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Cavalry Banner Ceramic Tile Trivet
Superb color and excellent detail of the recently-unveiled Cavalry Banner decorate each 6 inch by 6 inch ceramic tile backed with a thick leather-like pad to protect fine furniture, and presented in a gift box. The banner itself was made of fragile silk.
$15.00

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Montpelier at The General Henry Knox Museum Tote Bag
Depicted on the front of this USA-made gusseted tote is the spectacular nineteen-room mansion built by General Knox. This tote is made from 12-ounce 100% cotton duck and measures 16 inches wide by 18 inches high. A perfect carryall for anything and everything.
$14.00

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Cavalry Banner Tall English Mug
This uniquely-shaped mug is a pleasure to hold and sip from while enjoying both the front and back images of our recently restored Cavalry Banner. The Thomaston Cavalry marched at Henry Knox’s funeral in 1806, and according to legend, carried the Thomaston Cavalry colors. In a white gift box.
$12.00

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Montpelier at The General Henry Knox Museum Cinnamon-Scented Pine Cones
Imagine the fragrance of cinnamon lightly scenting your home or office! This package of 10 – 12 pine cones in a holiday box, tied with a red grosgrain ribbon, sports a label identifying it came from Montpelier in Thomaston, Maine. A great hostess gift!
$12.00

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The General Henry Knox Museum Boxed Note Cards
A boxed set of 12 high quality note cards and envelopes, 2 each of 6 designs. The designs include: Portrait of General Henry Knox (after Gilbert Stuart); Aerial photograph of Montpelier; Magnificent double semi-flying staircase; Society of Cincinnati chocolate pot, ca. 1790; Mahogany Shearer-style mirror-fronted bookcase with fitted interior, ca.1790; and Travel case, ca. 1785, a gift to Henry Knox from his friend, the Marquis de Lafayette.
$15.00

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Montpelier at The General Henry Knox Museum Bib-Style Apron
Our generously-proportioned aprons are beautifully rolled and packaged for gift giving. Each apron is decorated with a magnificent full color image of Montpelier, a Colonial Revival masterpiece, and measures 27 inches by 21 inches.
$20.00

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"Henry Knox, General Washington's General" by North Callahan
This 385 page book by journalist-historian, North Callahan, follows Henry Knox's fascinating life from a young boy who, upon the death of his father, was forced to leave school at age nine to support his family, through a brilliant military career during the Revolutionary War, a notable service as first Secretary of War, a retirement at the beloved Montpelier estate in the Province of Maine and a tragic death of peritonitis at age 56. The book includes several pages of bibliographical notes and an index. Callahan wrote this book in response to the suggestion of Douglass Southhall Freeman, eminent George Washington historian, who recognized the need to rescue Knox "from near-oblivion and to place him in his proper perspective as one of the founders of our nation."
$25.00
SORRY, THIS ITEM IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK.

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"Montpelier: This Spot So Sacred To A Name So Great"
This catalogue presents highlights from the museum's significant collection of Federal Period furnishings. Objects included in the catalogue range from silver to Society of the Cincinnati China trade porcelain to furniture to period wallpaper and building parts. Contains 64 pages.
Hardcover - $48.00
Softcover - $18.00

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Montpelier Commemorative Plate
This delightful 10" blue on light gray pottery plate designed by Lois Lagnell Johnson, displays a primitive style scene of Montpelier and an 1800's Thomaston harbor with three mast schooners and docks. On the back is a first edition imprint and the dates 1795-1995, the sesquicentennial of the date that General Knox and his family moved into their stately mansion.
$24.00

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Naval Anchor
Finished in burnished brass. Size: 1-7/8" long x 1-1/2" wide.
$2.00

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Sword Letter Opener
A replica in miniature of a Revolutionary War horseman's sword. The original, from which this miniature is copied, was supplied to the Continental Army by Lewis Prahl of Philadelphia under contracts with the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety. Cast in alloy, finished in black. 7" long. 1-3/4 oz. Attached to a card upon which is printed the history of the sword.
$7.25

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Colonial Key (Cast in metal, brass finish)
An attractive desk ornament, paperweight or enhancing wall decoration. 6-1/2" x 2-3/16". 4 oz., packed in a poly bag.
$7.00

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Sundial
A working solar timepiece. Colonial Americans often received miniature sundials with shipments of mechanical clocks ordered from European clock makers. Thus the person receiving the shipment could set and start his clock according to the sun. Our sundial is cast of weather-resistant solid zinc. The base measures 4-1/2" in diameter. The gnomon extends to a height of 2-1/2". Approx. 10 oz.
$10.25

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Colonial Porringer
During the 18th century, porringers were used as bowls and cups for serving soup and porridge. Today, they make charming dishes for serving nuts and candy. Our porringer is cast in solid zinc and is food-safe. It measures 5-3/4" across, including the handle. 7-1/2 oz.
$10.00

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Blacksmith's Anvil
A cast metal miniature of the all important "base of operations" at the old blacksmith shop. This miniature is made of cast metal, finished in black. 3" long x 1-1/4" high x 1" wide. 4-1/4 oz.
$7.50

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Field Cannon of the Colonial & Revolutionary War Periods
(circa 1790-1800)

The three sizes of cannon we carry are models of the mobile "field" cannon used in Colonial America during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. However, muzzle-loading cannon of this general type were in use over a span of almost 700 years, stretching long before and after this era.

As shown, the cannon are double trailed and the barrels or tubes have "reinforced rings" typical of cannon of the period. Our models are detailed to the point where each has a tiny ignition vent or "touch-hole" at the breech end. The barrels (finished in burnished brass) move freely in their carriages, permitting them to be raised or lowered. The cast metal wheels rotate freely.
#1775 (small) - $10.00 (4 5/8" in length)
#1776 (medium) - $24.00 (6 1/2" in length)
#1777 (large) - $30.00 (7 3/4" in length)

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Early Military Mortar
Mortars have played an important part in military operations throughout American History. A number of mortars were among the armament removed by Col. Knox from Fort Ticonderoga for General Washington's Army. Size of bed: 3-5/8"x3; size of barrel: 2" dia. x 3" long. Weight: 1-3/8 pound.
$18.00

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Naval or Fort Cannon
(circa 18th - 19th Centuries)

Garrison and ship carriages differed from field mounts in that the cannon they supported were intended for use in permanent installations, whether aboard a naval man-of-war or in the emplacement of a fortress. Thus, the carriages were heavier and stockier than those of the mobile field pieces of the period. The wheels, consisting of two but more often four in number, were solid and smaller in diameter; their purpose being to take the "recoil" after firing and to permit the hand spikeman to make minor changes in the direction or "training" of the cannon. Our medium and large-sized models have movable wheels with carriages of cast-alloy. #574 has movable wheels with carriages of cast-alloy. The wheels of #571 and #572 are cast solid as integral parts of their carriages. #572, #573, #574 have barrels finished in burnished brass. #571 is finished entirely in gun-metal black.
#571 (small/all black) - $8.00
#572 (small) - $8.00
#573 (medium) - $15.25
#574 (large) - $17.25

Documents: Printed on antiqued parchment, are suitable for framing. These also make great teaching aids.

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Document: Boston Tea Party 1773
(11 3/8" wide by 14 1/4" high)
The text describes the events leading up to this act of resistance and the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
$2.50

Document: Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
(11 3/4" wide by 14" high)
The document presents concise text with a battle picture."The American force was ordered not to fire until they could see the whites of the eyes of the foe."
$2.50

Document: Bill of Rights 1789
(13 5/8" wide by 15 3/4" high)
The first ten amendments to the Constitution guarantee personal freedom not specifically stated in the Constitution.
$2.50

Document: Weapons of the American Revolution
(13 5/8" wide by 15 7/8" high)
The principal muskets, sabers, pistols and cannons are pictured and described. "The American Revolution was a very personal war. Weapons had relatively short effective ranges, and most battles were decided in direct hand to hand combat with bayonet, sword or axe and spear."
$2.50

Document: Constitution of the United States, 1787
(12 1/8" wide by 19" high)
"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility,..." These words begin the core document of our democracy.
$2.50

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Document: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, April 18, 1775
(11 3/8" wide by 14 1/4" high)
The picture and text describe the ride that called the Colonists to arms at Lexington and Concord. Each year Massachusetts and Maine observe April 19th as a holiday, Patriot's Day
$2.50

Document: The Ringing of the Liberty Bell July 4, 1776
(11 3/8" wide by 14 1/4" high)
The picture and text describe the ringing of the Liberty Bell on July 4, 1776 as related in Graham's Magazine in 1854.
$2.50

Document: Valley Forge Encampment Map, 1777-1778
(14 7/8" wide by 11 3/4" high)
Map, circa 1905, shows the camp of General Washington and the Continental Army, Dec. 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The map notes that "in February, Lady Stirling and Mrs. Knox visited Mrs. Washington, and their time was spent knitting socks for the soldiers."
$2.50

Document: Call to Arms Poster
(16" wide by 13 1/2" high)
"To all brave, healthy, able bodied, and well disposed young men, in this neighborhood, who have any inclination to join the troops, now raising under General Washington,"..."TAKE NOTICE."
$2.50

Document: History of Famous American Flags
(13 3/4" wide by 15 7/8" high)
Pictures of sixteen different flags during various periods of American History.
$2.50

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Document: Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
(13 5/8" wide by 15 3/4" high)
"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,..." Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, Congress enacts this bold proclamation of freedom from Britain.
$2.50

Document: Signing of Declaration of Independence 1776
(13 3/4" wide by 16" high)
This document consists of a picture and signatures with unusual information regarding the signers.
$2.50