The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16
MILITARY JUNK SHOP.
4 gu Err D.POsITOKY or nm WAR
MAJERIAL OS ERONT STREET.

MAJERTAL IN ERuyY y1uE,,
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Here On Sac Are Relics IN Every shane n,
tie Wars OF Ceatnric. Past. OF Arctic
Espesiiiens, the weapons OF Distant
cosn'r'e'' ana M""v odd rh'ns- Besides.
On tho south side Of Front street. In the
shadow OF the elevated road aud a few doors
from Coenties slip. Is a military Junk shop.
enc OF the most interesting OF the many curl
Gus places In downtown New York. The street
Is little frequented In this ncighborhood. but
any one passing No. ~ would notice II at once
on account OF the old cannon within the stoop
limo at either side OF tho entrance. Standing
by the door ready to greet q customer is n
complete suit OF retndeerskin garments. stuff
oil ana standing full life size, with "A mask to
represeht the face OF u man. the only part
which wou'u pe exposed OF Il person wearing
the costume. Within tho slop are old snbres.
h'nt'ocR musRets. TILES. rantccns. caps. uni
FORM eioaks' cartridge boxes. belts. rcvolvcrs.
cannon. ana other raraphernalia OF war in
every condition ranging from those good
enough TO oe used now to worm-eatcn relies
whlch nave no further utility except on nc-
count OF the recollections associated with
them or Tor purposes OF house decoration.
This old Junk shop is moro interesting in
many ways than an ordinary museum. be-
cause besides the descriptive labels, thcre
arc ODtalnRDle the market prices showing the
present value OF relics Of past military glory.
Compinea with these antiquities hore is car
weapons. hut the bulk NJ tho tra oio 10 IN son'
rsnirs -, ,rors ~ ~ VI W.. .,a.nc III gu
paiGns that the school books toll about.
Everything has been arranged with n yiev RI
military sfroct and tho ins;na ,na WIN .iew m 10
an old arsenal on show were 1t not for the
labels and the prices.
Tho man who owns and manages this queer
Junk shop has been collecting his materials
for years. and he has a fair lied catalogue
mli1u WIN pictures descriptions. and price
lists OF Them. He knows many of the old army
get souvenirs Of the great events of their
sales ses." to I nicl 90 o,t ' sonGamn al, the oovernmsn,
oood. o.. it, sanun"n u ant'iualeu
soous' iof "h'cn ne hhus a place IN MS shop.
anu customers to buy them In the course OF
time. His war relics aro M, confined 70 +h,sa
~ tha I,n,,od stat..n az -, Nv .I,aI W ""
sides muskets such as were used in the Revo.
luton and battle gongs and rattles Of the old
time navy war ships are japanese lances. Cor.
man and English uniforms. Mexican spurs.
relics of Arctic expeditions. and guns that the
Indians used on the plains.
me versatile PROPRIETOR turns his stock to
G 'n eh ses sa yisf iGr r tSs use a If n hirss his n carmen ION out out
parades. and !" a - Isai p sEta'a Tets.rhg II 4 tha
suburbs OF Brooklyn used one Of the old
during the past summer INN at his nn me- s.ias'
The other goods can h" hirod ns weIi ns
S SD%fht to and nsra any &C si y Ii 0rgSS nd which hi
uniforms com plete. rifles. h5yonets. belts mud
other uccoutrements BY paving Tor their use
fit In good condition. or n fuil Uniform q can be
bought outright for 81 or s3,50. and an cTnip.
thing can n'i be- cot mtts So ehe %nSyn thst a n eom sTsryv
oilOo men could Dc rissed out for $500.
which also are valuable as souvenirs. In ths
latter class may be included two Old army paye
ceIpts, enlistments. dischargos. and records Of
Paymaster c. b. Talmadce OF the United
States army from 1918 TO 1875. Among the
these papers is one Of an oid-time Major.Gcn.
eral on a salary OF SIS q month and the names
held at the same price. are those Of pnymaster
John W. Mcclure. who served during tbe civil
war; n,1 It eo nt t a record Of the money; level:
Gems. Butler and Banks at New Orleans. and
the protest against such seizure: also some
Observation-Disclosures %
Alarce number Of autographs OF naval OIL
liam Lewis Herndon. atHer.in.Ia o ~ Presi-
to s55.20 on account ii Of dfIp'ai paw. There ear are se autos
graphs OF Admiral David D.. Porter and Ad-
the Monitor. stephen Chamriin, who com.
manded the Scorpion in the war OF 1915: Jacoh
Jones. who com manded thee Wasp IN the war Of
Of Admiral Braino When bs wns a midshin..
man. OF Commodore Hiram TanIding. 4. Il.
kenzie, Commodore Perry. Theodore Dahi.
grcn. and many other DISTINGUISHED officers
Of various epochs. The uutosraphs Were oh.
tanned from naval raymasters. who kept dn-
tectiDn. Among the curiositics one wwhich
can hardly be called military. il n copy Of tho
New York Voynin1 rnsf nrint.,I nHac c'E' T1ts!2"o
After Sitting Buli and his Warriors surren-
dered the arms which thev used in the Cnstar
massacre the Government intanird to sond
these weapons to the museum at Springfield.
but as they could not be really eyhihitei
there they were sold by the Goyernmnnt 1t
auction. and thus a good many of them can he
found h.nging on the walls in this Junk shoopp
on Front Street. Their condition shows Tia
handling they received from the Indians. The
stocks and locks OF many OF them nrs broken
and have. been repaired with wire or skin.
and those that are belong to the old cum6er.
some styles such as were used in the civil war.
When the United states Naval Greely RELIEF
Expedition returned. the Government sold The