John  referred to his collection as the Old Fort House Historical Collections, Hingham, Mass.

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PANTRY BOX

Oval, lapped construction in original gray/green paint, stamped "S.H." on bottom (Samuel Hersey), 3" h, 6" l.   

PANTRY BOX

Miniature oval box in red painted finish, signed "C.H." on top and underneath (Cotton Hersey), "acquired from Mrs. Mason Foley...also inscribed under the lid 'property of Bela F. Hersey 1882'" (JPR-1973), 1 1/2" h, 3" l. 

IVORY AND WOOD ITEMS

Includes two wooden pails, finely carved ivory picks, delicate footed and sculpted salt shaker, and ivory three-elephant tripod. 

OVAL BOX

19th c. oval box in red, stamped "I.H. 2" on top and "I.H." on the bottom, inside lid is a pencil addition of dozens of eggs, 2 1/4" h, 5 1/2" l. 

COVERED BOWL

Early 18th c. turned maple storage bowl, lidded, with Hingham provenance, includes two handwritten sermons found in the bowl. 

 From Ebenezer Gay house, lot includes early 18th c. sermons

BUTTER CHURN

Rare 18th c. New England butter churn, complete with double dasher, pine, old red finish, one-piece construction from a hollowed log, stamped "WOL" on handle (Wm. Lincoln 1729-1792), iron hasps added later to stop cracking of wood, "one of the oldest surviving Hingham woodenware artifacts." (JPR), 29" h to top of handle. 

DEMI-JOHN BOTTLE

Unusual cased demi-john bottle, in a pine fringed case, pyramid-shaped top with applied tin corners, cast iron hasp for lock, and cast iron handles, found in the Howe General Store cellar, "The Demi-John was in case when found" (JPR), 17" h.   

IRON CANDLESTICK

Early 18th c. hand-forged candle holder, twisted iron with hanging hook, drip pan with tripod footed base, 7" h. 

Revolutionary War History (see close up of tag)

Col. Nathan Rice (1758 b.) fought along side Solomon Lincoln, Hingham, Ma.

NANTUCKET POCKETBOOK

Ivory fittings with a carved whale on top (appears to be whalebone), "received as a gift from Polly Loring, Main St., Hingham.", 11" w.   

CHECKERBOARD

19th c. pine checkerboard, original red outlined black squares alternating with cream color squares and background, raised black applied border, drilled hole in one corner for hanging, pencil signed on back "Daniel Daley, Hingham", full history on back, "made by Edmund Daly when he was 17 yrs. old - (1883)" (JPR), 12 1/2" sq. 

BRASS CANDLESTICK

17th c. brass platform base candlestick, "once belonged to Hingham settler Samuel Lincoln who died in 1690", 7 1/2" h; Note: this is one of the earliest brass candlesticks ever found with a Hingham history dating to Samuel Lincoln (1622-1690), one of Hingham's earliest Settlers, who helped build the Old Ship Church, and was Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln.   

OVOID JUGS

Two stoneware 1/2-gal. jugs, ovoid shaped, found under the floorboards of the William Hersey Grant House, South St., in 1958, some chipping and wear. 

TOWN CRIER'S BELL

Early Hingham Town Crier's bell "found in an attic of the Agricultural Hall before it was torn down", cherry turned handle with scribe lines, 13" h, Note: this is the only Town Crier's bell we have ever seen in the 40 years we have been in the antique auction business, and it has Hingham history. 

EARLY REDWARE

Three early redware pieces: small jug and cup with black glaze, and a storage jar with lid and red glaze; the jug belonged to David Andrews of Hingham and is signed on the bottom and dated 1788; the cup came from the S. Randall Lincoln home on Main Street; the jar came from Dorothy Hersey, corner of Beal and North Street. 

MICROSCOPE

Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, NY, microscope belonged to Hervy Woodbury Shimer (1872-1965), Professor of Geophysics at MIT, resident and civic leader in Hingham, Mass., scope "patented Jan , 1915, 209077", 14" h.    

MICROSCOPE

19th c. boxed microscope, and round wood measure filled with paper wrapped slides. 

Dr A.G. Morse's microcope. A noted eye doctor. Helen Keller was his patient. 

TWO LIGHTHOUSES

Replicas of the Minot's Ledge Lighthouse of Cohasset, Mass., 20" and 18" h; and a 1905 postcard showing the later built solid structure, the models were said to have been built in a garage in Scituate, Mass. in the 1920's.   

WATERCOLOR "HMS TORRINGTON"

Watercolor of the battleship "HMS Torrington built at Hingham, Mass, 1943", framed and matted, mat shows stains, from the Estate of T.F. Dollan, Jr., official at the Hingham Shipyard, 14" x 20". 

BROADSIDE

19th c. broadside/poster, "Grand Excursions to Europe and the Holy Land in 1880...", colorful print, "E. Tourjec, Boston, Mass., Boston Color Printing Co., 153 Milk St.", various tears, folds, used condition, 29" l, 10" w. 

WEATHERVANE OF TERN

Early 20th c. copper weathervane of a smaller tern, either a black or lesser tern, mounted on a brass rod with cylindrical lead weight, with an accompanying rod with part of a directional "N", signed "R. Burr" under a wing (a well-known Hingham decoy carver), Lombard family history, JPR, 10 1/2" l. 

PAINTING OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

Rosewood framed reverse glass painting of Florence Nightingale, silhouette style, leaning on a fancy table holding a green book, "found in the Allan Gay house, birthplace of abolitionist Sydney Howard Gay...F. Nightingale was among his professional friends.", gilt shows some wear, 7" x 6" (sight). 

19TH C. LADIES BOX

Rosewood, Chinese Export, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 5" h, 10" w, initialed "C.F." and dated "1838", from Captain Ford Estate, "was a merchant with firm of Ford, Bassett & Nye, owners of fishing vessels at Hingham Harbor, a Representative from 1836-1838". 

19TH C. LEATHER BOUND BOXES

Two boxes, decorated with brass tacks; one with Lincoln/Hingham/Maine history, containing fan, daguerreotype, needlework and clay marbles, 4 1/2" h, 9 1/2" w; the smaller box "was acquired from Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston, whom they purchased the John Souther Ship Builder house on Ship St., Hingham...", 3 1/2" h, 6" w.   

COLLECTION OF FOUR 19TH BOXES

All from Hingham: Pine slide lid box, decorated with red polka dot diamonds, "EE Foster, East Sumner, Me", "found in the Gov. Long house"; Red dovetailed box (sans lid), "from the Wm. Davis Loft", marked "W. Davis"; Dovetailed pine box, stamped "T. Lincoln" on lid, (1763-1852); Slide lid box, two-section interior, possibly paint box of Walter Allyn Gay.   

BROADSIDE

19th c. broadside, black print on rose colored paper, "Town Property at Auction...The Building and Land at Hingham Centre,...42 x 70 feet, and well adapted for business purposes. One Hundred Dollars to be paid by the purchaser...Hingham, August 6, 1875...", mahogany frame, (with history from John P. Richardson on back), 18" x 14 1/2" (sight).