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Place of Origin: North American
NYRA Wood Medical Emergency Spine Board
Located in New York, NY
From the Belmont Park Racetrack in Elmont, New York. It is referred to as a spine board and is used for emergency medical services. The piece is made of light tone wood. Two fastener...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Finest Quality Model of the Iron Clipper Commonwealth
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional model of the iron clipper Commonwealth. The ship was built by Russel and Co., Greenock, 1876, owner C.H. Stewart of London. Employed in the Australian and Indian trade. T...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Yacht Pulley of Rosewood and Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical pulley block by Merriman from the early twentieth century. Brass badges with trident symbols. This relic has been meticulously restored. The r...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Adventures of Pinocchio, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, illustrated by A. Mussino
Located in Middletown, NY
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi [pseud. of Carlo Lorenzini]; translated by Carol della Chiesa and illustrated by Attilio Mussino
New York: Macmillan Company, 1929.
F...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Model of the Brig Bertha
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality former museum model of the brig "Bertha" of Emden. Expertly detailed with many deck structures, including wheel cabin, companionways, livestock coop, main cabin, etc. Ot...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
United States Yacht Ensign Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht ensign on wood pole and three black and white yacht photographs mounted into a shadowbox frame. The flag has an embroidered anchor and thirteen ...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Nautical Signal Pennant for Numeral "EIGHT" in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadowbox frame. The cotton flag represents numeral "8". The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Black and Silver Ted Flowers Parade Saddle
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Black with silver parade saddle, horsehead on top of saddle horn, matching breastplate. Not maker marked; probably Ted Flowers.
Period: Estimate 1950s.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley.
Weight: 2 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: 6"H x 4"W...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam
Located in Buffalo, NY
VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam .. Tested and working, could use re-wiring..
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1837 Mitchell
s "Tourist
s Pocket Map of the State of Virginia" by J.H. Young
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is J. H. Young's pocket map of the Virginia, which shows county development current to 1835. The map was engraved by E. Yeager and F. Dankworth and published by S. A. Mitchell. ...
Category
1830s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Reclaimed 59 in. H Cast Iron Ship Maritime Mooring Bollard
Located in New York, NY
This early 20th Century cast iron construction adds a rustic and weathered charm, reminiscent of its original use on piers. The distressed paint further enhances the vintage appeal, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Jamie Drake
s New American Glamour, First Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Jamie Drake's New American glamour.
Designer hardcover Coffee table book.
New York: Bulfinch Press, 2005.
Stated first edition hardcover with no dust ja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Classical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Bakelite Nº11 Cubist NYC Art Deco Cherry Red Charm Necklace
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker. Celluloid linked chain and Bakelite cube charms. With a good clasp, this necklace is ready to wear.
Fair Condition because one smaller cube is chipped a...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Wood Lawn Bowling Game Original Caddy and Bowling Balls, circa 1900
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Lawn bowling set and caddy. The best orange and yellow paint. Great as a display or design accessory. Or play the game! Complete and as good as it gets. Includes 14 wood carved pins...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Wild California: Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife Collectible Book Signed
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Wild California: Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife Collectible Book Signed.
Wild California : Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife
Leopold, A. Starker; Dasmann, Raymond F. (editor), Illustrated by Tupper Ansel Blake
Science · Hardcover · Non-fiction · 144 pages.
This is a stunning photographic guide to the six major California regions--from the Sierra Nevada to the desert--and their wildlife. In a highly readable style that mingles authority and eloquence, Leopold reminds us of the aesthetic, educational, and scientific values of undeveloped land.
Oversized Wraps. Very Good +. First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed By The Illustrator. ISBN:0-520-06024-5. A wonderful photography book on the wildlife of California. Beautiful color photographs by Tupper Ansel Blake! This copy has a great inscription from Blake to singer/songwriter, Linda Ronstadt. A great association copy linking the photographer to Ronstadt, a famous nature activist.
Synopsis:
The universal spread of civilization has encompassed the wildness of California. While some of the original ecosystems have been preserved, others have been reduced to tattered remnants. Rich and varied habitats, with their plants and animals, are gone forever, destroyed by the conversion of valley lands to agriculture, the damming of streams, the cutting of forests, the paving of meadows. Wild California makes a persuasive argument for identifying and protecting areas of unspoiled California before they disappear.
This is a stunning photographic guide to the six major California regions--from the Sierra Nevada to the desert--and their wildlife. To A. Starker Leopold, conservationist, naturalist, wildlife biologist, and educator, the delicate balance between plants, animals, and humans in each community is precious and fragile. In a highly readable style that mingles authority and eloquence, Leopold reminds us of th aesthetic, educational, and scientific values of undeveloped land.
Tupper Ansel Blake, naturalist and wildlife photographer, has contributed one hundred color images that marvelously convey the special beauties of this state.
Fortunately, the rich legacy of early California can still be found, and Tupper Blake's images with Starker Leopold's words are powerful evidence that this wilderness is worth preserving for future generations.
About the Author:
A. Starker Leopold was Professor of Zoology and Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley. By the time of his death in 1983, he had become a leading figure in the study of the land and wildlife, receiving honors for his contributions to biological science, conservation, and education. Both The California Quail...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George O
Brien
s Bohlin Silver Saddle
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
George O'Brien's silver Bohlin saddle. Saddle fully restored, complete with bridle, breastplate, tapaderos and stirrups. A signed photo of George O'Brie...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 pcs Natural History Marine Specimens Sea Stars Taxidermy
Located in Boca Raton, FL
6 pcs Large sea stars selection. Marine natural history specimens. In all natural condition, and color. For taxidermy collectors of wall decor design. Together with a mid century mod...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
My Experiences in the World War, by John Pershing, First Edition, Two Vols, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Pershing, John J. My Experiences in the World War. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. First Edition. Two Volume Set. Rebound in 1/4 leather and cloth boards, with raised ba...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Early 20th Century Ship
s Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle on wood pedestal. The binnacle itself is a brass bowl with top that holds 2 oil lamps with porcelain burners. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brass brackets. T...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Horizon Magazine, A Magazine of the Arts, Summer 1967 Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Horizon Summer 1967 Hardcover – January 1, 1967
Horizon Magazine - A Magazine Of The Arts, Summer 1967
By Thorndike, Joseph Ed/
New York: American ...
Category
1960s Archaistic Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Air Flight Machine Age Bakelite Hassock Floor Fan
Located in San Mateo, CA
Air Flight machine age hassock fan manufactured by W. W. Welch Company. This fan has a Bakelite top and bottom with clear plastic louvers in between. The f...
Category
1950s Machine Age Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Antler Wall Sconces, Pair of Three-Light
Located in Essex, MA
Exceptional pair of three-light antler sconces- monumental in size all-natural from a Montana estate newly rewired.
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler
$2,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Station Radio Telegraph Box 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Gamewell Co wall hanging cast iron fire alarm box. #2462, from Dayton Ohio.
Dimensions:
12.5" x 6" x 16.75" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
1910s American Classical Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
The Boys of
76 by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Coffin, Charles Carleton. The Boys of ‘76. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First Edition. Illustrated. Octavo. Rebound in ¼ burgundy leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gi...
Category
1870s American Colonial Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Single Brass Sheave Yacht Pulley Block with Rope Stropping
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished wood shell ship’s pulley block with rope stropping and brass grommet. The brass pulley has been meticulously polished and lacquered. The neck of the stropping just below th...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Murano Glass Mosaic on Black Jet Stone
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian Murano glass mosaic on a black jet stone set in a golden filigree backing.
Measures: 1 3/4" long x 1 1/4" wide x 1/2" depth.
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Underwood Vintage Manual Typewriter
By Underwood Universal
Located in Pasadena, TX
Underwood ” Vintage manual typewriter
The Underwood Typewriter Company was a manufacturer of typewriters headquartered in New Yor...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Superb Vintage Silver Jewel Aztec design Necklace Taxco Mexico
Located in London, GB
A stunning and collectible Long vintage silver Necklace crafted in Taxco, Mexico, and dating to the 1960s. This beautifully detailed piece features a traditional Aztec inspired design in linked segments
Origin: Taxco, Mexico
Period: Circa 1960s
Materials: Sterling silver turquoise semi precious stones
Style: Vintage Mexican folk art
Length 22 inches 56 cm, weight 112 grams
An exceptional addition to any collection of Taxco silver, vintage Mexican jewelry...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Native American Heishi Turquoise Bead Necklace
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Native American 5-strand turquoise necklace. Heishi turquoise beads; sterling silver conical clasp. According to Palms Trading Co., "making of these beads requires immense sk...
Category
20th Century Native American North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gardens for the Soul Hardcover Table Book Pamela Woods Feng Shui Gardens
By Rizoli International Publications
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gardens for the Soul Hardcover Table Book.
Large coffee table book by Pamela Woods
Rizoli International, 2002 - 1st Edition.
Feng shui gardens - 160 pages
Pamela Woods' approach to garden design teaches you how to create a garden that reflects your spiritual beliefs and inner emotions. She invokes the power and beauty of ancient symbols such as Celtic wheels and spirals with Eastern practices such as feng shui to create gardens that are relaxing, meditative and, above all, beautiful. This book contains discussions about what makes a garden spiritual and how to analyse and channel energies in the garden. It also looks at ancient symbols and systems, such as the Tree of Life, the Medicine Wheel, spirals and labyrinths, and shows how to incorporate them into your own outdoor space
Gardens for the Soul shows how a sustainable and eco-friendly ethos can be at the heart of creating a beautiful garden, whatever its location or size.
Title Gardens for the Soul
Author Pamela Woods
Photographs by John Glover...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Printed Cambridge: Metcalf and Company. Second edition...
Category
1850s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Drawing of a Forty-Eight Foot Yacht by George Lawley
Located in Norwell, MA
Excellent drawing of a proposed 48-foot express cruiser from George Lawley and Son Corporation, Yacht Builders, Neponset, Mass. Scale 1/2" equals one foot. Dated December 7, 1926. Tr...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Coin Operated Carousel Horse Ride
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Coin Operated Carousel Horse Ride
Classic American Vintage 25 Cent Coin Operated Carousel Horse Children's Ride By Amusement Equipment Mfg. Ltd.
Eldon, MO
All Original, Operational When Plugged in, Not Set for Coin Rides...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
American Brass Telegraph Mounted on Circular Mahogany Base Bendix NY, Circa 1930
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass ship's double engine order telegraph mounted on circular mahogany base. E. O. T. has been electrified and has a faint bell ring when changing positions. Bendix Corpor...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Wire
Painted Deck Bucket with Yacht Reliance
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century ships deck bucket with heavy carry and bale handles. Painted black with later decoration that reads "Yacht Reliace 1903, NYYC, Designer N.G. Herreshoff". Ther...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
American Mid-Century Metal Toboggan Sled
Located in Queens, NY
American 1940s wood and metal toboggan (sled) with a steering wheel and brake lever
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
20th Century American Massive Training Garand M1 Model Rifle, C.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Garand M1 model rifle of enormous proportions, these rifles were made as “training guns“ as demonstrators for troops. Rather than showing individuals how ...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$12,702 Sale Price
20% Off
TWA London
Original Vintage Travel Poster by David Klein, 1950s
By David Klein
Located in Devon, GB
During the 1950s and 1960s, American artist David Klein created dozens of alluring posters for Howard Hughes' glamorous Trans World Airlines, capturing the excitement and adventure of travel. His iconic designs, with their bright and colorful illustrations of famous landmarks, won many awards and came to define the spirit of the jet age.
Issued by Trans World Airlines circa 1954, a Queen's Guard stands sentry in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on Klein's painterly poster to advertise TWA flights to London, during a period of burgeoning interest in England following the 1953...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
3 Volumes. G. Rawlinson, The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. George Rawlinson, The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. Second Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco. The covers and raised band spines are gilt tooled. Al...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Exquisite Taxidermy Rosellas on Handcrafted Wooden Base
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite taxidermy piece features two mounted Rosellas, beautifully preserved to capture their vibrant plumage and natural elegance. Each parrot is intricately arranged on a ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Steel Bound Ship
s Lifeboat Water Cask
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's water cask with wooden staves, iron banding, and a hand forged carry handle.Awesome maritime relic, quite early.
Weight: 3 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: 10"H x 8"W x 8"D
Ma...
Category
1860s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Kieselstein Cord Diamond 18k Yellow Gold 3D Alligator Cuff Bracelet
By Barry Kieselstein-Cord 1
Located in Dallas, TX
This authentic Barry Kieselstein-Cord bracelet is finely crafted from 18k yellow gold featuring an intricate and detailed 3D sculpted full figure alligator, from the larger part with...
Category
1980s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modernist Architect Designed Dog House Bow Wow House by Robert Young Architect
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in New York, NY
Incredible Modernist dog house designed by noted NYC and Hamptons based contemporary architect Robert Young. The dog house, known as the Bow Wow House, feat...
Category
2010s Post-Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Ships Spyglass Telescope with Rope Cover
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century ships telescope with a leather and rope wrapped barrel. Single focal tube is engraved Hughes and Son Ltd. London EC3. Circa 1920. Barrel end is fitted with a ...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Escape from Alcatraz
Located in London, GB
Original concept artwork, graphite drawing on illustration board
The artwork is by Victor Gadino (dates unknown)
Paramount Pictures would have commissioned a few artists to put for...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
$4,108
Bertrand Goldberg Chicago Architecture Model Marina City Building, Beam Bottle
By Bertrand Goldberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful piece of decor, a hard to find retro Chicago skyline model of the famous Marina City towers. Signed, Numbered, Dated 1962, C.Miller for J.B. Beam, etc. in the mold, see ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Solheim Cup Matches U.S.
European Team Signed Photo
Flag, 2009
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an autographed collage celebrating the women golfers of the 2009 Solheim Cup U.S. and European teams. The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held Au...
Category
Early 2000s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Antique Canadian Country Primitive Wooden Colonial Spinning Wheel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Canadian Country Primitive Wooden Colonial Spinning Wheel. Item features 22" diameter spinning wheel, working foot pedal, signed "made in Canada" to underside, great patina s...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask, Photoplay Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photoplay first edition of London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1928. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. The book is illustrated with eight stills from the original silent film.
One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was a novelization of the 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery horror film of the same title, co-produced and directed by Tod Browning. The movie starred Lon Chaney in a dual role of Scotland Yard Inspector and vampire; this was his only movie role as a vampire. Due to the success of the film, Marie Coolidge Rask penned the novelization of the movie. Rask worked from Tod Browning’s screenplay as well as the original source material, Browning’s short story "The Hypnotist.” The book was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1928 and included eight stills from the silent film.
The last known copy of the film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, along with hundreds of other rare early films, making it one of the most sought-after “lost” silent films. Copies of the film have never surfaced. This 1928 book is therefore important and collectible, as it is one of the few remaining records of the film’s content and storyline.
Alexander Grosset and George T...
Category
1980s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Canadian Folk Art Carved Japanese Internment Camp Figures or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Folk Art carved figures is believed to have been made by a Japanese immigrant to Canada either while or after being interned by the Canadian government during the Second World War. The male carved figure is hand painted in vibrant colors and the base reads: June 11, 1942" and "Ontario" underneath. The nude female carving...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Softwood
Industrial Aluminum Airplane Step Stool, New York Airways
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, aluminum, airplane step stool features the stamp New York Airways, (1949-1968) on one side, a perforated top and rubber glides with all original, work-worn patina. It's a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Ships Engine Room Telegraph by Bendix
Located in Norwell, MA
Very heavy and loud ship engine room telegraph. With brass faceplate displaying ships commands including ahead and astern, full, half and slow, standby and...
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Country Style Stripped Spinning Wheel
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (19th Century) stripped spinning wheel with single spindle.
Category
19th Century British Colonial Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
American Empire Salesman Sample Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
An American Empire mahogany miniature salesman's sample chest of drawers, mid-19th century.
12 ¾ inches wide by 7 ¼ inches deep by 13 ¼ inches tall
Category
19th Century American Empire Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
"Taylor and His Generals, " First Edition, Published by E. H. Butler
Co., 1847
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Taylor and his Generals. New York: E.H. Butler & Co., 1847. First Edition. Rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. Housed in custom slipcase.
Presented is the 1847 First Edition of Taylor and His Generals. Published by E.H. Butler & Company, the book has numerous portraits and engravings throughout. It has been beautifully rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. The spine has gilt embossed decoration stating that it’s a first edition. The book is housed in a custom-built archival slipcase with a photo of Taylor on the front.
Written and published before Taylor ran for the Presidency, this book would have been a powerful propaganda tool for the soon-to-be 12th President of the United States. The full title page describes the work as “Taylor and His Generals; A Biography of Major-General Zachary Taylor; And Sketches of the Lives of Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs with a full account of the Actions of their Various Divisions in Mexico Up to the Present Time; Together with a Sketch of the Major-General Winfield Scott and an Account of his Divisions in Mexico.”
Taylor fought and commanded troops in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, and the Second of the Seminole Wars before playing a major role in the victory of the Mexican-American War. The book takes the reader through the early life of Taylor and his military career with a particular focus on his surprising victory at the Battle of Buena Vista. Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs that served under Taylor and Major-General Scott each get a chapter dedicated to their own history and military careers
The Battle of Buena Vista took place in February of 1847 during the Mexican-American War. With only about 5,000 soldiers, Taylor repelled General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
Category
1840s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Peterborough Canoe Model Caramel Color Vintage Native American Handcrafted Woode
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Native American handcrafted wooden miniature canoe and paddle, likely created as a tourist or folk art piece. Similar...
Category
1960s Native American Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional sixty-four-inch mahogany ships wheel with maple inlay. Round brass medallion marked with makers name of Williamson Brothers of Philadelphia. Large solid brass hub. Note: ...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Taxidermy Model Form
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage taxidermy model form. This is a vintage internal frame for taxidermy. Very unique object.
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "U" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'U' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with a maker's label from fla...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
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Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
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French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
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