The "Mint State" Americana & Numismatics Auction (2025 May)

Powder flask from The Denver Rock Drill Company. It has a removable cap and measures 4"x 7". It has small use dents, but is in very nice ...

Four blasting sticks. These were used to clean out drilled holes in rock, in preparation for blasting powder or dynamite sticks being placed. They ran

A group of blasting cap and primer packages, including Atlas and Hercules containers. There's also a framed label 10"x 12" for Sure Sh...

Choice Atlas Blasting Machine, model 3-50, white metal plaque on top, leather handle broken at side. 13 x 8 x 63/4". Oak construction. good co...

Large wood tongue and groove powder box, Hercules 3-X; 18 x 11 x 11 inches; with top. Inside are four assay tools and a large heavy lead weight, which

Lion blasting machine. Plunger operates smoothly. 13x6.75x8". 22 pounds. Wood case has signs of use. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: C...

A lot of eight classic mining artifacts from the explosives business. 1) California Powder Works wood sign, not original very attractive, 34 x 8 inch

Includes receipt books from a miner's supply store in Nevada City, a framed stock certificate of mining shares in the Alpha Company, a can (part...

A group of 3 antique items from miners' unions, c. 1900s-1910s. Lot includes a miner's oil wick lamp with a shield reading 'U.M.W. / OF ...

Lot of 9. Includes: plaster prospector statue (painted bronze) (12 inches high); 6-inch unmarked oil lamp; cup/scoop iron piece from a Pelton Water Wh

Sometimes referred to as a hand "dirt bucket", these were often used as slusher buckets underground, attached to a cable to remove fresh b...

Chatterley Whitfield Mine. Britain. Miner's Personal Items and Gear. Includes: Head Lamp Hat, Boots, Flask, side pouch. Aged Wear and Tear, Fair...

A nice collection of rare watch fobs, most advertising mining products including Joy Drills, Ingersoll and Rand Jackhammers, the Wisconsin Mining Scho

An 18"x 22" framed sign soliciting for placer gold. This is not an original but is a beautiful example of what a gold dealer might place i...

1 Bowdil brand Miners Pick Head/ imprinted 6-10. Measures 1' 3" x 3". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ...

Vintage underground mine drift pick with wood handle. 12x25". Pick has surface rust. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc...

Lot of 7. Various Metal Tin Jugs. Fair Condition for most. Circa 1900's. ^ Date: 1900's Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc...

Lot of 15. Includes: 1) Justrite. Six lamps, five different, patent dates 1912-1915. 2) Autolite. One lamp, no date listed. 3) Dewrlite. One lamp, 191

Group of 4 oil wick miners' lamps in varying condition. All date c. early 1900s. Two lamps are from unknown manufacturers; the other two are fro...

Matted and framed photograph of about 25 coal miners (note the canvas mine hats with oil wick lamps). Photo is about 7 x 9.5" in 10.5 x 13"...