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Item Number: 3990
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Manufacturer: Antique
Our illustrations should do best to describe this offering except to advise that we acquired the piece some years ago when we visited the South Carolina home of our longtime friend and pioneer collector Dr. Francis Lord. On that occasion we were fortunate enough to acquire several groupings from the author’s personal collection. This C. S. plate with its natural deep chocolate age patina was acquired from among the many examples of relics Lord had gathered in his early collecting that reflected his passion for a class of relics commonly referred to as battlefield pickups. Long gone even in the time of Lords first collecting efforts, this class of relics came from a time before metal detecting made digging popularly productive. Battlefield pickup recoveries were credited to early Civil War relic hunters commonly called eyeballers. These early relic collectors visibly searched out treasures remaining on top of the ground or only partially covered by time. Generally easily differentiated from excavated of dug recoveries these eyeballed treasures tend to demonstrate a better surface with a deep patina while offering good evidence of exposure. Lord’s CS plate will come with our letter as preservation of its origin.
A pioneer Civil War collector from a day when nearly no one else paid much attention to the details of many now valued Civil War collectable categories, Francis authored his widely known, multi volume, pioneer reference, Lord’s CIVIL WAR COLLECTORS ENCYCLOPEDIA. While a lot of detailed knowledge has been gained as the interest and value of Civil War collectables increased so dramatically over the years, Dr. Lord’s first and second volumes in particular and his Civil War Suttlers & Their Wares continue to offer valuable and reliable reference to Civil War collectors.
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 !
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