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: 1858 Red & White Homespun Coverlet, Many Antique Quilts, Arrowhead Collection, Vintage Firearms Books & Price Guides, Harvest Table, Postcard Collection.

ANTIQUE FURNITURE: Harvest Table, 3 Drawer Dresser, Cedar Chests, Blanket Chest In Old Red Paint, 4 Roseback Chairs, 5 Cane Seat Chairs Coat Tree, Raised Panel Cupboard, 3 Section Oak Barrister Bookcase, Clark's Spool Cabinet Desk, Rocking Chair.

TEXTILES: Dated 1858 Red & White Homespun Coverlet w/Peacocks, & Maker's Initials, Basket Quilt, Diamond Pattern Quilt, Geometric Pattern Quilt, Floral Pattern Quilt, Whirlwind Pattern Quilt, Square Pattern Quilt, Many Doll Quilts, Crib Quilt, Quilt Tops, 5 Hooked Rugs.

FIREARMS RELATED BOOKS: Martin Rywell "Confederate Guns & Current Prices", "American Antique Guns & Current Prices", "Winchester, An American legend", "The Peacemaker", "Steel Canvas - The Art of the American Gun", "Colt-An American Legend", "Model 1903 Springfield Service Rifle", "The Colt Armory", "Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia", "Springfield Serial Numbers" Vol. 1-4, "Long Arms In America" Vol 1 & 2, "Freud & Bro-Pioneer Gun Makers of the West", "NRA Gun Collectors Guide", "The Civil War Album", "The Springfield Armory 1890-1948", "Pictorial History if the US Army", "Buffalo Bill, American Legend", Silk & Steel", "Black Powder Digest", "Remington Tips", Bannerman Arms Catalogs 1945 & 1955, US Military Publications: "Pistols & Revolvers", "Tank Gunnery", "Springfield Army Revolvers", "Early American Firearms" 1943 "Shooter's Bible".

ANTIQUES: 2 Pairs of Vintage Snow Shoes, Wooden Barrel Marked "A.P. Woods", Vintage Games, Splint Baskets, Framed Pictures, Wooden mask, Advertising Tins, Wooden Plates, Old Pipes, Decorated Wooden Jar, Chevrolet Paperweight, Napkin Rings, Bells, 3 Matching Cast Iron Eagles, Wooden Duck Decoy, Early Tea Boxes, Lunch Pail, Folding Ruler, Celluloid Pencil Holders, USS Princeton Ash Tray, Miniature Lift Top Chest, Tin Boxes, Tin type Pictures Set Glass, Cow Bell, Mortar Paperweight, Cut Glass, Cast Iron Tea Kettle, Several Vintage Beaded Bags, Stoneware Bottle, Stoneware Jug w/Blue Design, Many Folk Art Antique African American Dolls, Topsy Turvey Doll, Bisque Headed Doll, Hat Pins & Hat Pin holders, Silver Shoe Buckles, Vintage Photographs, Traveling Candle Sticks, Photo Album w/WWI Photos, Cast Iron Horse Head, Doll carriages & Buggies, Vintage, Delhi, NY Advertising Items, 6 Stick Candle Mold, Sterling Silver Dresser Set, American Lines Straight Razor & Other Straight Razors, Telegraph Keys, Sleigh Bells, Stoneware Charm, Postcard Collection featuring about 100 Delhi, NY Cards, Other Local Cards, Halloween & Other Holiday Cards, Collection of Indian Arrow Heads, Arrow Head Book, Mohawk Bamboo Fishing Rod, Perrine Fishing Reel, 3 Piece Bamboo Fishing rod, Milk Glass Animal Plates, Rose Bowls, Lots of Antique Glassware & Porcelain, Graniteware, Early Toasters, Old Cameras, Early Microscope In Box, Candy Containers, Block Puzzles, Toy Drum, Toy Guns, Old Flags, Toy Soldiers, 19th Century Autograph Books, Tin Advertising Sign,Large Orange-Aid Bottle From Rochester, NY, Wooden Spigot, Stereo View Cards & Viewer, Wooden Cheese Box w/Handle, Local History Books, and a lot more!!!