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Eclectic Minerals & Mining Collection

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Eclectic Minerals & Mining Collection
Lot of 9: Unique mix of items. 1 is a Swiss music box, fully-functional. Hand-painted, from White House Toys in San Francisco (sticker on underside). 2 is an assay test kit in wooden box, complete with vials, test probes & stone, and notes. Measures 6.5"x3"x4" tall. 3 is a gold "Tally Board" from the "Gold Bug Mine," in Arizona. Measures 10.5"x3.5". 4 is an assay crucible the "Little Girl Mine, Grant Co. NM, said to have been mined in 1954. 5 is an "Amalgamation Pan," from Wickenburg, complete with mineral samples. 6 is high-grade gold ore samples, sulfides w/ quartz, from Zhao Yuan, China. 7 is a crystalline Argentite-Acanthite (Silver sulfide) ore sample, c1860`s. 8 is a small Chinese gold wicker basket, 5" dia. 9 is what appears to be a small metal Chinese ornament base, with the top broken off. A very diverse lot.City: WickenburgCounty: MaricopaState: AZ