Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black Both beautifully aged and rusted

Both beautifully aged and rusted

and selling

in its beautifully rusted state

with the nose holes for stringing the pipe to wear it around one's neck

but think it is quite a special little piece

Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black Both beautifully aged and rustedA rare one, second half 1860s I believe, by the Kilburn Brothers of Littleton, NH. Lots of American identity and mythology wrapped up in this image of two "Mayflower relics": Gov. Carver's Chair (said to have made the journey with him, the possibility of which has since been proven pretty much impossible); and Miles Standish's sword, photographed here at Pilgrim Hall, I believe, where they continue to be held. (Carver was credited with writing the