ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

[Gypsy Heart]

ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA INCLUDING ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html American Library of Congress - American Memories Historical Collections. Search over 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. Great for research or educational purposes.

 

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[GunFarce]

Re: ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

OK Here's one.. About 25 years ago, I found a "Wild Bunch" Wanted poster in an old barn.. It's a fairly heavy parchment type stock, with slight stain and no damage other than some small holes and rust stain where it had been tacked up, and has the only picture of these guys that was ever taken.. According to history, they posed for this picture out of 'bravado'? Anyway the photographer put it in his shop window, and a law man looking for these guys, used the photo to have these wanted posters made ($5000.00 reward).. I don't know how many were ever printed, I have only seen one other on a television documentary about the wildbunch. I have it in a frame, hanging on a well shaded wall in my livingroom.. Any one know what this would be worth?

 

[Wheelman]

Re: ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

I have an old 1800's wanted poster from here in California. I have had it looked at by several antique paper dealers/sellers, as soon as they see it is parchmont paper they know it is a reproduction to make look old. They did not have or use parchmont in the 1800's. Thats my spin.

 

[mamabear]

Re: ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

thanks for the link Gypsy. very useful!

 

[GunFarce]

Re: ANTIQUE DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC

I have an old 1800's wanted poster from here in California. I have had it looked at by several antique paper dealers/sellers, as soon as they see it is parchmont paper they know it is a reproduction to make look old. They did not have or use parchmont in the 1800's. Thats my spin.

I'm not sure if it's parchment, or just a brownish coloured paper.. Thanks for the info, I guess I'll have to take a closer look at this thing..

 

[jean-carle hudon]

I have an autographed silk fan from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Mainly artists, theatre people, writers and benefactors, such as Clara Von Hirsh, wife of the famous Baron who helped settle many Jews in Palestine, New York and south America. I have no idea what it is worth but just the cross-referencing of names shows an elite of jewish intellectuals and artist on this one fan. If you should know of people interested in pre-WWI European intellectual and aristic life, don't be shy.