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GAR Medal Pin - Bottom GAR Membership Star Medal with pin backing, star number is R1021, not sure as to when the pin backing was added, neat item & excellent condition. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-1
Civil War Era Tin Shaving Cup - The cup is 4 1/4" tall by 3" in diameter, good item for Civil War Camp display, use to be common in the market place, Excellent Condition & Nice Example Here. - Price is $ 150.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-2-836
Civil War Period Ivory Note Pad - Note pad is in excellent condition with a very fine age crack to cover, no real issue & not complete through, no missing parts, snap works fine, pages show period writing, the size is 3" by 1 3/4" - Price is $ 225.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-3-638
19th Century Patriotic Slate Pencils - Lot of 6 slate pencils, these date anywhere from the civil war up to 1910. There is 5 large, thicker diameter ones which are scarce to find in this lot, 5 1/2" long, nice display with any period stuff. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-4-1371
Smoking Pipe - 19th century pipe remains in excellent condition, does show use & wear, stem is 7" long, bowl is 3 3/4", marked, stiasnyefia\kormoczbanya, along with a hallmark at the base, I suspect this is from Hungary/Germany. The bowl material looks to be mould & of Gutta-Percha or India Rubber, I say circa 1870's & 1880's, it could be older, nice period pipe here, I have not had much luck putting an exact date of manufacture. - Price is
$ 250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-5-673
Two Smith Mouth Harps - Both 19th Century, large one marked made in England & Smith, 4 1/2" long by 3" wide, small one is marked Smith, 2" by 1 1/4" both very good condition showing honest age. - Price is
$ 65.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-6
Religious Icon w/Case - Brass Case with lead icon as seen in Lord's Encyclopedia, approximate size, lead icon is 1" tall, excellent condition. - Price is
$ 85.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-7
Barrel Shaped Ink Bottle - Traveling Ink Bottle, this looks to be Apple Wood, has glass insert with spring bottom that held ink, lid must be pushed down and then turned to close. Overall excellent showing honest age, 2" high by 1 1/4" in diameter. - Price is
$ 125.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-8-1259
Tin Bucket - 19th century tin bucket with wire handle, used for cooking, heating water & soup, the size is 5 1/4" high by 6 1/2" in diameter, good condition overall, shows age & use with minor denting. - Price is
$ 55.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-9-980
Civil War Period Chess Set w/box - Complete set here showing light use, made of wood, high quality & craftmanship. Kings are 3" tall with 1" diameter base, pawns are 1 3/8" tall. I looked over them and see no damage, chips or cracks, the box lid slide is missing the hand lip, see photo, overall excellent condition. Old ink tag remains on the inside lid with 2 names, chessman ? - Price is
$ 150.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-10-1235
Tin Case - 19th century tin snuff or tobacco container, the size is 4" long by 2 1/2" wide and 3/4" thick, good condition showing age & light rust. - Price is
$ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-11-983
19th Century Tooth Brush - Sterling handle with bone tooth brush & so marked Sterling Silver, circa 1890, excellent condtion. - Price is
$ 95.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-12-1209
Knapsack Tin Match Case - This container used to store wood matches, half full ?, shaped like a Civil War Knapsack, as seen in Lord's Encyclopedia, approximate size is 1 1/4" by 1 3/4" by 1/2" thick, shows honest age & remains in very good condition. - Price is
$ 45.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-13-1112
4-Bone Tooth Brush Handles - Dug-Condition, you get all 4 bone tooth brush handles for one money, some have markings, 1 - Union and, 2 - Nippo? Brush Co, 3 - The Owl Brand - there is other stuff, hard to see, an OWL, 4 - VHYH - Extra - Ambrose Chemist - ???? Coates - Oxford
all good examples & a NICE LOT HERE. - Price is $ 65.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-14
Candle Wick Snuff - 19th century forged metal candle wick snuffer, 5 1/2" long overall, this one remains near excellent & could be used today. - Price is
$ 80.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-15-986
SCARCE Indian War Period Cup - Cup handle stamped "NGP" National Guard Pennsylvania, marked & stamped on the brim "S Hoover", might be maker or owners name, the size is 4 1/4" tall by 4" in diameter, very good condition, shows wear & use with light rust & no holes, hard pressed to find another. - Price is $ 185.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-16-658
Wood Snuff Box - Early 19th Century Snuff Box, very nice indeed, shows just honest wear, the size is 3 1/4" by 2" by almost 1" thick. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-17
Civil War Snuff Tin - This is a cool piece, eagle front hard to photo, tin has light rust inside, would clean, let that to the buyer, size is 3 3/8" by 1" thick, first one I have ever seen. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-18
Tin Cigar Case - 19th Century cigar case, holds three cigars, 5 3/8" long by 2 1/4" wide, excellent condition. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-19
Invalid Knife - Combination knife & fork used by amputee's, 8" long with bone handle, maker marked with "J. Russell & Co - Green River Works", excellent condition, just shows age. - Price is $ 250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-20-465
Traveling Rose Wood Ink Bottle - Carried by most soldiers in the civil war, has spring inside bottom of glass insert to keep pressure on lid when closed, 2" tall by 1 1/8" diameter, excellent condition overall showing honest age. - Price is $ 85.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-21-1291
Silliman Desk Ink Well - Civil War period wood ink well made by S. Silliman & Co. of Chester, CT. Ink well is turned wood with 2 glass vials, 3 holes for pens, painted with 3 gold hearts with arrow, 3 1/2" in diameter by 2" high, paper label missing on the bottom, good condition overall showing honest age. - Price is $ 125.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-22-1440
8 Excavated Bone Toothbrush Handles - Excellent lot here, all for one money, all have different maker markings, selling for half of what they retail for. - Price is $ 120.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-23-898
Civil War Era Tin Shaving Cup - The cup is approximate 4" tall by 3" in diameter, good item for Civil War Camp display, use to be common in the market place, Excellent Condition. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-24-557
Primitive Wood Doll - Civil War Era hand carved wood doll, 11" tall, looks to be a girl ?? very crude looking, not sure what type of wood that its made from, looks to be something that was carved by an Indian or Slave. No question here that it is indeed different & unique, no detailed information could be had from the family that it was purchased. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-25
Civil War Period Brass Hotel Bell - Large Hotel Bell, steel gold clam corner painted base is 3 3/4" square, 6 1/2" tall overall, bell has a good ring & works just fine, shows wear & use with lots period hand wear rubbing, no question used in a high class hotel of its day, this is the largest I have ever seen or chance to aquire, overall a nice period item & remains in very good condition. - Price is $ 250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-26-787
London Playing Cards - Full deck of 52, all the bells & whistles of a civil war period deck. I date these to circa 1870's to 1880's, cards are near excellent showing signs of use & light wear. Much cheaper than the American decks. - Price is $ 225.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-27-988
Boot Pulls - 19th century boot pulls, not an exact matched pair, both look to be from the same maker & came together, rosewood handles are 4" long, overall very good condition. - Price is $ 135.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-28-968
RARE & SCARCE Civil War Playing Cards - Full Deck of 52 cards, circa 1860 DOUGHERTY 26 BEEKMAN ST NEW YORK made by a key manufacturer in the history of American playing cards. Deck features a most beautiful highly decorative blue ace which is emblazoned EXCELSIOR above an eagle with spread wings, unshaded center wreath, the court cards are two way, there are no indice. The backs are printed in blue and have an elegant Victorian design. The cardstock is non-glossy and feels thicker than modern decks, the design and printing indicates a more primitive method of manufacture than compared to todays standards. After surviving 150 years, the deck is (amazingly!) complete at 52 cards, there were no jokers issued with civil war period decks. Given there age, the condition is surprisingly very good to excellent showing age toning & use, no significant creases or folds. There are the remains of light pencil markings on most of the cards, it looks as though someone marked the numerical value of the cards onto each one at some point in time. Either the pencil marks have faded or someone has tried to erase them. A chance of a lifetime awaits you, full complete decks are scarce today. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-29-1061
Civil War Tin Shaving Cup - Tin cup is 4" high with a 3" diameter base, shows age & light use, overall very good condition. - Price is $ 115.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-30-1255
Civil War Period Leather Wallet - Leather Wallet is 6 1/2" wide by 9" open flat, wallet shows wear & use, this one remains in very good condition, only lacks confederate money. - Price is $ 95.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-31-467
Indian War Period Cup - Metal Cup is 3 1/2" by 3 1/2", looks to have had feet at one time, overall good condition & nice camp display. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-32-457
Ladies Hat Pin - Made from a Coat Size Massachusetts Button with a Waterbury Scovill MFG CO backmark, I use to find a fair amount of these at shows, flea markets, etc, not anymore. - Price is $ 45.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-33-827
19th Century Jack Knife - Overall 7" long with a 2 3/4" blade, bone handle remains excellent, just a cool heavy knife. - Price is $ 125.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-34
Wicker Purse - 19th century purse, the body size is 8 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches high, base or bottom measures 2 3/4 wide by 7 1/2 inches. Wicker is strong overall with a dry feel, wicker latch is broken due to time. - Price is $ 95.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-35
Civil War Period Rose Wood Fife - Fife is 15 3/4" long, no maker mark & no cracks, shows only honest age, 6 note holes with 1/2" German Silver ferrules, good condition overall. - Price is $ 200.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-36-1207
Brogan Wood Shoe Pegs - Brogan Shoe Pegs, the tag reads, Civil War Brogan Wood Shoe Pegs 1861-1865, they come in plastic container's which hold 100 plus pegs, neatly packed for display, recovered from a New York Shoe Factory. - Price is $ 15.00 EACH plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-37
Drum Sticks - Brass Capped Rosewood Civil War Period Drum sticks, they are 16" long, both a tad different which is the norm with these, no cracks, honest wear to both, will display nice with any drum. - Price is $ 350.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-38
Civil War Period Chess set w/box - Excellent set here with all original bone or ivory game pieces and box, missing only 2 pawns, one for each side. Sets like these would have been carried by a High Ranking Officer. The box size is 9 1/2" by 9 1/2" open, 1" deep, board top made of wood inlays, overall shows age & use, inlays have some period age cracking, storage box only missing the latch hook. Nice Civil War Period set here for the money. - Price is $ 400.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-39-902
Razor Strop - Strop is a smaller travel style, 7 1/2" long, with a card stock case, good condition. - Price is $ 30.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - PI-40-526
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