I buy my relics based on condition, rarely on where they are from or who used them. Most collectors love identified items, and with good reason. It is great to know who carried the item in the Civil War, and...
So many times we purchase antique documents or artwork that brings a smile to our face, only to frame it in such a way as to either decrease its value, or create harm to the piece. Below I have outlined 10...
You can find them in the Antique Photography search on Ebay, but what is a TINTYPE? Tintype images appeared on the scene in the mid 1850s, and remained popular until into the early 1900s! A collodion solution...
If you enjoy historical reenacting, in my case the american civil war, you can learn a lot about what types of clothing, hairstyles, furnishings, and even mannerisms are correct for the time you enjoy...
COLLECTING AND EVALUATING CIVIL WAR SURGEON’S IMAGES, CDV's, AND PHOTOGRAPHS By Paul R. Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.S. Evaluation of Civil War Surgical Images: Viewing and evaluating an image from the Civil War for...