2012 Hot August Auction

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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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Drifted Snow Flour Mirror 2012aug - General Americana301 - Drifted Snow Flour Mirror 2012aug - General Americana
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2.5" x 1.5" "Drifted Snow Flour," "Best by every Test." Shirley Temple advertised their product during her screen years.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Early Pioneer Photos 2012aug - General Americana302 - Early Pioneer Photos 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 2: 1) General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, photographed by J. Q. Reed of Petaluma, 4" x 6"; 2) John C. Fremont, from photographic negat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********b.. for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Only Known Earp Family Portrait KS - Dodge City,Ford County - c1875 - 2012aug - General Americana303 - Only Known Earp Family Portrait KS - Dodge City,Ford County - c1875 - 2012aug - General Americana
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The only known photograph of Wyatt Earp, his father Nicholas, and brothers: James, Morgan, Virgil, Warren, and Newton, the son from Nicholas` previous
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Start Price : 100,000.00 | Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
 
 
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Earp Token c1902 - 2012aug - General Americana304 - Earp Token c1902 - 2012aug - General Americana
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V.W. Earp token from Sawtelle California. -37388
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Start Price : 7,500.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Earp Token, Good For a Ride  - , - c1902 - 2012aug - General Americana305 - Earp Token, Good For a Ride - , - c1902 - 2012aug - General Americana
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V.W. Earp token, good for one ride. From Sawtelle California. -37330
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Start Price : 7,500.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Flower Date Cancel Stamp 2012aug - General Americana306 - Flower Date Cancel Stamp 2012aug - General Americana
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A 2.5" tall wooden handled metal stamp with a floral design, likely used to mark dates or to cancel documents. - Jacobitz Collection -59737
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d********9 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Glass Display Case 2012aug - General Americana307 - Glass Display Case 2012aug - General Americana
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This original oak display case with a pine bottom features glass on all four sides and on top. Access to the inside is available through the oak divid
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Diorama 2012aug - General Americana308 - Gold Rush Diorama 2012aug - General Americana
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21 x 11" display featuring 3 saloon tokens (King's Saloon, French Gulch; Golden Gate Saloon, Sacramento; Limit Saloon, Amador City.) 1.5 gr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***8 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Gold Rush Era Gun Equipment 2012aug - General Americana309 - Gold Rush Era Gun Equipment 2012aug - General Americana
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Group of three copper and brass powder flasks from the circa 1820-1850 period, and two more crude powder flasks and a brass lead ball mould (32 calibe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 9***3 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Heavy Duty Jail Locks 2012aug - General Americana310 - Heavy Duty Jail Locks 2012aug - General Americana
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Two early jail locks with keys, found at Rawhide, Nevada. Very heavy duty. - Jacobitz Collection -59814
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to 9***6 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Herbert Hoover Letters 1930s - 2012aug - General Americana311 - Herbert Hoover Letters 1930s - 2012aug - General Americana
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Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, from 1929 to 1933. Before his presidency, Hoover was a mining engineer and traveled throug
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6*****b for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Hiawatha Bread Cabinet 2012aug - General Americana312 - Hiawatha Bread Cabinet 2012aug - General Americana
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This 21" x 21" x 32" tall wooden and glass cabinet with two slotted shelves is etched "HIAWATHA/ BREAD" on the front. This br
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Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 9***3 for (325.00 + 63.38BP) = 388.38
 
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Horse & Wagon Licenses 2012aug - General Americana313 - Horse & Wagon Licenses 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 4 extra rare horse licenses: E.L. Witherell, Forest Park(1929), Xenia Ohio(1919), California Stallion Registration Board(1918). - Vinegar Coll
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***6 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Inkwell Collection 2012aug - General Americana314 - Inkwell Collection 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 6 classic ink bottles and 1 very early inkwell from the 1840s make up this unusual and beautiful lot. There is an amber, post 1900s straight si
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d********9 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Large Oak Display Cabinets  - , -  - 2012aug - General Americana315 - Large Oak Display Cabinets - , - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Two large, matching, custom-made cabinets used to display the Ken and Rosemarie Roberts Collection. The cabinets are designed to be attached to each o
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (4,800.00 + 936.00BP) = 5,736.00
 
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Large Oak Sideboard 2012aug - General Americana316 - Large Oak Sideboard 2012aug - General Americana
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The top of this handsome oak sideboard features two large glass doors with locks and keys. Includes adjustable shelves. Flanking the large, central be
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Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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3 sets of antique handcuffs, a billy club, and a well used "blackjack." - Jacobitz Collection -59836
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*******y for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Louden's Patent 78 Brass Knuckles 2012aug - General Americana318 - Louden's Patent 78 Brass Knuckles 2012aug - General Americana
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A weapon of self defense or intimidation from the American past. - Jacobitz Collection -59835
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t********n.. for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Match Safes 2012aug - General Americana319 - Match Safes 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 5. 1) The Sharon House, Virginia City, Nevada. Calendar on the back, good for years 1947 to 1975. 2) “Compliments of Dr. Meyers & Co. Speci
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9****k for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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