2012 Hot August Auction

A 7” by 4.25” Stereoview card marked “1224 ACROSS THE RAVINE, VIRGINIA CITY SILVER MINES, NEVADA.” below the image. The margins are printed “CONTINENT

This is a fantastic duo for Clemens fans and collectors, showcased in an attractive mounting and frame. First up is one of the earliest of Nevada Terr

Silver Hill Mining Co. (Nevada Mining) Abstract of Title Ledger, 145 pages, containing claims bought and sold, leased, etc. In the Comstock Lodes area

Collection of documents, newspaper articles, Stock certificates, assay certificate, requisition receipts, letters and bank notes. There are 6 various

Comstock mining district. Cert. #785 issued to A.H.R Schmidt for one share on June 3, 1871. Signed by Samuel Merritt as President and W.K. Van Alen as

Dated July 4, 1912, these books celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Miners' Union in Virginia City. The publication is primarily filled with a...

Lot contains several items discovered in a Virginia City attic. Items range from family photos, Wells Fargo checks and bank book for the Savage Mine,

Lot of 7: 1) The Mine Examiner and Prospector’s Companion Book. By G.W. Miller. Copyright 1903. The book was owned by George B. Burris, some wear. The

This lot includes a 1908 campaign button for presidential hopeful William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern, a Native Sons of the Golde

Lot of 13 items, most of which have a connection to Virginia City. 1) A portrait of a young lady taken by J.S. Noe. Picture measures 5.5" x 4&a...

Framed original certificate of Membership, which certifies John Shaw, on June 2nd, 1862, was duly elected to Engine Company No. 1. Signed by Foreman J

The first glass negative was produced in 1839 by John Herschel, the English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, experimental photographer and inventor

Lot of 3: Leather hard-bound ledgers, large 16" x 10" x 2" sizes. All hand written. Some wear. 1) ledger is Territorial Enterprise, pos

Lot of 2 photos. The first image, 4" x 4.75," shows 3 men, one of whom is holding a shotgun, leaning against a stone wall in front of a barr

Lot of 5. Two are marked BUCKET OF BLOOD, from the famous V.C. Drinking establishment The other 3 are V.C. Generic with the iconic miner and burro sym

Large framed print of Virginia City and its specific Mills and Works in surrounding vignettes around the main panorama. There is a hand-written inscri

A 26" x 36" mounted piece, showing the topography, as mine location in the Peavine area of Washoe County. The map, dated 1867, is framed, wi

3" tall, white metal handled wax sealer: "ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY/ WELLS/ 9777/ NEV." - Jacobitz Collection -59706

Framed hand-drawn scaled map of the various mining lots and claims in the famous Spruce Mountain Mining District. This map is all hand-lettered and co

3.75" tall, carved black wooden handled metal wax seal: "WELLS FARGO EXPRESS/ 515/ WELLS, NEV." - Jacobitz Collection -59704

Horseshoe shaped license number 1165. Hunting and fishing license White Pine Co. Nev. Expires Feb 28, 1915. $1.00, copper. - Jacobitz Collection -6042

Rare. - Jacobitz Collection -60498

Rare. - Jacobitz Collection -60491

Rare. - Jacobitz Collection -60501

Lot of 7: 1) Pages 268 & 269, 24 April 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly. White Pine Mining District content. Measures 23" x 15.5" i...

“The Humboldt Hotel was constructed in the early 1920s by miner and builder George Wingfield. The five-story hotel was built on exactly the location o

Lot of 2 souvenir pieces from Winnemucca. Both are embossed with the name of the town in the bowl. There are iconic symbols on the stem and both are m

Lot of 4. White border RPCs, measure 5.5” x 3.5” and 5.25” x 3.4.” 1) Unused. Shows several men standing in front of the Palace. Some wear, creases on

Document types included are mining related, stocks, correspondence, receipts, checks, etc. 1) Official Register for the Mason Valley Precinct, 1880 el

This is an altered version in what appears to be copper of Victor David Brenner's sculpture of the 16th President. Brenner's original work w...

Morris Canal & Banking Co. 1844 Certificate, (uncancelled) dated 16 June 1848 for (100) shares in the Capitol Stock of the Company. Printed by G.C

The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. (MASSCO) catalog for Assayers and Chemists Supplies and Scientific Instruments, Catalog No. 54. MASSCO had supply hous

Memorandum of Gold Bullion, number 1613 C, submitted by Clark Dodge Company (not to be confused with Clark Dodge Co Asset Management in White Plains,

Cline, Seiberling & Company of Doylestown, Ohio was founded circa 1861 by Peter Cline, John F. Seiberling and John H. Hower. Their business being

A framed and mounted 22" x 29" advertisement for S.J Patterson Wholesale Coal. A copy of this particular piece is filed in the Library Of Co

Rand McNally & Co.’s indexed and railroad pocket map and shippers’ guide, in color. Accompanied by a new and original compilation and ready refere

Lot of 6 pieces. 1-5) Silver King Mining Co. documents include two promotional foldout brochures, one complete 32-page prospectus booklet, and two can

"The Portland Directory, for the Year commencing January, 1866; Embracing a Gneral Directory of Residents, and a Business Directory, together wit

Lot of 4: 1) photo of the Portland Central Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), circa 1912. 8" x 39.5". 2) photo of the &quo...

This is a 13" x 13" cherry wood store display case with 10 W.R. Case knives. Models include the miniature Butterbean, full size Butterbean,

Gorgeous antique microscope and wooden storage case. Includes 7 Bausch & Lomb objective lenses in 5 brass screw-top cases: 8mm 0.50, 16mm 0.25, 2/

Map of Texas and the Indian Territory. The state of Oklahoma is still depicted as “Indian Territory” therefore this map was created before 1907. Produ

This lovely lithograph shows several mines including the Blackbird Copper-Gold Mining Co. Limited, the Frisco Consolidated Mining Co., the Imperial Co

Mining Claim Record for the United States Mining Co. Measures 18.5" x 10.5". Some wear, binding is partly detached. Produced by F.W. Gardine

Designed by William T. Olmstead under the supervision of Salt Lake City Civil and Mining Engineer Robert Gorlinski in 1902, this brightly colored piec

A 4` x 4` framed and mounted map of the West Mountain and Tooele Unorganized Mining Districts of Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. The map was compiled f

An extremely rare and important collection of more than 65 maps from the Mammoth Mine. The Mammoth Mine history goes back before 1880. It contained so

A size 7 John B. Stetson bowler, manufactured in Philadelphia and sold at the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) in Salt Lake City. The i

Some pictorial pieces included. Most are from Anderson Brothers Incorporated of Vancouver, Washington. Other companies represented include The Columbi

Bound Volume of Seattle Post Intelligincer. Sept-Oct 1899 2" thick. Minor water damage to front few pages. This volume contains much news on the