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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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Pearson Bros. Bodie Soda Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - c1880-1887 - 2012aug - Saloon1460 - Pearson Bros. Bodie Soda Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - c1880-1887 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Beautiful soda bottle with a Hutchinson and gravitator style top. Front embossed: “PEARSON BROS. BODIE” in block lettering. No maker’s mark. Deep fire
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8*****h for (2,300.00 + 448.50BP) = 2,748.50
 
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Pearson Bros. Hutchinson Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - Saloon1461 - Pearson Bros. Hutchinson Bottle CA - Bodie,Mono County - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A Pearson Bros. Aqua hutchinson from Bodie. There are no cracks or chips, save for a few lines on the applied top. Base is concave and there are air v
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Shamrock Saloon Bodie Seltzer CA - Bodie,Mono County - - 2012aug - Saloon1462 - Shamrock Saloon Bodie Seltzer CA - Bodie,Mono County - - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
11.5” with top, on a 4” wide footed base. Clear glass, no chips or cracks. Near mint. Top engraved “West Side Bott. Co./ Detroit, Mich.”. No maker’s m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (2,000.00 + 390.00BP) = 2,390.00
 
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Balkan Soda Works Seltzer Bottle CA - Colma,San Mateo County - c1910-1925 - 2012aug - Saloon1463 - Balkan Soda Works Seltzer Bottle CA - Colma,San Mateo County - c1910-1925 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Measures 12” with top and footed base. Etched logo: “Balkan Soda Works, Colmo San Mateo CAL.” Unmarked top. Some wear, minor stains. From the Humboldt
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to f*****o for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Blake Hotel Bar Mirror CA - Etna Mills,Siskiyou County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1464 - Blake Hotel Bar Mirror CA - Etna Mills,Siskiyou County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
"Good For 10c In Trade/ Blake Hotel Bar, Etna Mills, Cal." -40509
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********r for (1,150.00 + 224.25BP) = 1,374.25
 
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Eureka Seltzer Bottles CA - Eureka,Humboldt County - c1910-1925 - 2012aug - Saloon1465 - Eureka Seltzer Bottles CA - Eureka,Humboldt County - c1910-1925 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2. 1) Artesian Mineral Water, Humboldt Eureka Cal etched on the bottle, 12” with top. Unmarked top. Some wear, large chip on the footed base. 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to l**********5 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Oregon Saloon Mirror CA - Eureka,c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1466 - Oregon Saloon Mirror CA - Eureka,c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Oval shaped mirror with a goat smelling laundered bloomers strung up on a clothes line. Quote below says "Alice, where art thou?" -40687
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (850.00 + 165.75BP) = 1,015.75
 
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Folsom and Sacramento Seltzer Bottles CA - Folsom, Sacramento, - 1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1467 - Folsom and Sacramento Seltzer Bottles CA - Folsom, Sacramento, - 1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2: 1) 11.5" tall, with top, by 4" wide. Front etched FOLSOM SODA WORKS FOLSOM, CAL. Bottom etched with crown logo and REGISTERED TRAD
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9***0 for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Hollister Whiskey Bottles CA - Hollister,San Benito County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon1468 - Hollister Whiskey Bottles CA - Hollister,San Benito County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3: 1) Slug inscribed HARTMAN HOTEL BAR C.L. HARTMAN HOLLISTER, CAL. On these two, 1 and 0.5 pint, clear picnics. Both have footed bases, single
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to 9***3 for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
 
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Lynn & Parker Hollister Flasks CA - Hollister,San Benito County - 1880-1890 - 2012aug - Saloon1469 - Lynn & Parker Hollister Flasks CA - Hollister,San Benito County - 1880-1890 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
These are two pint-sized picnic-style (pumpkinseed) flasks from the 1880s-90s. Both have neatly applied, unground double-roll tops. The older bottle,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to 9***3 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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