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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 PreviewPreview:

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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Box Parts from Various Mines 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1020 - Box Parts from Various Mines 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7 wooden parts from wooden boxes from Nevada and California. They are from the Darwin, Keeler and Berlin mining districts. Some wear, the lette
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Bureau of Mines Gas Test Kit & Gas Mask Kit 1941 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publ1021 - Bureau of Mines Gas Test Kit & Gas Mask Kit 1941 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publ
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2. Mining Gas Testing kit and mask kit for gases. 1) wood cased/ metal bound Kit measures 7.25" x 3.5" x 9.5", with a belt closu
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,150.00
 
 
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Carbide Miner's Lamp c1900 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1022 - Carbide Miner's Lamp c1900 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Carbide lamps have been in use since 1894 to provide reliable lighting for miners and cave explorers. The lower chamber of this lamp, the generator, h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4***0 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Carved Gold Pan c1800 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1023 - Carved Gold Pan c1800 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A carved wooden bowl used for gold panning in South America and Africa, called a batea. The batea is an open conical dish, often with a small central
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Combination Lock Candlestick 1889 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1024 - Combination Lock Candlestick 1889 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A folding hook spike and thimble model with combination. Length 5.5" closed, 8.5"open. Stamped C.H. GARLAND MAKER APRIL 1, 1889. Made with s
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (26,000.00 + 5,070.00BP) = 31,070.00
 
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Copper Reference Collection 1905 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1025 - Copper Reference Collection 1905 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 5. 1) GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT by J.M. Boutwell-1905. 400 pages, includes regional maps. Book is in good condition, but binding i
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Cutlass Handle Candlestick - , - - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1026 - Cutlass Handle Candlestick - , - - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This unique fancy model measures 14.25” and is made out of one piece of steel. Could have been a mine manager’s or superintendant`s candlestick. The t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to h***2 for (950.00 + 185.25BP) = 1,135.25
 
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Dana's Textbooks of Mineralogy 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1027 - Dana's Textbooks of Mineralogy 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Four volumes of Edward Salisbury Dana's "A Textbook of Mineralogy with an extended treatise on Crystallography and Physical Mineralogy.&quo...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Drafting & Mining Catalogs 1924, 1936 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications1028 - Drafting & Mining Catalogs 1924, 1936 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Publications
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2. "The Mining Catalog 1924 by Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company Inc." This is the "Metal-Quarry Edition. The cover reads
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Early Folding Miner's Candlestick - , - c1880 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Public1029 - Early Folding Miner's Candlestick - , - c1880 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important Mining Public
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Unique folding unit. No markings. No known patent application. Steel construction, approx. 4.5" folded and 7" unfolded. The grooved hinge pi
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to h***2 for (3,100.00 + 604.50BP) = 3,704.50
 
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