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Place of Origin: American
19th Century Fruitwood Mortar and Pestle
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
19th century fruitwood mortar and pestle. Lathe work, remnants of paint or dark stain. Original pestle included.
Period: First half of the 19th century
Origin: Eastern, US
Size: 5" ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Vintage Kodak Glass Beaker
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1940s glass Kodak developer beaker. This amazing piece is minimal and cool, and features a large 32 ounce capacity for holding and measuring liquids. Used primarily in dark rooms for photo developer solution, this beaker would be a great gift for that avid photographer, or use as a very unique flower vase...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 1930s Steel /Cast Iron Military Chalk World Globe Denoyer Geppert
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare c 1930 steel Denoyer Geppert military chalk globe. Globe alone measures 22" in diameter, Retains original patina. Age appropriate wear. Minor dents.(see photo). Original patina ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel, Iron
Blue Sunoco Gas Martin and Schwartz model 70 Gas Pump
Located in Alpha, NJ
This vintage Blue Sunoco Gas Martin and Schwartz model 70 Gas Pump is in very good condition. This pump has been fully restored. Lighting elements are operational, pump elements have...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Pulley for MD&S Co
By MD&S Co
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Industrial Cast Iron Pulleya An Industrial cast iron pulley with latch marked 'MD & S CO' 'PHILA. PA. U.S.A.'.
Manufactured by MD&S Co, USA, 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s Industrial Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Hardwood Juggling Pins
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of antique hardwood juggling pins, circa 1900s. The pair are in good vintage condition and measure 3.5"D x 19"H. They have a grea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Hardwood
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original J Mack Moore Photo of Virginia Memorial in Vicksburg, MISS
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY RARE and Original J Mack Moore Photo of Virginia Memorial in Vicksburg, MISS and probably taken circa 1907/08, after it’s dedication.
Paper photograph mounted on board, on it’s original matting.
Taken by famous photographer John Mack Moore of Vicksburg and signed by him in red ink on bottom left “J Mack Moore’ and “Vicksburg, Miss” on the bottom right (also in red ink).
Hand-noted in black ink on rear as “Virginia Tablet, Vicksburg National Military Park” and also signed again by J. Mack Moore in red ink on left center on the rear and “Vicksburg, Miss” on the right center (also in red ink).
Newly framed and matted and under glass.
Original photos by J. Mack Moore are ‘highly’ sought after and have performed very well at auction.
John Mack Moore, born in 1869, was the son of prominent residents of antebellum Vicksburg. He was only a toddler when the famous 1870 race between the Robt. E. Lee and Natchez had his hometown in a state of excitement as the big sidewheelers passed upriver en route from New Orleans to St. Louis. As a young man, he became an avid and skilled photographer, spending much time at the wharf along the Mississippi and Yazoo, recording on glass plate negatives the daily activity of the busy river landing.
Conversations with masters, mates, mud clerks and roustabouts were his daily fare. Moore learned photography from an elderly master of albumen, wet plates and homemade printing papers. He had a disdain for newfangled gadgetry and held fast to utilizing the old methods of previous decades in the making of photographs, with sparkling results.
J. Mack Moore was considered the dean of photographers as well as a colorful character around Vicksburg. In later years, owing to his white hair and moustache, he was said by many to bear a close resemblance to Mark Twain.
Moore’s Clay Street home, where he also operated his photographic studio, was built from the top down, a most amazing feat accomplished by a unique individual. Originally it was a rambling residence in a Southern, park-like setting. However, when paved streets eventually came to the city, the house was left at the base of an embankment, the large oak trees removed to make way for an unsightly culvert. Singlehandedly, Moore raised the house to street level. As the edifice gradually rose, Moore fashioned lower floors, accomplishing the feat with heavy timbers and screw jacks...
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
"Join the Air Service" Vintage WWI Poster by J. Paul Verrees, 1917
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is very scarce WWI recruiting poster for the Army Air Service. The poster dramatically features a two-man open cockpit biplane with American and French markings flying against a red sky background. In the foreground, two uniformed spotters look on. The poster reads "Join the Air Service...
Category
1910s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Billion Dollar Brain
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1967 action comedy starring Michael Caine and Karl Malden.
This film was directed by Ken Russell.
This poster is unfolded...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
The Empire Strikes Back
Located in London, GB
Original US Gone with the Wind Style B film poster for The Empire Strikes Back 1980, also known as (Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back) this was the second movie in the St...
Category
1980s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,092
Batman
Located in London, GB
Very rare original US film poster for Leslie Martinson's 1966 Batman.
This very large poster was printed in four sheets and designed to be pasted on billboards. Therefore only unused...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$8,880
Louise Nevelson Inscribed
Signed Pace Catalog
Print, Nightsphere-Light, 1969
By Louise Nevelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nevelson Recent Wood Sculpture
The Pace Gallery, Copyright Pace Editions Inc. 1969
An exceptionally well-preserved, near mint condition personalized and artist-signed catalog of L...
Category
20th Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Paul McCartney – McCartney (Apple Records, 1970) – Autographed
Located in Roma, IT
An exceptionally collectible first solo album from Paul McCartney, released in 1970 on Apple Records, catalog number STAO 3363. Widely recognized as McCartney’s intimate, homemade pr...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Batman and Robin
Located in London, GB
Very rare original US poster designed to advertise DC Comics, featuring Batman and Robin printed on one sheet. It was designed to be cut in half and pasted up on billboards. This exa...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$8,197
Memento of Bruce Goff Professorship for Creative Architecture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Rare numbered printing of Bruce Goff's "Le Mar." Printed as a memento of appreciation for friend of Mr. Goff's who helped to establish the Bruce Goff Profes...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Waterskis Owned by World Champion Dick Pope Jr. — Rare Sporting Icon
Located in Dronten, NL
A remarkable piece of American waterskiing history. This vintage pair of waterskis belonged to Dick Pope Jr., legendary world champion athlete and son of Cypress Gardens founder Dick...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
Eric Clapton – Another Ticket (1981, RSO Records, RX-1-3085, U.S. Pressing)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP
Label: RSO Records – RX-1-3085
Release Date: 1981
Country: U.S.A.
Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
Condition:
Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG+/EX...
Category
1980s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
Bruce Goff Architectural Portfolio, 1978
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Rare limited numbered boxed portfolio for the "Art and Architecture of Bruce Goff" exhibit. Yellowstone Art Center. Billings, Montana 1978. Number 366/1500....
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique Silver and Wooden Presentation Judge
s Gavel, circa 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique sterling silver and wood gavel or auction hammer.
The gavel is engraved with Judge's name and is a commemorative hammer or gavel for the years of service of the judge. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
$322 Sale Price
56% Off
1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure
Located in Lancaster, PA
This rare cast iron pig was produced by the Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy, Illinois, as a traveling salesman’s sample in the 1930s. Designed to open on a central hinge, the...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
American Original Coke Coca Cola 1940
s Advertising Serving Tray 321-K
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
rare original vintage coke Coca Cola serving tray very collectible , circa 1940's Made in The USA, the image its nice and clean the edges shows rust and w...
Category
20th Century Art Deco American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century American Stationary with Manuscript Letter, Signed 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
American stationery with in the top the following text printed:
E pluribus unum – Latin for "Out of many, one" (also translated as "One out of many" or "One from many") – is a traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with Annuit cœptis (Latin for "he approves the undertaking [lit. 'things undertaken']") and Novus ordo seclorum (Latin for "New order of the ages"); its inclusion on the seal was approved by an Act of Congress in 1782. While its status as national motto was for many years unofficial, E pluribus unum was still considered the de facto motto of the United States from its early history. Eventually, the United States Congress passed an act (H. J. Resolution 396), adopting "In God We Trust" as the official motto in 1956.
The thirteen letters of E PLURIBUS UNUM makes its use symbolic of the thirteen original states like the thirteen stripes on the US flag. The meaning of the phrase originates from the concept that out of the union of the original Thirteen Colonies emerged a new single nation. It is emblazoned across the scroll and clenched in the eagle's beak on the Great Seal of the United States. (Source: wikipedia)
Text below the portraits: "The Presidents of our Great Republic."
Letter paper with hand-colored engraving showing the portraits of the 14 presidents of the USA from George Washington up to Franklin Pierce...
Category
1850s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$373 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Large Civil War Era Bronze and Tin Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous historic treasure of times past, namely, a 19th century large Civil War Era bronze and tin pitcher.
From circa 1850, this is an American frontier piece.
I...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Classical Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of January 1918
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt letter of January 1918.
On ‘Sagamore Hill’ letterhead. Fully handwritten and personally signed by President...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$7,000 / set
Jewels in Her Crown Treasures From Special Collections of Columbia
s Libraries
Located in valatie, NY
Jewels in her crown treasures from the Special Collections of Columbia's Libraries, Introduction by Jean Ashton. Columbia University, 2004. 1st Ed softcover exhibition catalog. ewels...
Category
Early 2000s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Northwest Passage 1st Limited 2 Vol Ed by Kenneth Roberts, Signed
Numbered
Located in valatie, NY
Northwest Passage, Limited 2 Volume Edition By Kenneth Roberts. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., Garden City, N.Y., 1937. 1st Ed hardcov...
Category
1930s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Chubby Checker – For ’Teen Twisters Only (1961, Parkway Records, P-7009, U.S.)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP
Label: Parkway Records – P-7009
Release Date: 1961
Country: U.S.A.
Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
Condition:
Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG – ...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hardcover Book: a Treasury of Gilbert
Sullivan 1941
Located in San Diego, CA
Title: A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan
The words and music of one hundred and two songs from eleven operettas
Edited: Deems Taylor
Publisher...
Category
1940s Expressionist Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles. Upgrade your legacy and clout with a few well placed trinkets from Mid Century M.I.T. sca...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paper
American Western Movie Lithograph "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice Hollywood movie original lithograph for the film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by John Huston. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Sterling on Bronze Yacht Trophy – The Duane Cup, 1914
Located in Northport, MI
A striking sterling-on-bronze presentation trophy, awarded as The Duane Cup in 1914 by the historic Annisquam Yacht Club (est. 1898, Gloucester, Massachusetts). This two-handled lov...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1940s Shelton Pharmacy Nebraska Painted Tin Sign Kreso Dip No.1 Vintage Medicine
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful condition. From an original 1940s location of Shelton Pharmacy in Shelton Nebraska. Which seems to still be in business, atleast in name form, according to online searches....
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
Robt. Murphy Extensive Collection of Material From "American Protective League"
Located in valatie, NY
Robert Murphy's Extensive Collection of Material From "American Protective League". This lot includes the related memorabilia including: 2 Brass Badges (1 Officers and 1 Lieutenants...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Red
Black FDR
s Fala Scotty Dog American Glass Ice Bowl, circa 1930-1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming pre midcentury ice bucket or ice bowl, American clear glass, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. The Scotty dog glass collectible craze began when President Franklin D. Roosevel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Alien
By Steve Frankfurt
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Ridley Scott's Classic 1979 Science-Fiction film,
starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver and John Hurt. This poster was designed by the American poster a...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,161
Set of Four Large Vintage Skeleton Keys on a Ring
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four large vintage skeleton keys on a ring, circa 1950s. The set is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 6.75"W x 2"D x .5"H. Note ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Harvard Fraternal Medallion Delta Kappa Epsilon Robert Hastings Hastings College
Located in Soquel, CA
Harvard Fraternal Medallion - Delta Kappa Epsilon DKE 1877 Robert P. Hastings
Silver Medallion and Historic Objet de Arte' presented by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity to Robert P. Hastings Harvard College 1873-1877 and of Hastings College of Law Berkeley and San Francisco California.
Robert P. Hastings President of the School Board of The Hastings College of Law, which was founded by Serranus Clinton Hastings,
a man of diverse and magnificent accomplishments. Schoolmaster, lawyer,
legislator, member of Congress, Chief Justice...
Category
1870s American Classical Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Charles Magnus, Lithographer Illustrating America
s Past, 1850-1900 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Charles Magnus, Lithographer: Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900. Oak Knoll Press and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; 2013. Stated 1st edition. Charles Magnus (1826-1900) wa...
Category
2010s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
N.E. View of the United States Capitol, Washington, DC Antique Proof Print 1858
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This engraved print shows a view of the United States Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. The print depicts the neoclassical building from the northeast orientation, with a bustling street scene in front. The steel engraving is a proof printing, drawn and engraved by Henry Sartain and published in 1858.
Plans began in May 1854 to build a new cast-iron dome for the United States Capitol. The then-architect of the Capitol Thomas Walter and his team were sold on the aesthetics of a new dome, as well as the utility of a fire-proof one. A year later, on March 3, 1855, President Franklin Pierce...
Category
1850s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pat Boone – This and That (Dot Records, 1960)
Located in Roma, IT
Original pressing of This and That, released in 1960 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP 3285). This album captures Pat Boone’s smooth, versatile vocal style with a mix of heartfelt ball...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Pair of Photographs, Harold E. Hatch, Danville, VT, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
By Harold E. Hatch
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of original printed photos by Harold E. Hatch (Born October/1886-Died November/1973). He worked around Danville, VT in the late 19th and early 20th c. His photos were contact pr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Set of 5 Vintage Instructional School Signs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 5 Instructional Educational School Signs. Show great signs of wear with nice patina! Stand easily and are easy to move around! Fun accent to use ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Collection of 6 Vintage Issues of Masters of World of Architecture, 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Great collection of 6 issues of Masters of World of Architecture. These issues date back to 1960 and each focuses on a particular architecture icon that is discussed and analyzed wit...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$364 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Apocalypse Now
Located in London, GB
Apocalypse Now original US film poster for Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall's Classic 1979 Vietnam film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
The...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$955
Two Books on Trade Tokens, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Two books on trade tokens. 1.) U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845-1860 by Russell Rulau. Iola: Krause Publications, Inc., 1985. Softcover. 192 pp. A catalogue of the unofficial coinage of Ame...
Category
20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
George H W Bush 1991 double signed letter
By A. Ramsay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spectacular 1991 handwritten on White House, stationary George Herbert Walker Bush letter. The letter discusses the gulf war and is double signed second signature is just signed Geor...
Category
1990s American Classical American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19th Century Native Nez Perce Beaded Martingale
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Early designed beaded Nez Perce martingale. Constructed stroud applied to canvas with beaded panels of hourglass and diamond motifs. Split tab and brass bell suspensions. Stunning pi...
Category
19th Century Native American Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Beads
President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris
Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Made by Columbian Art Pottery / Morris and Willmore of Trenton, New Jersey
This ...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pottery
$942 Sale Price
20% Off
Cast Iron Fireman Fire Marker
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Unique cast iron fire marker with painted fireman in red coat, horn blowing "FIRE", and hose. Used primarily for advertising purposes, fire marks were used from 1752 to circa 1900. Going back to their early practices, the Philadelphia Contributionship and The Baltimore Equitable Society still issue fire marks. Back stamped "Wilton". The Wilton family has been involved in the metal casting industry since 1892 when Ralph P. Wilton, Sr. began working for his uncle at the Susquehanna Casting Company near Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. At that time, the foundry produced industrial iron castings for other manufacturers. Half a century later, Ralph P. Wilton, Jr. expanded the family business through other ventures, such as Wilton Products (1940) which made cast iron gifts and the Wilton Brass Company (1955) which initially produced industrial brass, aluminum, and iron castings. The company's greatest success occurred in 1963 when Wilton, Jr. developed the formula for a unique aluminum-based alloy called Armetale, which led to a new line of Wilton products. In 1969, the Wilton Brass Company relocated to Mount Joy, Pennsylvania and changed its name to reflect its new direction. Today, Wilton Armetale...
Category
19th Century Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Antique Trade Sign Gavel or Presentation Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gavel is in great condition and was a presentation piece.
Copper plate on gavel reads as follows / Dated 1941
Presented By
The Corona 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Country American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
After the Gold Rush (1970)
Located in Roma, IT
Two cornerstone albums from Neil Young’s early solo career, both highly influential releases in rock history:
Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Reprise ...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group – Live (1977, Epic Records, PE 34433, U.S.)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP
Label: Epic Records – PE 34433
Release Date: 1977
Country: U.S.A.
Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm).
Condition:
Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG+...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$550 Sale Price
20% Off
Madonna – The Immaculate Collection, 1990, Signed Vinyl Album
Located in Roma, IT
A signed copy of The Immaculate Collection, the definitive greatest hits compilation album by American pop icon Madonna, released in 1990 on Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records.
T...
Category
1990s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail LaserDisc, Signed
Located in Roma, IT
This signed copy not only commemorates Springsteen’s monumental 1980s breakthrough but also stands as a remarkable piece of rock history from a performer whose influence spans genera...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Vintage Wood Survey Measuring Large Stick by Lenner
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find a rare vintage wood measuring stick by Lenner.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Native American Sioux Authentic Fully Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sioux fully-beaded moccasins, with fully beaded soles.
Fully beaded moccasins were made as special gifts for elders, respected individuals, or during rites of passages for events suc...
Category
1880s Native American Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Beads
1847 Ornamental Map of the United States
Mexico by H. Phelps
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original 1847 ornamental map of the U.S. entitled "Ornamental Map of the United States
Mexico" by Humphrey Phelps. The map was issued as an act of Congress by Phelps on Fulton Street, New York. The broadside is elaborately hand-colored.
This is a very detailed and graphic propaganda map of the United States expressing U.S. dominance of the North American continent. The hand-colored map proclaims the Manifest Destiny, with the recent acquisition of Upper California and Texas at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. The newly acquired land is boldly colored, standing in stark contrast to the rest of the U.S. The map details a potential route for a railroad running from New York City, to Buffalo, to Chicago, then west along the Oregon Trail to Oregon City. This route anticipates the construction of the transcontinental railroad by nearly 20 years.
The map includes elaborately detailed renderings of George Washington, Hernan Cortez, and Montezuma at top to represent European expansion to the Americas. At bottom are four inset designs with text showing the following: a chronological history of the U.S. beginning from settlement to the U.S. victory in the Mexican-American war; an illustration of General Zachary Taylor with details on the Oregon Territory; an illustration of the Aztec Temple of the Sun in Tenochtitlan and a chronology of the Conquest of the Aztec Empire under Cortez; a portrait of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
Category
1840s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Full Dress La Salle Cadet
Tar Bucket
Dress Hat/Shako, and Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Full Dress La Salle Cadet ``Tar Bucket`` Dress Hat/Shako and Stand
USA, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century
This nearly pristine 'Tar Bucket' Dress Hat/...
Category
20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Leather Fireman
s Parade Belt
Located in York County, PA
Leather fireman's parade belt with the word "LIBERTY in white on a red ground, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1900
This fireman's parade belt is of the type produced during the latter part of the 19th century, between roughly 1870 and 1900. Made of leather, the body of the belt is black. In the center is a recessed window, with a fancifully scalloped edge, behind which a red leather panel, upon which the word "Liberty" appears in raised, white letters. There is a white binding, it's edge trimmed with pinking shears to create a decorative border. The metal buckle fits into an opposing leather strap, small in scale and riveted beneath the outer one.
The words that appear on fireman's parade belts were customized, sometimes displaying the title of the wearer (i.e., "chief" or "clerk"), sometimes the name of the city or town, and sometimes the name of the station, as-is the case in this instance.
Attributed to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (Columbia County), I acquired it about 25 miles southwest, in adjacent Union County. Bloomsburg's first fire house, Friendship Fire Company, was established in 1868, shortly following the Civil War. Like most volunteer departments of that time, it was staffed by returning Union soldiers who volunteered, enjoying the comradery. Three more would follow, including Rescue Hose & Ladder (1870), Winona (1881), and Liberty Fire Company (1900). In the early 1990's the process was begun to modernize and consolidate all four stations into one. Liberty's fire house still stands on the 100 block of Leonard Street.
Probably made in the year the Liberty Fire Company was established, for related parades and festivities, the great thing about this belt is the combination of the wonderful, early, painted surface and the terrific verbiage. While words such as "Clerk," "Bloomsburg," or "Rescue" would have limited appeal, the word "Liberty" opens the playing field to a nation-wide audience. Fire memorabilia...
Category
Early 1900s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Vintage Harper
s Weekly Journal of Civilization New York 1864
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization New York, 1864.
Measures: 15.75 x 11
Total 8 sheets.
Preowned vintage unrestored antique condi...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
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