PAGE 34 OTHER FUR TRADE ITEMS FOR SALE BY MY FRIENDS

THE FOLLOWING FUR TRADE ITEMS ARE FOR SALE BY OTHERS WHOM I KNOW & TRUST. JOHN ILKO JR. IS SELLING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS & I AM LISTING THEM HERE FOR HIM. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY AT: snowshoeboy@sbcglobal.net

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HERE'S ANOTHER ANOMALLY.......... OVAL STRIKER THAT IS 8 SHAPED. WHAT HAPPENED ?? A BLACKSMITH FUNNING AROUND OR A NEW APPRENTICE LEARNING THE TRADE ? CASS CTY, MINNESOTA; EX LITHERLAND; 1780-1810. 3 AND 1/2 INCHES LONG. IN VERY GOOD/EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION. $ 35.00 PLUS BUYER PAYS SHIPPING, ABOUT $ 5.00. BLACK COLOR IS A RUST PRESERVATIVE UTILIZED BY MANY MUSEUMS AND IS REMOVABLE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF RETURNED WITHIN TEN DAYS OF BUYER RECEIPT IN SAME CONDITION AS SENT

Oval Striker

FRENCH STYLE FUR TRADE HOE, 7 AND 3/4 INCHES LONG, CIRCA 1760. FOUND WITHIN FOUR MILES OF FORT MICHILLIMACKINAW IN EMMET CO, MICH. BLACK COLOR IS A RUST PRESERVATIVE COMMONLY UTILIZED BY MANY MUSEUMS AND IS REMOVABLE. THIS IS A NICE ONE. TRADE HOES ARE VERY MUCH UNDER APPRECIATED, AS THEY WERE A MOST IMPORTANT TOOL DURING THE FUR TRADE USED TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE HUGE NUMBERS OF VOYAGEURS DURING THE FUR TRADE THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE MACKINAC REGION. IN VERY GOOD/EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION. $65.00 AND BUYER PAYS SHIPPING, ABOUT $6.00.

VERY RARE UNUSED LEAD BALE SEAL FROM NEW YORK. CIRCA, 1700-1800, EX-LITHERLAND ONE AND THREE SIXTEENTHS IN DIAMETER. $ 75.00 PLUS SHIPPING OF $ 7.00.

# 599, BRASS SPIGOT, FIVE INCHES LONG, DARK BRASS COLOR WITH GREEN PATINA. LOOKS MUCH BETTER THAN PIC; JUST PLACED ON SCANNER AND NOT AN ACTUAL PHOTO. FLATTENED SNOUT INDICATES USE WITH FORCE. COMPLETE WITH VALVE THAT TURNS. IN EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION. NO CRACKS/BREAKS. NO CARTOUCHES. RARE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. PRE-1830s. RENSSELAER CO., NEW YORK $ 90.00/OFFER. BUYER PAYS SHIPPING, ABOUT $7.00

# 279 TRADE SILVER RING, 3/4 INCH DIA. X 1/8 INCH WIDE; NO CRACKS/BREAKS; MC ALISTER, WISCONSIN, MARINETTE CO.; EX-LITHERLAND; CIRCA-1780-1840.

$100.00.