2012 Hot August Auction

The Salt Lake Hardware Company was founded in the early 1900s to provide wholesale hardware, tools, and equipment. This lot includes a handsome dark r

Book has some wear on the cover, binding and pages. But overall in very good condition. Appears to be a book on German mining, some plates are similar

Lot of 4. 1) LEHRBUCH DER GEOLOGIE UND MINERALOGIE, translates as Textbook of GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. Written by Prof. Paul Wanger Printed in 1913, Be

The quintessential Mining, Geology and Metallurgy book, originally set down in Latin by Georgius Agricola in 1556. Agricola was a Renaissance German s

Lot of 2. Hard-cover German language historic Mining and Mineralogy books, 2 in series. These measure 11.25" x 8.25" x 1.5". Titled &...

This book is responsible for the introduction of the “art” of mining to the world. Simonin had produced a book that made mining exciting. Before, mini

Hardcover book, plain cover. The binder is in very good condition, it holds the pages together firmly. Although it does have some wear from use includ

Another French first edition, printed in 1867, Paris. Written by Frenchmen Louis Laurent Simonin. The cover and binding have some wear, but overall in

Printed in New York at D. Appleton & Co. Grand Street. Translated by H.W. Bristow. Book still has the original pages but the cover has been remove

From the City of Paris City College Chaptal. Printed in Paris, third edition. Very good condition with little wear. Geological and mining reference bo

"Illustrated List of Balances, etc." by L. Oertling, Turnmill Street, London E.C. 47 pages of Chemical, Bullion, Assay, Diamond, Specific Gr

Two very nice metallurgy books: 1) METALLURGY: THE ART OF EXTRACTING METALS FROM THEIR ORES by John Percy, 1880. Stamped throughout with “J. F. Evans”

A small Wenham style Binocular Microscope, with fitted mahogany case and accessories, by R & J Beck. An exceptional brass binocular microscope wit

Lot of 2. Both printed in their respective foreign languages, hard-cover, illustrated. 1) from the Czech Republic by Karel Kopecky, titled MALY'...

This collection of exceptionally rare journals is famous for being the world's first serial mining publication. Published in French between 1794...

Double-beam, brass pillar, mounted to a glass platform and glazed mahogany case with sliding front door and drawer, which sticks, that contains 3 weig

5" embossed with apothecary scale. Extremely fine condition, small chips on collar. - Jacobitz Collection -59558

Lot of 3 seltzers: 1) A beautiful, 11.5” tall by 4” wide bottle. Etched “Property of/ Nevada Packing/ Company/ Reno, Nevada” on front ribbon, etched “

A lot of 32 diverse receipts, advertisement clippings, and post cards for drug stores, beer, and other companies from Nevada and California. Among the

Lot of 6: 1) 11.5", with chrome top, by 4". Siphon tube cracked. “Carson Brewing Co.” silk screened within a blue, 3-ring border. Script “Ca

Lot of 6. 1) Cobalt blue bottle from the Nevada Packing Company, logo is etched. Top is also from the NPC. 1907-1910. The cobalt blue seltzer is extre

Five examples of this 5.75" square bottle are known, this one has cork included. Because the Toiyabe Medicine Co. Was located in Austin, and the

Hutchinson style bottle with no stopper, tooled top, Lemaire Nevada Variety. The bottle has embossed lettering, white in color. The bottle's hea...

One Pint Milk Bottle, from the "SAN LUIS DAIRY" in Carlin. Excellent condition, with the cast stamp on the front slightly askew. Clear glass

Lot of 4 drug bottles from this Carson City druggist. 1) This is an oval 7" sample in clear glass. No visible damage. 2) A shorter 4.5" vers

A 2" tall glass. "Charles L. Kitzmeyer bought J.M. Johnson's Nevada Drug Store opposite the Capitol building at 102 N. Carson Street i...

Measures 11.5", with top, by 4". Etched glass reads CARSON BREWING CO. CARSON CITY, NEV. This frosted glass logo is one of the oldest from t

Lot of 3: 1) Slug reads ONE QUART SANITARY MILK ROUTE PHONE 334J CARSON CITY, NEV. On this clear glass quart. This piece is rated R (Rare, less than f

Lot of 11. Eight various clear embossed bottles from "F. J. STEINMETZ DRUGGIST," circa 1894. The bottles vary in rectangular size, from 3 1

In 1858, at the age of 1, Walter H. Chedic's family moved to Carson Valley where his father owned a food and general merchandise store. Once on ...

5.25" "By January 1881, Bain was the proprietor of the North End Drug Store, located opposite the V & T Railroad passenger depot. He rar

"This aqua patent medicine style bottle has one embossed pattern and size. In December, 1898, Benton advertised his liniment locally: 'Bent...

Fred Phelps, a chemist at the Carson City Mint, was laid off and opened an apothecary store. These are two scarce bottles: 1) A 3.5" tall oval; 2

Lot of 2 one pint dairy bottles, one reads THE FOLSOM DAIRY ROUTE CARSON CITY PHONE 37J, the other the SANITARY DAIRY CARSON CITY. Both are in very go

Measures 8.25” Aqua color, very clear, clean glass. Glass is embossed with “G.C. Thaxter Druggist Carson” and with the image of a mortar and pestle. T

Lot of 4 including: 1) One late-prohibition era seltzer bottle, measures about 11.5 inches tall, with chrome top, by approximately 4 inches wide. Siph

Lot of 4 and measure 5.15”, 4.90”, 4.25” and 3.” All bottles are embossed and read O.P. Willis Apothecary Carson City, NEV,” they also are clear glass

18 clear glass pieces from Thaxter's Drug Store in Carson City, Nev. George C. Thaxter had a drug store in Carson City for about 20 years. Thaxt...

5 1/8" excellent condition, oval. Embossed mortor and pestle, pharmacist. Embossed Whitall-Tatum mark on bottom. "With the discovery of gold

Measures 3.5.” Clear and clean glass. There are some very minor stains, but overall little wear. Embossed bottle reads “John Shier Pharmacist. Delamar

Beautiful one quart dairy bottle. “One Quart” is embossed above the slug plate, on which is embossed “Glaser Model Dairy/ Pure/ Milk/ And/ Cream/ Elbu

Lot of 2. The slug plates for both read “Glaser Model Dairy Elburz Nevada Pure Milk and Cream.” 1) Half pint with very little wear. 2) One pint with s

Lot of 2. 1) Half pint, some wear including minor stains. 2) One quart some wear including minor stains. Both slug plates read “Glaser Model Dairy Elb

Lot of 2 choice dairy bottles including 1) One quart dairy bottle. “One Quart” embossed over the slug, which is embossed “The Elgin Dairy/ Phone/ 486/

Hutchinson style bottle with gravity stopper, Elko Nevada Variety, with tooled top and artistic seam. The bottle has embossed lettering, white in colo

Lot of 4 including: 1) Etched half pint clear from the Elgin Dairy. Some bubbles in glass, but over all good condition. 2) Slug plate reads, ONE QUART

A 2” dose glass. Slug embossed “In Business/ Elko Drug Co./ For Your Health”. The rear of the glass is embossed “Table/ Dessert/ Tea” to the right of

4.5" tall, clear. "Only one embossed pattern is known of the F.F. Muller drug bottle. All of the bottles are of the typical Penn-oval shape

Hutchinson style bottle with gravity stopper, Elko Nevada Variety. The slug has embossed lettering, white in color. The bottle's heavy glass is ...

Hutchinson style bottle with gravity stopper, Elko Nevada Variety. The slug has embossed lettering, white in color. The bottle's heavy glass is ...