Montana Findings

Auction Details

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 Container151Paper Mache Turkey Thanksgiving Candy Container
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6 1/2" by 3 3/4" by 3 5/8".
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
Antique Inlaid Clay Poker Chips152Antique Inlaid Clay Poker Chips
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48 total.
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Dr. Korinek's Milk Fever & Garget Apparatus153Dr. 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 ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
Antique Leather Fishing Lure Wallet and Lures154Antique Leather Fishing Lure Wallet and Lures
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Nice grouping
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Kingsbury Little Jim Clockwork Wind Up Toy Tractor155Kingsbury Little Jim Clockwork Wind Up Toy Tractor
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Scarce with original trailer. Does not work.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Red Fountain Pen156Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Red Fountain Pen
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5 1/2" long.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
Wahl Oxford Jade Green Fountain Pen157Wahl Oxford Jade Green Fountain Pen
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Wear and staining as shown. 5 1/4" long.
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
Korean War US Army Lantern Pieces Repair Kit158Korean War US Army Lantern Pieces Repair Kit
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Nice grouping, wrenches, burners, and more.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
Motorola Universal Control Head Adapter Plates159Motorola Universal Control Head Adapter Plates
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50 UDP.
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration160Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration
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Honeycomb. 7" by 7" when compact.
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to V******y for 25.60
Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration161Beistle Dancing Witch Halloween Decoration
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Honeycomb. 7" by 7" when compact.
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
Collection of Vintage Montana License Plates162Collection of Vintage Montana License Plates
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Nice grouping. Montana and Texas
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
Joseph Dalton Hooker Botanist Signature163Joseph 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
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
Louis Agassiz Biologist Geologist Signatures164Louis 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
Severo Ochoa Nobel Prize Winner Signed Photo165Severo 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 ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
William Bradford Shockley Physicist Signed Photo166William 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...
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
Percy Williams Bridgman Physicist Signed Letter167Percy 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...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
Edgar Douglas Adrian Electrophysiologist Signature168Edgar 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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
Cleveland Abbe Meteorologist Signed Letter169Cleveland 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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
John Claudius Loudon Botanist Signed Letter170John 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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letters171Eben 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
Dionysius Lardner Scientific Writer Signed Letter172Dionysius 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
George Frederick Barker Chemist Signed Letter173George 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
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
Eben Norton Horsford Scientist Signed Letter174Eben 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
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
George Franklin Shiels Medal of Honor Signature175George 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby Letter176Edward 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
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
Aylmer Bourke Lambert Botanist Signed Letter177Aylmer 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.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Roger Tory Peterson Naturalist Signed Book Page178Roger 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter179Elliott 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Elliott Ladd Coues Ornithologist Signed Letter180Elliott 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Arnold Henry Guyot Geologist Signed Letters181Arnold 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.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Sir William Jackson Hooker Botanist Signed Letter182Sir 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
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison Geologist Letter183Sir 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
Joseph Beete Jukes Geologist Signed Letter184Joseph 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
John George Wood Natural History Signed Letter185John 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
Ferdinand Carl Valentin Haecker Zoologist Letters186Ferdinand 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
John Alfred Brashear Astronomer Signed Letter187John 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.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
James Dwight Dana Geologist Signed Letter188James 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
John Pringle Nichol Astronomer Signed Letter189John 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
Richard Christopher Carrington Astronomer Letter190Richard 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
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
Asa Gray American Botanist Signature191Asa 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)
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
Asa Gray American Botanist Signature192Asa 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)
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
Robert Stawell Ball Joseph Norman Lockyer193Robert 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
Benjamin Peirce Astronomer Signed Letter194Benjamin 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.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
Gustaf Benjamin Stromberg Astronomer Letter195Gustaf 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
Edward Tuckerman Botanist Signature and Photo196Edward 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
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
William Brewster Ornithologist Signed Letter197William 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 ...
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
Sir George Biddell Airy Astronomer Signed Letter198Sir 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
Asa Gray American Botanist Letter199Asa 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)
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
Sir James Hopwood Jeans Astronomer Letter200Sir 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
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 45.00