LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2 2022-10-09 Auction - 669 Price Results - Russum's Furniture Auctioneers in MD - Page 3
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EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY (1769)COOKS VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN - 1783HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PA
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Sudlersvile, MD, United States
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LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2

RUSSUM'S FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS IS SELLING OVER 3 CENTURIES OF COLLECTED EPHEMERA & CURRENCY FROM THE LIVEZEY & FIRTH FAMILIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND LATER TALBOT CO. MARYLAND. THE 2 DAY AUCTION WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 8TH & 9TH. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND TO SCHEDULE PRIVATE PREVIEWS 410-928-3415. THE LIVEZEY FAMILY(THOMAS LIVEZEY) SETTLED ON 500 ACRES(PART OF PHILADELPHIA) IN THE 1670'S. THE FAMILY FLOURISHED IN COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICA. THEY OWNED LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAND ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK, PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, ROXBOROUGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE LIVEZEY'S, LATER THE FIRTH'S, LIVED IN THAT AREA UNTIL THE 1930'S WHEN THEY MOVED TO TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND, "BEAUVOIR" ON THE CHOPTANK RIVER. THIS AUCTION INCLUDES PAPERWORK & BOOKS DATING BACK TO THE 1600'S. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION SEEMS TO START WITH THOMAS LIVEZEY THE QUAKER AND MILLER (1723-1790). THOMAS WAS WELL KNOWN AS THE OWNER OF GLEN FERN, THE MILL ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK. AT ONE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE THEY OWNED MOST OF THAT AREA. THIS AUCTION ALSO INCLUDES 18TH CENTURY INDENTURES, BUSINESS LEDGERS, LETTERS, & BOOKS FROM THOMAS LIVEZEY AND HIS SONS, JOHN & JOSEPH LIVEZEY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WRITINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THE LIVEZEY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THOMAS LIVEZEY. LIVEZEY WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND WAS FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH EVERYONE YOU MIGHT EXPECT AT THE TIME, INCLUDING DAVID RITTENHOUSE. WE SOLD A DAVID RITTENHOUSE COMPASS FROM THIS FAMILY'S ESTATE IN 2021. LIVEZEY AND BEN FRANKLIN WERE KNOWN TO BE FRIENDS, MUCH OF THEIR CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, LOT 615A IN THIS AUCTION ALSO PROVES THIS. IT IS AN INSCRIBED COPY OF FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS BOOK "EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY" (1769). THE BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO MR LIVEZEY AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. WE ALSO HAVE BOOKS, LETTERS, INDENTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THRU THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: ZOO ANIMALS, PORTRAITS, BOATS, ETC.
0348: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-OYSTER BOATS: WILDWOOD NEW JERSEY, CAPE MAY
0350: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-OYSTER BOATSEst. US$10-US$100
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FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-MOOSE HUNTING TRIP: CANADA WITH 1921 NON-RESIDENCE LICENSE TO HUNT
0351: FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-MOOSE HUNTING TRIPEst. US$10-US$100
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FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-WYOMING HUNTING TRIP: YELLOWSTONE & BULL ELK HUNTING TRIP
0352: FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-WYOMING HUNTING TRIPEst. US$10-US$100
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4 VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS: ~
0353: 4 VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMSEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-BEACH TRIP: ~
0356: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-BEACH TRIPEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: ~
0358: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-HUNTING TRIP: ~
0359: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM-HUNTING TRIPEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: FLORIDA, RANDALIA, ADIRONDACKS, HUNTING
0360: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: AIRPLANE, BOATS, DOG ETC. - ALBUM IS 1/2 FULL
0361: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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5 ANTIQUE PHOTOS-OYSTERING, DUCK HUNTING: *NOTICE THE MAN HOLDING A MODEL SHIP IN THE OYSTER HOUSE PHOTO
0362: 5 ANTIQUE PHOTOS-OYSTERING, DUCK HUNTINGEst. US$10-US$100
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VINTAGE LIVEZEY / FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: ~
0363: VINTAGE LIVEZEY / FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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COLLECTION OF FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS: TRAVELING, BOATS, CARS ETC.
0364: COLLECTION OF FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMSEst. US$10-US$100
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LOT OF ANTIQUE PHOTOS-MOSTLY CDVs: CDV (CARTE DE VISITE)
0365: LOT OF ANTIQUE PHOTOS-MOSTLY CDVsEst. US$10-US$100
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FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: SOUTHWEST TRIP, BOATS, ANIMALS, PORTRAITS, ETC.
0366: FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR TRIP SCRAPBOOK ALBUM: ~
0367: ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR TRIP SCRAPBOOK ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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THOMAS T. FIRTH SOUTHWEST TRIP PHOTO ALBUM: ~
0368: THOMAS T. FIRTH SOUTHWEST TRIP PHOTO ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN TRADE CARD SCRAPBOOK ALBUM: 75 FULL PAGES
0369: ANTIQUE VICTORIAN TRADE CARD SCRAPBOOK ALBUMEst. US$10-US$100
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F.W. DELKESKAMP ATLAS PITTORESQUE du RHIN: WITH PULLOUT MAP
0370: F.W. DELKESKAMP ATLAS PITTORESQUE du RHINEst. US$10-US$100
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2 ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS: ENGLAND & SCOTLAND
0371: 2 ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMSEst. US$10-US$100
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