Best of The West - February 2014

1881 This is a beautiful aqua blob top soda bottle from Union Soda Works of Tombstone, “The Town Too Tough to Die.” According to Michael R. Miller’s

1907 This is an aqua Hutchinson from the Crystal Soda Works of Tucson, George Martin, proprietor. According to Michael R. Miller’s A Collector’s Guid

c1900 This is a trio of Hutchinson bottles from Tucson bottlers, including Ziegler’s Soda Works, T. Burns and J.F.I. the Ziegler’s is green tinted, w

1886 This is an extremely rare aqua Hutchinson. It has a small chip on the inside of the spout. According to Michael R. Miller’s A Collector’s Guide

1902 This is a small sample crock from Tucson business Wheeler & Perry. According to Michael Miller’s A Collector’s Guide to Arizona Bottles &a...

c1901 This is a collection of Verde, AZ. Photos, stock certificates and ephemera from the Verde and Jerome areas of Arizona. Included is a letter fro

c1882 This is an early view of the famous Vulture Mine early in its history. The stereoview shows the open cut of the Vulture Mine just north of the

1908 This is a lot of 2 stocks. 1) Weaver Mountain Mining Co. It is stock number 93 issued to W.E. Hering for 1,277 shares on January 28, 1909. It me

c1900 Fort Bowie was a 19th-century outpost of the US Army located in southeastern part of Arizona near the present day town of Wilcox. It served as

c1915 This is a ticket cancellation device. It prints the city, state and date on the back of a ticket. The last time it was used was in 1946. There