49er Bottle Jamboree

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Presenting a wide variety of of bottles and related pieces that help define Western collecting.
These bottles are an iconic representation of the bottle collecting genre from different geographical areas. These bottles from some of the Western states are flat out rare!!
The wonderful world of Western collecting has brought us some of the most cherished pieces imaginable. It has also brought us dozens of pieces literally unknown to the bottle collecting world – pieces that have come out of the woodwork from non collectors. Some of these are great rarities. Others are sparkling mint examples.

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Old Lexington Whiskey1160 - Old Lexington Whiskey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clear lead glass, raised white enamel lettering, back bar whiskey. Not found under whiskey trademarks. Probably different from the current Lexington B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********e.. for (140.00 + 25.20BP) = 165.20
 
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Kentucky Tavern Whiskey Saloon Painting1161 - Kentucky Tavern Whiskey Saloon Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A framed print of a painting of a man in a saloon drinking Kentucky Tavern Whiskey, Frame Size: 27.75" x 21.75" Unknown Artist City: St...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F*****6 for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Geo. Benz & Sons Pickwick Rye1162 - Geo. Benz & Sons Pickwick Rye
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George Benz & Sons Pickwick Rye. Back bar whiskey decanter with custom fit top. Clear with raised white and orange enameled letters. Damage to a...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********e.. for (130.00 + 23.40BP) = 153.40
 
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Bottle Label Manufacturer Letter1163 - Bottle Label Manufacturer Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly unique pictorial letterhead for a label under glass bar bottle manufacturer in Maryland. Dated July 1900, this pictorial letterhead has a ful
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (50.00 + 7.50BP) = 57.50
 
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Bartlett & Ostreicher Gem Saloon1164 - Bartlett & Ostreicher Gem Saloon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bartlett & Ostreicher Gem Saloon Elko Nev. Clear quart coffin whiskey bottle, turning purple. Damaged base and lip chip. This is one of the all-...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t********e.. for (450.00 + 67.50BP) = 517.50
 
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Oberfelder Flask1165 - Oberfelder Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Max Oberfelder clear half pint coffin whiskey flask from Eureka, Nevada. This flask is in remarkable mint condition. It comes with an unusual story si
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t********e for (1,000.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,180.00
 
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Kane's Café Reno Nevada1166 - Kane's Café Reno Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kane's Café Reno Nevada. Amber embossed pint whiskey. Screw top with original, appears sparkling mint. Thought to be only two or three know...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to n******9 for (650.00 + 97.50BP) = 747.50
 
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Thos. Taylor & Co. Importers1167 - Thos. Taylor & Co. Importers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green Thos. Taylor & Co. importers Virginia. N. Spectacular green fifth, one of two known. Base chip. Never conserved, exactly as found in the e...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to d********h.. for (11,000.00 + 1,650.00BP) = 12,650.00
 
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Crystal Saloon Shot Glass1168 - Crystal Saloon Shot Glass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare shot glass from the Crystal Saloon in Virginia City, c.1870s-80s. The shot glass, possibly the only one known, was dug by Holabird behi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to I*******r for (600.00 + 108.00BP) = 708.00
 
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Unique Nevada Whiskey Bottles1169 - Unique Nevada Whiskey Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two choice unique Nevada whiskey bottles. Both bottles were made by Nevadans for prizes of exhibits at the Las Vegas and Tonopah bottle shows in 1968.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********e for (190.00 + 28.50BP) = 218.50
 
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Group of Whiskey Bottles1170 - Group of Whiskey Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of whiskey bottles found in Nevada. We put this little group of whiskey bottles in the national bottle auction to show that things are still bei
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L*******5 for (50.00 + 9.00BP) = 59.00
 
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Very Old Corn Whiskey1171 - Very Old Corn Whiskey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Back bar, handled whiskey jug. Clear, 7 1/2" tall, 6" diameter plus top. "Very Old Corn" (whiskey). "From Casper-Winston, N...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (250.00 + 45.00BP) = 295.00
 
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Casper's Whiskey Bottle, North Carolina1172 - Casper's Whiskey Bottle, North Carolina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Casper's Whiskey "Made by Honest North Carolina People". Fluted shoulder cobalt blue whiskey. Four piece mold. Clean, bright, vibrant....
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to L**********9 for (375.00 + 67.50BP) = 442.50
 
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From The Caspers Co. Inc., Whiskey Bottle1173 - From The Caspers Co. Inc., Whiskey Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From The Caspers Co. Inc. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, New York, Chicago, St. Louis. Embossing in circular slug plate. Fluted shoulder cobalt whiske
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to d****k for (750.00 + 135.00BP) = 885.00
 
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Galeton Fine Whiskey1174 - Galeton Fine Whiskey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Galeton Fine Whiskey. White enamel lettering, clear fifth backbar whiskey bottle. Raised white enamel. Minor blemish to the W of whiskey. No records f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********e.. for (100.00 + 18.00BP) = 118.00
 
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H.B. Hauchy Bar Whiskey Token1175 - H.B. Hauchy Bar Whiskey Token
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 10c trade token for the H.B. Auchy Saloon in Philadelphia PA. It is unusual because it is a token for bar whiskey and not a name brand or "dr...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (45.00 + 8.10BP) = 53.10
 
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Rare Washington Taylor Whiskey Flask1176 - Rare Washington Taylor Whiskey Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Washington Taylor whiskey flask in deep puce/purple. Open Pontil. Slope shoulder applied top. 7.5" tall, 4.5" wide, 2" deep. &qu...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to b*****r for (3,100.00 + 558.00BP) = 3,658.00
 
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A. Weinberg Tacoma, W. T. Coffin Flask1177 - A. Weinberg Tacoma, W. T. Coffin Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A. Weinberg, Tacoma, W. T. (Washington Territory). Half pint clear coffin whiskey flask. Initials "A W" embossed in center. Unlisted in Th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********n for (650.00 + 117.00BP) = 767.00
 
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Paul Garrett's Special Beer Tray1178 - Paul Garrett's Special Beer Tray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Dare, Garrett and Company, Paul Garrett's Special, Norfolk, Virginia and St. Louis Missouri. Beer tray, The scene in the bottom is of h...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g********s for (400.00 + 72.00BP) = 472.00
 
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Foreign Wine Stock Certificates1179 - Foreign Wine Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 items. 1) Cherdon Wine & Champagne Company Limited, stock no. 3. It as issued to a John Chickele Plowder of London for 200 shares on Oc...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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