Piece of Washington's war tent at Museum of American Revolution in Philly after found at Goodwill

[Christopher Hitchens]

What a find!

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Article Excerpt : ‘PHILADELPHIA -- As a collector of artifacts, Richard "Dana" Moore makes a habit of scrolling through Goodwill's online thrift store, and one day in 2022, the history buff came across an item that piqued his interest.

A post in the historical documents section featured the image of a framed item purporting to contain a fragment of George Washington's tent. It came with a written note saying the tent had been displayed at an exposition commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony.

"I was like, 'This can't be.' So I was a little bit astonished," Moore told CNN.

Moore was skeptical of the posting so he initially held off on bidding for two weeks.

"There are a lot of fakes out there," he added. "There's always something that's not real, that looks to be real."

Moore said he took a closer look at the torn note and determined it looked like it had aged over the years along with the fragment, which is 4 inches wide and over 5 inches long.

"I jumped in with both feet. I said, 'Hell with it.' I'm gonna bid on it," he said.

Moore told CNN that he bid a little over $1,700 on the artifact and won. He initially didn't tell his wife, Susan Bowen, and hid it in their home. Now, he said, she agrees that he hit it out of the park: The artifact was confirmed to be a piece of Washington's dining tent, and Moore estimates it to be worth tens of thousands of dollars.’

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Piece of Washington's war tent at Museum of American Revolution in Philly after found at Goodwill

 

[j.f.🔎]

Moore estimates it to be worth tens of thousands of dollars.’

It's only worth what you can sell it for.
And I don't care how American you are it's only a bit of a tent.

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

It's only worth what you can sell it for.
And I don't care how American you are it's only a bit of a tent.

Yea which is estimated as tens of thousands . Of course you can reduce it to “it’s just a bit of tent” but as both you and I know humans, including yourself, are not totally utilitarian like that, we are sentimental about objects. That being said it would be really cool if if was part of Washington’s tent during the American Revolution. It’s not the coolest object of his, I wouldn’t buy it, but if it was from the Revolution period and I found it I’d keep it at least for a while then I’d donate it to somewhere that will preserve and care for it.

 

[Mr. Meat Sled]

Do you think it witnessed Baron Von Steuben(ville) dressed up like a woman?

 

[K.I.T.T.]

Yea which is estimated as tens of thousands . Of course you can reduce it to “it’s just a bit of tent” but as both you and I know humans, including yourself, are not totally utilitarian like that, we are sentimental about objects. That being said it would be really cool if if was part of Washington’s tent during the American Revolution. It’s not the coolest object of his, I wouldn’t buy it, but if it was from the Revolution period and I found it I’d keep it at least for a while then I’d donate it to somewhere that will preserve and care for it.

Just stumbled upon this, so I did a little research of my own and it turns out this specific piece of tent was a corner that Betsy Ross had been using to wipe her mouth after blowing ol' Georgie under the table.

 

[Fäthër Cörpsë]

It's only worth what you can sell it for.
And I don't care how American you are it's only a bit of a tent.

That’s why you limey Brits lost the insurrection of 1776

 

[Sabu]

I wouldn’t buy it

No shit, you don't work.

 

[j.f.🔎]

That’s why you limey Brits lost the insurrection of 1776

I'm sure it had fuck all to do with a bit of ol tent, especially this bit of ol tent but you believe whatever you want to believe.

And who lost?
Are you claiming your ancestors weren't British back then?
Cherrokee are we?

 

[Fäthër Cörpsë]

I'm sure it had fuck all to do with a bit of ol tent, especially this bit of ol tent but you believe whatever you want to believe.

And who lost?
Are you claiming your ancestors weren't British back then?
Cherrokee are we?

Idk, they probably were British. But we whooped that ass 🤪

At least enough to be left alone so we can fuck this place up our ownselves

 

[Chief Queef]

The irony being George Washington would stomp this fag liberal cunt to the ground for his anti American and anti human views...