Victorian era - LADY'S FAN Not like the usual find of a very delicate, marginal condition, lady's fan of the period, this example was clearly intended for practical use while offering a timely fashion statement. It remains in fine durable condition and is, after decades of attic storage, ready for display with other period lady's finery or even for use and carrying should the lady desire. Sturdily and yet attractively and delicately made with stained hardwood slats and that classic coarsely woven brown linen that connoisseurs of period textile will recognize, this fan remains in fine original condition in every respect. No splits tears or repairs! The piece measures just over 13 inches in length when folded. A common fashion statement and practical ladies utility of the Civil War period. A fine all original accessory. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
 

original Civil War vintage ‘fly bonnet’ NETTED COVER FOR Referred to in the period as a fly bonnet or fly veil back in the day these netted ornamentations served far more as a practical utility than as a decoration. Our background illustration of such is from a crochet instruction sheet published in an 1863 Godey’s Ladies Book. Acquired years ago when such neat things sometimes surfaced, this antique hand crocheted bonnet remains in fine apparently unused condition after decades of attic storage and some years in our own accumulation. please note: ALL ITEMS ARE CURRENT & AVAILABLE UNLESS MARKED SOLD!! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !!


 

folk-art carved BAR SET Found in among our accumulated cultch this neat old bar set is clearly out of our usual time period but full of character such that we couldn’t resist it. All in nice condition yet with good age, while the figures depict an earlier time, we’d guess this hand carved from native white pine bar set dates to the 1920s or 30s. The tallest figure stands approximately 7 ¼ inches. Aside from the above, our photo illustrations will speak best for this wonderful folk art carved and painted bar set. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
 

Civil War U. S. Marine – STREIGHT Razor Another treasure from our 50 plus years of scouring the country side for such things, this Civil War period bone mounted maker marked ‘Southern & Richardson DON CUTLERY WORKS’ straight razor is offered untouched and just as it was picked some years ago at a New Hampshire flea market. (Those were the days!) Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal the bone grips are crudely scratch engraved with the sir name Woolley U. S. Ship Galena and the word ’Chios’. While our research came up wanting as to ’Chios’ (could simply be a misspelling) of the name Woolley is very specific as only one Civil War Navy example is listed in database records and he was Pvt. Robert Woolley a 21 year old Barrington, New Hampshire resident who mustered in on September 19, 1864 as a substitute in the US Marine Corps. Listed in the Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65 as deserted on 9/16/1867 at Portsmouth, NH, Pvt. Woolley is recorded as Missing at Fort Fisher in one January 1865 Marine Corps record we found? (see: https://www.fold3.com/image/719151277?rec=672328174) Good fodder for additional research, this appealing old straight razor will make a nice addition to any Civil War personal item grouping and will be of special interest to the Marine Corps and Fort Fisher enthusiast .
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mid-19th century Sail Maker’s Ditty Bag with ORIGINAL CONTENT A wonderful remnant of the heyday of sale, one has to be impressed with just how this mid 1800s sailmaker’s artifact survives intact with a full complement of craft essential components such as binding and stitching lace of varying material and gauge , hemp and cotton cord, a small paper bound skein of raw cotton yarn, and an interesting mix of odd job remnants such as leather drum tugs, period recovered grommets for re-use, bees wax for treating lacing and thread, even a leather cap visor ready for application. Tools of the craft of sail making and repair, include a small measuring scale, a lignum vitae seam rubber, a heavy hand stitched roping palm, two stitching palms, a heavy 6 inch needle and a splicing and seam knife maker marked IBBOTSON GLOBE WORKS. (closed in 1845) All best described by our photo illustrations it is important to note that the bag and content are period original one to another and as found after decades of Maine sea coast, attic storage. A remarkable remnant of the mid-19th century artificer.
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Civil War era – cased Telescoping PEWTER CUP A nice Civil War vintage telescoping pewter cup, all original and in pleasing, untouched condition with nice age patina. Though the soft pewter of these handy travel cups was somewhat fragile, they were commonly found item in the soldier’s collection of personal items. Period examples remaining in nice condition and retaining the period japanned finish carrying case are popular with collectors and are now seldom found. We have left this pleasing example as found and uncleaned just as it came from decades of attic storage. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!


 

Civil War vintage traveling SHAVING MIRROR Well documented by Civil War camp site digger/ historians and publications of their finds, (see: Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields & Campsites of the Civil War by Stanley Phillips) these, emboss decorated, zinc travel mirrors seldom survived to reach todays collector market. This one is best described by our photos except to advise that it is all original with good evidence of age and originality even retaining its period mercury backed mirror. A nice original Civil War era personal item. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !
 

pre-Civil War 4 place setting - knife & fork CUTLERY SET by U. S. MILITARY SUPPLIER - J. ASHMORE PHI All original and in excellent condition yet with good evidence of age to include a pleasing natural patina with the expected short single age crack along the grain of each natural bovine horn grip; this rarely surviving matching set offers the strong cutler markings J. ASHMORE PHILADELPHIA with an American Eagle and U. S. on each knife blade. Listed in Houston’s knife collectors guide as being in operation 1832 – 1858, John Ashmore crafted cutting implements to include razors, utility items such as axes and hatchets and all manner of cutlery to include bowie knives. (They give Ashmore’s work their highest collectability rating.) Of most interest to American military historians will be that per Bazelon & McGuinn’s Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers , delivery receipts for the Schuylkill Arsenal record numerous receipt of Ashmore’s goods to the well-known Army Quarter Master Depot. Best known today as suppliers to the Lewis & Clark Expedition the Schuylkill Arsenal was built in 1800 to function as a quartermaster facility in support of the U.S. military. The depot at Schuylkill Arsenal became a primary provider of military goods for the Civil War. Seldom surviving in any condition, even as single knife and fork pair, a complete setting of four matching pairs is worthy of special notice and we hope to place this setting as such. With this maker and US marking this set will be of special interest to enthusiasts of the Mexican War through Civil War use eras.
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Civil War vintage MAKE DO TUMBLER A neat all original and period tumbler to use with your favorite beverage or to set out for display is this heavy 3 ¾ inch high tumbler fashioned from an iron pontiled blob top bottle circa 1850s early 1860s. Boldly embossed J. SIMONDS – BOSTON – MINERAL WATER this relic of the Civil War era, pressed into service from a damaged or discharged bottle, offers an attractive example of the typical make-do attitude of the period. Don't forget to give our search feature a try for special wants. A simple key word in lower case works best. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !
 

½ plate post-Civil War era tintype – ARMY SURPLUS / AMBULANCE Remaining in nice condition save a small scuff in the emulsion (above the tree line on the right) were calling this 1/2 plate tintype post-Civil War simply because the ambulance wagon is unmarked and seems to be in civilian surroundings. Though the scene may be Civil War vintage, it seems more likely that the wagon is a, period common, post war repurposing via army surplus. A second wagon visible behind the first appears to be of the same design though of lighter color. An interesting outdoor view who’s history and circumstance has unfortunately been lost in time. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
 

Civil War era beaver – Masonic Bicorn Chapeau Period appropriate to any Civil War grouping, this antique Masonic bicorn chapeau is fashioned from beaver with telltale age and construction to include a 2 inch wide oilskin sweat band with the patriotic American eagle label of J. A. MERRILL & CO. - Military and Society Goods - PORTLAND, MAINE on its blue silk lining. (see: Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers by Bazelon & McGuinn and Civil War period Portland Business Directories) Best described here as to condition and eye appeal by our illustrations, this desirable fraternal hat offers good evidence of use and period originality while remaining in a pleasing state with no condition issues. With later examples still commonly found true mid 1800s examples are seldom seen on today’s market and make a nice, affordable, addition to any Civil War vintage headgear or fraternal grouping. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!


 

original! Civil War vintage CANDLE HOLDER Untouched and as found with period construction characteristics this tinned sheet iron candle holder looks for all the world to have been fashioned utilizing a 6 ¾ inch diameter haversack size mess plate. Remaining in excellent condition yet showing good age and period originality, this country made tin plate candle holder will lay in well in any Civil War vintage personal item or lighting display. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !
 

HARD RUBBER WALKING STICK One always wonders; is it a cane or is it a walking stick? Actually what is the difference? One of Janet’s relatives was Chaplain of the House of Representatives before the outbreak of the Civil War. I imagine he carried a walking stick. My great grandfather, on the other hand was a simple country blacksmith. He was an enlisted troop in the 17th Maine. I expect he had a cane in his elder years. ( Sorry, I seldom allow myself such wanderings here.) Any way this neat old hard rubber stick is a classic as is sometimes seen with the familiar old Goodyear 1850s patent markings. Though the frequently faint patent markings have been long since worn away on this example, students of Civil War period hard rubber collectables will appreciate its natural age and pleasing evidence of period use and carrying while remaining in excellent condition. (for an informative references see: India-Rubber & Gutta-Percha In The Civil War Era by Mike Woshner )
Manufacturer: American antique  

Lady with ‘Red-Coats’ - painted LANTERN SLIDE Best described here by our illustrations, such wood mounted Magic Lantern slides saw considerable use through the mid 1860’s though the type actually predate the wet plate generated photo slides popular in the Civil War era. This one offers a colorfully hand colored and artist rendered Revolutionary War view of a of a young maiden chatting with British soldiers.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS 1st Day Postal Cover A mint condition Jefferson Davis U.S. Postal Commemorative Society, first day of issue cover with stamp from there Civil War Classic Collection. The cover bears the limited use Civil War Classic collection FIRST DAY OF ISSUE stamp cancellation and is postmarked at Gettysburg on the first day of issue June 29,1995. Offered here on it’s original issue display board. An attractive genuine collectable without spending lots of money. A neat item for the postal, Confederate or general Civil War collector.
Manufacturer: U. S. Post Office