Best of The West - February 2014

1870 Lot of 4 pieces—3 assay sheets and one handwritten check for the Owyhee Nevada Co. mine datelined Silver City, I.T. There is a nice biography of

c1820 Early British scale possibly from 1820-1850. Inside the wooden box is the complete label and partial weight set. The box measures 7.75” x 2.5.”

Approximately 1” x 0.6” x 0.2”, hand engraved “George” at the center of a single face. All faces are highly polished, typical of several western assay

c1870 Approximately 0.25 x 0.5 x 2.6” rectangular silver ingot. “”1.1636 silver, .82.68 gold, 1.8304 ozs// FINE 900 silver, 40 gold// Total Value $3.

1743 This very early 5.5" x 2.5" x 1" wooden gold scale box is fastened with simple wire loops and is lined in green cloth. The thre...

c1825 Early British scale pocket scale (balance) with complete label and weights. It was made by Thomas Harrison of Connon Street in London for “expo

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....

c1900 This is a very large balance scale, all brass construction. It measures 24" high, with 8" dia. trays that are chain suspended. The ...

This is a high quality controlled security assay bag, similar to the one we had a year ago for a Comstock assayer. It is made of heavy duty leather, r

Lot of 2: Two fine metallurgy books: 1) METALLURGY: THE ART OF EXTRACTING METALS FROM THEIR ORES by John Percy, 1880. Stamped throughout with “J. F. E

c1880 American made pocket scale (balance) in its original green box. It has an embossed eagle on the top of the box. There is no maker’s mark. The b

c1880 Lot of 3. 1) Chinese scale , wood case only. 2) Unmarked brass scale (no box). 3) Weight set. - HKA#66219

c1850 Lot of 2 pocket scales (balance) 1) Glass pans, probably for apothecary use. It measures 7” x 3” and has 8 weights. 2) This scale has 3 weights

c1850 Lot of 2. 1) The approved gold scale manufactured for California. It measures 7.25” x 3.5” and has retained most of the gold paint. 2) Black ti

c1850 Lot of 2 pocket scales (balance) in wood boxes. Both contain some weights. One has the original paper label in French. There is no maker’s mark

c Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited by C.T.H. Palmer. Receipt totaling $11.43. There is some creasing, but otherwise this piece is in Fine conditi

1860 This is one of the first of all western assay sheets worthy of any SSCA collection. No. 21237 Memorandum of Gold Deposited by Bankers, Decker, J

1854 This interesting lot consists of documents from as far back as the 1850’s. Included is an assay receipt from the office of Adams & Company...

This 1.25" x 1" gold ingot is stamped "G. Blake/ Assayer/ Sac. Cal." on obverse, and "198 Dolls/ 900 Thous/ 1854" on r...

1956 29.14 OZs, 999.75 Fine, with "W.W. Smith" Punched on the upper right side. 3.5 x 2.25 x 0.75. Light gold paint applied, mostly worn ...