Dr. Edward Maynard Signed Check, Original Cartridge & Catalog Reprint

This is a collector lot of memorabilia from the famed Civil War Dentist and firearms inventor Dr. Edward Maynard.   Included is a live original Civil War .50 caliber cartridge for the Maynard Carbine; a canceled check bearing his signature; a scarce reprinted catalog from William Read & Sons in Boston featuring his Breech-Loading Rifle; and a copy of the excellent book by Rodney S. Hatch III Dr. Edward Maynard: “Letters from the Land of the Tsar 1845-1846”: America's Pioneering Dental Surgeon/Turned Civil War Gun Inventor.  The latter gives a detailed history of Maynard and his famous firearms.  A fantastic collection of Firearms ephemera.