2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

A fine example of a Becker`s Sons Analytical Balance Scale from the early 1900s. This double-beam, brass pillar analytical balance scale is mounted to

Large porcelain sign, measures 30.5 x 4. Green background with orange and white lettering. Some wear. HKA#63704

Metal wax sealer stamp 2.5 tall, Wells Fargo Co. / Express / P / 19. HKA#62624

This is a great group of 16 California rarities! This lot contains 7 blank and used checks. Of the used checks, the dates range from June 23rd 1852 to

This is a Hills Model A Centennial Dater from the Yosemite Valley Railroad (1907-1945). The dater measures 6" x 8". It is still in working...

Issued in 1898 to D.G. Scofield for 250 shares. The Nevada Southern Railway incorporated in 1892 and despite the name, never entered Nevada. By 1893,

Centennial Dater stamp by Hill`s, with date wheel range of 1912-1923. This was Patented July 4, 1876. The stamp reads Sierra Railway Co. Of Cal - Jame

This lot includes a rare and unique working railroad lock and key from the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad. The lock measures 3.5"x 3.5" an...

This is a lot of five blank and one filled in document from the Tonopah Tidewater Railroad Company Ltd. Blank forms include a request for a pass, an

This is a very unusual collection of passes and accompanying paperwork for the Tonopah Tidewater Railroad. The lot includes five each of passes, alph

This 21 x 36 metal sign appears to be a blown-up facsimile of an original Wells Fargo Company advertisement from an early directory. The text reads W

This lot includes a sign and a paired lock and key from Wells Fargo Co Express. These items were handed down over 2 generations, to our current consi

This lot consists of three stock certificates each of which is issued to Francis Marion "Borax" Smith. One is for five shares of stock for...

Photo of the Adobe wreck on the Denver Rio Grande Railroad (D RG RR) near FT. Bonney, March of 1906. Black white, image measures 8.5x6.5. There is

This was manufactured by B.B. Hills and given the brand name AMERICAN DATER. The patent date is November 28, 1871. The date April 20, 1874 also appear

This is a Cosmo Model 2 Perpetual Dater. It was used by the Virginia Truckee Railroad in its Minden, Nevada office. The dater measures 8"x 2&q...

This is a VT Railroad dater with a date wheel from 1895-1906. It was used at the Mound House depot and needs a ribbon to make it operational again. It

This is a stock certificate issued to Nevada Associates, Inc. for 995 shares of stock at $100 per share in the Eureka Nevada Railway Company. The stoc

This is a fantastic date stamp from the Virginia Truckee Railroad. This was manufactured by B.B. Hills and given the brand name AMERICAN STAMPER. The

This is a wonderfully clean and rare William Sharon signed bond for 1,000 shares issued by the Virginia Truckee Railroad to Thomas Bell. It is dated