George Ward Collectibles and Curiosities

Mid century brass medal / badge / brooch pin from the 1957 Chicago World Metallurgical Congress. American Society for Metals, R.J. Raudebaugh, USA, Group 8, Struck by Medallic Art Co...

A beautiful collection of Morpho Didius butterflies specimens. A wonderful entomology collection of fourteen vivid blue Morpho butterflies in their...

Lot of four vintage German / Austrian folk art traditional hook style walking sticks / canes, embellished with German and other assorted European hiking souvenir badges. 63 total bad...

A group of fourteen Indian painted terracotta and cotton dressed figures Krishnanagar, West Bengal, 20th century Mounted on square bases, depicting mainly processional figur...

Nautical Flag for a boat with embroidered patch with W.Y.C and Fouled anchors. White linen flag with hoist and grommets. Mounted to a custom frame. Weight: 4 lbs. Overall Dimensions...

This grouping of some three dozen WW1 items come from the estate of CPL. D.C Stewart who served in the Infantry of the 21st Regiment of the Canadian Armed Fo...

Augusta National Golf Club, US Masters 1988 Tournament Badge. A pre-owned 1988 US Masters Golf Tournament spectators badge. The eventual winner ...

Original Japanese film poster this unique design was used for the films Japanese release of the film. The art work is by Seito (dates unknown). This poster is unfolded and conserva...

This is a 39-star unofficial American flag, handmade and printed on cotton. The flag dates to 1889 and has a unique history, thanks to its rare star-count. The flag’s canton is prin...

This gold plated star captures the beauty of a starry filled sky. Catching the light as it turns, hanging in a tree or in a window, the decoration is sure to charm year after year. ...

This is an original 46-Star American parade flag, celebrating Oklahoma statehood. Each star on the flag's canton represents a state in the Union at the time. The official flag design would update every July 4th, to include any new states added to the Union in the past year. Oklahoma, the 46th state, entered the Union on November 16, 1907. As such, this 46–star flag was the official flag of the United States from July 4, 1908, until July 4, 1912. The silk flag has a dark blue canton with 46 white printed stars. The stars are printed in an 7-8-8-8-8-7 row configuration, or “Drum design.” The flag design is completed with 13 alternating red and white stripes, each stripe representing one of the original thirteen colonies. The land that comprises Oklahoma today was added to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Throughout the 19th century, the U.S. government relocated Indian tribes from the southeastern United States to the area, and by 1900, over 30 Indian tribes had been moved to what was originally called the Indian Territories. At the same time, ranchers in Texas began to move into the area in search of new pasture lands. Although stipulations in the Indian Relocation Act agreed that the land would forever be Indian Territory, the promise of fertile farmland trumped the government’s promise of sovereignty. On April 22, 1889, they opened the land to settlement by homesteaders, creating a land run in which settlers, called “Boomers,” were allowed to cross the Texas or Arkansas border at a particular hour to claim homesteads. Settlers who illegally crossed the border earlier to stake prime land were called “sooners,” which eventually became the state’s nickname. Wagons and the Santa Fe railroad carried cartloads of men and women to blank town sites and building plots, creating ten thousand-people communities in a matter of days. The following year, the region was further divided into Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory...

1896 Taxidermy 10 Point Stags Head on an oak shield-shaped plaque, entitled "Le Gavre" Le gavre is now a French National Park in the North West of the country - 28"w x 28"d x 56"h