Smoking the Thumb gimmicks and research archive

Confederate Research Sources: A Guide to Archive Collections James C. Neagles Americana/ Geneology 1st ed./ 3rd ptg 1986 Ancestry Inc./ UT Americana/ Geneology Finding and using Confederate records ca

Confederate Research Sources: A Guide to Archive Collections 1986, Ancestry Inc. UT Early printing Geneology Finding and using Confederate records can be problematic at best. In his book, Confederated

Earthenware beer stein w/paper label marked Golden Crown, E&R, Western Germany, #828, monkey figure smoking a pipe, pewter hinge & thumb grip, 8 ¼” T x 4” base diameter

KL Auschwitz - concentration camp inmate letter sent in 1943 to his wife outside the camp. After doing some research we could find in German archives some information about him: Markusik, Franciszek (

All are addressed to J Calvin Spaulding CoF 25th Mass in Newbern, NC. Online research shows that the University of Virginia archives have his diary from this same time period. Several are sent to Gene

Pasteur Louis Louis Pasteur ALS Regarding Inauguration of Pasteur Institute, Addressed to One of its Principal Donors! A remarkable autograph letter signed by French research scientist Louis Pasteur (

Louis Pasteur ALS Re: "the sacred fire of Science" - Superb! A 1p autograph letter signed in French by celebrated research scientist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) as "L. Pasteur" near lower right. Dated N

Thumb Tom Tom Thumb/Charles S. Stratton Dual Signature, PSA Slabbed & Graded NM 7   A card signed by circus performer Charles S. Stratton aka Tom Thumb (1838-1883) as "Charles S Stratton / kn

Carver George George Washington Carver ALS to Tuskegee Institute Principal Dr. Robert R. Moton 1p ALS inscribed overall and signed by research scientist George Washington Carver (18

Dealer's Lot, 4 Pcs, Incl. Buffalo Bill, Tom Thumb, Burnside & Beecher A small group of vintage photographs depicting nineteenth-century American entertainment, military, and religious notables, f

Douglas Fairbanks Photo Portrait in His "Gaucho" Costume, ca. 1927 A sepia-toned photograph of actor Douglas Fairbanks, dressed in his costume from "The Gaucho" and smoking a cigarette. Measuring 10.5

Archive of author's publishing contracts. Lot measures 15 in. x 12 in. x 6 in. From a non-smoking home and free of any odors. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Con

GROUP OF SIX (6) DIMINUTIVE SMOKING PIPESA KB&B "O-Boy!" ball and claw form pipe; two Tom Thumb estate pipes, one with crack to stem; a Gouda style ceramic German figural pipe; likely Italian imported

O'Brien's "Collecting Toys" edition 4 (1985) and 5 (1990), "Collecting Toy Soldiers" edition 2 (1992) and 3 (1997) plus Britains Archive Auction catalog. 5 pieces. Condition of all is excellent.

Varied research books, "American Dimestore Toy Soldiers" by Pielin, Johnson & Joplin, H. Harris early 1962 edition of "Model Soldiers" & Britains Archive 1994 Auction Post-Sale hardback edition with p

A lot of two Mettlach beer steins, both incised to base. To include: #2140/1047, Gnomes smoking, 0.5 liter. Design attributed to H. Sclitt Prosit, with figural thumb rest, 0.25 liter Ht: 8.5" (largest

LINE VAUTRIN (1913-1997) Miroir "Soleil à pointes n° 1", circa 1960. Structure circulaire en résine talosel guillochée présentant vers l'extérieur une double couronne de pointes anim

MARTIN BARRÉ (1924-1993) 60-t-27, 1960 Huile sur toile signée contre-signée et datée au verso Oil on canvas, signed and dated on the back H 28 x L 26 cm - H 11 x W 10 1/4 in PROVEN

ALBERT CHEURET (1884-1966) Cache-radiateur pouvant former console en bronze argenté, stylisation d'un feuillage exotique découpé richement stylisé en bas-relief formant plans inclinés s

~CARLO BUGATTI (1856-1940) Vitrine orientaliste, circa 1900, structure en bois teinté, incrustation d'éléments végétaux, oiseaux et calligraphies en acier, colonnettes détachées t

GINO SARFATTI (1912-1985) & ARTELUCE (ÉDITEUR) Lustre, modèle 2068, créé en 1952, structure circulaire en laiton laqué noir soutenant une succession de 9 tubes de laiton orientables Ã

Giant Archive of Pinkerton Crime, Posters, Tintypes, Photos, Etc. An Amazing Group! A huge and fascinating archive of Pinkerton National Detective Agency related materials, along with a few other agen

GINO SARFATTI (1912-1985) & ARTELUCE (ÉDITEUR) Lustre, modèle 2068, créé en 1952, structure circulaire en laiton laqué noir soutenant une succession de 9 tubes de laiton orientables Ã

Fantastic 7th Cavalry Archive: Custer, Reno, & Other Bighorn Veterans! A small archive of four items relating to General George Custer and the 7th Cavalry. Includes two appointments, one signed by