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2012 Hot August Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationAtlantis Casino Resort ~ 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States In Person PreviewHolabird-Kagin Americana Office

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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Herz Brothers Watch and Thermometer NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1906 - 2012aug - General Americana821 - Herz Brothers Watch and Thermometer NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1906 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to V********e for (700.00 + 136.50BP) = 836.50
 
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Historic Reno Collection NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1917 - 2012aug - General Americana822 - Historic Reno Collection NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1917 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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I.O.O.F. Military Hat NV - Reno,Washoe County - - 2012aug - General Americana823 - I.O.O.F. Military Hat NV - Reno,Washoe County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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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...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Oddie Campaign Broadside NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1932 - 2012aug - General Americana824 - Oddie Campaign Broadside NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1932 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to f****e for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Reno Collector Spoons NV - Reno,Washoe County - - 2012aug - General Americana825 - Reno Collector Spoons NV - Reno,Washoe County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***8 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Framed Reno Express Broadside NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1870 - 2012aug - General Americana826 - Framed Reno Express Broadside NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1870 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 9***5 for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Reno Police Shadowbox NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1877 - 2012aug - General Americana827 - Reno Police Shadowbox NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1877 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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”
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to w********e.. for (950.00 + 185.25BP) = 1,135.25
 
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Reno Spoons NV - Reno,Washoe County - 2012aug - General Americana828 - Reno Spoons NV - Reno,Washoe County - 2012aug - General Americana
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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...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Reno Wagon Catalog NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1878 - 2012aug - General Americana829 - Reno Wagon Catalog NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1878 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Wagon catalog sold by Manning & Duck. “Importers of all kinds of farming implements, machinery and hardware.” Catalog measures 5”x 8” folded and 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to W**1 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Riverside Mill Co. Flour Bin NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1900-1924 - 2012aug - General Americana830 - Riverside Mill Co. Flour Bin NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1900-1924 - 2012aug - General Americana
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9***3 for (325.00 + 63.38BP) = 388.38
 
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