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Description | Price |
| MISCW5- OG246 |
Civil War Period H. Milward & Sons Needles |
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Black folded package of "H. Milward & Sons Washford Needle Mills England Patent Helix Needles Sharps No. 4". "J.F. Milward Sole Agent 1857 Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." With 15 needles inside. Has small advertising inside where needles are "Use Clark's Trademark O.N.T. Spool Cotton It is the Best". | $ 10.00 SALE $8.00 SOLD |
| MISCW5- 96-1776 |
Civil War Soldier's Pocket match "Safe" or Case |  |
Gutta purcha (thermoplastic) book shaped case with hinged top and bottom to extract matches at either end. Has ribbed surface on "page" side to strike matches. | $ 85.00 SALE $ 70.00 |
| MISCW5- 97-A82 |
Deck of Civil War Period Playing Cards for the Game of Bazique |
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Made by the famous Samuel Hart & Co., the patented counter has a March 1864 date on it. Thirty two cards plus the counter. Shows use. | $ 150.00 SALE $125.00 |
| MISCW5- R-1732 |
Civil War
Officer's Cast Iron Boot Jack |
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A fancy looking aid to pulling off the boot. The heel was placed in the notch while you stepped on the back with your other foot. You then pulled the foot free of the boot. This came with a lot belonging to Capt. J.W. Bryant of the 40th Mass. | $ 40.00 |
| MISCW5- 82-1590 |
Shoulder Scale Epaulet |  |
Brass "fish scale" epaulet, worn to protect the shoulders from saber cuts. Type with hollow pad backs. Issued to enlistedmen cavalry, dragoons, mounted rifles and light artillery. These "mounted shoulder scales" were originally issued to NCO's but later to all mounted enlistedmen. Showing use (dented). A single. See The Horse Soldier Vol. II pg. 11. | $ 95.00 |
| MISCW5- 88-519 |
Civil War Period Pasteboard Box for Uniform Button Rings |  |
1¼" x 1½" x ½" high, with printed paper label "100 Button Rings. Silvered. No. 1." Still contains a few of the rings used to fasten buttons to the uniform. | $ 38.00 SALE $32.00 |
| MISCW5- 94-2820 |
Civil War Period
Officer's Pocket Map Reading Magnifying Glass |
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Brass frame with a 1¼" diameter lens and a four sided hollow handle. 4" overall. Used to read the fine print and details on maps, when eye glasses would be impractical. The type of item that Lord mentions as being carried over into Post War private life use, and therefore not preserved. | $ 125.00 SALE $100.00 |
| MISCW5 -62 |
Civil War Field Signal Lantern |  |
Made of japanned tole sheet metal ("tin"). With bull's eye lens mounted on a hinge door. Folding wire handles and belt hook. See Lord's CW Encyclopedia III pg. 73. | $ 175.00 |
| MISCW5- 87-1402 |
Civil War Lincoln-Horse Artillery Plaque |   |
Made of cast iron, approx. 11" x13", it has a cut out silhouette of Abe Lincoln which is now covered by a mirror. The "Frame" is a horse shoe with crossed cannons at the bottom (horse artillery). There are 13 stars on the shoe. A very different type of artillery memorabilia. | $ 75.00 |
| MISCW5- 92-236 |
Confederate "Tin" Canteen |  |
A small drum type canteen, with swelled front. It is approx. 2½" wide, 4½" diam. with a single 2½" belt slide on back and a screw on cap spout. Similar to many in Chap. II of Civil War Canteens. | $ 200.00 SALE $160.00 |
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