LIFEBOAT WATER CASK a very heavy & impressive oak water cask used on ship board & life boats, approx 9" dioameter, 20" long with oak staves, iron bands & bail handle, threaded brass spout & side bung. Traces of paint remain. Circa 1880-1910. will ship UPS.
Manufacturer: NA  

ST MIHIEL BATTLEFIELD PHOTOS Pair of panoramic photos of American battlefields, France, taken 1919- original and very rare photos, 1) Ruins of the Town of "Fresnes En Woevre in the St Mihiel Sector Where Terrific Fighting Took Place", w caption and photographer imprint by "Schultz, A.E.F., 1919, and numbered. 28 x 8". 2) Aerial view of the Town of "Thiacourt in the St Mihiel Salient Before the American Onslaught, Sept 12,13, 1918". 24 x 8". No photographer imprint. These were part of a series done while the American AEF was still in France. Images w damage, spots. The pair
Manufacturer: Schultz, A.E.F., 1919  

WORLD WAR ONE PHOTOS nice group of 9 WW1 Photos incl 1) General Pershing salutes the Unknown Soldier, Paris November 1919, rev w caption, 2&3) German prisoners, 1 w rev 1917 US imprint, 4) French gunners with big gun, rev w 1917 US Censor's stamp. 5) French gun crew with Hotchkiss Automatic Rifle in trenches. 1918 Army cesnsors stamp 6) Marshal Pilsudski pinning the Polish Medal of "Military Virtue" on French Marshal Foch, 7) Motorized antiaircraft guns Bastille Day Parade, c 1918 8)General Pershing & Marshal Foch in the US, circa 1920 9) Generals Foch, Wilson, & Weygand, 1921 London Disarmament Congress. Rev w ink caption, by Henri Manuel. Most images 8 x 10". All vg. The group
Manufacturer: NA  

WORLD WAR 2 GERMAN BIG GUN CASING World War Two 155 howitzer case. 10 1/4" tall, approximately 6" diameter. Copper case, w German ordnance marks and eagle, 1936 date. Sides w faint imprints of stencilling. Exc. No primer and inert. Very scarce- the capture of a German 155 battery on D-Day, Normandy was featured in "Band of Brothers". Will ship UPS only, not international.
Manufacturer: NA  

VINTAGE GUANTANAMO BAY PHOTOS a nice group of 25 photo postcards of US Navy sailors , most at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rest at Panama, Canal Zone, all circa 1920s, most w captions, include scenes of sailors & marines shipboard,
Manufacturer: NA  

WILDCAT DIVISION INSIGNIA BROADSIDE a very striking color broadside showing the patches of the " 81st (Stonewall) Division"- the insignia depicts a wildcat, for each brigade, Signal, Ammunition train etc, & their motto "Obedience, Courage, Loyalty". Printed by the 29th Division Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, France 1919. 8 x 11" vg. A nice original AEF color broadside for the famous "Wildcat" Division of Carolinians.
Manufacturer: 29th Division Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, France 1919  

WW2 JAPANESE SOLDIER'S CHOPSTICKS a great pair of WW2 Pacific campaign GI souvenirs- a pair of old cherrywood chopsticks, approx 8" long. . I assume these were liberated by a GI, as they have an old 2" typed label reading "Jap Chopsticks comb mirror" (didnt come with mirror or comb). vg.
Manufacturer: NA  

WWI FRENCH CANTEEN French Infantryman's canteen w double spouts. W original World War I issue felt cover & leather stitch seam. The stopper & name tag are present (latter indecipherable). The felt has moth holes, the canteen is overall vg. Scarce.
Manufacturer: NA  

CCC PHOTO ALBUM a fascinating photo album belonging to a Civilian Conservarion Corp veteran, contains approx 62 4 x 3" and 3 7 x5" snapshots of Camp Lonergan CCC Camp, late 1930s, some great images of young men of the 179th Company, CCC, some in military uniform, camp scenes, goofing around, wrestling, at work, cutting timber, blacksmithing, etc. Camp Lonergan was near Voluntown, Connecticut, in the Patchaug State Forest, operated 1933-1942. Missing a few images and some blank pages. Vg. Album approx 10 x 7".
Manufacturer: NA  

GERMANY SURRENDERS! an historic, original US Army Signal Corp Bulletin, May 8, 1945, "Press Bulletin Vol II No 129 Office of Signal Officer" w heading "Germany Quits!!", "The War In Europe is Over." w detail. 1p typed 8 x 5". an historic and original US Army teletype, not a copy ( the reverse shows where the punctuation ink has bled through). Vg.
Manufacturer: NA  

GENERAL JOHN J PERSHING LETTER Original January 1923 letter from General John J Pershing, on War Dept stationary, to Colonel Benjamin B Hyer, conveying Pershing's appreciation for his long & faithful service. 1p 8 x 11" typed ls, ink sgd by Pershing as General of the Armies. Hyer was an old West Point comrade who served on the frontier as a US Cavalry officer, incl Apache POW & Scout officer, 6th US Cavalry, Pershing's old unit, and 9th US Caavlry Buffalo soldier officer in Mexico, under Pershing.
Manufacturer: NA  

SHAWNEE CORN CASSEROLE a really attractive cassarole bowl shaped like an ear of corn, the cassarole lid is a corn husk. Bright yellow and green glaze is excellent. The raised lettering on bottom is "Shawnee USA Oven Proof". 12" long, 5.5" wide. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: Shawnee  

CAST IRON FISH a reall sweet and very old cast iron fish, with a mournful look and about 1/3 of his original green & gold paint remaining. I think he dates from the early 1900s. He is 11 x 5.5", about 1" deep, and a reall sweet and very old cast iron fish, with a mournful look and about 1/3 of his original green & gold paint remaining. I think he dates from the early 1900s. He is 11 x 5.5", about 1" deep, and
Manufacturer: NA  

WATT POTTERY ADVERTISING BOWL Watt Pottery bowl with yellow glaze and hand-painted apple & leaves; this was a merchant's give-away; inside the bowl is neatly lettered "Huber"s Store Ft. Atkinson, Iowa" 7 1/2 " wide, 5" deep. A handsome Watt Advertising bowl from Iowa. Vg, tiny makers chip under the glaze on bottom rim, no cracks or crazing. Bottom markings "Oven Proof USA", mostly covered by glaze.
Manufacturer: Watt  

GREAT WAR BRITISH OFFICER'S COMPASS British Army compass, heavy brass w hinged cover, mother of pearl face, w broad arrow ordnance marks, maker Cruchon & Emons, Vernier's Pattern, London, & dated 1916. W original 1916 dated leather case. a scarce officer's model, the owners initials are inked on case "WHJ". An early War, Somme era compass, identical to a 1915 mfg one shown in Brassey's " World War One British Army" This compass has seen some action and the lid has cracked glass.
Manufacturer: Cruchon & Emons, London