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A Rare Pair of Wheel-Lock Pistols
No full textEntirely of Steel. From the Russian Imperial Collection Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from H. Furmage, London, England, July 2, 1930.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1242/thumbnail.jp
A Wheel-Lock Arquebus
No full textLockplate engraved. Stock very finely inlaid with ivory and pearl figures and scrolls. Piece missing Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Sam Austin Sale, through American Art Association, April 26, 1917 for 127.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1185/thumbnail.jp
A Wheel-Lock Gun
No full textCarved in pear-tree wood, on each side a figure, one Venus and the other a Soldier. This gun comes from the Castle Ditterabach, Bavaria; and was later in the Collection Licht, Berlin. The figures are said to be carved by Conrad Meit. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Boehler & Steinmeyer, Inc., Munich, Germany, January 18, 1930; sold for $317?https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1202/thumbnail.jp
A Wheel-Lock Sporting Caliver
No full textThe stock of carved walnut-wood enriched with buck horn, engraved with a cartouche design; the subject carved upon the inner side of the butt presumably the suicide of Lucretia; the rifled barrel dated 1587, and the initials P.O. are engraved upon a buck horn plate at the breech end. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Christie, Manson & Woods, through William Permain, May 4, 1923 for 198.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1197/thumbnail.jp
A Flint-Lock Rifle
No full textOf exceptionally fine workmanship and of beautiful form. The stock is inlaid in the best style with buckhorn and mother-o\u27-pearl. This weapon is a fine example of the artistic decoration and the graceful lines of weapons of this period. From the Collection of Cornelia, Countess of Craven. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Herbert Jackson Sale through Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, March 27, 1923 for 79.50.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1255/thumbnail.jp
Pair of Small Flintlock Pocket Pistols
No full textThe butt and barrel richly inlaid with silver, partly gilt. The butt-end and trigger-guard finely fluted in steel with file work, and with star rosette cresting on the butt-end. On the lock, Angelo Bini . Museum examples. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Archduke Eugen Sale #2146 through Anderson Galleries, March 7, 1927 for 168.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_hearst/1249/thumbnail.jp
A Pair of Wheel-Lock Pistols
No full textFluted barrels, signed: Antonio Pranzino. Stock inlaid with engraved iron. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., April 24, 1924 for 399
Bruce Springsteen Concert
No full textNewspapper clip about Bruce Springsteen concert at C. W. Post Dome Theatre.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_early/1016/thumbnail.jp
Assorted C. W. Post Buttons
No full textOriginal C. W. Post buttons.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_early/1012/thumbnail.jp
Home Run Baseball
No full textAlumnus Bill Rosea\u27s first C. W. Post home run baseball signed by the team.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/post_early/1006/thumbnail.jp