The purchase of a Violin or other stringed instrument was once a matter of trust and reputation. I have studied, performed, and taught violin since the age of 8, which now approches a period of over 40 years....
Fake Civil War Surgical Sets: due to misdirection, ignorance, or fraud By Dr. Michael Echols, American Civil War Surgical Antiques Buying or even selling a "real" Civil War surgical set is difficult at best....
Post-Civil War, post-1880 surgical instrument identification By Dr. Michael Echols, American Civil War Surgical Antiques If an amputation knife or bone saw has a metal handle, you can be 99.9% sure it is not...