A Period Correct 19th Century Wood Hand Lantern Maker?
2011年3月2日 · For what it is worth, for over 20 years our family used this style of wooden candle lantern (+/-) 14 Saturday evenings a season. They are easy to use & unaffected by wind. Last …
The Age of Wooden Ships | Naval War - At Sea & Along Inland …
2021年12月1日 · Interestingly, Warrior was armored to resist fire from shell guns. By the time she became active, the advent of hard hitting rifled cannon such as the French 9.4" guns made …
Light bulbs, or lanterns? | 19th Century Invention & Innovation
2014年3月13日 · Before the advent of the automobile, the big product that spurred the oil industry was kerosene. As a sidelight, along with the ravages of Confederate Commerce Raiders, …
Breechldrs - Sharps New Model 1863 Serial Number identification …
2010年3月1日 · I am trying (I realize it may well be a total shot in the dark) to identify the individual who carved the large initials "HLK" in the foreshock my Sharps New Model 1863 …
Snapdragon: A Bonkers Victorian Parlor Game
2016年11月26日 · Michael Faraday, in his essay entitled, The Chemical History of a Candle (1860), suggested that the raisins in Snapdragon "act like miniature wicks. The concept is …
NF - Blue & Gray Magazine Ceases Publication | Civil War Books, …
2012年10月17日 · Furthermore, our book business, which helped support our publishing efforts through the years, has all but disappeared with the advent of online discount booksellers, …
FOR SALE - Swords & Knives (some Confederate) - MAKE AN …
2021年8月26日 · According to Thillmann, "They are among the scarcest of the class of swords that fit the term "sabers" because the mounted artillery was a small branch of service...Ames …
Civil War Railroad Papers | Railroads & Steam Locomotives
2018年8月16日 · Its an important subject. The United States began the war based on muscle power in the operational zone. Grant and McCellan quickly switched to steamship and …
The Moral Dangers of Reading Novels in 1864
2016年11月26日 · I believe the Victorian Era invented murder and new ways of crime detection with the advent of the Jack The Ripper slayings in London in the fall of 1888. Several years …
Handguns - How many used single-shot pistols during the war?
2013年6月8日 · Contrary to popular belief, the advent of the first revolvers did not spell the complete and sudden demise of single-shot pistols and other handguns. Colt (and other) …