Farmer Auctions is pleased to present The Hammond Collection Part II Historical Ephemera Auction Event. This historic collection includes many Antiques, Sterling Silver, Warm Springs, Norfolk & Western Flatware, Augusta, Virginia & Danville Military Institutions Rare Memorabilia, Toy Counter Display Case, Local Broadsides, Pair of Matching Antique Bookcases, Oak Lawyers Bookcase, Advertisements, Receipts, Postcards, Artwork, Collection of Local & Virginia History Books, Pharmaceutical Bottles & ONE-OF-A-KIND Items!!
Mr. Howard Hammond was a man of many varied talents and accomplishments: he was a passionate genealogist and local historian; a talented artist, solo vocalist and theatre actor; a lifelong art teacher; a prolific photographer, documentarian, and writer; a captivating storyteller; a devoted friend and family member; and a true gentleman with a kind and generous spirit.
His collection contains over 200 years of his family’s history & Alleghany Highlands history. His twin brother Charlie Hammond was a life-long Covington resident and teacher at Covington High School. Noted family members and institutions represented in this collection include:
• His great-grandfather William S. Wills - Civil War veteran, pharmacist and owner of Wills Drug Store, the first drug store in Covington
• His grandfather Charles Howard Revercomb - early postmaster of Covington and member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• His uncle Charles Pickett Barnett - C&O Railroad engineer and City Engineer for Covington
• His father Frank Hammond, Jr. - owner of Hammond Coal Company
• His grandfather Frank Hammond, Sr. - owner of F.H. Hammond Notion Co.
• His cousin Chapman Revercomb - US Senator for West Virginia
• Virginia Military Institute
• Danville Military Institute
• Augusta Military Academy
• Bridgewater College
• Covington High School
�� Please view & make plans for this Historical Online Only Auction! There is definitely something for everyone at this Auction!!!
