Best of The West - February 2014

c1867 A statement on the letterhead of the Assay Office of Leopold Kuh, Taylor Street, Corner of D Street, Virginia, Nevada, May 7th, 1867, showing t

c1867 A statement showing the deposit by the Bacon Mill (for Mr. J.G. Fair). These are crushed ore samples. Wheeler and Hepburn pans (2 different pro

c1860 This is a blank assay book from the superintendent’s office of Gould & Curry S.M. Company for the Savage Mining Company. There are well o...

The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. (MASSCO) catalog for Assayers and Chemists Supplies and Scientific Instruments, Catalog No. 54. MASSCO had supply hous

The New York Assay Office served a vital function to the Treasury Department, and opened 10 October 1854, the same year as the San Francisco Mint. The

1868 This is an assay receipt issued by the Mark A. King Assay Office in Portland, Oregon.Rare, possibly unique. It is for gold bullion deposited at

c1907 These lead advertising ingots were used to promote the National Lead Company. Starting in 1907, the company produced lead-based white paint mar

1871 Letter to the Metallurgical Laboratory, Royal School of Mines, dated July 28, 1871, regarding samples from the Star Mining District, Beaver Coun

Unique pair of silver ingots, attained from an estate sale in Utah. The larger ingot measures 40mm x 22mm x 14mm, and weighs 3.25 troy ounces. There i

c1780 This 4.5" x 2.5" x 1" carved wooden case features simple wire hook hinges and a clasp, and contains a steel beam, two 34mm bra...