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

1898 This is an extremely rare Winslow Bottling Works aqua Hutchinson bottle. Both this company and its parent company Flagstaff Bottling Works, appe

1876 This is a petition to the Supervisors of Yavapai County to run a county road from Little River Colorado to Allen City. It consist of 3 pages, al

c1900 Lot of 11 items. There are 7 stocks certificates from various mining companies. Just some of included in this lot are the Gold Hill Mining and

c1882 This is a stereo view of the Colorado Bridge in Yuma, Arizona. The photo is from the Watkins News Series of Pacific Coast Views 427 Montgomery

c1880 This is a lot of two stereo views taken around Yuma, Arizona. One, taken by Watkins of San Francisco, shows a bridge crossing the Colorado Rive

c1901 Exceptionally rare embossed glass bottle not seen by us before. Water- Filled, with Jerusalem water. Original cork and label, from the Pan Amer

c1890 This is a lot of seven stereo views of Calaveras Big Trees in the Gold Country of California. Scenes in black and white include, “The father of

c1900 This is a 4.5"x 2.5" advertising card for Borax from the Smith Brothers. Francis Marion (Borax) Smith began developing borax deposi...

c1852 Binder of compiled covers, post cards, W-F Express covers, 38 by count. USPS covers from the famous gold mining area of Calaveras. The various

1851 Very rare certificate, from the "West Mariposa Gold Quartz Mine Company." Serial No. 1510, for 10 shares, 50091 to 50100. Signed by ...

c1865 Slim 3-ring binder of beautiful letterhead bills, company letters, receipts, power bills, hotel stationary, covers, and more. The binder`s 12 s

1967 California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-1869 by Joseph Armstrong Baird Jr. 1967 San Francisco. One of the best reference work on the California

c1909 Lot of 2 Inyo County & Rhyolite items. 1) From the Bullfrog Pioneer Leasing and Milling Co. Rhyolite, NV. To F.H. Stickney, Esq. dated Ju...

1850 Lof of 23 various pieces from the state of California, mainly San Francisco and Sacramento. Just some of the documents included are letterheads,

c1840 Choice early promissory note in Spanish for money loaned. The document is datelined "Alta California." The blank space next to Alta...

c1895 Lot of 8: multiple views of the very early Yosemite valley and its wonders. There are images of Yosemite Falls, Nevada Falls, Glacier Point (co

1892 This 5 x 7” photo shows a crowd of men and women standing in front of and on the balconies of the Gibsonville Hotel celebrating the day with fla

c1930s A box chock full of documents, containing many letters, as well as receipts, billheads, business cards, pamphlets, and more. There are also se

c1849 This is an important, perhaps earliest known, California Gold Rush stock certificate. A blank certificate for one share, unissued and unsigned.

1875 Lot of 3 issues of Volume 1 of the Panamint News, dated March 13, 18 and 20th. All three in fine condition. These are the last 3 editions left f

jAN. 30, 1849 IMPORTANT DESCRIPTION CHANGE. This lot was originally described by another gallery as a SAlmon P. Chase speech. We now believe this to

c1860 This is a pair of framed and matted maps, one of the western United States dated 1860 and the other, a full map of the United Staes, dated 1865

c1882 This lot consists of 11 pieces. There are 4 real photo postcards and 1 large illustration of a stagecoach traveling through Pilot Peak. There i

c1890 This lot consists of 21 black and white stereo views of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding area. While the view are breathtaking and wo

c1887 Bond #263 issued to John Gillson, Secy for $500. Signed by Egbert Judson (1812-1893), President (and founder), and by Secretary. Ten original c

c1900 Very rare view of hydraulic mining behind the pipes at the Kenneback Claim, in Nevada county. This photo is by Thomas Houseworth & Co. Th...

1886 Dated July 9, 1886. Pearson Bros. Dealers in Soda, Sarsaparilla, Ginger Ale and Bar Syrups. Person Bros. was also the same company that produced

c1892 Measures 6” x 4” and 6.5” x 4” on mat. Some wear on the top corners and photograph has minor fade and yellowing from exposure to light. Shows 2

c A James Marshall Monument commemorative porcelain serving bowl marked WHEELOCK MADE IN GERMANY FOR J.C. O`DONNELL CO. PLACERVILLE, CALIF. The 9&q...

1876 Stock no. 8 issued on May 30th 1876 to L. Wolfskill Jr. for 50 shares. It was signed by Secretary Hughes and President Willard. The stock measur

c1940 This is a lot of 10 near mint condition black and white RPCs of Death Valley Scotty, including views of his castle and ranch, Mt. Whitney and t

1867 This is a stock certificate for 50 shares at $100 per for the Redstone Mining Company in Dutch Flat, Placer County. It appears to have been issu

Lot of 60 handwritten letters, which date from 1897 to 1911, from California/Nevada Historian Myron Angel, of San Luis Obispo, to his first cousin, Ma

c1916 This framed 16" x 18" piece is a colorful advertisement for the Valley Grocery Co. The heacy cut-paper illustration shows two girls...

1892 The photo shows John Crossman walking the tight rope in Gibsonville, Sierra County, CA on July 4. A crowd of people watches from below. Photo wa

c1853 Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 128, for one share of capital stock. The issuee line is blank, but the stock is dated 24 Ja

1896 A legal size binder with typed carbon copy of the legal proceedings of: Scadden Flat Gold Mining Company, Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth Scadden, Admx

c1912 This lot includes three broadsides advertising the Thomas Ince short film, “Custer’s Last Fight.” As with much of the entertainment claims offe

c1890 This lot includes more than 100 items, including many letters, prescriptions, billheads, receipts and correspondence (with covers) all relating

1865 This is a $1000 Bond, No. 32, issued to C.C. Robinson, Trustee, on the 30th of May. Signed by Wm. S. Corwin, President, and by Charles Hudson, S