Proprietor-Jim Dews ---SITE UPDATED 6/23/08----
**WANT to buy or trade for nice dug and non dug VMM, SNY, & OVM boxplates & beltplates.**
**WANT to buy or trade for Arizona Territory, A.T., soda bottles and medicine bottles.**
-I Buy, Trade, Collect, Recover, & Sell Revolutionary War through Civil War antiques.-
---I guarantee all my antiques & relics are authentic & stand behind them & my reputation---. No order is too small. Priority mail shipping is $4.60 for small items. Insurance is optional, but uninsured purchases or sent at your risk. Coverage is at the postoffice rate, $1.65-$50 coverage, etc.
All purchased items include a 7 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD. Return item, in as sent condition, for a full refund minus the amount you paid for shipping. No questions will be asked. I offer a layaway plan for items you can not afford to pay for all at once. You pay 30% down, with remainder of balance paid in 60 days.
Blurb about me:
I have been an antique collector and dealer for more then 26 years.
I was an archaeologist for 14 years, though not closed minded like the vast majority.
I was the Historic & Prehistoric artifact analyst for an archaeology firm in the 90's for 6 years. I had the opportunity to handle, identify & catalogue 10's of thousands of historic artifacts (glass, ceramics, brass, iron, organic, & all other period artifacts) each year. My library contains the 100's of reference books needed to identify all manner of period artifacts.
I am an antique bottle, marble, & pipe collector, privy & dump digger, and Civil War hut excavator. I collect Civil War buckles, buttons, swords, spurs, and many other misc. dug and non dug relics. I studied glass blowing and was a glass blower when I was younger. I have first hand experience when it comes to understanding bottles/glass pieces & there age.
I have been an antique appraiser.
I have been digging for antique glass and preserving military relics for the last 15 years.
I was a seasonal teacher (Spring & Fall) for an archeaology project involving inner city kids in the 4th & 5th grades.
I'm happily married with kids I love more than anything. We miss our great bear dog, she will always be remembered.
Occasionally mistakes are made. If this happens it will be fixed, not ignored. Don't be afraid to make me an offer. You never know.
I fully guarantee all items I sell. Buy with confidence. I am out there identifying & avoiding all the repros, fakes and recently altered antiques for you. My years of experience and your peace of mind are included in the price you pay for an item. Thanks again for browsing. Jim D.