASS BELL FROM THE WHALESHIP ROUSSEAUNEW BEDFORD, 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 18". WIDTH 19". DEPTH 12"., New Bedford, 19th Century, Stamped on top "Rousseau, New Bedford". Hangs from a wrought iron frame mounted to...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD,JR. CIRCA 1830 LENGTH 13". JR., Circa 1830, Depicts a whaling scene of three ships, decreasing in size from left to right, and two six-man whaleboats in pursuit of a large...
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NEW BEDFORD HEPPLEWHITE TAMBOUR SECRETARYCIRCA 1808 HEIGHT 53”. WIDTH 42”. DEPTH 22”., Circa 1808, Made by Ebenezer Shearman in partnership with Rubin Eldred Swift as Swift & Shearman, New Bedford, Massachusetts....
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WHALING SHIP MODEL, CA. 1900. WhalingBark "Helen Snow", New Bedford, built in a rather crude manner, but by the Captain of the ship, (as described below). Having the hunting and rendering details of whaling gear...
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WHALEBOAT MAST HINGE NEW BEDFORD, 19THCENTURY TOTAL LENGTH 12.5”. WIDTH 8.25”.WHALEBOAT MAST HINGE, New Bedford, 19th Century, Stamped "Gifford & Allen New Bedford". Hellman Collection acquisition date October...
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WHALING JOURNAL AND DOCUMENTS OF NEWBEDFORD INTEREST BEDFORD INTEREST, Whaling journal from the ship Chris Mitchell of New Bedford for a voyage that commenced August 16, 1856 and ended May 17, 1860, captained...
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RARE AND DESIRABLE DAVID BAKER CASTIRON SPERM WHALE SIGN NEW BEDFORD, CIRCA 1840 HEIGHT 5.5". LENGTH 22". IRON SPERM WHALE SIGN, New Bedford, Circa 1840, Probably made as a shop sign for a whaling outfitter....
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LOT OF 8 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RELATEDTO WHALESAND NEW BEDFORD TO INCLUDE (1) AN 1858 COPY OF "THE HISTORY OF NEW BEDFORD" BY DANIEL RICKETSON, CLOTH BOUND, 412 PAGES, GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR FOXING; (2) PAPER...
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LOT OF 19 DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHSRELATED TOMASSACHUSETTS. INCLUDING NEW BEDFORD, FALL RIVER, BERKLEY, NEWBURYPORT, PEMBROKE, ETC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: A LETTER GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE BATTLE...
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ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BOOK BY MARYJEANBLASDALE, PUBLISHED BY THE OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, NEW BEDFORD, 1990. 220 PAGES, OUTLINING THE WORK OF NEW BEDFORD AREA ARTISTS. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. EXCELLENT...
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A ROYAL CROWN DERBY CRESTED COFFEE CANAND TREMBLEUSE STAND FROM THE DUKE OF BEDFORD'S YACHT SERVICE
painted by Cuthbert Gresley with a central gilt medallion of roses in swag border with blue flowers and etched...
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LOUIS VUITTON FLAT TOP TRUNK. Late 19thcentury. Inscribed on each end ''Cassatt / Phila'' in red paint. With assorted stickers including ''American Line / Southampton - New York Series'' ''Paris - St. Lazare...
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Virginia Federal work table, walnutwith yellow pine secondary, highly figured crotch walnut top, old dark probably original finish, two dovetailed drawers on finely turned legs, attributed to Bedford County,...
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CLARENCE E. BRALEYAmerican 1854-1927OldestHouse in New Bedford''. Signed and dated lower left ''Clarence E. Braley 1917''. Inscribed on back of stretcher ''Clarence E. Braley 1917 New Bedford Mass - The Northeast...
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