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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Gold Hill Druggist Bottles Lot NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - c1864 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1210 - Gold Hill Druggist Bottles Lot NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - c1864 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 5. This lot is composed of 3 bottles from "J. JONES JR GOLD HILL NEV" and "A.B. STEWART & CO DRUGGIST GOLD HILL NEV."
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***6 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Goldfield Bottling Company Seltzer NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1904-1914 - 2012aug - Nevada B1211 - Goldfield Bottling Company Seltzer NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1904-1914 - 2012aug - Nevada B
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The Goldfield Bottling Company sold sodas and seltzers to saloons and stores on a wholesale basis, and provided retail items for the public [Ref: Neva
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8*****h for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Goldfield Seltzer Bottle NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1905 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1212 - Goldfield Seltzer Bottle NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1905 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Footed base, etched label which indicates "DANIEL J. TIMONY GOLDFIELD NEV." Top stopper reads "MURRAY'S HOME DELIVERY." No ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8*****h for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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HG&C Seltzer Bottle NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1213 - HG&C Seltzer Bottle NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
11" tall x 4" wide with footed base (two chips are evident), siphon tube and brushed metal top. A very rare, perhaps unique piece from a ver
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8*****h for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Kimberly Dairy Milk Bottle NV - Kimberly,White Pine County - c1920 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1214 - Kimberly Dairy Milk Bottle NV - Kimberly,White Pine County - c1920 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
One Quart Milk bottle, "KIMBERLY DAIRY" from the town of Kimberly. Clear glass, very good to excellent condition. The town Kimberly was orig
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8*****h for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Coca-Cola Bottling Works Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1920- 1925 - 2012aug - Nevada1215 - Coca-Cola Bottling Works Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1920- 1925 - 2012aug - Nevada
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Measures about 12 with top.” Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Las Vegas, Nevada etched. Top is also from Las Vegas Coca-Cola. Predates the Hoover Dam. By the 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d********o for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Coca-Cola Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1933 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1216 - Coca-Cola Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1933 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
“Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Las Vegas. Nevada Contents One Quart” is silk screened in red ink beneath a vignette of Hoover Dam. Bottom bears no maker’s ma
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Coca-Cola Selzter Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1933 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1217 - Coca-Cola Selzter Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1933 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
“Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Las Vegas. Nevada Contents One Quart” is silk screened in red ink beneath a vignette of Hoover Dam. Bottom bears embossed make
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 9***0 for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Etched Coca-Cola Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1920-1925 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1218 - Etched Coca-Cola Seltzer Bottle NV - Las Vegas,Clark County - c1920-1925 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
“Coca-Cola Bottling Co.” is etched inside a decorative etched border, with “Las Vegas, Nevada” etched below. Measures about 12" tall, including t
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Big Meadow Hotel Decanter NV - Lovelock,Pershing County - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles1219 - Big Meadow Hotel Decanter NV - Lovelock,Pershing County - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
Holabird-Kagin Americana
2.5" tall. "There are probably less than ten of these small clear decanters known today" [Ref: Nevada History Through Glass, Vol I, Fre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d********9 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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