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A Wooden Gavel Presented to Chebra Rofei Cholim Krakauer Society, New York, 1884
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Wooden Gavel, Presented to Chebra Rofei Cholim Krakauer Society in New York, 1884.
This wooden Gavel has a long baluster handle and a thick circular body with a dedicatory ...
Category
1880s Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
"Teammates in Mankind
s Greatest Adventure" Signed Poster by National Geographic
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original autographed poster from a 1973 issue of National Geographic magazine, celebrating the historic Apollo missions from the fir...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Milton Glaser
Am., 1929 -2020
Sword Swallower, Painting Le Cirque Ny
By Milton Glaser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine destinations in New York for glitterati and foodies alike. No matter the location, monkeys and circus themes remained a design staple of the iconic restaurant. Although the landmark restaurant's NYC doors are now closed, We are pleased to offer items from the famed restaurant.
Sword Swallower - Large Original Mural on...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Chinese Handheld Ink Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing and movable type fed the technological push toward expanding the written word's range of influence throughout the world. This printing push...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Elm
Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An interesting and very decorative artifact depicting a prominent Historical figure. A profile view of Churchill with a cigar in his mouth as he look...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Framed Set of Samoan Island Vintage Postcards
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Evoke the allure of the Samoan Islands with this charming framed set of vintage postcards. Featuring nostalgic imagery capturing the essence of Samoan culture and landscapes, this co...
Category
1950s Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
$225 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Covered Pokals
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A handsome pair of covered pokals. Classical period, c. 1830-40s, Anglo-Irish. Hexagonal spire finials. One cover rim chip and finial tip nibbles. Harvey Gunter Collection. 14" h., 4...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
$304 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Le Cirque Restaurant, Circo NY Branded Bormioli Rocco Ice Bucket, Made in Italy
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Le Cirque and Circo branded frosted glass ice bucket branded on both sides. Made in Italy. A private size Ice Bucket with, “Le Cirque” in script on one side and the Manufacturer, “Circo” on the other. Once part of the Bar Service at New York’s famed Restaurant, Le Cirque.
Measures 7 1/8" W x 5 1/2" D x 6 1/2" H
Condition: Unused stock from Le Cirque Restaurant...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
1950s Gates Vulco Belts Vintage Painted Tin Sign or Sales Display Ratrod Garage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavily Oxidized Painted Metal Sign, Faded Graphics, but a nice even fade. It is very tall for Wall Hanging Display or Leaning against a wall, at 55.75 inches high. Structurally th...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
“A Football Match, Scotland v. England” Antique Engraving, Proof Edition of 100
By Overend and Smythe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is the 1889 William H. Overend (1851-1898) and Lionel Smythe (1839-1918) first edition, photogravure of the Calcutta Cup – a Rugby match between Scotland and England, that has been played over 100 times, the first match...
Category
19th Century English Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1937 Belgian Silver Plated Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
This 1937 Belgian silver-plated goblet presents an elegant, sculptural form elevated on three slender supports above a rounded wooden base with its original presentation plaque. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Gold Plated Rattan Walking Stick, Shell Handle and Bamboo Stick
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Gold Plated Rattan Walking Stick, Shell Handle and Bamboo Stick
Offered for sale is an early 20th-century rattan or bamboo walking stick with gold-plated accent trim ...
Category
Early 20th Century USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Tibetan Red Lacquer Cymbal Case Lid, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performances, cymbals provided percussive backing to wind instruments...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Pair Of Cherry Smash Fountain Syrup Jars
Located in Essex, MA
Cherry Smash was a fountain syrup made from cherry syrup which soda jerks mixed with carbonated water. Founded in 1901 by John E. Fowler of Richmond Va. In...
Category
Early 20th Century American USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$3,850 / set
Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton 3-Volume Leather Set, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Parton, James. Life of Andrew Jackson. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Three volume set, later printing. Rebound in ¼ calf and matching blue cloth boards with gilt titles, stamps, and raised bands to spine. With matching archival blue cloth slip case with ribbon and inlaid portrait of Jackson on the cover.
Presented is an 1876 printing of James Parton’s three volume biography of President Andrew Jackson. First published in 1859-60 by Mason Brothers of New York, this is a later printing by Boston-based James R. Osgood and Company. James Parton's biography of the life of Andrew Jackson is one of the most important and best accounts on the early American president. In fact, Bunn and Williams call this work "the first serious biography of the [Jackson]" (Bunn).
Parton’s biography appeared in print amid the escalating political crisis of 1860, providing readers and pundits with a historical lens through which to view current events. Born in England and raised primarily in the United States, James Parton (1822-1891) was among the leading biographers of the mid-nineteenth century. His Life of Horace Greeley (1855) and Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857) garnered widespread acclaim, and he would later publish books on Benjamin Butler...
Category
1870s North American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired highway sign letting drivers know there is a place to pull o...
Category
1970s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
"Shall We Be More Tender with Our Dollar" Vintage WWI 2nd Liberty Loan Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This original WWI poster was issued as part of the Second Liberty Loan run and dates to 1917. The poster depicts a young soldier holding an American flag in one hand and his uniformed hat in the other. Next to him, a sailor holds a leaflet outstretched toward the viewer. The leaflet is printed with an emblem of the Statue of Liberty and says “We Depend On You.” At the top of the poster is a quote by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, “Shall we be more tender with our dollars than we are with the lives of our sons?” The quote is printed in white block letters on a red field. Below, the poster encourages viewers to “Buy A United States Government Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917” in white block letters on a blue field. The poster was printed for the U.S. Treasury by Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. in Chicago.
The poster encourages Americans to help with the war effort by purchasing bonds to finance the war. Each of the four Liberty Loan campaigns (two in 1917, two in 1918) and the Victory Loan campaign of early 1919 aimed for rapid subscription in the loan and bond programs, to generate quick funding of the war effort. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time.
Working Americans could buy bonds...
Category
1910s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Framed British Painted Coat Of Arms
Located in Essex, MA
Framed with a rampant lion within an ermine robe. Michael Kittredge Collection.
Category
1840s English Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Chinese Lotus Mooncake Mold, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes are a d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
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 American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Metis Cree Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Metis Cree bandolier with classic beading on red Stroud with white bead edging and black silk ribbon border.
Period: Mid-19th century
Origin: Metis Cree
Si...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
19th Century Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Complex Multifigure Tlingit Totem Pole from Sitka, Alaska. This larger red cedar model totem pole was carved by a Tlingit artist from Sitka, Alaska. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cedar
19th Century French Silver Plated Goblet With Lid
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French silver-plated goblet with lid is a striking example of refined decorative metalwork, blending sculptural elegance with intricate detailing. The tall, lidded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century French Dubonnet Tonic Wine Metal Sign
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Dubonnet tonic wine metal sign is a classic example of early advertising design, showcasing the bold typography and straightforward messaging associated with...
Category
20th Century French USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
George H. W. Bush Signed and Inscribed 1989 Inaugural Photograph
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a wonderful inscribed color photo of the inauguration of George H.W. Bush as the 41st President of the United States held on January 20, 1989. The inauguration marked the commencement of the four-year term of George H. W. Bush as President and Dan Quayle as Vice President. The photograph is signed and inscribed to Ron Wade, who once served as a White House page for President Nixon. Inscription reads, "To Ron Wade/ Sincerely /George Bush" Mr. Wade then scripted a note on the verso of the photo, stating "Signed as President, week of 6-1/-89".
The inauguration of George H. W. Bush as the 41st president of the United States was held at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 51st inauguration. Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the presidential oath of office to Bush and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administered the vice presidential oath of office to Quayle. Bush was the first sitting vice president to be inaugurated as president (not due to his predecessor's death or resignation) since Martin Van Buren...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Pair Of 1900s French Oak Gothic-Style Building Spires
Located in High Point, NC
A striking pair of 1900s French oak Gothic-style building spires, these architectural elements capture the dramatic verticality and ornate detailing characteristic of Gothic Revival ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Oak
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of northern Nigeria as a form of monetary exchange. Forged iron would have been traded for go...
Category
Early 1900s Nigerian Rustic Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$1,596 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush was part of the four treasures found in a scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Fine Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A delicate example of the time-honored practice of blue-and-white ceramics, this 19th century porcelain soup spoon was likely used as an everyday ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Teak
$570 Sale Price
40% Off
Historic Early Race Car Photo
By Howe and Arthur
Located in Ferndale, MI
Barney Oldfield photo by Howe and Arthur.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,400 Sale Price
22% Off
19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other with various techniques and designs. In the 19th Century f...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Hide, Leather
Set of Eight Quartz Crystal Geode Geologic Specimen Bowls
Located in Ferndale, MI
Eight geological specimen bowls in varying sizes.
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Arts and Crafts Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Agate
Desk Register from Buffalo Bill
s Hotel in the Rockies
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's desk register used at the Irma Hotel, including a double inkwell, hotel bell, envelope holder, pen holder, two envelopes, baggage claim tag, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds
Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
$908 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Large Metal Gulf Gas Station Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic gas station memorabilia.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Silk Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These dainty, pointed slippers, made of cotton and silk embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These silk lotus slippers...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Antique Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wood press is carved with twenty round molds used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Red, white and blue with geometric stacked colors. Hard soles, cotton cuff edging.
Period: Late 19th Century
Origin: Gr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Hide, Beads
U.S. Navy WWI Poster "We Clear the Way for Your Fighting Dollars, " 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This WWI poster features a US sailor after disembarking from a ship and ready for battle. In the background are powerful warships setting the scene. Below th...
Category
1910s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hans Jensen Danish Silver Plated Brush Set
By Hans Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Hans Jensen Danish silver plated brush set - one hair brush and one clothes brush.
No monogram. Marking: S & F 297 DENMARK.
Measures: Hai...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver
Provincial Chinese Kite Reel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped object is a 19th century Chinese kite reel, cleverly carved to contain small wooden beads that rattle back and forth as the reel is used. A popular past time, kite flying...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Army Air Service "Over There!" WW I Recruitment Poster by Louis Fancher, 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a 1918 WWI recruitment poster by Louis Fancher. This U.S. Army Signal Corps Recruitment Poster features an army serviceman raising one hand and...
Category
1910s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Ancient Bruttium Coin with Crab Design Set in 22-Karat Gold Ring
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic ancient Bruttium, the Brettii, Æ quartuncia coin, (circa 216-214 BC) custom mounted within a 22-karat gold band and bezel. The obverse, or front side of this coin is hea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold, Metal
1900s French Shoe Anvil
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French shoe anvil is a remarkable example of early cobbler’s craftsmanship, blending utilitarian design with sculptural appeal. The base, carved from solid wood and worn s...
Category
Early 20th Century French USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Metal Urn With Bronze Child Motifs
Located in High Point, NC
This exquisite 19th-century French urn beautifully reflects the romantic artistry of the era, featuring finely cast metalwork with bronze patinated details. Two sculpted bronze figur...
Category
19th Century French Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Chinese Brass Brazier Tongs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 20 years of collecting, we have never run across a pair of brazier tongs, making this object truly a rare find. Once used by a scholar or wealthy homeowner to place hot coals in a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
19th Century Central European Industrial Metal Wall Clock Face
Located in High Point, NC
This striking 19th-century industrial wall clock face originates from Central Europe and is crafted from aged metal with a weathered patina that tells its story of time. The large-sc...
Category
19th Century Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
U.S. Navy League, "War Clouds Gather!" by Hazel Roberts, Vintage Poster, 1916
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This propaganda poster was designed by Hazel Roberts (1883-1966) to encourage onlookers to join the U.S. Navy League. The poster was issued in 1916 and features a depiction of a Navy soldier facing the horizon and playing a bugle. The text at bottom reads "War Clouds Gather! Manhood willing but unarmed. Help the Navy-Join the Navy League/ Local Headquarters." The artist's signature from the lithograph...
Category
1910s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Texas Centennial Iron Boot Scraper
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Texas Centennial (1936) iron boot scraper featuring longhorn, cactus and Texas Lone Star. Ex. San Antonio Texas Property. In good condition for display or continued use in a rustic o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Chinese Lilac Lotus Slippers with Plum Blossoms, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These pointed silk slippers, beautifully embroidered with pink plum blossoms, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Swiss Nema Cipher Machine
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Swiss-engineered cipher machine is a fascinating piece of 20th-century military and engineering history, and this particular example is one of the ...
Category
20th Century Swiss Other USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$34,500
Antique American Coin Silver Presentation Birth Spoon, Fiddle Pattern
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fine and rare antique American hand engraved coin silver presentation birth spoon, fiddle pattern, with maker's marks by silversmith: Eleazer Wyer, Jr. (...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
Ferraro: My Story, Signed by Geraldine Ferraro, First Edition, 1985
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ferraro, Geraldine, with Linda Bird Franke. Ferrero: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Ferrero on free front endpaper. Octavo. In publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards and original pictorial dust jacket.
Presented is a signed, first edition of Geraldine Ferraro’s memoir, Ferrero: My Life. The book was published by Bantam Books in New York, in November of 1985. It is signed “Geraldine Ferrero” on the free front end page, in black felt-tipped ink. The book also has a lovely gift inscription to the previous owner, explaining the circumstances and date of the signing, as well as a color photograph of Ferraro signing books. The book is presented in its publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards, with copper embossed titles to the spine, and original pictorial first edition dust jacket. The book is protected with a new, archival slipcase.
In this memoir, Geraldine Ferraro reflects on her experience as the first woman nominated by a major party to run on the presidential ticket. This book reveals the process that led to her nomination as the 1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale and gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at campaign politics, especially the criticism directed at her and her family throughout her campaign.
Ferraro shines a light on the dynamics of women in Congress and discusses how their different life experiences affect the policy making process. She also gives thanks and credit to the pioneering women, like Bella Abzug...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1864 Map of North America, Antique Hand-Colored Map, by Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a map of North America entitled Amerique du Nord from 1864. This rare, separately published wall map was produced by Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour. This map includes vibrant an...
Category
1860s French Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
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 American Antique USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
"In Through The Back Door" by William S. Phillips, WWII Themed Lithograph, 1981
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented, is an exciting 1981 color lithograph by William “Billy” Phillips. Titled Through the Back Door, the lithograph depicts an American P-47 Thunderbolt pursuing a Luftwaffe bomber on the famous D-Day of WWII. Also referred to as a “Jug,” the P-47 was the largest and heaviest fighter aircraft powered by only one reciprocating engine. It was armed with four machine guns on each wing making it lethal for ground attacks. The busy scene focuses on the diving P-47 with “Miss Behave” painted on the side, but is full of action throughout the work. Providing a sense of movement, the background is blurred with multiple airplanes both in flight and on the ground. Fire and smoke billow from the field putting the viewer in the middle of the dramatic scene.
The artist, William “Billy” Phillips is a renowned aviation and landscape artist. He is well-recognized and has received many awards for his artwork. Early in his career, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordinian Air Force as an artist and later served as the U.S. Combat Artist. The U.S. awarded Phillips the Navy’s Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Association’s Americanism Medal. The celebrated artist additionally won the Art History Award twice and is one of the few individuals to be exhibited in a solo show at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. William Phillip...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
King Edward VIII Abdication Cup
By T. Goode
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This limited edition glass cup memorializes the accession and imminent abdication of King Edward VIII. Titled the Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, Edward was crowned King of England in January 1936, but famously and scandalously abdicated his throne after less than a year in order to marry the American divorcee and socialite Wallis Simpson...
Category
20th Century English Other USA Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
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