2012 Hot August Auction

Lot of 3: 1) A gold, open-faced pocket watch, 2” diameter, with “R. Herz & Bro./ No 2/ Reno, Nev.” Engraved on the back. Includes chain and bar. T

Lot of four 9" x 7" historic Reno photos: early views of Main Street, the Station Hotel and, purportedly, Laurel and Hardy riding in a 1917

A size 7.25 military style hat from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Nevada No. 1. Brass staff-sword cross brass insignia with "NEV 1&am...

A campaign poster for Oddie , who was running for re-election to the United States Senate in 1932, but lost to Pat McCarran. Tasker Oddie, Nevada; was

Lot of 5 great examples, including 3 from the University of Nevada Reno, 1 from St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and 1 with the image of Paiute Chief emboss

Cloth broadside for the business of J.B. Rafferty. Rafferty was a native of Massachusetts and moved to Nevada in the 1860s. He is listed on the voter

A 23" x 19.5" x 3.25" shadow box containing a 4” x 6” photograph of a man on his horse, a seven-pointed “RENO/ 129/ POLICE” badge, a 3”

Lot of 4 sterling silver spoons from "The Biggest Little City." All are embossed with the town's name in the bowl and decorated with v...

Wagon catalog sold by Manning & Duck. “Importers of all kinds of farming implements, machinery and hardware.” Catalog measures 5”x 8” folded and 1

A 11.5" x 10" x 10" dark blue flour tin with hinged lid and gold colored stencil on front "RIVERSIDE MILL CO. RENO, NEV." Pai

Lot of 5 decorative sterling silver spoons. Two are of the Riverside Hotel, one of the Reno bridge, The Palace Dry Goods House and one of Virginia Str

Lot of 6: five sterling and one copper Reno themed spoons, measuring from 5.5" down to 4". All are embossed with different scenes of the &...

Lot of 2 embossed sealers. Both were once attached to a notary seal device. The sealers are engraved to read “John S. Cook Public Notary. Nye County N

In 1904, Bob Montgomery started the Shoshone Mine nearby and it was being touted as "the new wonder of the west." This mine went on to be th

Davis & Becker, Good For 12 1/2 cent drink for cigar, extremely rare, scalloped. -58988

Lot of 23 items in album, including stock certificates from: Nevada Packard Mines Co. with accompanying prospectus, NV Packard MC letterhead, letter n

Lot of 3: 1) Mill Ledger from Brunswick Mill, Empire area. Measures 8" x 5". All hand-written entries, divided into specific lot numbers, da

Lot of 7 items related to the Ruby Hill, Consolidated Eureka and The Eureka Smelting Company: 1) A $96 check written on Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Co

Stock Certificates Book from the "Superior & Nevada Gold Mining Company," issued Certificates with receipts, numbers 7-121. The main off

Lot of 27 Searchlight/Las Vegas related items an a white album including: stock certificates from Cyrus Noble Mining Company, 1907; Superior & Nev