ID'd (23rd MI) Brooks Patent Writing Kit - EBay

[markj]

For "five bills," this can be yours:

http://cgi.ebay.com/IDENTIFIED-AND-RARE-BROOKS-PATENT-WRITING-KIT_W0QQitemZ130084167728QQihZ003QQcategoryZ13960QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Better yet, the same individual's canteen (complete with jackchain, stenciled, and knotted, strap) is also being offered by the same dealer:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GREAT-IDENTIFIED-MODEL-1858-CANTEEN_W0QQitemZ130084164175QQihZ003QQcategoryZ13960QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Regards,

Mark Jaeger

[Emmanuel Dabney]

Re: ID'd (23rd MI) Brooks Patent Writing Kit - EBay

The unfortunate thing about eBay is it promotes collection breakups. This being just yet another one.

[markj]

Re: ID'd (23rd MI) Brooks Patent Writing Kit - EBay

Neil Sedaka once sang, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do."

This confirms that Neil Sedaka has obviously neither engaged in the militaria business nor sold anything on eBay......

Yours, &c.,

Mark Jaeger