American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

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Thur, June 6 Lots 1000-1590
Art (1001-1091)
Native Americana (1092-1207)
Jewelry & Watches (1208-1241)
Collectibles (1242-1279)
Books / Antiquarian (1280-1537)
Medical (1538-1543)
Advertising (1544-1580)
Toys & Children (1581-1590)

Fri, June 7 Lots 2000-2550
Maps (2000-2059)
Transportation & Railroad (2060-2550)
Railroad Passes
Stocks (2535-2550)
Railroad, Banking, other

Sat, June 8 Lots 3000-3595
Wells Fargo & Express (3000-3019)
Outlaws & Lawmen (3020-3097
Autographs (3098-3109)
Revolutionary War & Early Military (3110-3130
President Lincoln (3130-3219
JFK Assassination (3220-3248
Black American (3249-3256)
Civil War (3257-3307)
Custer, Gen George A. (3308-3353)
Presidential (3354-3388)
Firearms & Weapons (3389-3467)
Sports / Hall of Fame (3468-3595)
Baseball (3468-3562)
Basketball (3563-3564)
Boxing (3565-3572)
Football (3573-3577)
Other (3578-3595)

Sun, June 9 Lots 4000-4600
Mining (4000-4189)
Numismatics (4190-4314)
Tokens (4315-4329)
World's Fair (4330-4340)
Bottles (4341-4367)
Saloon (4368-4376)
Tobacco (4377-4380)
Gaming (4381-4388)
Cowboy (4389-4392)
Entertainment (4393-4426)
Music (4427-4450)
Photographs (4451-4481)
Ephemera (4482-4569)
Philatelic (4570-4600)
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Ovid's Metamorphosis, Printed in 1632  [181601]1500 - Ovid's Metamorphosis, Printed in 1632 [181601]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ovid's Metamorphosis, Englished Mythologiz'd Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Aeneis. By G. S. Imprinted ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Pentateuch/Salonica 1521 In Hebrew, Bound  [179388]1501 - Pentateuch/Salonica 1521 In Hebrew, Bound [179388]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We are unable to read Hebrew, however the binding reads "Pentateuch/Salonica 1521". The paper is very old and is handwritten on 2 sides. &...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d******9 for (7,000.00 + 1,750.00BP) = 8,750.00
 
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Spanish Priest, Junipero Serra Book Collection 1955 1959  [182450]1502 - Spanish Priest, Junipero Serra Book Collection 1955 1959 [182450]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(3) Books on the life of Junipero Serra, all of them signed by the author. Serra was a Spanish Priest and Missionary born 1713-1784. He became known a
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Western  Missions and Missionaries, De Smet, 1859  [182513]1503 - Western Missions and Missionaries, De Smet, 1859 [182513]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Western Missions and Missionaries: A Series of Letters, Rev. P. J. De Smet, of the Society of Jesus. 1859, First Edition, T.W. Strong, Late Edward Dun
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Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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British Zoology Book Set (4 Vols) c1767-1770  [179370]1504 - British Zoology Book Set (4 Vols) c1767-1770 [179370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A set of four first-edition non-fiction books, c1767-1770, of the "British Zoology" series. The set is leather bound, with geometric patte...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Wildlife Books, 6  [179387]1505 - Wildlife Books, 6 [179387]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ornithology by Stresemann, Wildflowers at a Glance by King, The Butterfly Guide by Holland, Last of the Curlews by Bodsworth, Flying Feathers by Bigel
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Bibliographies of the South West (4)  [181863]1506 - Bibliographies of the South West (4) [181863]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four guides to literature on the history of the South Western United States: 1) Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, by J. Frank Dobie; hard
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Books Relating to America Reprint  [181651]1507 - Books Relating to America Reprint [181651]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Martino Publishing 2002. Two hardcover volumes. A facsimile edition of the Dictionary of Books Relating to America from Its Discovery to
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California Gold Rush Bibliography  [181652]1508 - California Gold Rush Bibliography [181652]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, published by The Book Club of San Francisco, 1997; 771 pages. Only 1000 printed. "The California Gold Rush: A Descriptive Bibliograp...
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California Imprints, 1833-1862, Bibliography, 1961  [182050]1509 - California Imprints, 1833-1862, Bibliography, 1961 [182050]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Imprints, 1833-1862, A Bibliography. Robert Greenwood, editor. 1961, limited edition, 750 copies, Talisman Press, Los Gatos, CA. A bibliogr
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Eberstadt's Catalog of Americana, 4 vols  [181668]1510 - Eberstadt's Catalog of Americana, 4 vols [181668]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of the four major bibliographies of western Americana, along with Streeter, Howes, etc. The Eberstadt collection has 4 volumes including the index
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s****s for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Henry H. Clifford Collection Part 3, 1994  [182033]1511 - Henry H. Clifford Collection Part 3, 1994 [182033]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Henry H. Clifford Collection, Auction Catalogue 2, Part 3, California Pictorial Letter Sheets, to be sold at auction, The Biltmore Hotel, 506 Sout
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Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books, Volumes 1 and 2  [181104]1512 - Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books, Volumes 1 and 2 [181104]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Colorful 1989 volumes 1 and 2, Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books by Gerber. Loaded with thumbnail size comic book covers. Over 21,00 in total.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*********r for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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San Francisco Grabhorn Press Bibliography 1915-1956  [181867]1513 - San Francisco Grabhorn Press Bibliography 1915-1956 [181867]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, published in 1975 by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco. Two volumes in one: Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1915-1940 by Elinor Raas H
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Streeter Collection of Americana Catalogs w/Index (8 vols)  [181375]1514 - Streeter Collection of Americana Catalogs w/Index (8 vols) [181375]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Winthrop Streeter Collection of Americana catalogs plus index, 8 volumes\, A dictionary check list of the seven sale catalogs, October 1966-O
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to j*********1 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Western Bibliographies (2)  [182230]1515 - Western Bibliographies (2) [182230]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. 1968 A Catalogue of The Everett D Graff Collection of Western Americana. 2. 1962 U. S. Iana(1650-1950), listing of 11,620 books related to the cont
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Zamorano 80 Revisited, Select, 2010 (2)  [182284]1516 - Zamorano 80 Revisited, Select, 2010 (2) [182284]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In 1945 a small group of nationally known historians and bibliographers completed their work on a small book they said represented the cornerstones of
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Zamorano Eighty, Distinguished California Books, 1945  [182042]1517 - Zamorano Eighty, Distinguished California Books, 1945 [182042]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Zamorano 80, a Selection of Distinguished California Books Made by Members of the Zamorano Club. Limited Edition, 60/500, 1945, The Zamorano Club,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******o for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Book Collection: 7 Books by Mary J. Holmes    [181724]1518 - Book Collection: 7 Books by Mary J. Holmes [181724]
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(7) Hardcover books by Mary J. Holmes with collectable art on the covers. Homestead on the Hillside; Mildred; Rose Mather; The Rector of St. Marks wit
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Books by C D Gibson (2)  [181729]1519 - Books by C D Gibson (2) [181729]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 by C D Gibson. 1899 The Education of Mr. Pipp and 1895 Drawings. Both have cover edge discolorations. Please inspect.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to R*********r for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Books by Robert Louis Stevenson c1905-25 (3)  [179377]1520 - Books by Robert Louis Stevenson c1905-25 (3) [179377]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A trio of books by Robert Louis Stevenson, c1905-25. The group includes: A Child's Garden of Verses, with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Books with Art on Covers, 7  [181728]1521 - Books with Art on Covers, 7 [181728]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 books with art on their covers. Mary Midthorne by McCutcheon, Dorothy's Jewels by Sheldon, Old Mam'selle's by Marlitt, The Lamplighter...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Books: 3 Popular Works c1902-39  [179373]1522 - Books: 3 Popular Works c1902-39 [179373]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A trio of first edition hardback books, with main stream titles and authors, no dust jackets, including: The Book of Joyous Children, by James Whitcom
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Bret Harte Book Collection (5) 1870-1980  [181920]1523 - Bret Harte Book Collection (5) 1870-1980 [181920]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of five books by Bret Harte. Includes: 1. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches by Frances Bret Harte 1870. 256 pp. 5" x 7.5...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*********7 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Classic Literature Library, 23 Titles  [181308]1524 - Classic Literature Library, 23 Titles [181308]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of main stream literature, a great gift for yourself or for that special person that loves to read and may have missed these over their l
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Classics Book Library (12)  [179680]1525 - Classics Book Library (12) [179680]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A dozen of the Great Classic books of all time. The library includes: "Robinson Crusoe," by Sir Walter Scott, 1877, first edition, 432 pp....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Clipper Ship Books (2) 1912, 1936  [181348]1526 - Clipper Ship Books (2) 1912, 1936 [181348]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. The Clipper Ship Era by Arthur H. Clark, 1912. An epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and cre
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to K*****1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Diadem, 1847 Book with Engravings  [181600]1527 - Diadem, 1847 Book with Engravings [181600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Diadem, A Present for all Seasons with Ten Engravings by Leutze, Sully, Gray, Carey and Hart Publishing, 1847. Red cloth, gilt designs on spine an
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to d********s.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Drake's Plate: An E Clampus Vitus Hoax Goes Awry  [181663]1528 - Drake's Plate: An E Clampus Vitus Hoax Goes Awry [181663]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover; 74 pages; An E Clampus Vitus Hoax Goes Awry: Sir Francis Drake's 1579 Plate of Brasse, by Dr. Robert J. Chandler, James M. Spitze &am...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****0 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Early American Law Treatise  [181596]1529 - Early American Law Treatise [181596]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early 1800's book, A Treatise on the Jurisdiction and Proceedings of Justices of the Peace in Civil Suits in New Jersey by William Griffith Esq....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Elbert Hubbard Book Collection (9) c1902-27  [179376]1530 - Elbert Hubbard Book Collection (9) c1902-27 [179376]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of nine books related to American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher Elbert Hubbard, c1902-27. The lot includes: 1. White Hyacin
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to d********s.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Fairies Books, 4  [179394]1531 - Fairies Books, 4 [179394]
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1. Undated The Water Babies by Kingsley-attractive binding, 2. 1893 The Green Fairy Book by Lang, attractive gilted binding, some foxing, 3. 1893 The
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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Harper's Magazine in Bindings, 1860, 1862, 1868  [179432]1532 - Harper's Magazine in Bindings, 1860, 1862, 1868 [179432]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1860, 1862 and 1868 Harper's Magazine in bindings. Bindings have wear and some split hinges, foxing. Please inspect.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Letters of Frank Norris 1956  [181781]1533 - Letters of Frank Norris 1956 [181781]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Letters of Frank Norris (1870-1902) was published by The Book Club of California. The book measures 8 x 11 in. and is 98 pages. Benjamin Franklin
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Pasadena Hoffman Press Books, 4  [179400]1534 - Pasadena Hoffman Press Books, 4 [179400]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 from Hoffman Press, Pasadena. 1986 Reflections Through a Murky Crystal by Todd, undated A Celebration of Living-K Garth Huston MD, 2x 1987 Through a
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Washoe Giant in San Francisco- Mark Twain Humor 1938  [181785]1535 - Washoe Giant in San Francisco- Mark Twain Humor 1938 [181785]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe Giant in San Francisco, a book of humorous illustrations, or as cover notes Heretofore Uncollected Sketches by Mark Twain. The book is 141 page
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Westerners Brand Book, 1944, 1945-6  [183986]1536 - Westerners Brand Book, 1944, 1945-6 [183986]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(2) "The Westerners Brand Books" 1944, 1945-46. "Being a collection of the original papers presented at the meetings of the Westerner...
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Will James Library (9)  [181598]1537 - Will James Library (9) [181598]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(9) Books authored by James Will (1892-1942) Canadian-American Novelist specializing in the American West: 1. Scorpion- some spine separating; 2. Home
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*******l for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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DFC, Bacteriological Apparatus Microscope Catalogue, 1926  [181830]1538 - DFC, Bacteriological Apparatus Microscope Catalogue, 1926 [181830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Denver and Fire Clay Co., established in 1876, microscope, animal cages, autoclaves and other laboratory accessories catalogue complete with price
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Medical Books (7) and Equipment (8)  [179409]1539 - Medical Books (7) and Equipment (8) [179409]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 older medical books and about 8 medical display items, mostly anatomical. See photo. About 28 lbs.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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System of Anatomy by Winstar, Vols. 1 & 2, 1846  [179395]1540 - System of Anatomy by Winstar, Vols. 1 & 2, 1846 [179395]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1846 System of Anatomy by Caspar Winstar MD, volumes 1 and 2. Binding have been shellacked as an old method of preservation with some carryover to fir
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Bone Marlinspike Fidd c. 1850's  [179208]1541 - Bone Marlinspike Fidd c. 1850's [179208]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This marlinspike fidd is made of bone at 6.75 in. in length. A fidd is a sailor's tool for mending and splicing lines (rope). This one has a sho...
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Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Tiemann Doctor's Tools c.1880s-1900s (16)  [180285]1542 - George Tiemann Doctor's Tools c.1880s-1900s (16) [180285]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This doctor's tool kit made by G. Tiemann & Co. comes in a leather carry case unfolded to reveal 16 pockets of tools. The clasp has the init...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m****y for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Micrometer Calipers & Compass  [181387]1543 - Micrometer Calipers & Compass [181387]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) Brown & Sharpe (Providence, Rhode Island micrometer caliper in original case with paperwork; 2) Zero to one inch micrometer in ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Shaving Mug & Vintage Straight Razors  [181216]1544 - Shaving Mug & Vintage Straight Razors [181216]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage shaving mug with a cake of Vinola Cream Shaving Soap inside. Two vintage straight razors: Mobley & Sons; Wade & Butcher (with case).
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Wood Burma Shave Sign  [179018]1545 - Wood Burma Shave Sign [179018]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Burma-Shave was an American brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small sequential
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f*********y for (175.00 + 43.75BP) = 218.75
 
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Advertising Ephemera  [181505]1546 - Advertising Ephemera [181505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage advertising brochures: Owsley's Drug Stores; Butte, Montana; "Zebra Room" at the Swan Club, Canton, Ohio; 1970 Sears catalog f...
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Climax Soap Trade Cards  [180707]1547 - Climax Soap Trade Cards [180707]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three colorful 7 x 10 inch trade cards advertising Climax Soap. Delightful little kids.
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Cuba Fair and Races Trade Card  [180709]1548 - Cuba Fair and Races Trade Card [180709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$5000 to be distributed to exhibitors at the Cuba Fair and Races. Horse Races, Hose Races and Bicycle Races. Gentleman leading two draft horses on rev
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Father Arent's Rheumatism Plaster Advertisement Poster, 1800's  [180904]1549 - Father Arent's Rheumatism Plaster Advertisement Poster, 1800's [180904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(2) Posters advertising for Father Arent's Rheumatism Herbal Plaster, pain reliever remedy for backache or lame back. Circa late 1800's. 12x...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m****y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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