ephemera
Contemporary magazines, drill manuals, regimental and unit histories, photos and photograph albums, postcards, drawings and prints, army lists (of officers, principally American, British, French and German). My personal interest here is in Napoleonic era prints and drawings of uniform studies.
Here is a selection of militaria from this category:
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Historique du 19e Regiment de Dragons 1793-1913 - French
This superb regimental history has six colour plates, with many black and white illustrations, as well as photographs and prints of commanding officers. It was privately published in 1945 by J.A. Sauzey, the author, and limited to 495 copies, of which 29 examples were a special edition. This is example number 276. There are 316 pages.
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Letter from Sachsenhausen concentration camp - German
This is a rare surviving letter in German from Gustav Salek, possibly a Czech political prisoner, in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. It is dated 21 April 1940 and I have translated it below - please excuse any mistakes, as German is not my mother tongue.
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Winterhilfswerk ceramic birds and butterflies - German
Winterhilfswerk (WHW) was a state organisation dedicated to the relief of the poor and the homeless during the winter months (October to March). Little hand painted ceramic figures (originally on pins), of which these are representative, were given out by WHW personnel in the street in exchange for contributions.
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The Revolver 1818-1865 - British
By A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, published by Herbert Jenkins, 1968 (1st ed.), hardback, 360 pages (16 x 24 cm). This is a seminal book for the serious revolver collector, the first in a series of three volumes covering revolver design to 1914. Never easy to obtain and long out of print.
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Winterhilfswerk ceramic figures in peasant costume - German
Winterhilfswerk (WHW) was a state organisation dedicated to the relief of the poor and the homeless during the winter months (October to March). Little hand painted ceramic figures (originally on pins), of which these are representative, were given out by WHW personnel in the street in exchange for contributions.
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