Historic Americana

GREAT DAGUERREOTYPE OF AN ODD FELLOW ELDER. Anonymous, sixth plate dag of an elder in the Odd Fellows; his dark sash and gloves signify his rank. Rose

HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF MEN UNDER UMBRELLA. Anonymous, half plate daguerreotype of five well-dressed men standing beneath a large umbrella. A yo

TWO DAGUERREOTYPES OF AN UNKNOWN GENTLEMAN. Lot of 2 anonymous sixth plates in oversized octagonal mats, both of the same man. Has one of those &q...

WHOLE PLATE AMBROTYPE OF A STEAMBOAT. Anonymous, whole plate ambrotype of the sidewheel steamboat Kate Frisbee. The Frisbee was built in the Wm. McF

QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE OF MUSICIANS. Anonymous horizontal image of two gents, one posed with a clarinet, one with a violin. Housed in a folksy fram

JAPANESE AMBROTYPE OF A YOUNG MAN. Anonymous quarter plate in complete wooden case, identified in Japanese characters as "Yataro" and beh...

JAPANESE AMBROTYPE OF TWO YOUNG MEN. Great sixth plate in complete wooden case, identified in Japanese characters as "Meiji 18, Inoue age 28 a...

JAPANESE AMBROTYPE OF SEATED WOMAN WITH BOOK. Anonymous sixth plate in complete wooden case. She rests a Japanese book on her knees. EXC, with Japan

AMBROTYPE OF JAPANESE GENTLEMAN. Sixth plate ambrotype in half wooden case, identified in Japanese characters as "Meiji 16, Mr. Uno, Higashiya...

AMBROTYPE OF COUPLE AND THEIR PARROT. Anonymous, sixth plate image of a well-dressed couple, she with a large parrot perched on her gloved hand. The

QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE OF GENT AND HIS INKWELL. Anonymous image of a well-dressed gent taken before a canvas drop. He is posed with a large ceramic

SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Anonymous, sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a three story clapboard building that appears to be

RUBY AMBROTYPE OF MAN AND HIS MASTIFF. Anonymous, sixth plate ambrotype of a sloe-eyed gent holding his bulldog. The mastiff has moved slightly. Un

AMBROTYPE OF LOUISVILLE AND THE FALLS OF OHIO. Anonymous, sixth plate ambrotype of a painting the shoreline of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky

HALF PLATE TINTYPE OF NEW ENGLAND TOWN. Anonymous, half plate tintype of a tidy New England town. Great tones. Uncased, in mat and preserver only. P

WHOLE PLATE TINTYPE OF CINCINNATI, OHIO DRUGSTORE. A super image of the exterior of the drugstore of Brandriff and Hedges in Cincinnati, Ohio. Great

TINTYPES OF STREET VENDOR AND AN "INDIAN." Lot of 2, cdv-sized tintypes. One a great pose of a salesman or street vendor holding a bundl...

TINTYPE OF MARK TWAIN'S STEAMBOAT. Anonymous, quarter plate tintype of the side-wheel steamboat Arago. Like many inland-water steamers, the Ar...

LOT OF TINTYPES AND CABINET CARDS, INCLUDING POST MORTEM. Lot of 9, including 2 tintypes, one with a gentleman wearing his Sunday best, holding a pis

THREE GREAT TINTYPES OF HUNTERS. Lot of 3 anonymous 1870s cdv-sized tintypes of hunters and their gear, including one with his favorite pointer. All

CDV OF CHLOE LANKTON - WHO IS SHE? Cdv on printed mount by J.C. Garrigues of Philadelphia. We have not previously seen this image, nor is she listed

CDV OF HUNTING DOG AND HUNTING EQUIPMENT. A charming 1870s carte with imprint of C.C. Belt, Terre Haute, IN, showing a bird dog lying beside a shotgu

GREAT GROUP OF ILLINOIS CDVS. Lot of 3, one by Crowder and two by Duboce, both of Springfield. One a "trick" image of the same gent; one...

GROUP OF CDV ALBUMS FROM THE YEAMAN FAMILY OF KENTUCKY. Lot of 5. Includes four 1860-70s style cdv albums, containing approximately 170 cartes and t

CABINET CARD OF BOY AND WINCHESTER RIFLE. Fine cabinet card of a young, Ohio marksman. He aims his lever-action rifle and sports a large hunting kni

BOOK-BOXED SET OF PALESTINE STEREOVIEWS. Palestine Through the Stereoscope, complete, 100 card book-boxed set issued by Underwood and Underwood, with

RARE BOXED SET OF CHILDREN STEREOVIEWS. A book-boxed set and accompanying book of 18 stereographs "Real Children in Many Lands" by Underw...

UNUSUAL STEREOPTIC VIEWER AND IMAGES. "Whiting's Magic Photo Album." An all-metal, collapsible early 20th century viewer made in Cin...

CAMEO UNION CASE. A fine quarter plate, black union case with a cameo medallion inset. Contains mat, glass and preserver, but no image. EXC. PLEASE

ALFRED STIEGLITZ MAGIC LANTERN CUP. Whiting Manufacturing, sterling silver, two-handled loving cup, 5.5" tall, 7.5" wide from handle to h...

EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC TRADE CATALOGS. Lot of 3. Includes 1898 "Photographic Apparatus" from Rochester (NY) Optical Co., 8vo, 84pp., paper wr...

ALGERIAN "GRAND TOUR" PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. Folio album in green leatherette, with flyleaf titled "Purchased in Algeria, 1900" cont...

MUSCLE SHOALS DAM PHOTOS AND EPHEMERA. Lot of 39 silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10", of the construction of Wilson Dam, Muscle Shoals, AL. Al...

CINCINNATI SUBWAY PHOTOGRAPHS. An important gathering of one hundred ninety (190) 8 x10 images; thirteen (13) 5 x 7 images; one (1) 4x 6 image; and o

SCARCE PHELPS PRINTING OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. A rare lithograph of the Declaration of Independence with tributes to Lafayette and Washington

GREAT GEORGE WASHINGTON PIN BOX. Washington "Forget me Not" box. A 2.75 x 3.75" box with hand-colored glass lid adorned by a portrai...

EXTREMELY EARLY G. WASHINGTON TEXTILE. A printed felt portrait of Washington, sword in one hand, the other outstretched, with columns, draperies, etc

PAMPHLET DEBATING THE 12TH AMENDMENT. In the wake of the Jefferson-Burr election debacle of 1800, an amendment to the Constitution was proposed to pr

GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPIER MACHE¦ SNUFF BOX. Fine snuff with transfer decal of Washington and "First in War; First in Peace; First in the H...

WASHINGTON BENNINGTON PITCHER. A fine example of this pitcher, 8" to top of spout, 7" from tip of spout to rear of handle. Circa 1850. E...

J.Q. ADAMS SPEECH ON SATIN. A speech given by John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 15 March 1826, relating to the "Panama Missio...

J.Q. ADAMS SATIRE. A wonderful anonymous 11.25 x 18" hand-colored engraving entitled "The Peddlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort; a...

RARE ANDREW JACKSON CAMPAIGN EPHEMERA. Pair of Andrew Jackson medals -- one token, portrait on obverse, "Hero of New Orleans" legend on r...

ANDREW JACKSON HANDBILL. A wonderful Jackson handbill from 1832. "Jackson Voters BEWARE. Spurious Tickets are in circulation headed 'Jacks...

ANDREW JACKSON NOTIONS BOX. This cardboard box has a hand-colored engraving of "Andrew Jackson" under glass on the lid. The portrait of J...

GREAT GROUP OF ANDREW JACKSON "HARD TIMES" TOKENS. Group of Hard Times Tokens. Eight medals dating to financial panic of 1837-8, these &q...

ANDREW JACKSON MEMORIAL RIBBON. Fine black and white ribbon, with added black crepe rosette. Generally EXC, with a few tiny brown spots. PLEASE NOTE

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON CAMPAIGN TEXTILE. William Henry Harrison blue and white cotton material, 10.5" square. Classic log cabin and cider barr...

VAN BUREN-ADAMS HANDBILL. A wonderful 4 x 7.5" calligraphy handbill. "For President Martin Van Buren -- For Vice President -- Charles Fra...

1844 SILK RIBBON FROM NJ WHIG DELEGATION. Black & white silk ribbon, 2.5 x 7". "New Jersey Whig Delegation to the National Convention...

SCARCE MARTIN VAN BUREN CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Three items from 1840: MVB #1, white metal, 38mm.; #6 in copper, 29mm., #9 in darkened brass, 24mm.; togethe

RARE HENRY CLAY TEXAS CAMPAIGN FLAG. Printed cotton, 26.25 x 61." An exceptionally rare variant of this well-known Clay flag, with the added ...

HENRY CLAY CAMPAIGN RIBBON. "Henry Clay, The People's Choice" campaign ribbon. A larger piece than usually seen specimen, 3 x 7.5&quo...

NICE GROUP OF HENRY CLAY CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Three specimens: DeWitt #1844-18 in white metal, 36mm., honoring the "Great Convention Held at Balti...

SCARCE HENRY CLAY "COON" HAT BADGE. A great brass 5 x 3.5" shell pin from the 1844 election depicting a raccoon thumbing his nose. ...

HENRY CLAY HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH. This lithograph is entitled "Henry Clay of Kentucky," and was published by N. Currier in 1844 to coin...

INVITATION TO BALL FOR HENRY CLAY. An engraved invitation on coated stock to "...a BALL to be given at the Washington Assembly rooms on the e...

FINE HENRY CLAY MOURNING RIBBON. 1852 Henry Clay mourning ribbon. A Kentucky politician with an amazing record of public service, Clay ran for high o

HENRY CLAY MOURNING RIBBON. One of the prettiest designed Clay ribbons. A clean example of Sullivan/Fischer #HC-9, with the figure of "America...

POLK-DALLAS CAMPAIGN LITHOGRAPH. Jugate, hand-colored lithograph of James K. Polk (1845-49) and George M. Dallas, with flags and maps of Oregon and T

JAMES K. POLK CURRIER LITHOGRAPH. Small folio Currier litho commemorating the nomination of James K. Polk. Framed and in nice condition although the

POLK-DALLAS CAMPAIGN BROADSIDE. A 9 x 11.25" Polk and Dallas Democratic broadside. Has been glued to the backboard and shows minor water damag...

RARE JAMES POLK CAMPAIGN RIBBON. Unlisted 1844 Polk Campaign Ribbon. With many of the same design elements found in Sullivan/Fischer #JP-17a, this ri

RARE JAMES POLK PORTRAIT CAMPAIGN RIBBON. A small, quite delicate Polk ribbon, this similar to Sullivan/Fischer #JP-10 but lacking text regarding the

ZACHARY TAYLOR CAMPAIGN TEXTILE. Zachary Taylor 1848 chintz. Graphic pattern picturing Taylor on top of his horse in the classic "general pose...

GREAT ZACHARY TAYLOR CAMPAIGN CLOTHING BUTTONS. Two Zachary Taylor Buttons. A brass clothing button with a handsome bas-relief portrait depicting &...

RARE ZACHARY TAYLOR CAMPAIGN MIRROR. A 68mm., two-piece pocket mirror in a metallic case with a great, bas-relief portrait of Taylor in civilian dres

RARE ZACHARY TAYLOR RAZOR STROP. A fabulous display piece we've never seen. An "Old Rough and Ready" razor sharpening block with car...

1848 TAYLOR-FILLMORE CAMPAIGN POSTER. The Taylor-Fillmore "Grand National, Whig Banner," published by J. Baillie of NY. 10 x 14", ha...

ANTEBELLUM PRESIDENTIAL WALL CHART. Hand-colored black and white lithographed wall chart of the Presidents, Washington through Polk (1845-1849). Besi

TAYLOR-FILLMORE BALLOT. This Taylor-Fillmore ballot reads at top, "State of Virginia. The People's Ticket. 7th November 1848." It lis...

SCARCE FRANKLIN PIERCE CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Two 1852 Pierce Tokens. Both portrait medals in copper, 24mm. and 26mm., average condition. PLEASE NOTE: THIS

POSTER OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR 1856. Campaign chart depicting all of the candidates for president and vice president for 1856. Issued as a sup

RARE JUGATE BUCHANNAN-BRECKINRIDGE CAMPAIGN RIBBON. One of the most handsome over/under jugates in the hobby: the classic Buchanan and Breckinridge r

JAMES BUCHANNAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON PLUS. Lot of 3. Includes an example of Sullivan/Fischer #JB8, this multicolored Buchanan ribbon has two areas of se

SPECTACULAR JAMES BUCHANNAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON. Absolutely pristine, 1856 Buchanan silk, trimmed short as made, 2.5 x 4.5", black on pink, Sulliv...

MILLARD FILLMORE PIPE. Made of unglazed clay, this pipe is in the form of a head crowned with a laurel wreath. On either side of the stem are raised

BOLD JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPAIGN RIBBON. An 1856 silk, printed on an unusual, mauve colored fabric. A few minor areas of discoloration and a hint of age

JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPAIGN RIBBON. An unusual, 1856 silk from Illinois helping coat-tail candidates for local offices. Some scattered foxing and light

FINE JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPAIGN RIBBON. Fremont campaign ribbon from the "great pathfinder's" 1856 bid for the presidency. A nice, some...

JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND COVERS. An example of Sullivan/Fischer #JCF-36, black on white, one small stain at right edge; together with two

FREMONT CAMPAIGN RIBBON. Ribbon from the new Republican party for the Fremont-Dayton campaign of 1856. On this pale blue ribbon, "The Pathfind...

JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPAIGN TOKENS. A group of three: a bright, white-metal, 43mm. example of DeWitt #1856-2, minor scratches in blank field, with scene

FOUR SCARCE CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Two 1852 Winfield Scott medals, one Millard Fillmore token, and an unusual piece identified as satirical tokens struck b

FRANKLIN PIERCE PIPE. Made of glazed red clay, this pipe is in the form of a head. On either side of the stem are raised letters "President Fr...

LINCOLN-HAMLIN CAMPAIGN FLAG. Lincoln Hamlin Campaign Flag. Blue legend on white stripe reading "For President Abraham Lincoln For Vice Presid...

PAPER LINCOLN PARADE FLAG. A small, 3.5 x 4.25", paper parade flag in red, white and black. Promotional item distributed by Wanamaker & Br...

BRADY LINCOLN CDV. Fine example of Lincoln carte (O-52) taken by Gardner in the Brady studio on February 24, 1861. With Anthony/Brady backmark, and

LINCOLN TINTYPE. Small tintype of Lincoln in an oval opening attached to a cdv-sized card with an elaborate frame lithographed on it. Oval is 5/8&...

UNPUBLISHED CDV OF TAD LINCOLN (?) Cdv with imprint of H. Manger's Gallery, Philadelphia, showing well-dressed gentleman with a boy we believe ...

STEPHEN DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN FERRO. The classic, 24mm. Douglas and Johnson "doughnut." Politicals with this design, this specific rounded fra...

STEPHEN DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN FERRO. Douglas and Johnson "back-to-back" Ferro, DeWitt #1860-38. A solid example (the hollow shell being #1860-...

STEPHEN DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN TOKENS. 1860 Token Group. Three medals: two in support of Stephen Douglas, DeWitt #1860-1 in white metal, 40mm., light crazi

STEPHEN DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN COVERS. Lot of 3. Nice campaign issues, one printed in blue with red overprint labeling the "Little Giant" as a ...

BELL-EVERETT FERROTYPE. A nice "back-to-back" political. Scarce John Bell-Edward Everett ferro in brass shell, Sullivan/DeWitt #1860-27. ...

SCARCE BRECKENRIDGE AND LANE FERRO. A 17mm. "back-to-back" campaign token, holed at top to be worn as a charm or pinned to a lapel, the f...

BRECKENRIDGE-LANE CAMPAIGN DONUT. Superb large 1" plus donut ferro in silver shell with attached portion of original ribbon. EXC, with no dama...

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Lot of 3. DeWitt #1864-7, 34mm. in copper, quite clean with nice relief; #1864-10 in white metal, 32mm., as usua

MCCLELLAN CAMPAIGN PHOTO IN SHELL. Gem-sized albumen portrait in brass shell from the 1864 campaign. EXC condition. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT WILL BE SOL

MCCLELLAN CAMPAIGN BADGE. Large 1.25 x 1" brass shell containing albumen photograph of Little Mac. Tough to find in this size. EXC. PLEASE N...