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
About Us
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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 resource to supply them with
outstanding material. 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 resource to supply them with
outstanding material. 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. She is artistic and
has developed an excellent sense of what makes a good scan. In addition
Hope has been helping me with daguerreotype restoration and glazing
images. Most of the scans on the new arrivals pages were accomplished
by Hope. Enjoy her creative descriptions!
transcribing her way to fame and not much fortune. She is artistic and
has developed an excellent sense of what makes a good scan. In addition
Hope has been helping me with daguerreotype restoration and glazing
images. Most of the scans on the new arrivals pages were accomplished
by Hope. Enjoy her creative descriptions!
Hope
Ashley
Ashley is on her way to William Jewel College but before she gets there
she is scanning and describing material for our Ebay sales. When not
involved with that she will be transcribing and scanning letters. Ashley is
our newest associate. Look for the Ebay activity to increase as Spring
turns to Summer!
she is scanning and describing material for our Ebay sales. When not
involved with that she will be transcribing and scanning letters. Ashley is
our newest associate. Look for the Ebay activity to increase as Spring
turns to Summer!
Rugby our Old Engish Sheepdog is determined to keep too much work
from happening. When ignored he will occasionally eat a hard image case
or chew a CDV. He has found this to be an effective way to get
immediate attention. The more common technique is to bump anyone
typing on the computer with his large nose until petted for a significant
amount of time.
from happening. When ignored he will occasionally eat a hard image case
or chew a CDV. He has found this to be an effective way to get
immediate attention. The more common technique is to bump anyone
typing on the computer with his large nose until petted for a significant
amount of time.