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NV,Austin-Lander County,Tin Underground Teapot Lamp

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 USD and UP
NV,Austin-Lander County,Tin Underground Teapot Lamp
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday August22, 10am-6pm
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Friday & Saturday
August 23 & 24, 2013
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday August 25, 10am-1pm

c1900-A unique long-spouted tin lamp with a screw top and bail handle. Made by Parker Tin and Hardware Co. In Austin with an original label, and the only one known. The company operated from about 1895-1910 and made underground teapot lamps, and possibly candle holders. Measures 4.5” wide at base, narrowing to 3” dia at the top. This lamp was found decades ago at New Pass, NV. According to historian Stan Paher, New Pass District, in the Shoshone mountain range ,was organized in 1864 shortly after gold was discovered. The five-stamp mill at Warm Springs (aka Petersen’s) was moved to Austin and milled 12,000 tons of ore before it closed. Although there was some activity about the turn of the century, by 1920 all had ceased [Ref: www.forgottennevada.org/sites/newpass.html]. Also in this lot is a small book, entitled "William Lewis Manly`s Death Valley in `49." A small tomb, illustrated, of some 299 pages. This book is in excellent condition, and tells the somewhat sad tale of getting to California, then walking into, and back out of the aptly named Death Valley. From the M.D. Kast Collection. HKA#59252