Historic Americana

RARE OHIO MCKINLEY & ROOSEVELT 1900 CAMPAIGN POSTER. Poster for McKinley & Roosevelt, "Hamilton County Republican Candidates," wi...

MCKINLEY CANES PLUS. Lot of 3, two same. Two canes with white metal bust of McKinley, shield-breasted eagle below with ribbon on right reading &qu...

GREAT GROUP OF MCKINLEY SOAP BABIES. Lot of 3 novelties from McKinley and Roosevelt's campaign in 1900. Included in this lot are two boxes pict...

RARE TEDDY ROOSEVELT FLASHLIGHT BULB. A 1" glass-dome covered portrait on a silvered base with turn-screw base. Probably meant for a flashligh...

MCKINLEY-ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN HEADBAND. A very rare piece of campaign ephemera, a light cardstock headband with jugate images of McKinley and Roosevelt

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN CAMPAIGN MUGS. Lot of 3 pattern glass sugar jars possibly made by Heisey, one with damaged lid, and a Bryan with a small chip

THREE W.J. BRYAN CAMPAIGN PLATES. Lot of three William J. Bryan picture plates with sepia transfers. The lot includes an unusual 9" 1909 calen...

RARE W.J. BRYAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON. Lot of 2. A fun, anti-trust (Populist) ribbon, silver on red, made in Philadelphia, noting that "Hog Killing ...

MATCHED PAIR OF 1900 POLITICAL KERCHIEFS. An interesting pair of campaign handkerchiefs. Both are 17" square. The McKinley-Roosevelt with grap...

WILLIAM J. BRYAN CAMPAIGN CANES. Lot of two Bryan campaign canes. A nice figural bust of Bryan and another with paper label picturing the candidates,

SCARCE WILLIAM J. BRYAN CELLULOID PHOTO ALBUM. Celluloid covered photo album picturing William J. Bryan. Break in the celluloid from left to right un

BRYAN CLUB CERTIFICATE. Bryan-Kern "Club Certificate." 6 x 9", printed in red, white and blue. Issued by the Democratic National Comm...

BRYAN-SEWALL MECHANICAL SILVER BUG. A great example, retaining 95% of the original silvering. One area of discoloration to the left of Bryan's ...

W.J. BRYAN MATCHSAFE. The classic William Jennings Bryan nickel-plated brass matchsafe. Each side is identical with a bust of Bryan facing left, insc

GREAT TEDDY ROOSEVELT BRONZE PLAQUE. Artist signed Frasier, cast iron 1920 Teddy Roosevelt plaque. Original surface and patina. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LO

TAFT AND SHERMAN CAMPAIGN GLASS AND CHINA. Lot of Taft Presidential plates. The 7" jugate plate shows some wear to the gold decorative detail....

TAFT AND SHERMAN JUGATE TIN PLATE. Graphic full-color 1908 Taft and Sherman tin litho Vienna Art style plate. Excellent condition. PLEASE NOTE: THIS

RARE PARKER AND DAVIS CUSTARD TOOTHPICK HOLDER. Very rare Alton Parker and Henry Davis jugate transfer custard glass toothpick holder. 2.5"inc...

TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE BEAR MATCH HOLDER. Teddy and the Bear German-made china figural. Some gold highlights worn off. No chips or cracks. PLEASE N

FINE ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS CAMPAIGN BANDANNA. Roosevelt and Fairbanks 1904 campaign bandanna. Classic design. Condition is faded and the bandanna s

FINE PARKER AND DAVIS CAMPAIGN KERCHIEF. Alton Parker and Henry Davis 1904 campaign bandanna. Very bold color. Three minor stains under Parker'...

TAFT-SHERMAN TIN TRAY. This bold chromolithographed tray promoted the candidacy of Taft and Sherman in 1908. With pictures of them in the center and

AL SMITH CAMPAIGN PLAQUE. A handsome plaster plaque with bronze finish, depicting a smiling Al Smith. Inscribed "Al Smith for President. C. E....

FINE F.D. ROOSEVELT WHITE METAL BAR CLOCK. Roosevelt and Johnson plus Miss Perkins in relief pressed metal clock and light. The face of the clock has

LOT OF 2 POLITICAL CARICATURE MUGS. One mug depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt (with "Happy Days are Here Again" on opposite side), the other ...

LOT OF 2 CAMPAIGN POSTERS -- ROOSEVELT & HOOVER. The first of these campaign posters has black & white images of Roosevelt and Fairbanks, w...

RARE POSTER ASSOCIATING FDR & TRUMAN WITH THE KKK. Two (red and blue against white ground) color poster is 28 x 41.5" with caricature draw...

WELLER POTTERY TAFT CAMPAIGN MUG. Unusual 5" mug with transfer decal of Taft and "Our Choice 1908." Usual crackling of glaze, else ...

GREAT POLITICAL FLAMBEAU TORCH. Parade torch patented 1880 Shaler style with separate spout and mouthpiece for sawdust. Tin mouthpiece is approximate

WILSON "TEDDY" BEAR. Jointed, white mohair bear with padded paws and feet. Red, white and blue ribbon around his neck and hanging from th...

GROUP OF EARLY CAMPAIGN TORCHES. Lot of 4. Includes two small parade torchlights one of which is complete and original. The lot also includes a &q...

PARADE TORCH & TORCH CANE. Lot of two canes, including a novelty tin torchlight cane. The knob at the top is removed to reveal the wick of the ...

GREAT FLAMBEAU TORCH. A two sectioned parade torch having two burners and oil spout on one section and a spout to fill with sawdust on the other sect

LOT OF POLTICAL AND PATRIOTIC CANES. First is hard to find bronze head of Cleveland with "St. Louis" embossed on front at base and "...

THREE CANES FROM THE GRAND OLD PARTY. Lot of 3. Includes white metal figural cane with Grover Cleveland. Gusset band below collar area, nickel and st

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TRIVETS. Lot of two cast iron campaign trivets. One each of Garfield and Cleveland. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT WILL BE SOLD ON EBAY L

GREAT REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PINBACKS & AMERICANA. Hake and King, Price Guide to Collectible Pin-Back Buttons, 1896-1986, HAC Press, 1986; and Su...

GREAT REFERENCE "BIBLE" FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COLLECTIBLES. Lot of 3. Encyclopedia of Political Buttons by Ted Hake. This is the three-v...

SCARCE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN REFERENCE BOOK. H.E. Collins, Threads of History. American Recorded on Cloth. 1775 to the Present. Smithsonian Press, 1979.

SLAVE BILL, MARCH 13, 1856. March 13, 1856 receipt for the$1000 sale of "a negro boy Charles about forty years of age....a slave for life.&quo...

SLAVE BILL OF SALE. Large 8vo, 1p, 184_. Receipt for the sale of Juliet, "about twenty two years age....sound in mind and body, a slave for li...

BILL OF SALE FOR 15 VIRGINIA SLAVES. Quarto, 1p, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, June, 1825. Bill of sale for 15 slaves sold by George Boyd to Thomas

ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING BROADSIDE. Broadside, 10.50 x 16, n.d., n.p., announcing a fair to be held in conjunction with a local anti-slavery meeting to r

LOT OF 3 ABOLITION PUBLICATIONS. "The Radical Abolitionist." New York, Vol. 1, No. 8. Mar. 1856. A publication of the American Abolition ...

E. LOVEJOY BROTHER'S LETTER, SLAVERY. A 3pp. ALS from Joseph Lovejoy addressed to Mr. Samuel Silsbee(?), Charlestown, Maine, from Old Town, Mai...

ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER OF THE HANGING OF A BLACK MAN. Miami-Union--Extra, Troy, Ohio, Friday September 17, 1880, column one "HANGED!" Ter...

RACIST EARLY CHROMOLITHOGRAPH. Hand-colored lithograph entitled "Flowers or Ugliness No. 9," publ. by G.S. Tregear, London, 1836. This pr...

RACIST STROBRIDGE MINSTREL POSTER. This poster is 30.5 x 39.25" and has been professionally restored and mounted on linen. The poster is entit...

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE PINBACKS AND FOB. Lot of 4. Includes two "Votes for Women" buttons, a 7/8" black on brown, fine, and a 1.25&qu...

CARRIE NATION PROHIBITION CAST IRON HATCHET. Classic cast iron Carrie Nation anti- temperance replica hatchet. The image of Nation is pressed into th