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Lot 490
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$150 -
300
Price Realized
$531
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[TOOLS]. Collection of 19th-century tools, incl. Civil War-era examples.
2 leather wallets. -- Wood case, 2 1/2 x 5 in. with leather collar around the inside and Pensarn on front. -- 3 fleems. -- 2 pocket sewing kits (Lydia Pinkham's).-- Leather strop. -- 3 pocket knives, a push dagger with bone handle. -- 4 1/2 in. single-edged knife with a bone handle. -- 4 in. double-edged knife with antler handle. -- 6 in. double-edged knife with a bone handle. --3 3/4 in. double-edged knife with mother-of-pearl handle. --Draw knife with antler handle. -- 4 roulette leather stitching wheel. -- 3 awls. -- 8 corkscrews, one with antler handle. -- 9 brushes, various sizes. -- 2 pair wire-rimmed glasses. -- 5 match cases, one with leather covering embossed "Niagara Falls," contains matches. -- Metal box. -- 2 scalpels. -- 2 mirrors. -- Matches with no tips, purportedly Civil War era.
Together, over 50 items. Condition generally good and as expected considering age and use.



