{"title":"Rare Finds — Sold","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"civil-war-grand-army-of-the-republic-trumbull-post-no-16-sign-frederick-a-sutliff","title":"Civil War Grand Army of the Republic Trumbull Post, No. 16 — In black frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis veterans Southington GAR sign recognizes Frederick A. Sutliff, Color Sergeant, Company A 7th Regiment of Conn. Volunteers. He mustered in with the regiment on September 5, 1861. He was wounded June 16, 1862 at James Island, SC, and was promoted to Corporal November 1, 1862.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was discharged on September 12, 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFramed under glass with a gilt-edged mat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery sharp looking and nicely sized, perfect for an office, den, or study of anyone passionate about the history of our nation's Civil War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Regiment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Because it was in the same brigade as the 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment, both regiments were often jointly called the \"77th New England.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at New Haven, Connecticut, on September 13, 1861. It mustered out on July 20, 1865, and discharged at New Haven, Connecticut, on August 11, 1865.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October and November 1863, the regiment's status changed. It was equipped as a \"boat infantry\" for the specific purpose of leading an amphibious night assault on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Although the 7th trained at Folly Island, South Carolina, the project was ultimately ended because it was deemed impractical.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Regiment, which numbered 1000 men, lost during service 11 Officers and 157 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 192 Enlisted men by disease. Total 364.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrincipal engagements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Olustee\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Fort Pulaski\u003cbr\u003eBattle of James Island\u003cbr\u003eBattery Wagner\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Drewry's Bluff\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Petersburg\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Chaffin's Farm\u003cbr\u003eSecond Battle of Fort Fisher\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971674161454,"sku":"RAREFINDS-GAR-TRUMBULL","price":282.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-gar-trumbull-sold.webp?v=1720692360"},{"product_id":"civil-war-grand-army-of-the-republic-stanley-post-no-11-sign-charles-w-smith","title":"Civil War Grand Army of the Republic Stanley Post, No. 11 — In ornate wooden frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated May 23:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill available, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/civil-war-grand-army-of-the-republic-trumbull-post-no-16-sign-frederick-a-sutliff\"\u003eCivil War Grand Army of the Republic Trumbull Post, No. 16 — In black frame\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis veterans New Britain GAR sign recognizes Charles W. Smith 1st. Lieut. Co. H 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. See the detailed historical information on Smith below, including the letter he wrote to his future wife, and more information on his unit, including where they served.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicely sized, framed, and matted, this makes a striking impression and is perfect for the office or den of anyone who is a lover of the history of the Civil War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed under glass in an oak frame with a gilt-edged mat. Frame is missing filigree in areas, and there is some slight water damage, as shown in the photos, as well as a tear near the top.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote that the small table and lantern are included not because they are from the Civil War but as a way to convey the size of the piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29.5\" x 16.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Charles W. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\". . . Charles W. Smith (1837-1920) . . . mustered in as a private in Co. I, 4th Connecticut Infantry on 23 May 1861. He was promoted to corporal on 15 October 1861 and to sergeant on 16 March 1863. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. E on 8 November 1864 and was breveted 1st Lieutenant in Co. H on 24 April 1865. He mustered out of the regiment on 25 September 1865. The 4th Connecticut Infantry was later designated as the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Charles kept a diary during the war which includes the following entries: On 23 August 1861 Smith notes a rebellion in camp resulting in Company K being sent to headquarters under guard for refusing to obey orders. On 4 September 1861 he mentions that S. A. Woodruff accidentally discharged his gun, shooting through the body and killing a soldier in Company G. On 11 November 1861 the unit celebrated McClellan’s birthday by holding a dance in camp. He notes the death of Edward Alvord in a hospital near Fort Richardson on 26 March 1862. Pleasant weather was noted on the Peninsula from 10-20 April 1862. He writes on 10 May 1862, “Norfolk was evacuated this morning \u0026amp; the Merrimack was blown up by the Rebels.” On 22 May 1862, Smith wrote, “It comenced to rain about noon \u0026amp; rained like the devil for four hours we were out in all of it \u0026amp; got as wet as rats we marched about six miles while it was raining \u0026amp; the mud was up to our asses. we went into camp at 5 PM for the night –” The diary becomes very sporadic after early July 1862.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"George wrote this letter to Emma A. Leach (1843-1914), the daughter of George Leach (1815-1894) and Maria L. Baldwin (1828-1913) of Litchfield, Connecticut. She would later become his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eChambersburg, [Pennsylvania]\u003cbr\u003eJune 15th 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFriend Emma,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eAs you requested me to commence writing directly after breakfast, I have done so. First I will give you a short history of our camp life \u0026amp;c. We left Hartford last Monday expecting to go to Washington. We took the boats \u003cem\u003eCity of Hartford\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eGranite State\u003c\/em\u003e for Jersey City at 5 P. M., arriving there at 6 A. M. Tuesday. There we received orders to go to Chambersburg via Philadelphia \u0026amp; Harrisburg. Owing to the change in our route, we were delayed some on our route but we had a very good time but rather hard grub which made the boys grumble some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/aacivchbb1_480x480.jpg?v=1708651609\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/aacivchbb1_480x480.jpg?v=1708651609\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eNow Emma, I should like to have had you seen us as we left Hartford with our rations for three days in our haversacks which is nothing or less than a twill cotton bag, some[thing] similar to an old woman’s work bag. Our rations consist of horse beef \u0026amp; hard bread which is a little different from that which I have been used to. The night we reached this place, we had the soft ground for a bed \u0026amp; the sky for a coverlet which was something of a curiosity to see—one thousand men laying on the ground with nothing but a blanket to cover us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThursday we pitched our tents \u0026amp; got regulated once more. We are in camp with one Wisconsin regiment \u0026amp; one Pennsylvania regiment making three thousand men. The Wisconsin boys visited us last night headed by their colonel. They are the best set of men I ever saw together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWe are within 36 miles of Harpers Ferry \u0026amp; within 20 miles of their picket guard. It is said that we move today again. If so, we shall probably to towards Harpers Ferry \u0026amp; I expect to see that place in less than a week if I am alive. Our company are most of them in good health and our chief amusement is finding fault about our grub \u0026amp;c. We are under strict military discipline. The guard march will load guns with orders to shoot any man that attempts to run the guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eNow Emma, I suppose you think it strange that I did not come to Chestnut Hill when I went home. My reasons were that I had bid you all goodbye \u0026amp; my time was so short that I could only do the same again which I thought was useless. If I had had time to made you a visit, I would have done so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eNow Emma, I must close this uninteresting letter as it is time for drill. It is very pleasant weather and the finest country I ever saw. Cherries \u0026amp; strawberries are ripe. Give my love to all enquiring friends \u0026amp; please write as soon as you receive this. I shall probably be in Virginia before you receive this but that will make no difference as our letters are sent to us wherever we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFrom your friend, — C. W. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eChambersburg, [Pennsylvania]\u003cbr\u003eJune 15th 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sparedshared22.wordpress.com\/2021\/05\/19\/1861-charles-w-smith-to-emma-a-leach\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/sparedshared22.wordpress.com\/2021\/05\/19\/1861-charles-w-smith-to-emma-a-leach\/\"\u003eSpared and Shared\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment was organized in Washington, D.C., from the 4th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and mustered on January 2, 1862, under the command of Colonel Robert O. Tyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery mustered out of the service September 25, 1865.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailed service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuty at Fort Richardson, defenses of Washington, D.C., until April 1862. Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., in charge of the siege train, Army of the Potomac, April 2. Siege of Yorktown April 12 – May 4. Battle of Hanover Court House May 27. Operations about Hanover Court House May 27–29. Seven days before Richmond June 25 – July 1. Gaines Mill June 27. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 15. Moved to Alexandria, Virginia, August 16–27. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until May 1864, as garrison at Fort Richardson. Batteries B and M detached with the Army of the Potomac, participating in the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 12–15. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 – May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Stafford Heights June 12. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1–3. Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock River November 7–8. Brandy Station, Virginia November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26 – December 2. Rejoined regiment in defenses of Washington January 1864. Regiment ordered to Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 13, 1864. Engaged in fatigue duty and as garrison for batteries and forts on the Bermuda front and lines before Petersburg during siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, May 1864 to April 1865. Occupy Fort Converse, Redoubt Dutton, Batteries Spofford, Anderson, Pruyn, and Perry on the Bermuda front, and Forts Rice, Morton, Sedgwick, and McGilvrey, and Batteries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, Burpee, Drake, and Sawyer, on the Petersburg front, and at Dutch Gap, north of the James River. Assaults on Fort Dutton June 2 and 21, 1864 (Battery L). Attacks on the lines May 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 5, 9, 18, 20 and 23. Battle of the Crater July 30, August 25, November 17, 18 and 28, 1864. Repulse of rebel fleet at Fort Brady on James River January 23–24, 1865. Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January 3–15, 1865 (Batteries B, G, and L). Capture of Fort Fisher January 15 (Batteries B, G, and L). Assaults on and fall of Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. Duty in the Department of Virginia until July 11. Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty in the defenses of that city until September.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe regiment lost a total of 227 men during service; 2 officers and 49 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 172 enlisted men died of disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Connecticut_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Connecticut_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: Wikipedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971712762158,"sku":"RAREFINDS-GAR-STANLEY","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-gar-stanley-framed-sold.webp?v=1716540933"},{"product_id":"a-view-of-the-attack-against-fort-washington-and-rebel-redouts-near-new-york-on-the-16-of-november-1776-by-the-british-and-hessian-brigades","title":"A view of the attack against Fort Washington and rebel redouts near New York on the 16 of November 1776 by the British and Hessian brigades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated October 19: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis print has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: \"A view of the attack against Fort Washington and rebel redouts near New York on the 16 of November 1776 by the British and Hessian brigades\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis appears below the title: \"Drawn on the spot, by Tho' Davies Capt. R.R. of Artillery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print shows artillery fire on the fort and redoubts as well as several boats of soldiers in the river. The New Jersey Palisades and the Hudson River are also shown in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the reasons I love this is because of the reference to the \"rebel redouts,\" and it's in such an interesting frame.  It's really a lovely piece for anyone interested in our nation's fight for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print is a reissue from the The Society of Iconophiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"The Society was formed in 1894 by William Loring Andrews (1837-1920), a member of the Grolier Club. Its stated purpose was to issue series of engraved views of New York City and portraits of prominent persons connected with New York City. Each series of engravings was issued in an edition of 101. Eleven of these were proofs before letter, which were signed by the engraver. The plates were destroyed after this first printing. The Society initially limited itself to ten members, each of whom was to receive one of these signed proofs. The other 90 prints were sold to the public. In 1905, the Society of Iconophiles enlarged its circle by creating fifty Associate Members, who subscribed to the upcoming print series. The initial group of ten became known as the Active Members. During its tenure, the Society produced seventeen discrete series of prints, other assorted prints, and several volumes. The Society of Iconophiles ceased to exist in 1939.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSource: New York University\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate originally created:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1776. This is a later reissue, from the early 1900s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e16\" x 22\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $35.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47979521573166,"sku":"RAREFINDS-FORT-WASHINGTON-PRINT","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rarefinds-fort-washington-print-framed-SOLD.jpg?v=1729483434"},{"product_id":"chesapeake-eagle-wood-eagle-live-and-let-live","title":"Carved wooden eagle — \"Live and Let Live\" — 36\" wide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated August 17: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis carved eagle is magnificent. It came from a collection assembled over a period of 30 years, and I'm proud that we have the opportunity to offer it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is large—36\" wide and 14\" high—and very dramatic, with claws gripping a shield, a fierce look in its eyes, and a banner carried aloft in its beak with the words \"Live and let live.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carving is in the style of \u003cspan\u003eJohn Haley Bellamy, a famous wood carver whose eagles are well-known. We've included a bio of Bellamy below. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis eagle, while not carved by him, displays many of his hallmarks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the color is wonderful—not bright and vey beautiful. (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bottom tip of the banner on the left side is missing. This is probably at most ½\" and given the way it's carved you won't notice it unless you look very carefully.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis will be a prized possession, with a place of honor in a home or office, passed down from generation to generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the carver who set the style for this and many other carved eagles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"John Haley Bellamy (April 5, 1836 – April 6, 1914) was a New England folk artist known for his highly stylized carved wooden eagles and other decorative items for ships and homes. Bellamy was born in Kittery, Maine in 1836, and stayed there for much of his career. Later in his life he lived and worked elsewhere in New England. Although carving was his primary means of supporting himself, he never considered himself to be an \"artist,\" and he is not known to have signed any of his pieces. His eagles are highly desired in the collectors' market, with some selling in 2007 for over $100,000, and a large piece setting an artist-record price of $660,000 at an August 2005 auction. Bellamy died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1914.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bellamy was apprenticed to Samuel Dockham, a furniture maker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in his youth. In 1857, at the age of 21, Bellamy worked with the well known ship's carver Laban Beecher in Boston. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not much is known about Bellamy's career after his term at New Hampton Institute until the mid-1860s, when it was clear that he was carving for money in Boston. In the late 1860s, he entered into a partnership with D.A. Titcomb, a patent agent in Boston who managed to help sell and ship a large number of Bellamy's carvings throughout the country. Between the years of 1867–1871, six styles of clock cases were patented by Bellamy. . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In 1872, Bellamy spent a short period as a first class carpenter, which he quickly quit when he realized it paid less than carving did. That winter Bellamy set up shop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and began carving again. Many of the carvings he made there were eagles and many have since been lost. Bellamy was commissioned in 1880 to build a figurehead for USS Lancaster, which previously had not had a figurehead. For this he was paid two dollars and thirty-two cents a day. This piece, referred to as the USS Lancaster Eagle, is the only known surviving figurehead carved by Bellamy and is considered to be his masterpiece. It is currently owned by and displayed at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: Wikipedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e14\" x 36\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:  Free delivery within a four hour drive of Boston. \u003c\/strong\u003eOutside of that area, this will be shipped via UPS, signature required, for a charge of $95.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48014030176558,"sku":"RAREFINDS-CHESAPEAKE-EAGLE","price":3495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-chesapeake-eagle-sold.jpg?v=1724045671"},{"product_id":"col-wilson-of-wilsons-brigade-on-the-cover-of-harpers-weekly-for-may-11-1861","title":"\"Harper's Weekly\" for May 11, 1861 with a large illustration of the 69th Irish regiment embarking on USS James Adger for the war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 9:15 pm on March 14:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original issue of \u003cem\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e from May 11, 1861 that includes a large illustration of the 69th Irish regiment embarking on USS James Adger for the war. The ship was a sidewheel steamer and was named after James Adger, an Irish-American merchant who was born in County Antrim and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1793. He became one of the wealthiest and most influential merchants of antebellum Charleston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCol. Wilson, of Wilson's Brigade, is featured on the cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included, these images:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eView of Fort McHenry, Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurning of the bridge at Canton, MD, by the mob\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRendezvous of the Vanguards at Halltown, VA to march on Harper's Ferry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurning of the U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch of the Vanguards on Harper's Ferry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eView of Annapolis, with the \"Constitution\" in the foreground practice battery at Annapolis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarget practice from the Naval Battery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaval monument on the grounds of the Naval School at Annapolis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddles learning the ropes at the Naval School on board the \"Constitution,\" Annapolis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestruction of the U.S. Navy Yard at Norfolk, VA, by fire, by the Unites States Troops\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestruction of the U.S. ships at the Norfolk Navy Yard, by order of the government\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13th regiment NY State Militia leaving their armory in Brooklyn for the war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamp on the Battery, NY City\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemporary barracks erected in the Park, NY City, for the accommodation of troops \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFortifications thrown up to protect the U.S. arsenal at St. Louis, MO\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamp Curtin, near Harrisburg, PA, a rendezvous of the PA volunteers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7th regiment on board the 'Boston' en route for Annapolis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMen of the 8th Massachusetts regiment repairing the bridges on the railroad from Annapolis to Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seth Kaller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48077598097710,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-HARPERS-MAY11","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-harpers-weekly-may11-sold_8c0e510f-f4e0-464f-8165-2fbd1fa7bbb7.webp?v=1712117979"},{"product_id":"major-general-benjamin-f-butler-on-the-cover-of-harpers-weekly-forjune-1-1861","title":"\"Harper's Weekly\" for June 1, 1861 with a large illustration of the Quarters of the 69th (Irish) regiment NY State Militia, at Georgetown College in Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 10:15 pm on March 14:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original issue of \"Harper's Weekly\" from June 1, 1861 featuring Major-General Benjamin F. Butler on the cover, and inside, a large image of the Quarters of the 69th (Irish) regiment NY State Militia, at Georgetown College in Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included, these images:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSort of rig advisable for vessels employed in the chase of Southern privateers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cabinet of the Confederate states at Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuther C. Ladd, a Massachusetts volunteer, killed at Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam G. Brownlow, of TN\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA juvenile party (a bird's eye view of society)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort Pulaski, Savannah river, GA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mr. Russell, Correspondent of the London 'Times'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorn. Tatnall, Major Smith, and Mr. Ward inspecting the 10” Columbiad at Fort Pulaski\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary occupation of Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor General Butler 's encampment on Federal Hill\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite House at Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRent $5000 a year\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity of Montgomery, AL\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrumming of recruits for the Confederate army\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand bag battery, commanding the road to Harper's Ferry, near the relay house, built by Lt. W.H. M'Cartney, Boston Light Artillery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bouquet Battery, commanding the bridge at the relay House, Lt. Josiah Porter, Boston Light Artillery, commanding\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeping bunks of the first Rhode Island regiment, at the patent office, Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Armory at Albany, NY drumming out Albany volunteers who refused to take the oath\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorner scene during the excitement at St. Louis, MO\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. volunteers attacked by the mob, corner of fifth \u0026amp; Walnut Streets, St. Louis, MO\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe camp at Cairo, IL\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCartoon of Jefferson Davis and Uncle Sam, with Davis saying, \"Oh dear Uncle!  All I want is to be let alone.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sethkaller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSeth Kaller\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48077646070062,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-HARPERS-WEEKLY-JUN1","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-harpers-weekly-june1-sold_76d47db7-1909-46ec-8a5f-d48a0f091343.webp?v=1712118002"},{"product_id":"boston-massacre-prints-made-from-reveres-original-plate","title":"Boston Massacre print made from Revere's original plate — Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated March 14 at 10:45 pm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both have been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade from the original plate that Revere used to create his famous Boston Massacre image, \"The bloody massacre perpetrated on King Street, Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.\"  (We've included a photo of one of the originals from the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/365208\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMetropolitan Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've included detailed historical information below, including an explanation of several of the elements in the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original plate Revere used is in the Massachusetts State Archives and it was lent in 1970 to make these prints. There were a limited number made, and the likelihood that anyone in the future will be able to borrow the plate and print more seems very remote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese prints are black and white, though a limited number were hand colored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also offer a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/boston-massacre-hand-engraved-print-after-revere\"\u003ebeautiful, hand-engraved print\u003c\/a\u003e of Revere famous image that is made by a contemporary engraver. It is available as a black and white print and as a hand-colored print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet size is approximately 11\" x 14\" and the image is about 10\" square. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are in a hand made wooden that is dark black with hints of the red undercoat showing through in a few place for added depth. We have used museum-grade non-glare, UV-protecting acrylic for the glazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5\" x 14.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly two available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25. These will be shipped via UPS with signature required. Please allow one week for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"By the beginning of 1770, there were 4,000 British soldiers in Boston, a city with 15,000 inhabitants, and tensions were running high. On the evening of March 5, crowds of day laborers, apprentices, and merchant sailors began to pelt British soldiers with snowballs and rocks. A shot rang out, and then several soldiers fired their weapons. When it was over, five civilians lay dead or dying, including Crispus Attucks, an African American merchant sailor who had escaped from slavery more than twenty years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Produced just three weeks after the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere’s historic engraving 'The Bloody Massacre in King-Street' was probably the most effective piece of war propaganda in American history. Not an accurate depiction of the actual event, it shows an orderly line of British soldiers firing into an American crowd and includes a poem that Revere likely wrote. Revere based his engraving on that of artist Henry Pelham, who created the first illustration of the episode—and who was neither paid nor credited for his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Here are a few of the elements Paul Revere used in his engraving to shape public opinion:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe British are lined up and an officer is giving an order to fire, implying that the British soldiers are the aggressors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe colonists are shown reacting to the British when in fact they had attacked the soldiers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish faces are sharp and angular in contrast to the Americans’ softer, more innocent features. This makes the British look more menacing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe British soldiers look like they are enjoying the violence, particularly the soldier at the far end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe colonists, who were mostly laborers, are dressed as gentlemen. Elevating their status could affect the way people perceived them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only two signs in the image that you can read are \"Butcher’s Hall\" and \"Customs House,\" both hanging directly over the British soldiers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a distressed woman in the rear of the crowd. This played on eighteenth-century notions of chivalry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere appears to be a sniper in the window beneath the \"Butcher’s Hall\" sign.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDogs tend to symbolize loyalty and fidelity. The dog in the print is not bothered by the mayhem behind him and is staring out at the viewer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sky is illustrated in such a way that it seems to cast light on the British \"atrocity.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrispus Attucks is visible in the lower left-hand corner. In many other existing copies of this print, he is not portrayed as African American.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe weather conditions depicted do not match the testimony presented at the soldier’s trial (no snow).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe soldiers’ stance indicates an aggressive, military posture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the first edition, the time on the clock was incorrect. Revere had it corrected immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trial of the British soldiers was the first time a judge used the phrase \"reasonable doubt.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the British soldiers named Pierce Butler left the army and became a South Carolina plantation owner. In 1787, he was appointed as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48083181404462,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BOSTON-MASSACRE","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-boston-massacre-sold.jpg?v=1712117854"},{"product_id":"george-washington-1789-gw-inaugural-button","title":"George Washington 1789 \"GW\" Inaugural Button — \"LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT\" — Includes certificate of authenticity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated December 20: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/924159341?badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Rare Find: Washington Inaugural Button: Long live the president!\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in celebration of Washington's first inauguration, this brass button features the script initials \"GW\" within an oval, surrounded by the inscription \"LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT.\" The original shank is intact and the item comes with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA previous owner polished it and it displays beautifully, mounted on a dark blue wool fabric typical of the time period in a black solid wood frame I made by hand. It was painted with three coats of a traditional paint and waxed with two coats of wax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI designed it so that the button can be removed for closer examination and then replaced in the frame. (There is no glass or acrylic covering the frame.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe framed piece can be hung or placed flat on a desk or table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eButton size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.375\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.25\" x 7.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25. Will be shipped via UPS with a signature required. Please allow one week for shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical information on the Washington Inaugural buttons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w3_bg\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/preservation\/collections-holdings\/the-material-culture-of-the-presidency\/inaugural-buttons\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/preservation\/collections-holdings\/the-material-culture-of-the-presidency\/inaugural-buttons\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1697856212490000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw3mz_qYDkSLoOBg2wIFljfj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMount Vernon’s article\u003c\/a\u003e on some of the designs. (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee the photo below for the recreation of the inauguration that appears at Mount Vernon.)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is extensive information on many of the designs, including who designed them and the symbolism, from a dedicated collector at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/georgewashingtoninauguralbuttons.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/GeorgeWashingtonInauguralButtons.com\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1697856212490000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1aYMKbQb1ZLEfDjYHrn5E5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeorgeWashingtonInauguralButto\u003cwbr\u003ens.com\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kirkmitchell.tripod.com\/CobbGW\/GWIBM.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/kirkmitchell.tripod.com\/CobbGW\/GWIBM.pdf\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1697856212490000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1rCfZETzY8d6AdWWX-dePa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e27-page paper\u003c\/a\u003e updates a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nnp.wustl.edu\/library\/book\/564855\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nnp.wustl.edu\/library\/book\/564855\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1697856212490000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2nhTlYm2rFqxTcTHRQwv5X\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1963 private printing of an exhaustive work by collector Harold Cobb\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background on the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003einauguration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of April 30, 1789, crowds began to gather in front of the presidential mansion in New York City. According to the diary of Tobias Lear, Washington’s personal secretary:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"At nine o’clock all the churches in the city were opened, and prayers offered up to the Great Ruler of the universe for the preservation of the President.… At half past twelve the procession moved forward, the troops marching in front with all the ensigns of military parade.  Next came the committees and heads of departments in their carriages. Next the President in the state coach, and Colonel Humphreys and myself in the President’s own carriage.  The foreign ministers and a long train of citizens brought up the rear.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"About two hundred yards before we reached the hall, we descended from our carriages, and passed through the troops, who were drawn up on each side, into the Hall and Senate-chamber, where we found the Vice-President, the Senate, and House of Representatives assembled. They received the President in the most respectful manner, and the Vice-President conducted him to a spacious and elevated seat at the head of the room. A solemn silence prevailed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"The Vice-President soon arose and informed the President that all things were prepared to administer the oath whenever he should see fit to proceed to the balcony and receive it. He immediately descended from his seat, and advanced through the middle door of the Hall to the balcony. The others passed through the doors on each side.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"The oath was administered in public by Chancellor Livingston; and, the moment the chancellor proclaimed him President of the United States, the air was rent by repeated shouts and huzzas,-- “God bless our Washington! Long live our beloved President!” We again returned into the Hall, where, being seated as before for a few moments, the President arose and addressed the two branches of Congress in a speech, which was heard with eager and marked attention.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFisher Ames “sat entranced,” writing “It was a very touching scene, and quite of the solemn kind.  His aspect grave, almost to sadness; his modesty, actually shaking; his voice deep, a little tremulous, and so low as to call for close attention.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the address, the president and the members of the House and Senate walked about seven hundred yards to St. Paul’s Chapel to attend services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Provoost, bishop of the Episcopal church of New York and rector of Trinity Church. After prayers and the singing of a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTe Deum\u003c\/em\u003e, Washington retired to the presidential mansion. He apparently dined quietly at home; then as Lear noted in his diary,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e“the President, Colonel Humphreys, and myself went in the beginning of the evening in the carriages to Chancellor Livingston’s and General Knox’s, where we had a full view of the fire-works.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn his way to Livingston’s, Washington halted to admire the house of the French minister, the comte de Moustier,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"illuminated and decorated with several transparencies relative to the victories and virtues of General Washington. He seemed pleased with the one representing eleven bees emerging from their hives, headed by their queen, with this epigraph from Virgil: “\u003cem\u003eIlle operum custos; illum admirantur et omnes \/ Circumstant fremitus denso\u003c\/em\u003e.” (“He is the guardian of their toils; they all admire and stand around him in a noisy crowd.”)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Diego de Gardoqui reported to the Spanish minister of State that he had decorated his house\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"with two magnificent transparent gardens, adorned with statues, natural size, imitating marble….  There were also various flower-pots, different arches with foliage and columns of imitation marble, and on the sky of these gardens were placed thirteen stars, representing the United States of America—two of which stars showed opaque, to designate the two States which had not adopted the Constitution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWashington and his party returned to the presidential residence about ten o’clock in the evening, traveling on foot because the crowds thronging the streets were too great to permit the passage of carriages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource for historical background: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sethkaller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeth Kaller, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48100273488174,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-GW-BUTTON-LONG-LIVE","price":9895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/George-washington-1789-inaugural-button-sold.jpg?v=1735273752"},{"product_id":"uncle-sam-wwii-poster-i-want-you","title":"Original 1917 WWI recruiting poster — \"I Want You\" — Framed","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated May 9: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThis same poster is up for auction now at Heritage Auctions at a\u003cstrong\u003e starting price of $6,250\u003c\/strong\u003e, including buyer's premium. The one they have appears to be like new, with no sign of use. It's mounted on linen and is not framed. The one I’m offering is more than $5,000 less and comes framed with UV-protecting acrylic so that it will stay looking great and never be bleached out by the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSurely one of the most famous posters ever created and excited to be able to offer it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eI've framed it in a white metal frame with museum-grade, non-glare acrylic that offers UV-protection so the colors will remain vibrant for decades upon decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWe've taken these pictures without the acrylic in order to see the detail in the print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecruiting poster with the famous phrase \"I want you for U. S. Army\" shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for The Great War, later called World War I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe printed phrase \"Nearest recruiting station\" has a blank space below to add the address for enlisting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDry mounted on lightweight board, some bubbling in the lower left-hand side, but not very noticeable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed in a metal frame with a museum-grade, non-glare acrylic that offers UV-protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\" x 40\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $75. Will be shipped via UPS. Please allow one week shipping. (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe big factor driving the shipping cost is the size, and $75 doesn't even completely cover the UPS charge.) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story behind this iconic recruitment poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003ePainted by noted U.S. illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, the image first appeared on the cover of the July 6, 1916, issue of\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeslie’s Weekly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003emagazine with the title “What Are You Doing for Preparedness?” The U.S. would not declare war on Germany until April of the next year, but the storm signals were clear. The image was later adapted by the U.S. Army for the poster with the new, unforgettable call to action. More than 4 million copies of it were printed between 1917 and 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003e“Uncle Sam” may have been Sam Wilson, known as Uncle Sam, a meatpacker who stamped the initials “U.S.” on barrels of meat he sold to the Army in the War of 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003eBy the mid-19th century, Uncle Sam had taken on his classic look: long, lean, goateed and wearing a patriotic getup, as Thomas Nast drew him in 1877.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003eArtist Alfred Leete drew an image of British war hero Lord Kitchener wagging his finger to draw recruits in 1914; it was a memorable success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003eU.S. illustrator Flagg used Leete’s design as the basis for his poster. And he used his own visage as the model for his bushy-eyebrowed take on Uncle Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"self-baseline px-0 font-pt-serif text-17px leading-7 tracking-0.5px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48168953381166,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-UNCLE-SAM-POSTER","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-uncle-sam-poster-sold.webp?v=1715310895"},{"product_id":"banjo-clock","title":"Seth Thomas \"Banjo Clock\" with a depiction of a naval engagement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated March 29: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeth Thomas mahogany \"banjo style\" patriotic wall clock from the early 1800s depicting a naval engagement between two large sailing ships and topped with  gold-toned metal eagle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their catalog, it was \"Banjo No. 1\" and described this way:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mahogany case and decorated panels. Eight-day pendulum time movement No. 41. Polished brass side ornaments. 7-inch dial. Height 37½ inches. Width 10½ inches. Also fitted with No. 117 full 7-jeweled movement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The clock comes with a key to wind it and, as you can see in the video, it runs, though I don't know how well it keeps time. At the bottom of the pendulum you can make an adjustment to fine tune the speed. These are beautiful as they are. And if it needs to be serviced, any clock repair shop should be able to help. The mechanism is easy to get to and is not complicated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When I was researching these I came across one that depicts the Wayside Inn, a historic inn a few minutes from my house that dates to 1761 and sits along the Old Boston Post Road. (The inn was made famous by Longfellow. His \"Midnight Ride of Paul Revere\" appears in his Tales of the Wayside Inn, a book he worked on while staying there that included the stories of travelers, real or imagined, whom he met during his stay.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Although the reverse-painted image of the inn isn't in nearly as good a condition as the one on the clock offered here, it now hangs in my kitchen and I admire it every time I walk by. I think you'll have that same feeling when this clock is hanging in your home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Two notes on appearance: There are some small flecks of paint missing from the clock face. (I have no idea what caused that.) The image behind glass along the \"throat\" of the clock and behind the panel at the bottom is in perfect condition; there is no loss at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As shown in the last picture, someone attached a piece of tape at some point. It's not very noticeable. Rather than try to remove it and possibly severely damage the finish, I left it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I believe that the tape may have been added to keep the clock face cover closed. I adjusted the catch and once you hang it on your wall and close the cover, it stays closed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37½\" from the top of the eagle to the base and 10½\" at it's widest point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/925260752?h=258ee9985b\u0026amp;badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" title=\"rare-finds-banjo-clock-in-motion\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $45. Please allow one week for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Willard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This clock style was created by Simon Willard of Massachusetts and patented in 1802. The shape of the upper part of the case inspired the term banjo clock, a name Willard did not use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simon Willard (born April 3, 1753, Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 30, 1848, Roxbury, Massachusetts) was a famous American clock maker and was the most celebrated of a family of Massachusetts clock makers who designed and produced brass-movement clocks between 1765 and 1850.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/banjo-clock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritannica\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeth Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Seth Thomas (1785-1859) was one of the earliest clockmakers who realized he could successfully mass-produce clocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Prior to working as a clockmaker, he was a carpenter and joiner who built homes and barns. He was approached by two clockmakers in 1807 because of his woodworking skills, and in the ensuing two years, the three men made thousands of clocks. Eventually, in 1812, Thomas set up his own clock factory in Plymouth Hollow, Conn. After his death, the western part of Plymouth Hollow was made into a separate town and named Thomaston in his honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The banjo clock was invented by another famed clockmaker in 1802. Simon Willard (1753-1848) designed the shape that is recognized for its circular dial that sits upon a tapered trunk over a box-shaped base. It is named for the banjo because of its form, which was devised to save on scarce materials. A brass eagle or dove adorning the clock became a popular decoration for clocks made after 1812.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2002\/11\/03\/seth-thomas-banjo-clock-decorated-with-naval-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48169152184622,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BANJO-CLOCK","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-banjo-clock-sold_4f62cf95-9812-4c57-b69b-fda49b2b8393.webp?v=1712117808"},{"product_id":"a-soldiers-story-by-omar-bradley-limited-edition-574-of-750-signed-copies","title":"\"A Soldier's Story\" signed by the author Omar Bradley, 1951 — Limited first edition, #574 of 750 signed copies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated April 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited first edition, signed and numbered. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo. 574 of 750 copies issued. In a slip case. In excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Soldier’s Story, \u003c\/em\u003efirst published in a 1951,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recounts the battles of World War II from a soldier’s perspective. 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No. 1486 of 1750 signed copies. In a slip case. In excellent condition.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most decorated generals in American history, MacArthur completed his autobiography shortly before his death on April 5, 1964.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous B\/W photographs including the one dated Sep 2, 1945, aboard the new 45,000-ton battleship U.S.S. Missouri when the Japanese signed their surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor portrait of MacArthur, a five-star general, as frontispiece. Marbled endpapers. With maps and other illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an opportunity to own MacArthur's autobiography, signed by him, such a towering figure in the war in the Pacific and on the world stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/a-soldiers-story-by-omar-bradley-limited-edition-574-of-750-signed-copies\"\u003e\"A Soldier's Story\" signed by the author Omar Bradley, 1951 — Limited edition, 574 of 750 signed copies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48219730051374,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-MCARTHUR-BOOK","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-reminiscenses-macarthur-book-sold.webp?v=1712201389"},{"product_id":"ironclads-steaming-past-vicksburg-oil-painting-framed","title":"“Ironclads steaming past Vicksburg” — Original oil painting published in the Gold Book series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated October November 3: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal oil painting by Alton S. Tobey in a handmade, solid wood frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original oil painting appeared in Volume 5 of \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Book History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e (pp. 424 - 425), and we'll include that book with your painting. (See below for a photo of it in the book.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee additional historical background on the event depicted in the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe photo of that shows the handwritten name on the brown background is a photo of the back of the painting. The painting has been mounted in a way that it can easily be removed from the frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of painting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 22.25\" x 8.25\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e22.5\" x 8.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $30. Please allow one week for framed painting to ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 1862 print, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/the-first-battle-between-iron-ships-of-war\"\u003eThe First Battle Between \"Iron\" Ships of War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"premium\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"premium\"\u003eAccording to \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/museum\/exhibits\/vick\/river_warfare.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe National Park Service\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"premium\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"During the Vicksburg Campaign, ironclads were used extensively to provide additional firepower during bombardments, and patrol the Mississippi and its tributaries for enemy activity.  They were also used as shields when the Navy convoyed fragile troop transports past the Confederate guns defending Vicksburg.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"premium\"\u003eSee \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/long-gruesome-fight-capture-vicksburg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Long, Gruesome Fight to Capture Vicksburg\u003c\/a\u003e from the American Battlefield Trust for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48221031792942,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-IRONCLADS","price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/ironclads-steaming-past-vicksburg-SOLD.jpg?v=1730702618"},{"product_id":"lincoln-with-tad","title":"CDV of President Lincoln with Tad —  1865 — In a handmade, solid wood frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 10:16 pm on April 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carte de visite of Abraham Lincoln and his son\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptioned \"President Lincoln and his son Thaddeus. The last Photograph the President sat for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by G.F. Bouve \u0026amp; Co. [from Gardner's negative].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis portrait was one of five taken at Alexander Gardner's Washington, DC studio, on February 5, 1865, in what would be the final formal studio session Lincoln would ever sit for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has the \"Sylvan\" artistic background added of the unfinished Washington Monument and the Potomac River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a handmade frame that was designed and built for this CDV.  It is designed so that the back can be removed and the CDV can be taken out. (There is no glass covering the CDV.) The CDV is mounted on brown fabric typical of that timeperiod and is held in place by archival quality photo corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2.5\" x 4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame size: \u003c\/strong\u003e5.25\"W x 7\"H x 1.25\"D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $20. Will be sent via UPS with a signature required.\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Alexander_Ogden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotographing Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to use photography for political purposes. During his first presidential campaign in 1860, some thirty-five portraits of the candidate by the photographer Mathew Brady were circulated throughout the country. The immediacy of a photograph created a sense of intimacy between viewer and subject (or voter and candidate) that few painted portraits could achieve—particularly in the mid-nineteenth century, when the medium was still a novelty for many Americans. Acknowledging its power to move the populace, Lincoln gave portrait photography credit for his victory. 'Make no mistake,' he said. 'Brady made me President!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gardner had been one in a team of photographers employed by Brady to follow the Union troops and make a visual record of the Civil War. He began to work independently in 1863, when he established his own studio in Washington, D.C., and became known for his portraits of uniformed soldiers setting off for war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/humanitiesusa.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/27\/alexander-gardner-abraham-lincoln-c-february-5-1865-3\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHumanities – Picturing America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background on CDVs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The carte de visite (French: [kaʁt(ə) də vizit(ə)], English: 'visiting card', abbr. 'CdV', pl. cartes de visite) was a format for a small photograph that was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each photograph was the size of a visiting card . . . and were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It was the success of the carte de visite that led to photography's institutionalization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource: Wikipedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48321953562926,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-LINCOLN-TAD-CDV","price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-lincoln-and-tad-cdv-sold.jpg?v=1712287664"},{"product_id":"old-north-church-bicentennial-lantern","title":"Paul Revere - Old North Church Bicentennial Lantern —  Numbered EP 416 — Authorized by the Concord Antiquarian Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated on December 25, 2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lantern, issued for the Bicentennial, is the most requested item we've ever offered. I found this one some time ago and set it aside to offer at Christmas. As you can see, it's in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese reproductions are the closest—in shape and design, though not made of tin—of the lantern used to signal from Old North Church the night of Paul Revere's ride. (Others rode, too.) Joseph Warren sent Revere to Lexington, believing that the troops planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two leaders of the Sons of Liberty, who were staying at a house in Lexington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lantern was authorized by the Concord Antiquarian Society, the owners of the only one of the original two known to exist, and created for the Bicentennial in 1976. These were made in limited editions and each one registered. The Mahogany base carries the registration number, as does a plate on the bottom of the lantern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.concordcollection.org\/mDetail.aspx?rID=M400a1\u0026amp;db=objects\u0026amp;dir=PERMANENT\u0026amp;osearch=m400a1\u0026amp;list=res\u0026amp;rname=\u0026amp;rimage=\u0026amp;page=1\u0026amp;utm_source=concordmuseum.org\u0026amp;utm_medium=site\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou can learn more about the original here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe role of the signals conveyed by the lanterns is sometimes misunderstood. Here's the explanation from the Paul Revere Museum:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Revere contacted an unidentified friend (probably Robert Newman, the sexton of Christ Church in Boston’s North End) and instructed him to hold two lit lanterns in the tower of Christ Church (now called the Old North Church) as a signal to fellow Sons of Liberty across the Charles River in case Revere was unable to leave town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The two lanterns were a predetermined signal stating that the British troops planned to row 'by sea' across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than march 'by land' out Boston Neck.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read their longer explanation \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paulreverehouse.org\/the-real-story\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping: $65. Will be shipped UPS.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48322433122606,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-OLD-NORTH-LANTERN","price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-old-north-lantern-sold_05b39aa8-e251-4c34-bde9-d0deccc02924.jpg?v=1766720711"},{"product_id":"paul-revere-oil-painting","title":"Paul Revere's Ride — Original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for \"The Golden Book History of the United States\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated on April 8:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for an illustration in Volume 3 of \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Book History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e (pp. 198 - 199). \"Floating\" in a solid wood frame made by hand for this specific painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll include the Golden Book volume with your painting, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few years ago when I was reading Revere's various accounts of what happened, I was surprised to read what sounds like something very contemporary, which is at the end of this colorful passage:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\". . . in an instant I saw four of them, who rode up to me, with their pistols in their hands, said G-d d-n you stop. If you go an Inch further, you are a dead Man . . . we attempted to git thro them, but they kept before us, and swore if we did not turn in to that pasture, they would blow our brains out . . .\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe role of the signals conveyed by the lanterns is sometimes misunderstood. Here's the explanation from the Paul Revere Museum:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Revere contacted an unidentified friend (probably Robert Newman, the sexton of Christ Church in Boston’s North End) and instructed him to hold two lit lanterns in the tower of Christ Church (now called the Old North Church) as a signal to fellow Sons of Liberty across the Charles River in case Revere was unable to leave town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The two lanterns were a predetermined signal stating that the British troops planned to row 'by sea' across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than march 'by land' out Boston Neck.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read their longer explanation \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paulreverehouse.org\/the-real-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also be interested in the beautiful and extraordinarily accurate reproduction of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/old-north-church-bicentennial-lantern\"\u003elantern that we have\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e12.25\" x 13.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of painting:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" x 11.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25. Will be shipped UPS with a signature required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48322679013678,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-REVERE-OIL-PAINTING","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-paul-revere-ride-oil-painting-sold.webp?v=1712633408"},{"product_id":"u-s-infantry-tactics-for-the-instruction-exercise-and-maneuvers-of-the-united-states-infantry-1861-first-edition","title":"\"U.S. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction, Exercise and Maneuvers of the United States Infantry” — 1861 — First edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 9:15 pm on April 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eU.S. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction, Exercise and Maneuvers of the United States Infantry…Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026amp; Co., 1861.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition. In a custom clamshell box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe custom slip case says, \"Ira A. Lipman.\" This may be same Ira A. Lipman who built and ran a large security company, which is an interesting tie in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ira_A._Lipman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebio from Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIra Ackerman Lipman (November 15, 1940 – September 16, 2019) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of Guardsmark, a privately owned security company with a payroll of 17,000 employees and 130 offices in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and France. In 2015, he sold Guardsmark to Universal Protection Service, the largest private security company in the United States, and he served as its vice chairman until its 2016 merger with AlliedBarton. He was called \"a pioneer in the private security guard business\". His work was cited by the United States Department of Justice's Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348974874926,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-INFANTRY-BOOK","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-us-infantry-tactics-collage-sold.jpg?v=1712282063"},{"product_id":"breed-s-hill-colonial-original-oil-painting-by-alton-s-tobey-for-the-golden-book-history-of-the-united-states","title":"Preparing for the Battle of Bunker Hill — original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey  for \"The Golden Book History of the United States\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eUpdated May 23: This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal oil painting by Alton S. Tobey shows the work of the Patriots in advance of what we call \"The Battle of Bunker Hill.\" For an illustration in Volume 3 of \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Book History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e (pp. 206 - 207). This appears below the illustration in the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The colonial forces worked secretly through the night on Breed's Hill. In the morning, the British were astonished to see their fortifications.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a solid wood frame made by hand for this painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll include the Golden Book volume with your painting, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBunker Hill\/Bunker's Hill or Breed's Hill? Learn more in this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boston1775.blogspot.com\/2007\/06\/what-do-we-call-battle-of-bunker-hill.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexcellent post from J.L. Bell at Boston 1775\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e11.25\" x 25\"\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of painting:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5\" x 22.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $25. Will be shipped UPS with a signature required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48419127066926,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BUNKER-HILL-OIL","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-tobey-breeds-hill-sold.webp?v=1716439081"},{"product_id":"george-washington-silhouettes","title":"Small, framed George Washington silhouettes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 9:15 pm:\u003c\/strong\u003e These have been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour framed silhouettes of George Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are old, though I'm not sure how old, small, and very modest in construction, but they also at a very modest price. These do not appear to be cut silhouettes, but rather painted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that the one labeled \"Black rectangular frame, GW looking right. Size: 4.25\" x 5.25\" has some small segments missing from the lower left-hand portion of the frame. I've made them black to match the rest of the frame so the loss isn't very noticeable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComes in four options:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold oval frame, GW looking left. \u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e6.25\" x 6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack rectangular frame, GW looking left. \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.75\" x 3.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown rectangular frame, GW looking right. \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.25\" x 6.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack rectangular frame, GW looking right. \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.25\" x 5.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Black rectangular frame - GW looking right — SOLD","offer_id":48421972345134,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-RECTANGLE-RIGHT-BLACK","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Gold oval frame - GW looking left — SOLD","offer_id":48421972246830,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-GW-OVAL-LEFT","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black rectangular frame - GW looking left — SOLD","offer_id":48421972279598,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-GW-RECTANGLE-LEFT","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Brown rectangular frame - GW looking right — SOLD","offer_id":48421972312366,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-RECTANGLE-RIGHT-BROWN","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-gw-silhouettes-sold.webp?v=1712887558"},{"product_id":"calvin-coolidge-signed-photograph","title":"President Calvin Coolidge signed photograph with a note from his secretary, on White House stationery, in a handmade frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated April 14:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePortrait of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge by Harris \u0026amp; Ewing. Signed by Coolidge, \"Cordially Calvin Coolidge.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMounted with accompanying letter dated February 10, 1928, to Leon Mott of the Boy Scouts of America Council.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI've left it mounted as I received it and made by hand  a solid wood frame and have used museum-grade  non-glare acrylic that protects the image and letter from UV rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy favorite Coolidge story: A lady sitting next to Coolidge at a White House dinner turned to him and said, “My friend bet me that I couldn’t get you to say three words.” Coolidge turned to her and replied, “You lose.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApocryphal, perhaps. 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Will be shipped via UPS with a signature required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore on Coolidge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs President, he signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans, and oversaw a period of rapid and expansive economic growth known as the \"Roaring Twenties\", leaving office with considerable popularity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong his many quotes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e“We come here on this occasion to honor the past, and in that honor, render more secure the present.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. 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Civilization began with war and slavery; government began in absolute despotism; and religion itself grew out of superstition which was oftentimes marked with human sacrifices. So out of our present imperfections we shall develop that which is more perfect. 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Please allow one week for shipping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Background on the Wedgwood Plates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJones, McDuffie \u0026amp; Stratton - JMS - Old Blue Historical Plates Imported From Wedgwood for the American Market\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following article was written by our friends Professor Keith McLeod and Jim Boyle whom we have known for many years through the Wedgwood International Seminar. We do not have the illustrations to the article, so some minor changes have been made to the text, but it is virtually the original article written by our good friends. Hopefully this information will explain more of the history of not only the Wedgwood college and university plates, but the Wedgwood Old Blue Historical plate scenes and other JMS Americana which we have in stock. Our personal Wedgwood collection contains many of these 9 inch plates, and some of the larger ones, all reminiscent of family history, fun vacations or interesting connections to our lives. \u003cem\u003eWords within brackets [ ] are comments by me and were not in the original article.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWedgwood and the Boston Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Keith A. McLeod and James R. Boyle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Boston company was founded in 1810 by Otis Norcross on Fish Street on the waterfront. In 1827 Otis' son, also named Otis, took over the business: the company, still operating under the Norcross name was run by him until he retired from the business to become Mayor of Boston in 1866. In 1853 Jerome Jones began to work for Norcross, Louis McDuffee, who was born in Quebec, joined in 1863 and Soloman Stratton, a Bostonian, joined and replaced Norcross in 1866. The firm became 'Jones, McDuffee and Stratton' in 1871 and was known by that name until it ceased to exist after it celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1960. The first item made by Wedgwood exclusively for Jones, McDuffee and Stratton was a calendar tile in 1881. It was the beginning of a long and prolific association. Wedgwood went on to produce hundreds, if not thousands of designs and pieces for the Boston company. They specialized in producing historical American china - scenes, events, personalities, buildings, monuments, educational institutions, civic and national landmarks, and ships for which they are well known. The company is also well known to collectors for the 'calendar tiles', which were made annually from 1881 to 1929 [as advertising give-aways for JMS].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Boston Company did a thriving business with Wedgwood, not only producing Americana but importing a great deal of Wedgwood and products from other factories, which produced pottery, porcelain, and bone china as well as glass. They were the largest wholesaler and retailer of china and glassware in the United States by 1910. The firm, by 1975, had changed its status, and role in American business. Jones, McDuffee and Stratton had become a subsidiary of Food Service Equipment \u0026amp; Design Corporation, of Boston. The firm has changed from its commemorative role; no more historical plates were produced after the 1950s. In its heyday the company was known by its logo \"sole importers\" which was included on the backstamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs near as we can estimate the 'system' went like this: an American business would express the wish to have a particular item or commemorative piece, Jones, McDuffee and Stratton, who employed artists would produce the artwork for the plate, for example, then send the order to Wedgwood, who would manufacture the ware, place Jones, McDuffee and Stratton's mark on the product and ship it to Boston to their warehouse on Farnsworth Street, which was connected to the Cunard White Star harbour facilities and to a rail spur. From the warehouse the china was sent across the United States and to Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictorial souvenirs had been made by many potteries in England since the latter part of the 18th century. In fact, many companies had preceded Wedgwood in producing commemorative ware, including that for the American market. It seems to have fallen to Jones, McDuffee and Stratton to involve Wedgwood in this thriving business, which began with the advertising calendar tiles (1881) and grew tremendously with the rising national consciousness of \"America\" and of the American, in the latter part of the 19th century. The Wedgwood historical plates began in 1899. It was an era of high nationalism and fervent patriotism. It was also a period of increased wealth in middle America. It almost seems like Wedgwood did not respond to the fad until an importing company decided to take the initiative. However, one could argue that an American firm was much better placed to respond to the American market. It would appear obvious that Jones, McDuffee and Stratton took the risk, and the role of promoter. They were in a position to know the American market. One is left with a couple of historical questions. First, to what extent did Jones, McDuffee and Stratton lay the ground for the establishment of the Wedgwood office in the U.S. in 1906? And, secondly, did the establishment of a Wedgwood office to wholesale in the U.S. diminish or lead to the demise of the importing company in Boston? A Canadian equivalent to Jones, McDuffee and Stratton did not emerge until the 1920s. Linton and Sinclair of Saint John, New Brunswick tried to promote the importation of Canadian commemoratives, including orders from Wedgwood such as the Evangeline plates as well as famous Canadian scenic views such as 'The Reversing Falls' in Saint John and 'The Bore' on the Petitcodiac River. Linton and Sinclair did not survive the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first group of 'Wedgwood Old Blue Historical Plates' was 35 views that could be bought singly or in sets at their Boston premises through the mail, or from local retailers who stocked the items. For a customer to buy the plates, the price was standard in any shop, 50 cents, at the insistence of the wholesaler. By 1904 the plates had sold so well that the retail price was reduced by Jones, McDuffee and Stratton to a standard 35 cents. The company had also increased the number of views available from 35 to 68. [Today, there are over 1200 known scenes which were produced on either these smaller plates or full sized dinner plates by Jones, McDuffee \u0026amp; Stratton, featuring people, places and events from the arrival of the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor to the beautiful Spanish Missions of California. lvc]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe competition by retailers to order plates was enhanced by the fact that stores could get their name placed on the backstamp at the factory along with the Wedgwood logo and that of Jones, McDuffee and Stratton. Hence a plate might have two or three 'credits' on the back. There was, of course, usually scene or local identification or the person's name on the reverse. These plates are usually considered to be a series as they are all in blue and white and have the same border. The popularity of the plates was not only related to feelings of local or national pride but to practicality of decoration. The 'plate rail,' a decorative feature of the last few decades of the 19th century, provided the housewife with a device for the conspicuous consumption of plates. There the household could feature their tastes, feelings, penchants, backgrounds, or status. They could reach up and use the plates then restore them to their decorative function.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the sales of the historical series diminished, Jones, McDuffee and Stratton moved into the 'College' market. 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Will be sent via UPS with a signature required.\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Alexander_Ogden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotographing Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to use photography for political purposes. During his first presidential campaign in 1860, some thirty-five portraits of the candidate by the photographer Mathew Brady were circulated throughout the country. The immediacy of a photograph created a sense of intimacy between viewer and subject (or voter and candidate) that few painted portraits could achieve—particularly in the mid-nineteenth century, when the medium was still a novelty for many Americans. Acknowledging its power to move the populace, Lincoln gave portrait photography credit for his victory. 'Make no mistake,' he said. 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With an introduction and description of each note by Gene Hessler.  Housed in plastic sleeves in ring-bound green leatherette album lettered in gilt. When it was published, it was offered by subscription only. 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Published by Stein and Day, 1977. 327 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the book was warmly reviewed, the reason I chose it, and this copy in particular, is because on the inside first page (what's known as the \"front free endpaper\"), the plane's navigator, Theodore Jerome “Dutch” Van Kirk, drew and annotated a diagram of the Enola Gay’s air escape plan following the bombing, including the shock waves and the routes of both Enola Gay and the instrument plane, The Great Artiste. It is signed in the lower right corner of the diagram, “Dutch Van Kirk Navigator – Enola Gay Hiroshima 6 Aug 1945.”  See the photos below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a one-of-a-kind, with a personal connection to that historic mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Lee Wright | Founder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/Van_Kirk_Tibbets__and_Ferebee.jpg?v=1714024097\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eAbove, left to right: Van Kirk, Tibbets, and Ferebee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Los Alamos National Laboratory has an excellent article on the mission entitled, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/discover.lanl.gov\/publications\/national-security-science\/2020-summer\/the-mission-that-changed-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Mission That Changed the World\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48768250741038,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-ENOLA-GAY-BOOK","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-enola-gay-book-sold.webp?v=1717989051"},{"product_id":"st-nicholas-magazine","title":"St. Nicholas Magazine — Presidents Birthday February 1918 issue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated at 9:15 pm: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe striking cover, which recognizes the birth month of two of our greatest presidents, caught my eye, and when I opened it up I felt like I was transported back to America in the midst of The Great War. 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