2012 Hot August Auction

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1481 - Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
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"Good For One Drink/ The Club Saloon/ S. Gobbi,/ Proprietor/ Main Street/ Mokelumne Hill." -40497
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Monterey Bay Bottles CA - Monterey, - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon1482 - Monterey Bay Bottles CA - Monterey, - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 5: 1) Slug marked SCHAUFELE BROS. THE OPERA, MONTEREY, CAL. on this ounce, clear picnic with footed base from this Monterey establishment. This
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***6 for 956.00
 
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Napa and Mendocino Picnics CA - Napa, - 1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1483 - Napa and Mendocino Picnics CA - Napa, - 1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2 half pint bottles from the Mendocino Wine Country. 1) Slug plate on this clear glass sample reads, W.T. WILSON THE TIVOLI MENDOCINO, CAL. Bot
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******1 for 567.63
 
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Needles Bottle and Token Set CA - Needles,San Bernadino County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1484 - Needles Bottle and Token Set CA - Needles,San Bernadino County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Slug reads MURPHY-BRIGGS & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS NEEDLES, CAL. on this sun washed violet half pint shoo fly. Footed base, air ve
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t********n.. for 657.25
 
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Needles Saloon Flask CA - Needles,San Bernardino County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1485 - Needles Saloon Flask CA - Needles,San Bernardino County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Slug plate indicates NEEDLES SALOON M.B. & CO. NEEDLES, CAL. This is a shoo fly half pint with a slight violet sun wash. Bottle still has metal sc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to r******2 for 298.75
 
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Nevada County Bottle Trio CA - Nevada City,2012aug - Saloon1486 - Nevada County Bottle Trio CA - Nevada City,2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 3: 1) A clear glass, faint sun purple, 7" tall hutchinson, with gravity stopper. Slug inscribed NEVADA CITY SODA WORKS E.T.R. POWELL. Appl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9***2 for 239.00
 
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Oakland Coffin Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1487 - Oakland Coffin Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2: 1) Slug marked THE NOBLE BUFFET BELTINK & RITTER OAKLAND, CAL. on this one pint clear glass bottle. Top is neatly applied, single collar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***6 for 328.63
 
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Oakland Seltzers CA - Oakland,Alameda County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1488 - Oakland Seltzers CA - Oakland,Alameda County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2: 1) Oakland Pioneer Soda Water Company (there is a hutchinson bottle from this same company in existence). This piece is in near new conditio
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Oakland Whiskey Bottle and Tokens CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon1489 - Oakland Whiskey Bottle and Tokens CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 6: 1) Half pint coffin flask, "THEODOR GIER OAKLAND, CAL.". Gier started out as a grocer at the age of 23 and ran a liquor and wine w
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to u******y for 298.75
 
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Oakland Whisky Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County - 1905-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1490 - Oakland Whisky Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County - 1905-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 5: 1) W.B Quigley Co. Half pint clear shoo fly, neatly applied top, un-ground with collar, knife edge base, 1905-1910. Embossed, no chips or cr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***8 for 239.00
 
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Occidental Saloon Whiskey Bottle and Token Set CA - Oakland,Alameda County - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon1491 - Occidental Saloon Whiskey Bottle and Token Set CA - Oakland,Alameda County - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 5: 1) Three saloon tokens. Tokens include a 5 cent, 10 cent, scalloped, and free drink. Tokens in very good to mint condition. 2) Pint and half
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i**w for 298.75
 
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Seltzer Bottle Trio CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1910-1930 - 2012aug - Saloon1492 - Seltzer Bottle Trio CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1910-1930 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 3: 1) One bottle, 12", with top, by 4". Top bears pink paint, “W.B.W.” engraving, and intact siphon tube. Bottle front, “Imperial Gin
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Petaluma Area Seltzer Bottles CA - Petaluma,Sonoma County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1493 - Petaluma Area Seltzer Bottles CA - Petaluma,Sonoma County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2: 1) Mason Soda Works, Sausalito etched. Footed base, measures 12". Reno Brewing Company top. 2) Petaluma Soda & Seltzer Works. Peta
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fountain & Tallman Soda Bottle (Rare) CA - Placerville,El Dorado - 1852 - 2012aug - Saloon1494 - Fountain & Tallman Soda Bottle (Rare) CA - Placerville,El Dorado - 1852 - 2012aug - Saloon
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A very rare aqua, neatly applied, no collar top on this 7.5" tall bottle from historic Fountain & Tallman soda works in Placerville, or Old H
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to 8*****h for 7,767.50
 
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Capitol Saloon Jug CA - Quincy,Plumas County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1495 - Capitol Saloon Jug CA - Quincy,Plumas County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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This jug is a new discovery, dating to the circa 1900-1910 period, and coincides with two different Capitol tokens from Quincy that date from the same
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***1 for 896.25
 
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Port Wine Bottle With Paper Label CA - Redding,Shasta County - c1870 - 2012aug - Saloon1496 - Port Wine Bottle With Paper Label CA - Redding,Shasta County - c1870 - 2012aug - Saloon
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This flask-shaped 7.75” brown-glass bottle was produced in a two-piece mold as indicated by the single continuous mold seam down one shoulder of the b
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***2 for 567.63
 
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Beer Bottle Collection CA - Sacramento, -  - 2012aug - Saloon1497 - Beer Bottle Collection CA - Sacramento, - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 6: 1) Bottle reads, WIELAND`S "LITTLE POP" on the front, CAL BOTTLING CO on the reverse, on this violet colored 7" tall, applied
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to r******w for 119.50
 
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Buffalo Brewing Company Beer Tray CA - Sacramento,c1915 - 2012aug - Saloon1498 - Buffalo Brewing Company Beer Tray CA - Sacramento,c1915 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Tray honors the San Francisco Exposition of 1915. The seal of California is painted at the bottom, and at the top it reads "Through the Panama Ca
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Buffalo Brewing Company Beer Tray CA - Sacramento,c1920 - 2012aug - Saloon1499 - Buffalo Brewing Company Beer Tray CA - Sacramento,c1920 - 2012aug - Saloon
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This tray advertises Buffalo Brewing Company's Lagers and Porters. This colorful tray has a Hawaiian theme. The Buffalo Brewery was at one time ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 9***0 for 1,374.25
 
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Buffalo Brewing Company Match Safe CA - Sacramento,2012aug - Saloon1500 - Buffalo Brewing Company Match Safe CA - Sacramento,2012aug - Saloon
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1.5" x 2.75" leather covered match case advertising "Buffalo Brewing Co. Sacramento, Cal. "Bohemian" "New Brew." Al
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f****e for 209.13
 
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