Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection 2015-12-17 Auction - 324 Price Results - Tom Hall Auctions Inc. in PA - Page 2
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Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2015 AT 10AM DOORS OPEN AUCTION DAY AT 9AM EARLY PREVIEWS INCLUDE SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH FROM 12-4, MONDAY DECEMBER 14TH FROM 4PM-7PM, TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH 9AM-2PM AND WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16TH 12NOON-4PM 4644 RT. 309, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA. 18078 This Collection represents more than a quarter of a decade of discerning collecting, spanning African-American history from the Revolutionary War through the 20th century. Each and every piece contains African-American content. In addition to the historical significance of the entire Collection, the condition of virtually all the pieces leans to the fine and very fine. The Collection is wide-ranging and focuses on the historical place of the African-American in American society. While the Collection depicts the more somber moments in American history, including slavery and prejudice, this Collection also celebrates and features the many ?Firsts? achieved by African-Americans, e.g., the first elected to office, the first aviator, the first tennis player, the first baseball player, the first umpire, etc. Some of these ?Firsts? are well-known and heralded in our history, others are quiet achievers. Categories of this Collection include: Military ? Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI and WWII; Slavery; Western Cowboys & Soldiers (The Buffalo Soldiers); Political; Social; Stereotypical Advertising and Caricatures; Sports including the Negro Baseball League and 1954 signed Brooklyn Dodgers baseball, musical and other miscellaneous. The Collection spans these categories, featuring and tracking history through fine and rare hand-written documents ? important by content and/or by a famous person in our history. One example is a 1932 hand-written letter by George Washington Carver, former slave turned into the great botanist and agricultural innovator, on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (founded by Booker T. Washington) letterhead, to one of his bright students, ?My very own precious boy, Mr. Davis.?
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3 Paymaster Expense Documents: (2) Paymaster Expense Documents for expenses by white officers for a servant William, a Negro and Essex, a black boy and (1) 1867 Paymaster Expense document for a servant John, a Negro. Condition
0025: 3 Paymaster Expense DocumentsEst. $100-$300
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1815 Property Inventory of White Convict: Inventory of personal property of white prisoner serving time in a penitentiary. Listing among his cattle, sheep, gun, etc., are 13 slaves. The slaves are inventoried as Negro men, woman and
0026: 1815 Property Inventory of White ConvictEst. $200-$400
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1826 Pennsylvania Document: Adams County, Pa. document indicting colored man for stealing 16 head of sheep from Pa. farmer. The suspect, James Peters, of Paradise Twp., York County, was accused of stealing and carrying away
0027: 1826 Pennsylvania DocumentEst. $200-$400
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1830s Document of Services for Negroes: 1833-1838 adjudication of payments for services of Negroes in the matter of Shelton v. Shelton. 15.5" W x 12" T. Condition very good, document was folded in quarters, some staining on the
0029: 1830s Document of Services for NegroesEst. $50-$150
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Iron Slave Shackle: Iron Collar slave shackle in closed position measures 6.5" diameter, shackle has metal hook and handle which locks to secure the neck shackle. Attached link chain measures 44" long with ring at
0032: Iron Slave ShackleEst. $600-$1,000
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Iron Slave Shackle Anchor Ring and Key: Iron Anchor Ring 7.25" in diameter, with opening at 4.5" diameter. The anchor has a screw which locks the anchor in place. Markings on the underside of the screw 3.7 KH, on bottom of anchor #45 is
0033: Iron Slave Shackle Anchor Ring and KeyEst. $600-$800
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Iron Slave Hand Shackle Parts: 2 pieces of iron hand shackles, 1 just handle and ring 4.5" wide x 5" tall at the handle, 1 clamp part with 5 rings attached, chain measures 7" long, clamp measures 4.25" width. Very clean with
0034: Iron Slave Hand Shackle PartsEst. $200-$400
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Iron Slave Hand Shackles: Length 19," handle 4.25" tall, clamp 3.75" wide. It has 6 thick chain links. Very clean with expected old pitting and rust.
0035: Iron Slave Hand ShacklesEst. $300-$500
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Childs Iron Shackles: Length 18" long including lock mechanism, 7 chain links, working mechanism - no key. Very clean with expected old pitting and rust.
0036: Childs Iron ShacklesEst. $400-$600
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Iron Slave Hand Shackles: Length 15.25" closed, handle 4.75" diameter, 4" clamp diameter. Shackle is in locked position - no key. Very clean with expected old pitting and rust.
0037: Iron Slave Hand ShacklesEst. $400-$600
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Iron Slave Shackle Handle and Chain part: Double chain measures 24" long, handle 5" long. Contains 27 thick chain links, looped around handle. Very clean with expected old pitting and rust.
0038: Iron Slave Shackle Handle and Chain partEst. $200-$400
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1832 Charleston S.C. Slave Tag: 1832 Charleston South Carolina slave tag, # 314 "Porter." Diamond shaped, ~ 1.5" across, 2" point to point. Intended drilled hole on top part of diamond. Pitting and faded.
0039: 1832 Charleston S.C. Slave TagEst. $200-$400
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Iron Slave Shackle Key: 4.5" long , upper loop 1.5" diameter, 3 prong, clear, very little rust or pitting.
0039A: Iron Slave Shackle KeyEst. $100-$300
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Rare Metal Plantation Slave I.D. Collar: Collar chain shackle is 5" diameter, consists of a metal name plate inscribed Ballori? Plantation Co., New Orleans, 2 interlocking chains meet at a buckle like iron lock. Condition-pitting on name
0039C: Rare Metal Plantation Slave I.D. CollarEst. $300-$500
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Anti-Slavery Record August 1835: The Anti-Slavery Record, August 1835, First Edition, Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, N.Y. Volume 1, Number 8.
0040: Anti-Slavery Record August 1835Est. $50-$100
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Slave Book Written By Slave: Life of James Mars, a slave born and sold in Conn., written by himself, Hartford, Press of Case, Lockwood and Co. 1874, twelfth edition. 7" t x 4.5" w, staining on front cover and back page 88,
0041: Slave Book Written By SlaveEst. $50-$100
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Slave Book By Ex-Slave Linda Brent: Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself, edited by L. Maria Child, Boston, Published for the author 1861. Spine detaching but still intact, some staining throughout, prior owner
0042: Slave Book By Ex-Slave Linda BrentEst. $200-$400
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Slave Book Written By Ex Slave: Narrative of William W. Brown, fugitive slave, written by himself, Boston, Published at the Anti Slavery Office, 1847. Water staining throughout, frontis-piece engraving of Mr. Brown crisp, but
0043: Slave Book Written By Ex SlaveEst. $50-$100
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Frederick Douglass CDV: Frederick Douglass CDV, 4 1/8" t by > 2.5" w, reverse reads "Under the Superintendence of Mr. S.B. Heald." Gum stamp fixed to back has older hand writing reading "Fred' K Douglass Colored
0044: Frederick Douglass CDVEst. $400-$800
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Frederick Douglass Book 1845: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, written by himself, Boston, Published at the Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was an African-American
0045: Frederick Douglass Book 1845Est. $600-$1,000
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