2012 Hot August Auction

Early non-mechanical stick. Measures 11.75" long. Appears to be iron construction. Large diamond shaped lever on thimble. Tapered hook, with uni

This is a reciprocating folder with a spike and hook. It is made of iron and has some wear from use. Measures about 5.25” and 8” folded and unfolded.

This is a very rare fuse cutter model! Might be only one out of a few to exist. Measures 8” and is made out of one piece steel, plus a fuse cutter bar

This unmarked metal flask contains a whimsical folding miner’s lamp. The four glass sides, each 2.5” wide by 5.5” tall, are all hinged together, accor

Lot of 2. A rare gold dust scoop made of what appears to be natural horn, with the name Kenneth C. Kuencer carved in the larger end. The scoop is abou

Measures about 11”and made out of one piece of steel. Some wear, the handle is a classic high grader, showcasing an indented handle meant for sneaking

Split thimble model, measures 11” and made out of steel. This stick appears to be another example of the Kindelan patent. Many other examples lack a h

This lot of 10: consists of a Boy Scout style knife with 4 blades, a Kadat 1013, with two blades, a Camco, with a corkscrew and an East Indian looking

Fraternal blacksmith model. Measures about 13” and made out steel. Masonic symbol is placed on the bottom of the hook. There is some wear, and could h

"The Microscope and Its Revelations" by William B. Carpenter, C.B., M.D., LL.D., FRS. 7th Ed. Edited by Rev. W.H. Dallinger. Published by

11 hardbound mining catalogs from 1929 through 1953, and 3 dozen mining related periodicals and advertising brochures. - Ken & Rosemary Roberts ...

Lot of 5 German and English books. 1) THE WORLD’S MINERALS by Leonard J. Spencer. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers. Little wear, incl

Mixed lot (approx. 175 individual items) of Mineralogy reports, preprints, maps, booklets, Gem & Mineral Show pamphlets, Gem Hunters Atlas of the

Measures 10.5”, and made out of a polished steel. THE MINERS BABY is engraved on the thimble. STEEL and PAT APD FOR on the spike The Miners baby thimb

This is an early miner’s candle stick made of nickled steel. There are no markings. It measures 12” in length. From the M.D. Kast Collection. -59254

Lot of 7 contains the tools and equipment every good miner used in his daily work. Includes a three tiered metal lunch box, a pair of shin protectors,

The brass scale is cased in a wooden box covered in a shiny green paper, measuring approximately 3" x 6.5.” On the bottom side of the box is the

Lot of 4: 1) wooden box 7.5" x 3.5" x 1", contains fold-up metal scale with cord-suspended round brass trays, 2.5" dia. A small co

Lot of 2 miners' candlestick designed tie pins. 1) Blacksmith style, 1.5" long. A very simple design, complete with thimble, spike and thum...

This miners` candlestick has a unique spring designed flame snuffer. It`s 10.5 "long, plated steel, with split thimble, hook, thumb lever and bui

Two mini candlesticks, one reciprocating, and a reciprocating button hook. - Jacobitz Collection -59967

A simple blacksmith made 5" Tommy Knocker style miners` stick. Handle has an ornamental pick set in opening. Piece is unpolished and beautiful in

Blacksmith model miniature candle stick. Measures 3.5" long. Hand-fabricated, excellent workmanship. Unique object. Not in Wilson, RCS 85. - Ken

A very nice Tommy Knocker in a 6" size, quite possibly from the 19th Century. Piece is nicely polished and blacksmith made. There are no visible

Lot of 2 mining supply catalogs. 1) Catalog number 2. SUPPLIES FOR MINE AND MILL, MACHINE SHOP, GARAGE SAW AND PLANNING MILL, POWER PLANTS, CONTRACTOR

This is an entire mining hard goods collection which includes miners' candlesticks, carbide lamps, lunch pails and even a hard hat. Also feature...

Lot of 5. 1) THE BIG BONANZA by Dan DeQuille. "This story of the discovery and development of Nevada's fabulous Comstock Lode is an America...

Lot of 6. 1) NEW CATECHISM of the STEAM ENGINE by N. Hawkins, M.E. 1904. This book is illustrated, with chapters on Gas, Oil and Hot Air Engines. 437

Lot of 5. 1) THE GOLD MINES OF CANADA THAT PAY DIVIDENDS, John Wright, pub. By Crawford, Wright & Co., Toronto, Ont., c1939, 100pgs, hardcover. 2)

While “Gold Rush” may make many people think of gold pans, sluice boxes, and other methods of using water to separate rock from gold, water was unavai

Lot of 2. 1) ALLIS-CHALMERS COMPANY. Published in 1911, out of Milwaukee, WI. Unnumbered pages. The card cover of this book is inscribed “Allis-Chalme

Lot of 10: 1) black cast iron candlestick from the Adele Reed collection. Very ornate, measures 10.5". 2) copper oil burning lamp with hanging ho

Lot of 3. 1) ROSE TOOL & SUPPLY COMPANY Catalog No. 5 Book from Pittsburg, PA. The cover reads MILL-MINE MACHINISTS CONTRACTORS TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Lot of 2 catalogs: 1) from Baldwin Acetylene Lamps of New York. This 1902 publication is 15 pages in length and features in photos and descriptions, a

Twenty-One books: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE AMERICAN CORDILLERA, Volumes I-III and Field Guide, 1996. PIERCE WELL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG, Pierce We

Folding hook and spike mechanical blacksmith model with clasp. Length 4" folded, 7.25" open. Steel with brass plate on thumb lever. This nic

Old pack saddle that appears to be from the mid to late 19th century. Piece measures 20" x 13" x 23". The size suggests the saddle was

Blacksmith’s candlestick, measures about 8.5” The letters WW are incorporated on the handle and the thimble has a crown edge design. Made out of steel

Measures around 14.25 ”and made out of steel with a brass holder on the base of the hook. There is knurling on the sides of the hook and thumb lever t

Measures 5.25” and 6.75” folded and unfolded. Made out of steel and has some wear. This candlestick could possibly be a prototype due to the missing h

Measures 4.25” and 5” folded and unfolded. Made out of steel and has had some wear. The hook, thimble and spike fit neatly into the handle and can rot

Constructed of steel, this piece measures 5" folded and 6.75" open. This stick is similar to the Pateneaude patent (W 225), but lacks the cl

This is a smaller fancy blacksmith, it only measures about 8” and made out of one piece of steel. The spike and hook are etched in a unique pattern, w

This is an extremely rare candlestick. Measures about 12” with riveted steel with no screws or plating. Stamping on the spike reads CURTISS and other

Lot of 6. The Varney Company was headquartered in Denver, Colorado and was very active in the making of miners candlesticks. This is a collection of s

Weepah was arguably the last American gold rush, and the first "auto camp" where over a 1000 miners drove to the camp 18 miles southwest of

Compact abbreviated model, obtained from Bisbee Arizona. Bisbee is located about 82 miles southeast of Tucson, and was founded in 1880 on copper, gold

Lot of 2. 1) Globe, AZ picture book, with various vintage images of the Courthouse, School House, Roosevelt Dam, Miami Copper Co. Complex, Horse Shoe

Lot of 2 : A large, 6.25" long, and a small, 4.75" long. Each container holds brass balance scales. These are fold-down/ assemble type units

John Taylor came to the California Gold Rush from England and was an early gold rush metals dealer. He parlayed the metals business into a chemical an

Encased in a green painted metal box, approximately 3" x 7,” with “Miners’ Improved Gold Scale” lettered on the top of the case. “Manufactured ex

A previously unknown certificate: TIGER GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY stock, number 12 for 2500 shares at $100 each, issued to Ellis Edwards. Signed

Water color painting of the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, CA. By George Mathis (1909-1997). Gallery framed 28" x 32" and double-matted. The i

Watercolor done by Elizabeth Lauder depicts the Kennedy Mine in Jackson, Amador County, California. One of the deepest mines in the world, the Kennedy

Stock certificate issued to John A. Hall for 200 shares at $50 per share in the Meadow Lake Mill and Mining Company of Nevada County. It is signed by

Dark wooden mould for gold bullion. Measures 11.25” by 5.25” by 4.75”, excluding handle and three foot pegs. This mould was made for the Nevada Foundr

Once owned by Edwin Garthwaite. This kit was made in Freiberg, Germany. Garthwaite, a mining engineer, was born in San Francisco, CA on 5 August 1857.

A known example of candlestick development through observation of actual models is the Gabriel Werntz candlestick of Placerville, California. Werntz,

Lot of 9, large collection. 1) Assay Analysis chemical set in 12" x 7" x 4.5" hinged wooden box. Contains 5 liquid jars and 22 powder v

This c1850 dagger is from the Gold Rush period in California. It has a walrus tusk and measures 12.5" in total, with a 3.5" forged steel qui

Lot of 3: 1) Joshua Hendy electric hoists; 2) Joshua Hendy stamp mills; 3) Union Iron Works (in Spanish) with many full page lithographs. - Ken &...

Wooden case, 17" x 8.5" x 13". Has flip-top lid and fold-down tray. Inside are 3 removable trays with a multitude of chemical reagent b

This is a unique folding candlestick from Colorado. Open, it measures 6", folded, about 3.5". This is a Hume & Tate Patent. Piece is in

It is believed that while serving time in the Canon City State Penitentiary, a master blacksmith named Cox made this gorgeous presentation stick. A fe

No. 23C181 First known as part of the Kansas and Nebraska Territories, Colorado held territory status from 1861 until 1876 when it was incorporated in

Very unique folding hook and spike model candlestick. The nicely designed folder incorporates fuse-cutter blade and blasting cap crimper in the foldin

Two Denver scientific catalogs: 1) THE MINE AND SMELTER SUPPLY COMPANY ASSAYERS AND CHEMISTS SUPPLIES AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Catalog 54 from 1920.

1) HENDRIE & BOLTHOFF MFG. AND SUPPLY CO. GENERAL CATALOG NUMBER 97. Wahlgreen Publishing Co., 1924, 1029 pages. Fully illustrated catalog of 7 ty

Fred W. Thompson filed his first patent for a multiple carrier rider on 26 December 1903 [Ref: scalesandweights.com]. This handsome brass button balan

The Varney Patent folding stick, known as a “pocket stick” is one of the most mechanical of all miners’ sticks. A sliding thumb button raises and lowe

Folding hook and spike model candlestick, 4” and 6.5” folded and unfolded. Made with sheet steel and a nickel-plated brass thimble. The handle on thi

Clothbound 3-ring binder containing some of Eichler’s research archive on miner`s candlesticks. Includes research notes, photocopies of old patents an

Lot of 3 boxes of correspondence, photocopies, and research notes between George Eichler and Jeani Martin, George Bayles, Jack Ramsdell, Tony Moon, No

Elizabeth Lauder watercolor of a mine near Victor and Goldfield, Colorado, noted on the piece as the "Sleeping Giant." The framed, mounted,

This is possibly one of the best pieces in the collection and arguably one of the most important miner’s candlesticks ever made. It was made for Hora

This stick out of Leadville, is a Bernier patent (Patent 631,270 – Victor Colorado, August 22, 1899). No examples of the Bernier patent were known whe

An 11" x 19" acrylic painting of the Leadville area mine by Bill Harrington. Owned by G.J. Hite, Jacob Fillins, and Robert Morrison, all fro

A DuPont No. 50 Blasting Machine, with its original red/brown painted finish, with a few scratches and dings here and there, due to use. The wood box

This lithograph, believed to be from the 1880s by E. Green, features the Alturas Rocky Bar Mine in Idaho and was produced by the famous San Francisco

The Harden Company was a Chicago-based firm that specialized in these fire extinguishing devices. This blue glass globe "Star" hand grenade

Lot of 2 wood-cased weight sets with graduated brass weights. 1) An Avoirdupois set of 10 weights for Apothecaries, from 4 lbs. AVD. down to 1/8 oz. A

This is a very rare mechanical stick measuring 6" closed and 7.5" open. According to Wilson and Bobrink, this design was probably impractica

Detachable, fancy presentation piece. Constructed of steel with a copper heart design on back of handle. 11" long. Other design features include

“Map of Mining Claims, Butte & Vicinity, Montana.” Compiled and published by Joseph H. Harper, Mineral & Land Attorney, U.S. Land Department,

Watercolor by Elizabeth Lauder of the Mountain Consolidated Mine in Butte, Montana. The piece measures 24" x 32" framed and matted. It is si

Patented reciprocating folding candlestick with folding hook. Length is 5.5" folded to 7.5" open. Patented by Cyrille Pateneaude, patent No.

Lot of 4 early miners` candlesticks: One “basic” design stick with a plain spike, thimble, and handle. Measures 6.25” and is rusted and bent. Three “s

Mechanical (folding) miner's candlestick. 7” folded, 7.25” unfolded. No markings. Thimble, spike, and thumb lever crafted from one continuous pi...

1) A 2-page letter dated 10 October 1904 from the Goldfield Mining Company of Nevada. 2) Another 2-page letter from the Goldfield Mining Company. Date

Abbreviated mechanical miner's candlestick. 4.75" folded, 5.75" unfolded. No markings. Plain, unmarked clasp is riveted through to the...

Lot of 7: multiple Miner`s candle holders, iron manufacture, various lengths, from 10" to over 12" long. Most procured from Tonopah, NV. One

Lot of 9: 1) Wooden block & tackle pulley with hooks, circa 1870s, found in shaft of Con Vir Mine. 2) Small brass pocket scale, 1.5" dia. Str

Eastern Nevada mining tags and tokens, assorted medals. 33 pieces, 12" x 14" frame. - Jacobitz Collection -60106

The embossing in this mould may refer to one of two companies: The Hamburg Mining Company (incorporated 26 May 1875) of Eureka, Nevada, or the Hamburg

"Southern Nevada Forwarding Company/ Goldfield, Nev./ Incorporated/ June 10th 1902." The company used steam trains to move freight by tracti

Lot of 9: 1) fold-up mine candle lantern. "The Stonebridge Folding Lantern" is embossed on the A-shaped lid, from New York City. Galvanized

Two page handwritten letter dated 29 Sept. 1864 from a miner named Duncan to his brother in San Francisco concerning gunpowder and supplies. - Jacobit

A unique long-spouted tin lamp with a screw top and bail handle. Made my Parker Tin and Hardware Co. in Austin. The company operated from about 1895-1

"To Whom it may concern: This hand stamp was found by me, Jay "R" Thornton..at Eberhardt Nev. July 8, 1988 at what appeared to be the a

Lot of 6 bags, including: "Asarco Hard Lead Shot No. 7, American Smelting and Refining Co. Federated Metals Division;" "Tungsten Metals