The Civil War Collector – June 2014 By John Sexton Q: I’ve been asked to research this sword to find out if it’s authentic. Can you help? JS: This particular sword is a foot officer’s pattern sword, most typically associated…
Civil-War Era Textiles Offer a New Perspective on America’s Past at the New York Historical Society Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War On View April 4 – August 24, 2014 NEW YORK, NY (February 4, 2014)…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles May 2014 issue features “Moments Frozen in Time: Celebrities’ Cancelled Checks” by Daniel Wulkan, “Ninety Five Years of Olive Oyl” by Fred Grandinetti, “Civil War Era Textiles: At the New-York Historical Society”, and the…
The Civil War Collector – April 2014 by John Sexton Q: Dear John, I stumbled across your website whilst trying to research two sabres I have recently acquired here in England. I am an antique furniture dealer based in the…
The Civil War Collector – October 2013 by John Sexton Q: John, I have a Civil War dog tag that seems very unique. The dog tag is wonderfully engraved and not stamped like most of the Civil War dog tags…
The Civil War Collector – August 2013 By John Sexton Q: Dear Sir, I have this drum—that I’m told is a Civil War Drum—hanging around for several years. Could you confirm that and maybe a little history? –M. Kantz, US…
The Civil War Collector – July 2013 By John Sexton Q: Hello John, this long rifle has been in my possession over 40 years and was in my wife’s grandfather’s antique shop that closed in 1936. I have no information…
7th Mich. Cavalry grouping, $184,000, James D. Julia Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 7th Michigan Cavalry grouping of the last Commander of Gen. George Custer’s original Civil War Regiment, including a…
Civil War Collector by John Sexton Q: I have a photo signed by Major General William Vandever that features him, Francis J. Herron and William H. Coyle. It is dedicated to my ancestor Captain James William Towner. (I have his…
My Daughters Blue Cabinet, The Business of Doing Business in Antiques – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2002 In 1986, I purchased a child’s size cupboard in old blue paint. The cupboard was just the right size…
