Number

Picture

Description

Price

3144

Side Pour Tin Soldered Coffee Pot – 6” High Base 4 7/8” – Lid will not close tightly unless forced – No pin holes – Good condition

$80.00

3150

Shaving Cup, Tin 2 Compartments – Some surface rust – No holes – Good Condition

$110.00

3152

Civil War Shaving Cup, Tin 2 Compartments – Some Surface rust – 2 tiny pin holes on base – Good Condition

$90.00

3154

Shaving Cup, Tin 2 Compartments w/ soap dish insert – It is very rare to find a shaving cup w/ the soap dish insert – Overall surface rust w/ no openings or pin holes – Would clean up beautifully – When I first purchased this, a tag stating “Shaving Cup made of tin” w/ serial number was inside and still remains – Gettysburg museum doesn’t have one but of course it could be in the basement

$250.00

3159

Pewter Folding Drinking Cup w/ Japanned Tin Case – Good condition

$115.00

3162

Pewter Folding Drinking Cup w/ Japanned Tin Case – Older model – Good condition

$125.00

3165

Traveling Medicine Drinking Glass w/ original top and bottom covers – Good condition – 1840’s to 1860’s

$125.00

3172

Pair Collapsible Candle Sticks Donut Style as pictured in lords – Some damage as shown in photos – Very hard to find today

$265.00

3178

Open Ponteled Ink Bottle w/ crack however very solid – Excavated in the Fredericksburg area

$55.00

3181

Traveling Ink Well – 1860’s to 1870’s – Spring loaded – In good condition

$115.00

3188

Original Package of matches w/ tears to package, otherwise in good condition and all matches present

$70.00

3190

Original Package of matches – Wrapper in very good condition w/ no tears – All complete

$125.00

3192

Separate sections of matches – Makes nice display

$20.00

each

3194

Hardee’s Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics – Published by J.O. Cane and dated 1862 – In very good condition with some stains on the back pages primarily  

$295.00

3207

Excavated bone toothbrush – All have been excavated in the Fredericksburg area

$25.00

each

3212

Pewter spoon as often excavated and of the Civil War era – Dated February 26^th, 1861 – This is a great pc.

$125.00

3215

Three prong fork w/ knife – Matching pair – Some surface rust on knife

$35.00

3217

Two prong fork w/ knife – Matching pair – Some damage to knife point – Marked Sheffield

$65.00

3221

Pair of period spectacles – Nice condition – Light surface rust

$55.00

3225

Pair of period spectacles – Good condition – Light surface rust

$50.00

3230

Pair sharpshooters glasses – one Lens is stained. The frame with has light surface rust

$65.00

3236

Original clay marbles – Civil War period and definitely not from the famous marble factory that we have all seen in the past

$12.00

each

3237

Fork and spoon variation – Marked Army Union – Missing handle on one side as usual – Otherwise in good condition

$150.00

3240

Wallet made by Cobb & Johnson, Lancaster Mass. And so marked on the inside – Overall good Condition except for one repair as seen in photo

$115.00

3248

Wallet – No makers name – Good condition overall 

$120.00

3251

Wallet – No makers name – Very attractive wallet and in very good condition w/ great detail

$125.00

3254

Original wood shoe pegs as used to adhere primarily the sole to the shoe – The first canteen that I purchased was almost completely full of these pegs and being brilliant as I am, I threw them away – They are 100% authentic

$25.00

3256

38 pc. set of domino’s made of ebony and ivory w/ brass pin holding them together w/ original box and sliding lid – In very good condition

$200.00

3267

Housewife – Nice condition – Complete w/ ribbon ties – Again very difficult to find today

$250.00

3273

Minors improved pocket lantern dated January 24^th, 1865 and so marked – This lantern will completely fold in order to put into your back pocket as seen on photos – Both mica pcs. in good condition – One of these lanterns in the new Gettysburg museum camp display – The lantern would have been used prior to or during the Civil War and the patent completed as of the above date – A copy of the patent will accompany the purchase of this lantern

$350.00

3283

Minors improved pocket lantern dated January 24^th, 1865 and so marked – This lantern will completely fold in order to put into your back pocket as seen on photos – Both mica pcs. in good condition – One of these lanterns in the new Gettysburg museum camp display – The lantern would have been used prior to or during the Civil War and the patent completed as of the above date – A copy of the patent will accompany the purchase of this lantern

$350.00

3299

Original “honest to goodness” tin eating plate w/ rolled lip and almost totally impossible to find today – The dark spot that you see on the plate is were the museum adhered a fork and knife – The rear three dark spots are from were they adhered it so it could not be picked up – The last one I have seen for sale was with an original cup and both went for over $2000 – 9” in diameter X 1” in depth – Three very small pin holes appear on the bottom

$750.00

3745

2 5/8” X 16 1/2” map or document case – Used during the Civil War – This specific map case is made of copper and could have been easily used by the Navy – The first one I have ever seen made of copper – In very good condition w/ writing that is not legible

$125.00

3304

Tin Soldered Nurses Lamp – Complete w/ kettle, lid, and burner – It is my understanding that the kettle was basically used for two purposes, camphor for medical reasons and to make tea etc. – Somewhere along the road someone painted a design on the lamp which was called toleware – Very nice pc.

$295.00

3785

Civil War Period Signal Lantern – This exact style lantern was used on the Confederate Submarine Hunley which was the first submarine to sink a warship – The ship that it sunk was called the USS Housatonic – This lantern is complete and the slider works very well which crossed the lens in order to send the signal and includes the original burner – It is made of japanned tin and soldered – Accompanying the photo will be information in addition to what is pictured – The exact lanterns radiograph appears on the additional photos (Note photo of finial. Too me it is a confederate lead finial and replaced the metal finial) (Note this one has a single baffle on top believed to be earlier)

$375.00

3748

Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock political scarf showing him and his Vice President William H. English w/ button marked Hancock and English – This was for his 1880 democratic campaign for the Presidency – The only other one I have seen was at the Antique Road Show – Approximately 19 ¼” X 21” – In excellent condition except for some tears as seen in photographs – Very rare – Button photo gives the impression that a push is on the front, there is NOT

$1850.00

4221

33” X 84” Cotton Blanket with sown design as appears in picture – Some repairs are present however this item is almost impossible to find – Been in my personal collection for many years

$250.00

4256

Pair of bone dice – Approximately ¼” X ¼” – This pair was in my personal collection for many years and I liked the way the corners wore down as well as how the dots were so far off center

$40.00