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Rice Stamped Candlestick CO - Fairplay,Park County - c1881 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important M

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Rice Stamped Candlestick CO - Fairplay,Park County - c1881 - 2012aug - Mining Hard goods/Important M
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Folding hook and spike model candlestick, 4” and 6.5” folded and unfolded. Made with sheet steel and a nickel-plated brass thimble. The handle on this model has a stamp that reads RICE PAT MAR 29.81. Other examples of this model are marked under the brand name MARSHALL. Wilson 235, RCS 80. From Eichler’s notes: “From: Florence Citizen, Oct. 24, 1912. Rice built the Fremonth Hotel in Florence; had sold it few years before. Came from Durango about 15 years ago and conducted the stater there. Survived by a son in Durango.”

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