American Antiquities. Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898Norman, William B.
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American Antiquities. Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898
Norman, William B.
Antiques -- Catalogs; United States -- Antiquities -- Catalogs
210 Mound Builder’s Stone Platform Pipe. Very thick, square base and
low bowl, incised line around bowl and two small circular projections
at end of stem; a rarity. 2¾ in. Lake Wabesha, Wisconsin.
211 Pottery Pipe. High bowl, short stem. 3¼ in., perfect. Another pipe
or tube also of pottery. 3 in. Asheville, N. C. 2 pcs
212 Pipe. Pottery, with human face and projecting ears. 1¾ × 3 in.,
perfect. Pensacola, Fla.
213 Pipe. Rude attempt at carving a human face, steatite. 2 × 2 in.
S. C.
214 TUBE. Unfinished; excessively hard iron stone. 2 × 5½ in. Lewis
Co., N. Y.
215 Iron pipe. A curiosity, probably of the Colonial period, when “a
pipe was a pipe” and not easily to be replaced. Bowl, ⅝ in., stem,
5¼ in.; very thin, slightly rusted in centre of stem. Rare. Oneida,
N. Y.
216 Stone Pipe. Red catlinite, heavy silver band at junction of bowl
and stem. Very fine deep red color and polish; length of stem, 8½ in.,
height of bowl, 4 in. Modern Sioux, a very choice specimen, duplicate
from the Smithsonian Institute, Wash.
217 Oregon Bird Points. Fine gem arrow points, from the Willamette
River. Obsidian, jasper, etc., mounted and framed, under glass.
116 pcs
218 OHIO. Arrow and Spear points of fine form, color and material,
neatly arranged and framed, under glass. 105 pcs
REVOLUTIONARY ARMS AND RELICS, ETC.
219 CAPT. JOHN PAUL JONES. Marine Glass. Brass mounted, 22 in.
Engraved JOHN PAUL 1773. Cardboard attached, with pen and ink portrait
of Capt. Jones, and fol. certificate: _John Paul Jones Mariene Glass
before and after the Revolutionary War. I got it from Wm. Miller, Esq.
a friend of Gen. Jones who got it from Him. It was greatly admired by
all the Generals and my friends. J. T._ (Col. John Trumbull,
aide-de-camp to Washington.) In curious old ornate case, inscribed
COM. JOHN PAUL JONES SPY GLASS.
220 John Paul Jones. Miniature Portrait painted in India ink on
deer-skin, by John Trumbull, 1776. Colonial frame.
221 ROBERT MORRIS. Flint Lock Musket, ramrod missing. ROBERT MORRIS
engraved at side. Cardboard certificate inscribed: _Gun carried by
Robert Morris Chief Justice of N. Jersey. J. T._
222 Robert Morris. Revolutionary Fire Pan. Iron, flintlock, in good
condition, curious and rare. 8 in. With certificate: _Fire Pan used by
Robert Morris of New Jersey. J. T._
223 Robert Morris. Pair brass Spurs. Certificate: _Brass Spurs used by
Robert Morris of N. Jersey. J. T._
224 GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Flintlock Carbine, DEMPSEY maker. A
HAMILTON N. Y. engraved on stock. Certificate on cardboard: _Gen.
Alexander Hamilton’s Gun, a present from the Executors. Clippings
inside. J. T._ (Several clippings published after his death,
inserted). Of great interest.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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