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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Sermon Publication CA - San Francisco, - 1864 - 2012aug - General Americana521 - Sermon Publication CA - San Francisco, - 1864 - 2012aug - General Americana
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“A Mother’s Sorrow". A sermon preached before the Young Men’s Christian Association of San Francisco in Calvary Church, Sabbath Evening September
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sutro Baths Opening Day Photo CA - San Francisco, -  - 2012aug - General Americana522 - Sutro Baths Opening Day Photo CA - San Francisco, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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7.5 x 4.5" photo "Sutro Baths, Interior Looking North," inscribed on the back "opening of Sutro Baths 1894." Upper right corn
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********n.. for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Mystery Bottle CA - San Francisco,c1880 - 2012aug - General Americana523 - Wells Fargo & Co. Mystery Bottle CA - San Francisco,c1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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The true story of this bottle is up for discussion. A note found with the bottle tells that it was “A Wells Fargo amalgamation sample bottle only one
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo Coin Tray & Scale CA - San Francisco, -  - 2012aug - General Americana524 - Wells Fargo Coin Tray & Scale CA - San Francisco, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 2 items relating to Wells Fargo & Company. Included, is a coin tray that measures 11.25" x 8" and has 9 slots for coins of variou
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8***8 for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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Wells Fargo Display Case CA - San Francisco,2012aug - General Americana525 - Wells Fargo Display Case CA - San Francisco,2012aug - General Americana
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Counter display case, with wood frame and rounded, curved glass top. Possibly made by J. Riswig Co., Chicago, IL., or Fairbanks of Grass Valley. It ha
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8***8 for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
 
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Wells Fargo Document Collection CA - San Francisco,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana526 - Wells Fargo Document Collection CA - San Francisco,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 19 pieces of ephemera relating to Wells Fargo & Company. Along with several money order receipts, are covers from 1892, a blank page from a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to r******w for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Wells Fargo Framed Items CA - San Francisco,2012aug - General Americana527 - Wells Fargo Framed Items CA - San Francisco,2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, Has
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d********9 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Original Wells Fargo & Co.’s Express Secretarial Cabinet CA - San Francisco, - 1893 - 2012aug - Gene528 - Original Wells Fargo & Co.’s Express Secretarial Cabinet CA - San Francisco, - 1893 - 2012aug - Gene
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Piece still has the original 1893 Wells Fargo & Co. Express lost or stolen money order broadside from 1893 adhered to the inside back door. Cabine
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Wells Fargo Report Pre-1906 Quake CA - San Francisco,1906 - 2012aug - General Americana529 - Wells Fargo Report Pre-1906 Quake CA - San Francisco,1906 - 2012aug - General Americana
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This is a financial report from the company two weeks prior to the earthquake and fire that devastated the City. At the time, the bank was showing an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to h***1 for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Wells Fargo Sign CA - San Francisco,c1850 - 2012aug - General Americana530 - Wells Fargo Sign CA - San Francisco,c1850 - 2012aug - General Americana
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An old vintage display on glass. Framed, the piece measures 10" square, has some chipping and fading, but that adds to the charm of this fine old
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b***9 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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