2012 December Americana & Numismatic Auction

1935 - Lot of 2. This is a personal letter written by Edith Kermit Roosevelt, widow of President Theodore Roosevelt to one Mrs. Andre Marsaudon (Flore

1900 1900 - This is a very nice hanging scale built by the Gurley Brothers of Troy, New York. It comes complete with weights and wooden case that is p

c1893 - This W. & L. E. Gurley Transit is a Builder`s model--as indicated by the lack of a compass for gaining bearing. Transits with compasses we

Lot of 3. All measure between 7” x 4” and 7” x 3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear, some light damage on one stereoview. Shows sever

By the late 19th Century, the number of fatalities that occurred in Pennsylvanian mines started to alarm workers and mining owners. 1896 saw the the a

c1916 - Lot of 3: 1 is the "Service Supply Corp. Philadelphia for Contractors & Road Bldrs. Equipment & Supplies," c1916, contains s

c1902 - Lot of 2: Mining machinery and supplies catalogs from the "Frick & Lindsay Co." (373 pages) and from the "Somers, Fitler ...

Lot of 3: various period catalogs from vendors such as (2) from Logan Greg Hardware, from 1912 and 1925, and the Demmler Bros. Company, c1915, for tin

c1930 - Lot of 4: Mine Safety Appliance (M-S-A) masks, in successively larger cases with all components inside. "Chemox Oxygen Breathing Apparatu

C1940 - Small, medium and large dynamite tote boxes from the J.V. Hammond Co. Boxes have the company title and patents painted on the sides, along wit