MEDHURST & CO.
Fine Images and Documents
Email: medhurstmd@aol.com
Phone: 913-851-8462
Fine Images and Documents
Email: medhurstmd@aol.com
Phone: 913-851-8462
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Rugby Too!
Click here to read
our interview with
the Antiques
Roadshow
Magazine
our interview with
the Antiques
Roadshow
Magazine
Mike Medhurst started Medhurst & Company in 1985. Mike has been
actively buying and selling antiques for more than 30 years. By the time he
was in high school Mike was buying antiques for local dealers.
Graduating with a B.S. from Wheaton College in 1981, Mike opened his
own antique business in 1985 and was soon dealing primarily in historic
documents and autographs from the Civil War era. Mike completed his
MS from Southern Illinois University in 1990 and by 1992 the business had
become more keenly focused on Civil War and pre-Civil War images,
documents and autographs.
Medhurst & Company buys and sells images at numerous national Civil
War shows each year. We have the largest inventory of daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes and tintypes in the Midwest and are well known for selling
high quality Civil War images of every variety. Mike is listed among the
reputable and recommended dealers in the 1993 book Collecting
Autographs and Manuscripts by noted autograph expert Charles Hamilton
(see page 382).
Many of the top collectors of Civil War and pre-Civil War photography
and documents count us as a valuable source. Images we have sold have
been displayed at several large art museums (Chicago Art Institute,
Nelson-Atkins, Library of Congress etc.) and are a source for many of the
nation's top private and public collections.
Our services were a major part of a multi-million dollar purchase made by
the National Park Service. The Park Service also had us complete another
appraisal for them involving a major collection of Civil War material.
Professional memberships include: the Daguerreian Society, and the
Universal Autograph Collector Club (UACC).
actively buying and selling antiques for more than 30 years. By the time he
was in high school Mike was buying antiques for local dealers.
Graduating with a B.S. from Wheaton College in 1981, Mike opened his
own antique business in 1985 and was soon dealing primarily in historic
documents and autographs from the Civil War era. Mike completed his
MS from Southern Illinois University in 1990 and by 1992 the business had
become more keenly focused on Civil War and pre-Civil War images,
documents and autographs.
Medhurst & Company buys and sells images at numerous national Civil
War shows each year. We have the largest inventory of daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes and tintypes in the Midwest and are well known for selling
high quality Civil War images of every variety. Mike is listed among the
reputable and recommended dealers in the 1993 book Collecting
Autographs and Manuscripts by noted autograph expert Charles Hamilton
(see page 382).
Many of the top collectors of Civil War and pre-Civil War photography
and documents count us as a valuable source. Images we have sold have
been displayed at several large art museums (Chicago Art Institute,
Nelson-Atkins, Library of Congress etc.) and are a source for many of the
nation's top private and public collections.
Our services were a major part of a multi-million dollar purchase made by
the National Park Service. The Park Service also had us complete another
appraisal for them involving a major collection of Civil War material.
Professional memberships include: the Daguerreian Society, and the
Universal Autograph Collector Club (UACC).
Mike and Linda met in College. Since we started the business Linda has
described images, kept the books and she is the shipping department. As
the business has grown she now primarily does the shipping for us. So....all
those nice compliments I've been getting about packing...well...they should
actually be directed to Linda. Linda makes trips to the post office several
times each week. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that very often! She is
a true shipping professional.
described images, kept the books and she is the shipping department. As
the business has grown she now primarily does the shipping for us. So....all
those nice compliments I've been getting about packing...well...they should
actually be directed to Linda. Linda makes trips to the post office several
times each week. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that very often! She is
a true shipping professional.
Mike
Linda
Nate
These days Nate's mind is with his body over at the University of Kansas.
You can see from the picture we dropped him off and haven't seen him
much since. He can be a pretty darn good scanner when we press him into
service. Nate also makes an occasional trip to a Civil War show to help
with the tables.
You can see from the picture we dropped him off and haven't seen him
much since. He can be a pretty darn good scanner when we press him into
service. Nate also makes an occasional trip to a Civil War show to help
with the tables.
Hope is quite a bright young lady who has been scanning , describing, and
transcribing her way to fame and not much fortune as our newest
associate. Look for some creative descriptions coming from her hand as
she describes and makes scans for our new arrivals section!
transcribing her way to fame and not much fortune as our newest
associate. Look for some creative descriptions coming from her hand as
she describes and makes scans for our new arrivals section!
Hope