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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Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1480 - Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
"Good For One Drink/ The Club Saloon/ S. Gobbi,/Proprietor/ Main Street/ Mokelumne Hill." -40547
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1481 - Club Saloon Mirror CA - Mokelumne Hill,Calaveras County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
"Good For One Drink/ The Club Saloon/ S. Gobbi,/ Proprietor/ Main Street/ Mokelumne Hill." -40497
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Monterey Bay Bottles CA - Monterey, - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon1482 - Monterey Bay Bottles CA - Monterey, - 1899 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 5: 1) Slug marked SCHAUFELE BROS. THE OPERA, MONTEREY, CAL. on this ounce, clear picnic with footed base from this Monterey establishment. This
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***6 for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
 
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Napa and Mendocino Picnics CA - Napa, - 1910 - 2012aug - Saloon1483 - Napa and Mendocino Picnics CA - Napa, - 1910 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2 half pint bottles from the Mendocino Wine Country. 1) Slug plate on this clear glass sample reads, W.T. WILSON THE TIVOLI MENDOCINO, CAL. Bot
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******1 for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Needles Bottle and Token Set CA - Needles,San Bernadino County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1484 - Needles Bottle and Token Set CA - Needles,San Bernadino County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Slug reads MURPHY-BRIGGS & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS NEEDLES, CAL. on this sun washed violet half pint shoo fly. Footed base, air ve
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t********n.. for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Needles Saloon Flask CA - Needles,San Bernardino County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1485 - Needles Saloon Flask CA - Needles,San Bernardino County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Slug plate indicates NEEDLES SALOON M.B. & CO. NEEDLES, CAL. This is a shoo fly half pint with a slight violet sun wash. Bottle still has metal sc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to r******2 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Nevada County Bottle Trio CA - Nevada City,2012aug - Saloon1486 - Nevada County Bottle Trio CA - Nevada City,2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 3: 1) A clear glass, faint sun purple, 7" tall hutchinson, with gravity stopper. Slug inscribed NEVADA CITY SODA WORKS E.T.R. POWELL. Appl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9***2 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Oakland Coffin Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1487 - Oakland Coffin Flasks CA - Oakland,Alameda County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2: 1) Slug marked THE NOBLE BUFFET BELTINK & RITTER OAKLAND, CAL. on this one pint clear glass bottle. Top is neatly applied, single collar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***6 for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Oakland Seltzers CA - Oakland,Alameda County -  - 2012aug - Saloon1488 - Oakland Seltzers CA - Oakland,Alameda County - - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 2: 1) Oakland Pioneer Soda Water Company (there is a hutchinson bottle from this same company in existence). This piece is in near new conditio
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Oakland Whiskey Bottle and Tokens CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon1489 - Oakland Whiskey Bottle and Tokens CA - Oakland,Alameda County - c1890 - 2012aug - Saloon
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 6: 1) Half pint coffin flask, "THEODOR GIER OAKLAND, CAL.". Gier started out as a grocer at the age of 23 and ran a liquor and wine w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to u******y for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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