Chats on Military Curios

How to arrange a collection of medals--Factors which influence the value of a medal--The earliest medals--The first English medal--The first English military medal--The Forlorn...

In these days when the deeds of brave men, whether they be of high or low rank, are acclaimed with equal praise, it is extremely difficult to understand the feelings which actua...

In this concluding chapter we have a suggestion to make to the collector of ample leisure moments; briefly, it is that he should draw up a history of his treasures. Such a work...

Just as there are many postage stamps which owe their origin to the stern necessities of war, so there are a great number of coins, tokens, notes, etc., which have found their w...

The necessity for special awards--The Victoria Cross--The Order of Merit--The "Distinguished Conduct in the Field" award--The Distinguished Service Order--The Meritorious Servic...

Among the most acceptable military curios are those which may be classed as miscellaneous; they range from fragments of "Black Marias" to chocolate tins, and Prussian helmets to...

There is much that is fascinating in the study of armour, and the seeker after military curios will do well to consider the advisability of making a collection of armour pieces....

Among the many thousand varieties of postage stamps which philatelists treasure few can compare in point of interest with those which have carried letters from the firing line t...

The growth of uniforms--The effect of the decline in armour on uniforms--The part played by Elizabeth--Uniforms in the time of the Civil War--In Charles II's reign--James II--Th...

Of all the antiques which are to be found in an average bric-à-brac shop there is probably nothing upon which the dealer is so ignorant as the class of military curio which come...

In the following notes we do not propose to go deeply into the lore of print collecting, as the matter is too involved for treatment in these pages, and also because such admira...

Ninety-nine out of every hundred autographs which find their way into collectors' albums are said to be those of actresses, who are popular favourites to-day but not to-morrow....

In many of our churches and public buildings are to be found numerous memorial brasses which possess undoubted interest for the collector of military curios. These memorials of...

The crest or badge worn by a soldier is probably one of his most cherished possessions, for it is at once the symbol of his regiment and the mascot which urges him on to fame an...

Ever since the days when enemy soldiers and sailors were first interned for protracted periods of time, it has been a practice for the incarcerated men to while away the tedium...

For centuries past the collection of military curios has been the select pastime of men of title and soldiers of rank. Lately, however, owing to the War and the great spread of...

From the days when Roman militarism dominated the world down to the present time, the deeds of successful soldiers have been commemorated by the striking of medallions. Needless...

The composition of the British Army is a matter concerning which the lay reader knows but little. As many regiments will be mentioned by name in the following pages, it is very...

_The Author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to Dr. Philip Nelson for the loan of the valuable coins which figure in the illustrations on pages 265, 271, and 277; to Mr. T...

EARLY BRITISH WAR MEDALS 105 How to arrange a collection of medals--Factors which influence the value of a medal--The earliest medals--The first English medal--The first English...

The growth of uniforms--The effect of the decline in armour on uniforms--The part played by Elizabeth--Uniforms in the time of the Civil War--In Charles II's reign--James II--Th...

The necessity for special awards--The Victoria Cross--The Order of Merit--The "Distinguished Conduct in the Field" award--The Distinguished Service Order--The Meritorious Servic...