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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1561Nevada Bottle Openers NV - , - - 2012aug - SaloonHolabird-Kagin Americana
This is a fantastic lot of 10 bottle openers, many of which would be a perfect match with some of our embossed bottles in this sale. 1) Silver State
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
1562Nevada Themed Bottling Group NV - , - - 2012aug - SaloonHolabird-Kagin Americana
Lot consists of 2 tokens: 1) Mason products Co. GF 10c. Elko, NV. MS 60 NGC. 2) raw, GF 1 Drink. There are also several documents and other items: Was
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for 119.50
1563Globe Saloon Token NV - Carson City,2012aug - SaloonHolabird-Kagin Americana
Scallop edge token from the Globe Saloon of Carson City, "A. ROBERT" on obverse, "GOOD FOR 1 DRINK" on reverse. White metal. One o
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*******d for 597.50