Montana Findings

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Day 1:

Featured Items Include:

Ruana Bonner Montana Bowie Knife Collection, Nighforce Scope, Honda Generators, Gorham Sterling Silver Bridle Basket, Alaskan Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk, First Year through 1980 Playboy Magazine Complete Year Runs, Thompson Center Barrel Collection, Newhouse #6 Oval Top Bear Trap Clamps, Coutney Blazon Missoula Montana Painting, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Modules, Stihl Chainsaws, Gun Parts, Scopes, Thompson Encore Stocks, Outdoor Gear and much more
Day 2:

Featured Items Include: Art Thompson Nuu-Chah-Nuluth Northwest Coast Wolf Mask, Raphael Lillywhite Colorado Oil Painting, Fine Jewelry, Carl Oscar Borg Oil and Gouache Paintings of California, Zuni Petit Point Sterling Turquoise Concho Belt, Navajo Squash Blossom Collection, Charles M Russell Montana Trigg Silver Sculptures, Ebel Discovery Watch, Corum Trapeze Watch, US Forest Service Spiegel Relaskop Tools, Santo Domingo Pueblo Jacla Necklace, Ancient Roman Bottles and Artifacts, Botanist Herbarium Books, Collection of Signatures by Famous Botanists Astronomers Scientists and Explorers, Navajo Jewelry, and much more
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Paper Mache Turkey Thanksgiving Candy Container151 - Paper Mache Turkey Thanksgiving Candy Container
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6 1/2" by 3 3/4" by 3 5/8".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Antique Inlaid Clay Poker Chips152 - Antique Inlaid Clay Poker Chips
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48 total.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Dr. Korinek's Milk Fever & Garget Apparatus153 - Dr. Korinek's Milk Fever & Garget Apparatus
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A "Milk Fever Apparatus" refers to devices, especially sensors, designed to detect hypocalcemia (low calcium levels) in dairy cows, which ...
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Antique Leather Fishing Lure Wallet and Lures154 - Antique Leather Fishing Lure Wallet and Lures
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Nice grouping
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Kingsbury Little Jim Clockwork Wind Up Toy Tractor155 - Kingsbury Little Jim Clockwork Wind Up Toy Tractor
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Scarce with original trailer. Does not work.
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Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Red Fountain Pen156 - Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Red Fountain Pen
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5 1/2" long.
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Wahl Oxford Jade Green Fountain Pen157 - Wahl Oxford Jade Green Fountain Pen
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Wear and staining as shown. 5 1/4" long.
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Korean War US Army Lantern Pieces Repair Kit158 - Korean War US Army Lantern Pieces Repair Kit
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Nice grouping, wrenches, burners, and more.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Motorola Universal Control Head Adapter Plates159 - Motorola Universal Control Head Adapter Plates
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50 UDP.
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Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration160 - Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration
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Honeycomb. 7" by 7" when compact.
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Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration161 - Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration
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Honeycomb. 7" by 7" when compact.
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Collection of Vintage Montana License Plates162 - Collection of Vintage Montana License Plates
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Nice grouping. Montana and Texas
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Joseph Dalton Hooker Botanist Signature163 - Joseph Dalton Hooker Botanist Signature
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Print and signed card. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He
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Louis Agassiz Biologist Geologist Signatures164 - Louis Agassiz Biologist Geologist Signatures
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Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a schol
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Severo Ochoa Nobel Prize Winner Signed Photo165 - Severo Ochoa Nobel Prize Winner Signed Photo
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2 1/2" by 2 1/2". Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (24 September 1905 – 1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner ...
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William Bradford Shockley Physicist Signed Photo166 - William Bradford Shockley Physicist Signed Photo
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5" by 7". William Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American physicist, electrical engineer, and invent...
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Percy Williams Bridgman Physicist Signed Letter167 - Percy Williams Bridgman Physicist Signed Letter
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3 1/2" by 4 1/2". Percy Williams Bridgman (April 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961) was an American physicist who received the 1946 Nobel P...
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Edgar Douglas Adrian Electrophysiologist Signature168 - Edgar Douglas Adrian Electrophysiologist Signature
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3 1/2" by 4 1/2". Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM FRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) was an English electrophysiologis...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Cleveland Abbe Meteorologist Signed Letter169 - Cleveland Abbe Meteorologist Signed Letter
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7 1/2" by 5". Transcribed as follows: 1417 G Street Washington Sep 5/73 My Dear Sir Found the 2nd was received after I had mailed the lett...
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John Claudius Loudon Botanist Signed Letter170 - John Claudius Loudon Botanist Signed Letter
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7 1/8" by 9". Addressed to the Botanic Garden Berlin Germany 1839. John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1782 – 14 December 1843) was a Scot...
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Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letters171 - Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letters
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Eben Norton Horsford (July 27, 1818 – January 1, 1893) was an American scientist who taught agricultural chemistry in the Lawrence Scientific
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Dionysius Lardner Scientific Writer Signed Letter172 - Dionysius Lardner Scientific Writer Signed Letter
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Dionysius Lardner (3 April 1793 – 29 April 1859) was an Irish scientific writer who popularized science and technology, and edited the 133-vo
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George Frederick Barker Chemist Signed Letter173 - George Frederick Barker Chemist Signed Letter
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George Frederick Barker (July 14, 1835, in Charlestown, Massachusetts– May 24, 1910) was an American physician and scientist. He graduated fr
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Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letter174 - Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letter
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Eben Norton Horsford (July 27, 1818 – January 1, 1893) was an American scientist who taught agricultural chemistry in the Lawrence Scientific
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George Franklin Shiels Medal of Honor Signature175 - George Franklin Shiels Medal of Honor Signature
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George Franklin Shiels (April 13, 1863 – October 26, 1943) was a surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his act
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Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby Letter176 - Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby Letter
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Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869), known as Lord Stanley from 1834 to 1851, was a Br
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Aylmer Bourke Lambert Botanist Signed Letter177 - Aylmer Bourke Lambert Botanist Signed Letter
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Aylmer Bourke Lambert (2 February 1761 – 10 January 1842) was a British botanist, one of the first fellows of the Linnean Society.
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Roger Tory Peterson Naturalist Signed Book Page178 - Roger Tory Peterson Naturalist Signed Book Page
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Roger Tory Peterson (August 28, 1908 – July 28, 1996) was an American naturalist, conservationist, citizen scientist ornithologist, artist an
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Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter179 - Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter
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Elliott Ladd Coues (September 9, 1842 – December 25, 1899) was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author. He led surveys
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Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter180 - Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter
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Elliott Ladd Coues (September 9, 1842 – December 25, 1899) was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author. He led surveys
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Arnold Henry Guyot Geologist Signed Letters181 - Arnold Henry Guyot Geologist Signed Letters
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Arnold Henry Guyot (September 28, 1807 – February 8, 1884) was a Swiss-American geologist and geographer.
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Sir William Jackson Hooker Botanist Signed Letter182 - Sir William Jackson Hooker Botanist Signed Letter
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Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 1785 – 12 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of
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Sir Roderick Impey Murchison Geologist Letter183 - Sir Roderick Impey Murchison Geologist Letter
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Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the
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Joseph Beete Jukes Geologist Signed Letter184 - Joseph Beete Jukes Geologist Signed Letter
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Joseph Beete Jukes (10 October 1811 – 29 July 1869), born to John and Sophia Jukes at Summer Hill, Birmingham, England, was a renowned geolog
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John George Wood Natural History Signed Letter185 - John George Wood Natural History Signed Letter
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John George Wood, or Reverend J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularized natural history with his writi
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Ferdinand Carl Valentin Haecker Zoologist Letters186 - Ferdinand Carl Valentin Haecker Zoologist Letters
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Ferdinand Carl Valentin Haecker (15 September 1864 – 19 December 1927) was a German zoologist, reader at Freiburg University from 1892. In 19
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John Alfred Brashear Astronomer Signed Letter187 - John Alfred Brashear Astronomer Signed Letter
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John Alfred Brashear (November 24, 1840 – April 8, 1920) was an American astronomer and instrument builder.
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James Dwight Dana Geologist Signed Letter188 - James Dwight Dana Geologist Signed Letter
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James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneer
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John Pringle Nichol Astronomer Signed Letter189 - John Pringle Nichol Astronomer Signed Letter
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John Pringle Nichol FRSE FRAS (13 January 1804 – 19 September 1859) was a Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist who did m
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Richard Christopher Carrington Astronomer Letter190 - Richard Christopher Carrington Astronomer Letter
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Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875) was an English astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated t
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Asa Gray American Botanist Signature191 - Asa Gray American Botanist Signature
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Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana (1876)
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Asa Gray American Botanist Signature192 - Asa Gray American Botanist Signature
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Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana (1876)
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Robert Stawell Ball Joseph Norman Lockyer193 - Robert Stawell Ball Joseph Norman Lockyer
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Pair of Signatures from prominent Astronomers. Sir Robert Stawell Ball FRS was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory. He was Royal Astronom
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Benjamin Peirce Astronomer Signed Letter194 - Benjamin Peirce Astronomer Signed Letter
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Benjamin Peirce (April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years.
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Gustaf Benjamin Stromberg Astronomer Letter195 - Gustaf Benjamin Stromberg Astronomer Letter
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Gustaf Benjamin Stromberg (16 December 1882 – 30 January 1962) was a Swedish-born American astronomer who worked at the Mount Wilson Observat
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Edward Tuckerman Botanist Signature and Photo196 - Edward Tuckerman Botanist Signature and Photo
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Edward Tuckerman (December 7, 1817, in Boston, Massachusetts – March 15, 1886) was an American botanist and professor who made significant co
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William Brewster Ornithologist Signed Letter197 - William Brewster Ornithologist Signed Letter
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William Brewster (July 5, 1851 – July 11, 1919) was an American ornithologist. He co-founded the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and ...
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Sir George Biddell Airy Astronomer Signed Letter198 - Sir George Biddell Airy Astronomer Signed Letter
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Sir George Biddell Airy (27 July 1801 – 2 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mat
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Asa Gray American Botanist Letter199 - Asa Gray American Botanist Letter
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Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana (1876)
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Sir James Hopwood Jeans Astronomer Letter200 - Sir James Hopwood Jeans Astronomer Letter
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Sir James Hopwood Jeans (11 September 1877 – 16 September 1946) was an English physicist, mathematician and an astronomer. He served as a sec
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