2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

This is the 1907 account book and ledger for the Postmaster of the now defunct town of Franktown in Washoe County, Nevada. The first entry is made Jan

Lot of 8: multiple diaries, books and pamphlets hand written in a day-to-day account of Garfield`s life. The first 4 accounts are written in Tailor Ma

This is a Bullfrog Central Mining Company embossed sealer. It’s from around 1906 when George Wingfield was president. This item is from the Wingfield

This is a the only known film footage of the reproduction of the boxing match between Oscar Nielson (Battling Nelson) and Joe Gans that took place on

From the Wingfield estate. The embossment reads "Incorporated 1909 Wyoming." The sealer measures 11" tall. Spradling-Wingfield Estate...

George Wingfield`s lucrative gold mining operation was the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Expedition Company, incorporated March 31, 1917. This is the o

This illustrated souvenir book shows pictures of the fire department’s volunteers and is filled with pictorial advertisements showing many businesses

This is the complete 1907 second edition, hardbound, measuring 11 x 15." This publication is considered by Nevada historians to be perhaps the ...

This is a souvenir booklet that commemorates the American Mining Congress held in Goldfield, Nevada from September 27-October 2, 1909. Original boo

This is a money order receipt register from the Hornsilver, NV post office, dated November 12, 1912 to December 8, 1912. Book measures 14"x8.5&...

This is a stock certificate for 500 shares at $100 per, issued by the Betty O’Neal Mining Co. the company was incorporated in 1879 and is located in t

54 x 11 B W photo of what is thought to be the old mining town of Manhattan. This detailed photo shows the overall town, with businesses, homes, salo

A framed colorized photograph under glass of the Crissie Caughlin Ranch House taken from the rear of the property at about where the West Plum Lane hi

Glass lantern slides, possibly from a UNR Geology class, as these were found in Reno. Approx. 350 slides, mostly from rural Nevada and the Comstock, g

Glass lantern slides, probably from UNR Geology class, as these were found in Reno. Approx. 500 slides, including such categories as Seismology earth

This is a photograph of downtown Reno on the day Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson collected his prize money for his victory in "The Fight of t...

Lot of 19: amazing medals and ribbons from various lodge meetings and conventions, including the Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters ribbons. Some are qui

This is an oil painting done, according to the signature, in 1929 by Thomas H. Grimm. According to Ancestry.com, Grimm was a Reno based lawyer, so, it

This is a photograph of downtown Reno on the day before heavyweight fighter Jack Johnson faced off against James J. Jeffries in "The Fight of t...

This is a nice broadside, advertising a fight card for the Rialto Theatre in Reno on July 4, 1925. Featured bouts that night included Kid Magsambol (T

This is a very unique broadside advertising the July 1, 1926 horse races at the Nevada Transcontinental Highways Exposition, to celebrate the completi

This lot contains three items for collectors of Reno gaming ephemera. 1) A 12 x 14.5 ivory colored photo album with black pages and a gold embossed co

Capitol certificate for 10 shares of the Pride and Big Foot Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co. Signed by J.M. Kennedy, secretary and Wm. H. Pride

From the Wingfield estate comes this original corporate sealer. The embossment reads "Tonopah Sewer Corporation. Incorporated December 1936. Un...

Black rosette with silver helmeted knight and shield in center. FCB on shield. White satin ribbon with F.C.B. / Triumph / Lodge / No.11 / K.P. / Virgi

This is a great group for Comstock collectors! The lot contains a 1891 print of THE COMSTOCK CLUB by C.C. Goodwin. The books were published by Tribute

A Wells Fargo Bank exchange No. 16258 for 4 Pounds Sterling, from the Wells Fargo office on King William Street in London. Extra Rare. HKA#62363

Life on the Pacific Coast is the secondary title of this book by Mary McNair Mathews. Printed in Buffalo by Baker, Jones Co., hard cover, 328 pages,

Leather wallet with tooled frontpiece. The illustration is a lovely liberty head facing left, below a patriotic eagle with American flags on either si

Annual Report of the California Mining Company. Printed in 1879 by Bunker Hiester Printers, San Francisco. It is 30 pages long. 2) Annual Report of t

Lot of 3: 1) Comstock Pumping Association letter book, (c1907-08?), with about 15 letter copies to Hale Norcross and others. Hard bound; 2) Stockhold

This is a broadside advertising the performance of the "Sensational Western Life Drama" about Jesse James. There were a few dramas done wi...

A MAJOR, rare publication fully titled as follows: Report to the Directors and Stockholders of the Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Co., Union Consolida

This is an unique presentation "Billy Club," given to Storey County, Nevada Sheriff Tom Hurley and is dated 1919. The stick measures 22&qu...

Large store scale, chain suspended trays, with center balance beam and hanger. Trays measure 8 in dia. and almost 2 deep. These are suspended over 16,

This is a petition started by Adolph Sutro in an attempt to gain federal financing for his tunnel project on the Comstock. In July, 1866, Congress pas

Lot of 2 books: Adolph Sutro A Brief Story of a Brilliant Life by Eugenia Kellogg Holmes, 1895. Hardbound, 56 pages. Also the Closing Argument of Adol

Lot of 3 items pertaining to Adoph Sutro: 1)House of Representative papers relative to the Sutro Tunnel dated July 1, 1868 (Sutro fought for more than

This is a blueprint mounted on linen of the projected work timetable for the Sutro Tunnel beginning in 1869, with a schedule of completion by 1877.Ado

Lot of 4, from the Spradling estate of Carson City: 2 bottles are ceramic type, virtually identical in size and color, although not in workmanship and

This is an 1895 photograph by William Cann. The background would suggest a theatre, possibly Piper’s Opera House. The subjects in the photo appear to

Lot of 2. 1) Panorama of the mining camp from up the hill. Tents and a few early automobiles dot the sagebrush in the otherwise empty valley 30 miles

Lot of 2. 1) Eighth Annual Report of the Eureka Consolidated Mining Co., published in San Francisco, October 20th, 1877, 14 pages, paper covered. The

This is a Remington 1861 New Army cap and ball revolver in .44 caliber. The barrel measures 8" with an over-all length of 13". Although th...

This stock is no. 132 was issued to George P. Phyfe Trustee on March 9th 1969 for 300 Shares, at $5.00 each. The stock was signed by both President an

This extensive schoolhouse lithograph wall covering is oil linen backed and mounted to wooden dowels, able to be scrolled out as needed. This item cov

This lot consists of a certificate of affiliation from the American Federation of Labor to the Central Labor Union of Baker City, Oregon. The 15&quo...

This is a 38 x 24 black and white Map/ Of The/ Oregon Territory/ By The/ U.S. E.X. E.X./ Charles Wilkes Esqr./ Commander/ 1841. The printer`s mark on

Issued at Salem, Oregon in 1865 to Lester Huten for 2 shares. Signed by Tm. Y. Patton as Secretary and A.A. McCully as president. Steam powered train

Lot of 12 fully executed certificates, non-sequentially numbered. All feature signatures by H. Earl Furman, president and W.J. Curtis, secretary. Date

Receipt book from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1860-1875, including many revenue stamps. About 4 receipts per page, hundreds of different signatures. H

The Midway/ Wright Bros. and Co./ Edgemont--So. Dak. The vignette shows a small girl with long curly hair holding a bouquet of pink flowers. Good For

Incorporated in Virginia 29 November 1834. Certs. 2386 to 2390, five shares, issued to "Bearer." Signed by President Sam G.Moore and Treas...

Issued in 1938 to the Pacific Car Foundry Co. for 200 shares and signed by Emil Sick as president and (?) Allen as secretary. Mount Rainier pictured

This is a cover addressed to a Mrs. Price of Westchester County, New York and postmarked Fort Bridger, Utah Territory. Fort Bridger was originally a 1

This is a silver coated bronze sculpture of the familiar theme of the bull and the bear by artist, Charles W. (Chuck) Miller (1922- 1995). This realis

From Victoria is this rare piece of Australian Gold Rush history. The license is number #38 and dated March 1853. The document states "the Bear...

This is a later London published version. The publisher is Walter Scott and the book sold over 1 million copies in the UK. Harriet Beecher Stowe`s be

The Durango Central Railroad, according to the 1903 Congressional Edition volume 4522, was built from Conejos to Descubridora, in the state of Durango

This is a lot of four souvenirs from the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition that took place in San Francisco. Included is a pass for Pioneer and Old Settlers

This is a collection of keepsakes from the 1939 Golden gate International Exposition in San Francisco. Items include ticket books, a pennant, souven

This is a lot of five decks of playing cards, souvenirs of the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. Two of the decks come with leather cases and one comes wi

This is a lot of about seven different items from the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair, whose theme was "A Century of Progress."Included in th...

This lot contains a collection of souvenirs and collectables from the 1933 World’s Fair "A Century of Progress" in Chicago. Included in th...

This lot consists of 10 decks of 1933 World’s Fair Playing cards. These decks are complete with boxes. Although one of the boxes is torn, the rest are

These fired brick pavers are from the promenade walkway of the Columbian Exposition of the Chicago World`s Fair. 1 Is boxed with a carry handle, and i

This is a lot of six decks of playing cards. Five of these were sold as souvenirs at the 1893 in Chicago. Four of the open pack decks were issued by C

This lot consists of 10 decks of 1933 World’s Fair Playing cards. These decks complete with boxes. Although one of the boxes is torn, the rest are int

This is a lot of four decks of playing cards. These were sold as souvenirs at the 1893 in Chicago. Three open pack decks were issued by Columbian Souv

This lot is a very rare advertising piece from the Columbian Exposition of 1904 in St. Louis Mo. The glass axe measures 6" and is inscribed &qu...

This lot contains a small collection of items associated with the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Included is a card game by Parker Brothers that was giv

This is a lot of two pages with entries on both sides from the guest book of the Nevada State Building at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. The

Lot of 2: 1 is a glass hatchet, with a cast-in bust of Geo. Washington, along with The Father of His Country lettered around the bust. The reverse sid

This lot consists of four decks of playing cards and a souvenir spoon from the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The fair, held in 1901, w

Lot of 6: Various items of memorabilia from the NY Fair right before WWII. 1 is a framed needle point NY World`s Fair picture. Measures 14x10. 2 is a

Lot of 2: oval shaped crystal mirror/ paper weight of the Agricultural Building from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Nice weight and p

Pair of color lithograph paintings. Both depict famous battles of the Civil War. The first is titled Battle of the Wilderness, Desperate Fight on the

This size 18s watch is housed in a standard hunter case, with the lid hinge at the 9 o`clock position, and the stem, crown, and bow at the 3 o`clock p

Issued in 1865 to Benjamin F. Bayley for one share at $100 each. Signed by C.H. Sanborn as president and Bayley as treasurer. Twenty five cent revenue

Lot of two unique items from J.C. Ayer Company of Lowell, Mass. Included is an encased 3 cent postage stamp. In early 1862, just months after the Am

This is a very rare publication showing the silver mines of the Comstock in the last year of the Civil War. The rebound 5.5"x 9.5" book is...

This is the handwritten copy of the account of Joseph Hoag regarding the vision he had in 1803. This is a copy done in the 1840s by Ruth Battey a fr

This is a great candlestick collection starter! The 3 sticks range in size from 9.5" to 11" in length. The sticks have some wear, and ther...

Large single tray scale, with heavy counterweight balance. Balance beam is mounted to a wooden post, 8 long. There is an accessory wooden bar, woth co

This is a Varney style miner’s candlestick that, save for some rust and dirt, is in very nice condition. It measures a little over 9" long has ...

Two original crevice tools, the rusty one came from the American River. Maker`s name was punched, but can only read eld. HKA#62706

Lot of 3: 1 is a pocket scale, balance type with a stand, and 2 sets of trays. The smaller measures 1.5 in dia. and the larger set measures 2.75. Cons

This is a unique group of five poke bags in various sizes. Three appear to be made from deerskin, while two are out of a heavier gauge skin, perhaps e

This is a nice group of gold prospecting items including a teapot lamp, a gold pan, a mortar for crushing quartz samples, two cup weights, a spike wit

Lot of 3: Varney style sticks, 2 of which are stamped Royal, and near identical. The third is a blacksmith stick, similar in size and style, yet uniqu

Lot of 3: 1 appears to be blacksmith made, but has an articulating thimble. This right-handed model is square steel construction, with good workmanshi

Pocket type folding scale, in wooden box with weight compartment. This box has a full lid with wire hinges, and a locking device to secure it. The top

Three leather gold pokes: 8, 8.5 and 11 inches. The stereocard, copyright 1900, is of 3 prospectors returning to camp in weather 62 degrees below zero

Rare tiny candlestick, just 4.5 long. HKA#62673

This lot consists of an Alaskan gold rush era rough out buckskin leather gold poke. The tie thongs are still attached and the pouch measures about 1...

Lot of 4: 1) An oak-framed 6 x 8 photo (10.5 x 12.5" overall), with mat, showing 4 men seated outside a log cabin doorway. The photo is very fa...

Spectacular Alaskan gold poke, probably moose hide, from Nome circa 1897-1905. 15 inches long, big enough to hold a lot of gold dust. HKA#62609

This is a nice leather gold poke from the Alaskan gold rush period. The rough out leather bag measures about 15" x 4.5" and still has some...