McIntosh Auction Service is proud to have been chosen to present an on-site auction that will feature the extensive acquisitions of a prominent Delhi historian and lifelong collector. The quantity, diversity, and depth of this collection is so extensive, that we will stage the auction on four separate days over a period of two weekends. Featured in this auctions will be civil war items, country and victorian era furniture, historic books, an extensive collection of dolls, vintage toys, ephemera, many items of local interest, antique books, porcelains, antique jewelry, art work, textiles, and much more.

Auctions of this caliber are truly a thing of the past. This auction will provide buyers with an opportunity to purchase items that were thoughtfully accumulated and cared for starting prior to the conclusion of World War II through 2020. This entire collection was assembled with an emphasis on rarity, uniqueness, historical significance, originality, and overall quality.

FEATURED ITEMS: 1847 Delhi, NY Coverlet (in 2 original pieces), 1862 Tower Civil War Rifle, 19th Century Ladies Travel Set, 1825 General Lafayette Framed Welcome Ribbon, Civil War Flagpole, Extensive Library of 19th & Early 20th Century Civil War & Local History Books, 86 Page Album of Original Civil War Newspaper Clippings

ANTIQUE FURNITURE: Small Step-Back Cupboard, Lift Top Blanket Chest, Kitchen Cupboard, Child's Step Back Cupboard, Small Dovetailed Chest, Child's Rocking Chair, Oak High Chair, Oak Fold Down High Chair, One Drawer Cherry Stand, Brass Bed, Walnut High Bed, Walnut Dresser, Pine Washstand, Drop Leaf Table.

19th & Early 20th CENTURY HISTORIC BOOKS:

LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS: "Sir William Johnson Papers" - All Volumes, "History of Montgomery County", "History of Greene County", "1880 History of Delaware County", "History of Oneonta" Volumes I & II, "1877 Otsego Count History", "Atlas of Delaware County", 1849 Delaware County School Book, "History of Cherry Valley", "The Old Mohawk Turnpike Book", "The Catskills', "O & W', "Train Wrecks", "Crisis In The Catskills", "Tom Quick The Indian Slayer", "Old Fort Johnson".

ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR BOOKS: "New York In The Revolution" All Volumes, "New York In The Revolution", "War History - Federal Union Preservation", "Prisoner of War Treatment By Rebel Authorities", "Great Maps of the Civil War", "History of Slavery And The Slave Trade", "Annals of Tyron County-Border War of New York During The Revolution", "The Century War Book" Complete Volumes 1-20, "1898 114th NY Regiment Directory", 1895 "Private Soldiers of the Union", "New York At Gettysburg", "Long Were The Nights", "From Manassas To Appomattox", "The Southerners", "Stories of War", "Final Report Battle of Gettysburg" Volumes I-III, "Lincoln And The Tools Of War", "Meet General Grant", "Drums Of The Morning", "Mrs. Hill's Civil war Journal", "No Banners, No Bugles", "The Civil War In Song & Story", "Letters From Lee's Army", "Camp, Battlefield, Hospital", "Soldiers And Sailors of the Revolution", "The memory of Soldiers Dead" Volumes I-VI, "The Union Army", "The Railroad To Freedom", "Gettysburg Battlefield Book".

OTHER HISTORIC BOOKS: "Story of American Expansion", "US Army & Navy-Cuba & The Philippines", "Satchel Paige Pitchin' Man", 1889 "Forrest & Stream Weekly", WW II German Soldier's Book, "United Nations War Atlas", "Farm Ballads", Victorian Era Children's Books, 1903 Bannerman Military Goods Catalog, "Kindergarten Home School Book", "Life & Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey", 1879 "US Geographical Survey", "Indian Horse Massacres", "On The Bottom-Submarine Warfare", "Cedar Hill Cemetery 1863-1903", 1941 "History of Browning Guns".

ANTIQUE ITEMS: Enterprise Coffee Grinder, Tin Wind-Up Toys, Eagle & Eaglets Mechanical Bank, Cavalry Car Shield, Civil War Era Bone Note Pad, Winchester Signal Cannon, Civil War Cannonball, Conn Trumpet w/Case & Accessories, Many Figural & Sterling Silver Napkin Rings, Cast Iron Bank, Early Stuffed Mouse, Lots of Vintage Advertising Tins & Boxes, 9 Antique pocket Watches, Quantity of Hat Pins and Hat Pin holders, Beehive String holder, Figural Crab Ink Well, Eagle Ink Well, Horse Drawn Toy Milk Wagon, O & W Railroad Lantern (with marked globe), Planters Peanut Jar, Beaded Pieces, Hoo's Bakery Walton, NY Wooden Trunk, Blue & White Homespun Coverlet, Hyde Covered Document Box, Many Hooked Rugs, Including Floral & Animal Designs, Abraham Lincoln CDV, Civil War Soldier CDV by M. Brady Studio, 2 Anti-Rent War Horns, Large Quantity of Antique Dolls, Including African American, Folk Art, Bisque and Others, Vintage Local Ephemera & Advertising Items, Cut Glass Lamp, Oak Regulator Clock, Nautical Wheel, Nautical Lantern, Bronze Picture Frame, Miniature Dressers, 3 Spool Cabinets, Cast Iron Dog Doorstop, Coal Iron, Miniature Crescent Stove, Bullet Mold, Advertising Fans Including Delhi, NY Fair, 1907 Rock Hill Train Crash Photo, Long Stenciled Sled, Oil Painting On Canvas, Many Victorian Era Autograph Books, Brass Pails, Jardinière, Early Camping Lantern, Stoneware Jugs & Crocks, Cowboy Coffee pot, Sleigh Bells, Antique locks, Framed Cat Pictures, 10 Gallon Churn, Carnival Glass, Local Trade Card Album, Many Scrap Books, Advertising Sacks, Clock w/Cherub, Royal Bayreuth, RS Prussia, Delaware & Lackawanna Brass Tag, Victorian Shaving Set and more!!