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The Picket Post
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On this page we feature mostly non-military items of the Civil War era and earlier.

MINIATURE PAINTING ON IVORY
Well executed painting of a young gentleman. The painting itself, circa 1800, is about 2" wide x 2-1/2" tall
and is mounted in a wood panel that measures about 3-3/4" wide x 4-1/2" tall, not counting the brass loop hanger.
It is marked R Brian" on the back in ink.
$ 495.00   (32-18)

19TH CENTURY CASED SET OF THUMB LANCETS, OR FLEAMS, Dated 1837 and ID'd to "J. D. Ward"

Small (about 2-1/2" tall) flip-top container made of paper mache' with a cool built up hard painted surface. The interior is divided to hold four folding lancets (knives) with tortise shell handles that when unfolded are about 2-1/2" long. While many of the larger fleams that we see were sometimes used for veterinary work, the "thumb lancet" as seen here was definitely intended for the purpose of medical bloodletting on humans! This was done when your doctor determined that your illness resulted from an imbalance of the fluids in your body, and the remedy was to reduce the amount of your blood! Lancets like these were also used by some doctors for vaccinations. The blades here are marked "W&H / Hutchinson / Sheffield" who was a Surgical Instrument Maker to the Royal Navy based in Sheffield, England, and also sold surgical instruments to the Union and Confederate Armies during the US Civil War. A silver plaque on the top is engraved with the owners name: "J.D. Ward" and dated "1837".
This is a cool medical artifact in pretty much mint condition!

$ 495.00     (35-32)

CATHEDRAL PICKLE BOTTLE WITH LABEL
7-1/4" tall four sided cathedral pickle bottle in a nice aqua/green color with a partial label.

Perfect condition

$ 75.00    (cat14)

1852 WATERCOLOR BOOKPLATE
"Maria Horner" with flowers in a vase and dated 1852.
Nice colors, probably Pennsylvania. Approximately 4-1/4" x 7".
$ 195.00

			19TH CENTURY CASED SET OF THUMB LANCETS, OR FLEAMS, Dated 1837 and ID'd to "J. D. Ward" Small (about 2-1/2" tall) flip-top container made of paper mache' with a cool built up hard painted surface. The interior is divided to hold four folding lancets (knives) with tortise shell handles that when unfolded are about 2-1/2" long. While many of the larger fleams that we see were sometimes used for veterinary work, the "thumb lancet" as seen here was definitely intended for the purpose of medical bloodletting on humans! This was done when your doctor determined that your illness resulted from an imbalance of the fluids in your body, and the remedy was to reduce the amount of your blood! Lancets like these were also used by some doctors for vaccinations. The blades here are marked "W&H / Hutchinson / Sheffield" who was a Surgical Instrument Maker to the Royal Navy based in Sheffield, England, and also sold surgical instruments to the Union and Confederate Armies during the US Civil War. A silver plaque on the top is engraved with the owners name: "J.D. Ward" and dated "1837". This is a cool medical artifact in pretty much mint condition! $ 495.00 (35-32)