WONDERFUL CIVIL WAR CHECKERBOARD POSSIBLY RELATED TO FAMOUS COLONEL ELLSWORTH.

WONDERFUL CIVIL WAR CHECKERBOARD POSSIBLY RELATED TO FAMOUS COLONEL ELLSWORTH. This handmade 19th C. checkerboard is a highly collectible form of folk art and documentation on the reverse makes it a most interesting Civil War artifact. In black stencil on the reverse is “G.A.R. Post 84”. A period paper label in old Victorian script also reads “This checkerboard was once the property of the club that occupied this room. 1860?-1862 known as the Ellsworth Associates. Fifteen of its members out of sixteen enlisted in the Union Army presented by Comrade J.E. ? (Last name ends in ALK but the first two or three letters can not be made out”. It’s possible that this may relate to the famous Col. Ellsworth who was the first Union fatality of the Civil War. SIZE: 15-1/2” x 15-1/2”. CONDITION: Gaming portion in very good condition. Wonderful old coloring on the reverse. 4-60246 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	871	$690.00	WONDERFUL CIVIL WAR CHECKERBOARD POSSIBLY RELATED TO FAMOUS COLONEL ELLSWORTH. This handmade 19th C. checkerboard is a highly collectible form of folk art and documentation on the reverse makes it a most interesting Civil War artifact. In black stencil on the reverse is “G.A.R. Post 84”. A period paper label in old Victorian script also reads “This checkerboard was once the property of the club that occupied this room. 1860?-1862 known as the Ellsworth Associates. Fifteen of its members out of sixteen enlisted in the Union Army presented by Comrade J.E. ? (Last name ends in ALK but the first two or three letters can not be made out”. It’s possible that this may relate to the famous Col. Ellsworth who was the first Union fatality of the Civil War. SIZE: 15-1/2” x 15-1/2”. CONDITION: Gaming portion in very good condition. Wonderful old coloring on the reverse. 4-60246 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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