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TOWN CRIER

• 18th c. town crier horn found in
  18th c. town crier horn found in Boston. 16 1/2'' diameter 48'' Length (closed) 68'' extended.
• (VIEW) CAPE COD - PROVINCETOWN -
  (VIEW) CAPE COD - PROVINCETOWN - TOWN CRIERS: 95 POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY(VIEW) CAPE COD - PROVINCETOWN - TOWN CRIERS: 95 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Several real photo. Multiple modes of dress (no one costume for this role). Three cards of "Provincetown Town Criers Walter T. Smith George W. Readey" (circa 1909), two "Souvenir of Cape Cod" by Wade with crier, Long Point Light and aerial view. A few duplicates.
• SIXTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH
  SIXTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT Handwritten order, signed by Pierre Boyer, Provost, and Jacques de Puymisson, Judge of the town of Beziers, to pay one Jean Chanillac for his services as town crier, 1540; vellum, 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.
• JIM BEAM TOWN CRIER - ROYAL DOULTON
  JIM BEAM TOWN CRIER - ROYAL DOULTON WHISKEY CONTAINER J...Glossy porcelain character jug of The Town Crier of Eatanswill. Specially commissioned. Royal Doulton backstamp. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 4.5"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good
• HARTFORD COURANT 1ST SUNDAY EDITION
  HARTFORD COURANT 1ST SUNDAY EDITION POSTER, OCTOBER 5 1913, DEPICTING A COLONIAL ERA TOWN CRIER RINGING A BELL, FRAMED BEHIND GLASS, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE, INCLUDING TEARS THROUGHOUT, STAINS, WRINKLES, WAVING OF PA...Hartford Courant 1st Sunday Edition poster, October 5 1913, depicting a colonial era town crier ringing a bell, framed behind glass, wear consistent with age, including tears throughout, stains, wrinkles, waving of paper, etc., ss: 29" h. x 21" w.
• DONN RUSSELL LIMITED EDITION
  DONN RUSSELL LIMITED EDITION SILKSCREEN "TOWN CRIER - N...Donn Russell Limited Edition Silkscreen "Town Crier - Nantucket" , #42/90, pencil signed lower right, titled lower left, matted and framed 21 in. x 21 in. Framed 27 in. x 27 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• Lot two early silhouettes including
  Lot two early silhouettes including profile of man (sight 6 12'' x 4 1/2'') and profile on man. Signed ''George ....Town Crier Newbury Mass. 1767'' (sight 7 1/2'' x 3 1/2'').
• Bugle marked ''The
  Bugle marked ''The buglet...London''.
• Tennessee presentation horn, "To CE
  Tennessee presentation horn, "To CE Griffin, Alderman 1895-1910, Mayor 1910-1915, of Jackson, Tennessee, Member of B.P.O.E. F&AM, K of P, WOW, LO of M, AOUW, JOUAM, FOE, MW of A, IO of RM, WMA, Elder in CP Church", hunting scenes, trees with owls, animals, flag "Freedom For All Men", 19-1/2 in. Pest damage, normal discoloration and separation, some chips at large end.
• FREEMAN. FREEMAN. CONJUROR,
  FREEMAN. FREEMAN. CONJUROR, ILLUSIONIST…Liverpool: S. Griffith, 1890. Handsome letterpress broadside advertises a variety show at the Argyle Theatre of Varities, Birkenhead, on which Freeman the “only rival of Carl Hertz” appears alongside acrobatic wonders, humorists, trained dogs, singers, and “black-and-white face comedians.” 10 ¼ x 3". Two edges ragged. B.
• Wade figures City Gent Catkins Cook
  Wade figures City Gent Catkins Cook Catkins And Town Crier Catkins All Boxed (3)
• A copy of the newspaper The Courier
  A copy of the newspaper The Courier (London, England) from June 26, 1815, bearing news of the Battle of Waterloo (referred to by the French name, the Battle of Mount St. John) and of Napoleon's abdication, as well as many interesting news items and advertisements of the day.
• MR. TONSIL THE TOWN CRIER D6713 -
  MR. TONSIL THE TOWN CRIER D6713 - ROYAL DOULTON TOBY JU...Burgundy coat trimmed with gold; brown hat trimmed with gold; white scarf. Condition: Age related wear.
• After James Gillray
  After James Gillray (1757-1815)/Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite at Paris - Vide The Moniteur & Cobbetts Letters/hand coloured print, 25cm x 35cm
• A collection of Cavalier pictures
  A collection of Cavalier pictures by Mussonier Cavalier silk cigarette card Watercolour of city & County of Bristol design for new shopping precint by F.R. Steel cheif Architect c1950s etc
• Beswick Model of Lifeguard with
  Beswick Model of Lifeguard with Trumpet 1624
• ROYAL DOULTON KINGSWARE DEWAR'S
  ROYAL DOULTON KINGSWARE DEWAR'S FLASK, OYEZ! OYEZ!Caramel brown glaze, depicting a town crier on one side and 'Dewar's Scotch Whisky' on the other. Royal Doulton backstamp. The interjection "Oyez! Oyez!" was traditionally used by town criers to attract the attention of the public to public proclamations, similar to "Hear ye, hear ye". Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 10.25"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• A collection of Cavalier pictures
  A collection of Cavalier pictures by Mussonier Cavalier silk cigarette card Watercolour of city & County of Bristol design for new shopping precint by F.R. Steel cheif Architect c1950s etc
• 1 piece. Hand-Colored
  1 piece. Hand-Colored Lithograph. Currier, N.; Ives, J.M., pub. "The Tocsin of Liberty, Rung by The State House Bell (Independence Hall), Philadelphia, July 4, 1776." New York, 1876. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (267 x 315 mm) - image and text, margins Slightly toned. Framed. Gale 6548 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• 1 piece. Printed Broadside
  1 piece. Printed Broadside [American Civil War recruitment appeal.] (Philadelphia), [ca. 1862-1865]. Sm. 4to; minor wear. "Philadelphia calls on her sons to sustain her fair share..."
• 2 pieces. American Political
  2 pieces. American Political Broadsides: "To Each and Every True American in The City of New York. Dear Sir or Madam:- You are earnestly invited to join the American City Association of New York City,... object... to deliver American Cities... from their present un-American minority rule by native and foreign Irish Roman-Catholics..." New York, 1891. Drawn up by M. Fay Peirce. Proof with ms. ink corrections. 21 x 8 inches (533 x 200 mm). Slightly toned but in good to excellent state of preservation. * [William Cullen Bryan.] "Bryan Ratification Meetings, Tuesday Evening, October 16th, 1900. At Madison Square Garden, [etc.]." [New York], [1900]. 25 x 5 3/4 inches (635 x 146 mm). In good to excellent state of preservation.
• Harrison Parade Marcher with Ballot
  Harrison Parade Marcher with Ballot Box Torch Half Plate Tintype Half plate tintype of a parade marcher carrying the very rare ballot box torch produced by the McGregor Adams Company of Chicago in 1880. There are less than a handful of these glass globe torches in existence today and images of them are equally rare especially in the large half plate size the largest size Cowan's has seen to date. An informed guess as to the candidate represented would be W.S. Hancock as most Hancock outfits were light in color and very similar to this design. Mint condition. Uncased. John D. Pfeifer Collection Condition: Mint condition; uncased.
• [CIVIL WAR WALLPAPER
  [CIVIL WAR WALLPAPER NEWSPAPER][Civil War Wallpaper Newspaper] , front page (maybe the only page), of the Le Courrier du Teche, Sept. 3, 1864, in French, the "Official Newspaper of St. Martinville, presented in a two-sided frame, 22 in. x 14 in.
• MR. TONSIL THE TOWN CRIER D6713 -
  MR. TONSIL THE TOWN CRIER D6713 - ROYAL DOULTON TOBY JU...Royal Doulton backstamp. Series: The Doultonville Collection. Issued: 1984-1991 Dimensions: 4"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• TOWN CRIER D6920 - ROYAL DOULTON
  TOWN CRIER D6920 - ROYAL DOULTON TOBY JUGScarlet great coat trimmed with yellow; black tricorn hat trimmed with yellow; white feather. Royal Doulton backstamp. Condition: Good
• French mezzotint Seige'd York
  French mezzotint Seige'd York Town together with an English print by Wm. Richardson titled Tho. Laugher a colored lithograph of... ?
• After Francis Wheatley (British,
  After Francis Wheatley (British, 1747-1801) "Cries of London" two color engravings after prints by Giovanni Vendramini plate 9-"Scarlet Strawberrys" and plate 12-"Hot Spice Gingerbread" 13 3/4" x 10 3/4"
• Thirty one sheets of early
  Thirty one sheets of early newspapers 1679 to 1682 '' Mercurius Civicus '' '' The Impartial Protestant Mercury '' '' The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence'' '' Smith's Protestant Intelligence '' and '' The Protestant (Domestic) Intelligence of 1681 ''.
• Two Mark Catesby engravings
  Two Mark Catesby engravings (British, 1679-1744), "The Towne Bird…The Cowpen Bird", plate 13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in., page 20-1/4 x 14-1/4 in., and "The Chattering Plover", plate 10-1/4 x 13-15/16 in., page 14-1/4 x 20-1/4 in., both with earlier edition text from [The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands], third edition, reprinted from the 1771 edition, watermark "J. Ruse 1800", hand-colored engraving on wove paper, unframed. Both with water stain, mildew, toning, text bleed.
• John Peter Zenger, A Brief
  John Peter Zenger, A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York Weekly Journal, London, printed for J. Wilford, 1738., third edition, bound in marbleized paper boards, gilt highlights and lettering, 32 p., leaf edg
• (3) bicycle sirens and a Starr
  (3) bicycle sirens and a Starr bell.
• Historic Guthrie
  Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/Chickamauga Presentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic gavel measures 10? long made from a piece of souvenir wood embedded with a lead minie ball from the Chickamauga battlefield. The front of the simple mallet head bears a jeweler inscribed gold plate (not tested) that reads: ?PRESENTED TO/Hon D.B. Dyer/ FIRST MAYOR OF/Guthrie I.T./BY HIS FRIEND C.C.S./June 4 1889.? The presentation is flanked by CHICKAMAUGA and TENNESSEE on either side. The identity of ?C.C.S ? presumably a local Indian Territory inhabitant and former soldier-friend of Dyer is unknown. Additionally the lot includes a small archive of nine files containing Dyer manuscript correspondence to/from the Quapaw Indian Agency in the O.T. 1880-1884. Also three sundry files the first being a printed inventory booklet with annotations of ?Colonel Dyers Collection of Indian Curiosities? exhibited at the 1893 Columbia Exposition with a later article discussing the same collection then on loan to the Kansas City Public Library. The other files contain a typed letter dated February 1911 acknowledging Dyer??Ts the newspaper man cancellation of his Associated Press Membership. Last is a damaged manuscript letter to Dyer dated March 1911 on the letterhead of ?Pawnee??Ts Bill??Ts Buffalo Ranch.? D. B. Dyer??Ts time as Indian Agent ??" documented by Mrs. Dyer in the ?Frontier Classic Series? Fort Reno ??" came to a sudden end in July 1885 when the visiting government inspector concluded that ?his conflict with the Cheyenne prevented him from effectively carrying out his duties.? Mr. and Mrs. Dyer then moved to Kansas City Missouri where he engaged in the real estate business for the next few years with a partner from the Indian Agency days. In 1887 the Dyers also organized an exhibition of their ?large collection of Indian artifacts and relics? from the Quapaw Agency and this served as a catalyst for their lifelong friendship with ?Buffalo Bill? Cody. Dyer then found himself at the forefront of one of the most noteworthy events of the later 19th century. Leaders of Kansas City requested that D.B. Dyer go to Washington to lobby Congress to obtain support for what would become the two million acre ''Land Run'' of 1889. With the help of friendly Congressmen after a lengthy and sometimes factious debate President Harrison was pressured to open the Oklahoma District to a wave of homesteaders--Boomers--on April 22 1889. On that one frenzied day thousands of would-be settlers from across the country poured into the District staking claims and erecting tent cities. Overnight the small way station previously known as Deer Creek on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line mushroomed into a boomtown of 10 000 people soon to be renamed Guthrie Oklahoma. When the Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2 1889 Guthrie became the first capital quickly transforming itself into the ?Queen of the Prairie? complete with modern brick and stone structures in the Victorian style a municipal water and electrical works underwritten with bonds a horse drawn mass transit system and underground carriage parking in the central business district. At the forefront of this unprecedented development were ?hundreds of men who contributed time and money to bring about this result ? including D. B. Dyer who was elected first Mayor of Guthrie. Recalling those bygone days in 1904 Dyer wrote ?Everything was confusion and bedlam but on the morning of the 23rd a mass meeting was called where thousands assembled on the highest point of land in the town and proceeded to organize a regular old fashioned town meeting.? Of immediate concern was the multitude of conflicting and haphazard claims in and around Guthrie coupled with the fact that there was ?no law or precedent? for organizing the city policing the newcomers or arbitrating their claims. Dyer added that ?having been stationed in the territory for many years previous to this time and having represented Kansas City before Congress to secure the opening of this Territory I was probably at that time better known than any other individual on the ground.? An executive committee was formed and from this exercise ?of starting a government by the people ? D.B. Dyer was nominated to be Mayor. At first Dyer wrote that he ?steadfastly refused??|as I did not expect to remain in the territory permanently.? Dyer soon availed himself persuaded by his close friends and associates ?to accept the responsibility? as ?I could no longer decline??|given what seemed an impending crisis.? The committee made its report to the ?assembled mass? and ?when my name was presented to the people I was unanimously elected.? A city council was then elected and the two United States Marshals on the scene together with deputies and a small military detachment temporarily provided public safety. The burden of the early administrative work dealt with arbitrating overlapping claims and establishing property boundaries. The public right of way took precedence over individual claims and mayor himself was forced to cede at least one potentially valuable property to make way for a city street. The symbolic gavel offered here was presented to D.B. Dyer on June 4 1889 ??" the occasion is not recorded ??" and it clearly reflects a sense of steady fair-mindedness that he demonstrated to the citizens of Guthrie. Faced with the overwhelming task of constructing a city from the prairie Dyer wrote humbly ?Thousands of arbitrary decisions for the want of any law were forced upon those in authority??|? The mayor recalled that his ?own personal work was unremitting ? but after just three months on the job during which time Guthrie??Ts ?streets had been laid out ? he suddenly returned to his wife in Kansas City in July 1889 to pursue a more grandiose business scheme back east in Augusta Georgia. Dyer??Ts 1904 pamphlet recounting Early Oklahoma Days ??" published by his Augusta Chronicle newspaper ??" is fondly imbued with the lofty principle of Manifest Destiny. Oklahoma he waxes was the ?promised land and it is the same spirit that has reclaimed the vast solitude to civilization.? The popular American ethos of inevitability ??" our national self image on late 19th century stage ??" had already crystallized into a retrospective: ?They were genuine pioneers full of push and enterprise not satisfied with any half-hearted efforts to achieve their ambition and realize their dreams.? In 1910 Dyer reminisced about ?the cruel days of the opening of Oklahoma and rejoiced that the city of Guthrie itself was established without bloodshed through the cooperation of its brand new but stalwart citizens.? The small archive of letters that accompany the presentation gavel contain nothing of extraordinary significance but offer some interesting insight into the day-to-day workings of the Quapaw Indian Agency. In March 1880 D.B. Dyer wrote his parents (three lengthy letters) suggesting that they come to teach the Indian children at the agency school. Dyer matter-of-factly describes the arrangement as an ideal business opportunity as the teacher tends the agency farm rent free and is compensated ?$3.75 per month on each pupil? while the Indian children labor in exchange for food and lodging. Two more deeply personal letters from March 1881 from Daniel to his wife Ida are extremely revealing given their often rocky relationship documented in the forward of Mrs. Dyer??Ts Fort Reno account. In these letters Daniel writes passionately his words driven by a hitherto unknown religious zeal. Opting for the third person he engages Ida by invoking God: ???|and today he (meaning Daniel) is striving to repay his Lord with good deeds by working in the vineyard as a Missionary among the Indians ??" trying faithfully to atone for past offences??|? The letter pleads for reconciliation without begging. Written the next year an indenture in long-hand from August 1882 stipulating the division of real estate and property in advance of George and Ida??Ts ultimate divorce. Another exchange of letters dating from March 1884 between Dyer and Henry M. Lawson of Texas discusses the details of the Lawson??Ts transition ?as my successor to this Agency!? Lawson explains that he is unable to secure legal signatures for the required bond required by the government and until the matter is resolved he can only offer ?that I will be with you at or before the time indicated.? Still another file contains a typed copy of an 1886 lawsuit brought by one Rachael Silverheels in defense of her property in the Indian Territory illustrating the extent to which Indians were manipulated and ??~legally??T cheated out of land ostensibly deeded by right of treaty. The file containing the inventory booklet of D.B. Dyers collection of Indian artifacts from the 1893 Columbia Exposition includes a description of Captain Jack's coat: ?Modoc. Buckskin beaded made by Princess Mary sister of Captain Jack of Lava Bed fame and who was hung by the Government. Mary made this coat the same as the one Captain Jack had on when he was hung and presented it to Col Dyer at that time agent of the Modocs.? Collectively a fine historic artifact together with supporting archive relating to the early territorial history of Oklahoma of immeasurable importance to the Shangra-la-like city of Guthrie. Finally there are 67 empty covers with stamps dating to the 1880's mostly addressed to Col. Dyer at the Quapaw and Darlington Indian Agencies. The majority of the envelopes have printed return addresses such as ''House of Representatives '' ''Senate Chamber '' or ''Department of the Interior.'' Sadly the whereabout of the letters are unknown presumed lost. Descended Directly in the Dyer Family Condition: Gavel is complete and undamaged; all letters/paper complete and intact showing age with usual folds etc.
• ROYAL DOULTON KINGSWARE DEWAR'S
  ROYAL DOULTON KINGSWARE DEWAR'S FLASK, OYEZ! OYEZ!Dark brown glaze, depicting a town crier on one side and 'Dewar's Scotch Whisky' on the other. Royal Doulton backstamp. The interjection "Oyez! Oyez!" was traditionally used by town criers to attract the attention of the public to public proclamations, similar to "Hear ye, hear ye". Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 10.25"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• THE ADVOCATE Ferdinand Martin
  THE ADVOCATE Ferdinand Martin France lithographed tin podium w/standing figure hand painted tin head cloth suit when clockwork is activated figure begins to raise arms and turn body at anyone willing to listen. 9 1/4'' h. Replaced pulpit made of cardboard working. Sold as-is.
• TOWN VIEW WITH FIRE AND
  TOWN VIEW WITH FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS (AMERICAN 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. View of a town with a bell tower on fire and firefighters gathered below. Some restoration. Period frame 18''h. 18''w. Repaired puncture with associated inpainting relined.
• JAMES WATTERSTON HERALD (SCOTTISH
  JAMES WATTERSTON HERALD (SCOTTISH 1859-1914) A SCOTTISH TOWN BY NIGHT watercolour, signed27cm (10 1/2in), 38cm (15in)Provenance: Abbott & Holder, London, 2000.