1886 Wagman Collection AUCTION CATALOG Native American Revolutionary Civil War

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1886 Wagman Collection AUCTION CATALOG Native American Revolutionary Civil War:
$24.00

W. Elliot Woodward: Catalogue of the Collection of Curiosities of the Late Mr. Henry Wagman, of Saratoga, N.Y., Comprising Specimens in Archaeology, Mineralogy, and Geology; Also a fine and Remarkable Selection of Relics of the Old French and Indian Wars, the Revolutionary War, the Wars of 1812, and of the Rebellion; Also an Interesting Variety of Objects Illustrating New York and New England Pioneer Life, with an Introduction by Col. William L. Stone, sale catalog issued by Messrs. Bangs & Co., 739 & 741 Broadway, New York, April 26, 1886. Printed pale green wraps, 9-3/4” x 6”, 26 pages. A bit of light wear to edges of wraps, otherwise clean, tight, and fine.

A fascinating, wide-ranging sale of more than 500 lots representing the variety of categories noted in the extended subtitle above. Among the lots listed are hundreds of Native American implements and weapons; “a Chest formerly owned by Gen. Burgoyne, and brought by him to this country early in 1777, and capture at his surrender in October of that year”; “a tooth of Lovelace, the Tory, taken on the Wagman farm and hanged at Schuylerville”; “Buttons and piece of coat worn by Truman Wilcox, a drummer boy in the War of 1812”; “Relic of the Chicago Fire, glass from the Mechanics Bank”; “Lava pottery from Pompeii”; “Tooth of the Sperm Whale”; “Tea-pot of black embossed ware; taken from the house of Joe Smith, the Mormon; rare pottery, the ware being black throughout”; “Narrow sword, with ivory handle and brass guard. Picked up at Bull Run”; “Ferruled handle. Turned from the bedstead on which Abraham Lincoln died”; and scores of other curiosities.

PAYMENT/SHIPPING: Successful U.S. buyer pays $3.50 for carefully packed First Class shipping (international buyers: inquire for rates); PayPal. I will gladly combine shipping for items purchased in the same calendar week (i.e., Sunday to Saturday). Please see my other sales for vintage books, photos, artwork, and historical and advertising memorabilia.