Iron Horse Antiques & Art

04/05/2026

The founder of CADILLAC and LINCOLN was Henry Martyn Leland (1843-1932). Over 200 important pieces from his personal estate will be offered at Jackson's International Auction's April 28, 2026 event. Lots will include a vast multitude of photographs, including production photographs, instruction manuals, a ledger, an interesting Lincoln Bowling Club W.C. Leland Trophy, circa 1918-1920, and other related materials, including a cased set of 95 glass slide measuring 3.25 x 4 inches each, and depicting various stages of Leland's life contained in a custom-made case 12.25 x 9 x 5 inches.

One lot features a very large, historical American sterling loving cup with dedicatory inscription “HENRY M. LELAND / WE WANT YOU EVERY WINTER / YOUR FLORIDA CADILLAC BOYS / APRIL 3RD 1916.”

Leland was a well-known collector of objects related to Abraham Lincoln, and the Lincoln bust that is offered was one of his prized pieces. Did you know he chose his brand name LINCOLN because of his admiration for the President?

Go to: https://jacksonsauction.com/catalogs/2026/APR and search LINCOLN

03/08/2026

🦊🦊🦊 ONLINE ANTIQUES SHOW! The 69th Annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show Online opens at 10 am central Saturday, March 7 and runs continuously through 6 pm central Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Click here any time after March 7, 2026 at 10 am: https://foxvalleyantiques.getmansvirtual.com

No ticket to buy, no car to park, no travel required, no line to stand in for entry. Attend the show from wherever you are whenever you can and as often as you like! Even in your jammies. 😉

Our dealers represent so many categories of collecting: country and primitives, fine art, folk art, quilts, rugs, samplers, advertising, stoneware, historical material, Native American, early photography, holiday, redware, toys, Civil War, ephemera, books, baskets, portraits, and more! Whatever your area of interest, you don’t want to miss this show!

03/08/2026

🦊⭐🦊 There are so many stars in the Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show opening ONLINE Saturday March 7th at 10 am central and running continuously through 6 pm Sunday, March 8th. Don't miss it!

Entrance to the show is free. Attend from wherever you are and return as often as you'd like. New items are posted as items sell so there will be additional things to see.

Follow this link to the show home page: https://foxvalleyantiques.getmansvirtual.com/

03/02/2026

✨🏅 A True Imperial Treasure Awaits! 🏅✨

Upcoming: IMPERIAL RUSSIAN GOLD & ENAMEL ST. STANISLAUS SET 1ST CLASS.

🔎 Explore more extraordinary lots at: jacksonsauction.com

03/02/2026

✨🕊️ Step into History with This Exceptional Lincoln Bust! 🕊️✨

GOOD BISSELL LINCOLN BUST GREAT PROVENANCE.

🔎 Stay tuned for our April auction—explore more treasures at: jacksonsauction.com

02/23/2026

🦊🦊🦊 It can be a very long and winding road to find great antiques. But March 7 through 8, 2026 you'll find booths full at the 69th Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show Online, opening at 10 am central on Saturday and running continuously through Sunday at 6 pm. You can attend the show free whenever you like and as often as you like. New items are added to dealers' booths as pieces sell. So mark your calendars and follow this link to the show. You can enter as soon as the virtual doors open on March 7th, 10 am central: https://foxvalleyantiques.getmansvirtual.com

02/01/2026

Rare CDV Portrait of "Stonewall" Jackson as a Brevet Major in the U.S. Army, from an 1851 From-Life Daguerreotype

A very rare CDV image of Thomas J. Jackson produced early in the Civil War by photographer Edward Anthony of New York. Anthony and other studios would produce thousands of another version of this image, in which an artist skillfully modified Jackson’s appearance to clothe him in the uniform of a Confederate general. The version offered here, however, was made from the original from-life daguerreotype portrait Jackson sat for in New York as a brevet major in the U.S. Army in 1851, likely for Mathew Brady. Note that the Confederate collar stars from the more familiar stylized version are missing and that the major’s oak leaf rank insignia can be seen on his shoulder. At the base of the mount, Jackson is described using his Confederate rank as “Brig. Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson.” Both the from-life and the artistically stylized version were produced to meet the demand of an anxious northern public, interested in owning portraits of famous figures they read about in the news. However, the stylized version was produced in great numbers.

https://www.ironhorsemilitaryantiques.com/new-items/

12/11/2025

The Winter 2026 edition of includes my article about Wisconsin Sharpshooter Henry Lye. Utilizing original letters and portrait photographs, I follow both Lye's changing appearance and his perspective toward war as they evolve through the two years of his Civil War service, from volunteering in 1861 to his death at the Battle of Gettysburg.

09/23/2025

WOW! Listen to what Jeff McArdle from Iron Horse Military Antiques has learned about Civil War Soldier letters!

Podcast Episode · Untold Civil War · 09/21/2025 · 42m

09/23/2025

WOW! Look what Jeff McArdle from Iron Horse Military Antiques has learned about Civil War letters!

Podcast Episode · Untold Civil War · 09/21/2025 · 42m

09/23/2025

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/untold-civil-war/id1493685212?i=1000727772558

Podcast Episode · Untold Civil War · 09/21/2025 · 42m

04/29/2025

🦊🦊🦊 We've just updated our dealer list for the 3rd Annual Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show. Mark you calendars for June 7th at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton, Illinois. You don't want to miss this show. Great things will abound! For more information: csada.com.