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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Knife Display PA - Bedford,2012aug - General Americana940 - Knife Display PA - Bedford,2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a 13" x 13" cherry wood store display case with 10 W.R. Case knives. Models include the miniature Butterbean, full size Butterbean,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 9***6 for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
 
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John W. Sidle Acme No. 3 Microscope PA - Philadelphia,1890 - 2012aug - General Americana941 - John W. Sidle Acme No. 3 Microscope PA - Philadelphia,1890 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Gorgeous antique microscope and wooden storage case. Includes 7 Bausch & Lomb objective lenses in 5 brass screw-top cases: 8mm 0.50, 16mm 0.25, 2/
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Framed Lithograph Map of Texas TX - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana942 - Framed Lithograph Map of Texas TX - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Map of Texas and the Indian Territory. The state of Oklahoma is still depicted as “Indian Territory” therefore this map was created before 1907. Produ
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Framed Lithograph of the San Francisco Mining District  Lithograph of the San Francisco Mining Distr943 - Framed Lithograph of the San Francisco Mining District Lithograph of the San Francisco Mining Distr
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This lovely lithograph shows several mines including the Blackbird Copper-Gold Mining Co. Limited, the Frisco Consolidated Mining Co., the Imperial Co
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Mining Claims Ledger UT - Bingham,Salt Lake County - 1909 - 2012aug - General Americana944 - Mining Claims Ledger UT - Bingham,Salt Lake County - 1909 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Mining Claim Record for the United States Mining Co. Measures 18.5" x 10.5". Some wear, binding is partly detached. Produced by F.W. Gardine
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to R*****n for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Gorlinski Utah Mine Map UT - Park City,Summit County - 1902 - 2012aug - General Americana945 - Gorlinski Utah Mine Map UT - Park City,Summit County - 1902 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Designed by William T. Olmstead under the supervision of Salt Lake City Civil and Mining Engineer Robert Gorlinski in 1902, this brightly colored piec
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (2,000.00 + 390.00BP) = 2,390.00
 
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Bingham Mines Map UT - Salt Lake City, - 1906 - 2012aug - General Americana946 - Bingham Mines Map UT - Salt Lake City, - 1906 - 2012aug - General Americana
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A 4` x 4` framed and mounted map of the West Mountain and Tooele Unorganized Mining Districts of Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. The map was compiled f
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (2,000.00 + 390.00BP) = 2,390.00
 
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Mammoth Mine Level Map Collection UT - Eureka,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana947 - Mammoth Mine Level Map Collection UT - Eureka,c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
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An extremely rare and important collection of more than 65 maps from the Mammoth Mine. The Mammoth Mine history goes back before 1880. It contained so
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (2,300.00 + 448.50BP) = 2,748.50
 
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Stetson Bowler UT - Salt Lake City,c1920 - 2012aug - General Americana948 - Stetson Bowler UT - Salt Lake City,c1920 - 2012aug - General Americana
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A size 7 John B. Stetson bowler, manufactured in Philadelphia and sold at the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) in Salt Lake City. The i
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f*****a for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Washington Stock Certificate Collection WA - 2012aug - General Americana949 - Washington Stock Certificate Collection WA - 2012aug - General Americana
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Some pictorial pieces included. Most are from Anderson Brothers Incorporated of Vancouver, Washington. Other companies represented include The Columbi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******d for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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