August 2018 Auction

Original tin can with red black and white, 6“ diameter, 7” tall with original bale handle. “Miners and Puddlers long hot smoking tobacco”, Milwaukee,

Philadelphia Smelting and Refining 1897? assay report, Dawson YT 1905 Margaret Barrett savings bank note. Hardcover Deep Enough by Crampton 281pp, Ha

Mining crucible tht would be used for 100-500 oz. pours. Approx 11.5" x 10" Date: City: State: HWAC# 58716

Lot of 4. 1) Large albumen photograph showing big group of men, one armed, standing at what appears to be a mine entrance. Also a man appears to be op

Lot of 7. 1) Letterhead for the Custer Mining Syndicate, Winston, Montana, 1893. Sent to AM Holter in Helena re: pump valves and wrenches. Signed by C

9 b/w, chromolitho, and RPC's. PA, NV. Lead SD, OR hydraulic mining stereoview by Keystone. Date: City: State: HWAC# 72045

Rare Stock Cert., No. 88, Shares 5000. Beautiful Vignette of eagle with brown border. Embossed Nov. 13, 1902. No condition issues noted. 11.75"...

Stock Cert. No. 3688, for 20 shares. I/U, vignette of miners working in mine shaft, signed by Jos. McNeal (?) president. Date: 1906 City: State:

No. 112, for 100 shares, I/U, vignette of miners working working in tunnel. Signed by Isaac Van Deuseu (?) President. Date: 1898 City: State:

Beautiful blue border, No. 3810, for 30 shares Issued to Daniel Perry. Unusual vignette of porcupine with a crown on top of quills. 11.5" x 8&q...

Unissued, red color with vignette of miners working, train & smelting factory. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76257

Beautiful, clean stock cert. No. 23 for 1 share, vignette of two women with shield & eagle w/ background of steamer ship & train. Incorporat...

Lot of 5: four different stereoviews and one mining postcard. Stereoviews include: Copper Smelters & Mine, Butte, Montana Keystone; Shaft House,...

Gold in quartz and green schist from a collection in Washington, where may of the really good Alaska specimens are today. It is believed these specime

Nice Arizona Azurite specimen collected in 1960's in Bagdad, AZ. Approx 6" x 6". Date: City: Bagdad State: Arizona HWAC# 76941

Aquamarine is the greenish-blue colored variety of the mineral Beryl. The color of aquamarine is attributed to the presence of ferrous iron within the

The northern Sierra Nevada is home to numerous important gold deposits. These include the famous lode districts and placer deposits of Nevada County w

This fine, California leaf gold specimen was previously in the mineral collection of F. John Barlow (Specimen #G-157). Barlow was passionate about col

An important, rich specimen of wire gold in quartz from the historically significant Ibex / Little Jonny Mine area. Margaret "Molly" Brown...

This rich, wire gold specimen was uncovered by metal detector during the last 20 years. The specimen was most recently in the mineral collection of Br

This superb amazonite and smoky quartz specimen is from the Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado. Amazonite is a variety of microcline feldspar co

An exceptionally well-crystallized copper specimen from the historically important copper mining province of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. While c

This specimen demonstrates why crystallized gold specimens from the huge, open-pit Round Mountain Mine so highly prized by mineral collectors. Round M

Very nice, small agate. This specimen is know as " Blue Ellingsworth. The size is around 2". Very nice specimen with a light blue cast. Go...

An extremely attractive stream-worn gold nugget with minor quartz association. This nugget had previously been part of the world-famous gold collectio

A large, spectacular, water-worn, spinel-law twinned crystal of native gold. This specimen was formerly part of the world-famous F. John Barlow Collec

A well-formed, one-inch wide, neon-green colored fluorite crystal is the focal point on this fantastic collector quality specimen from Riemvasmaak, So

A superb example of crystallized gold in quartz from Venezuela. The area around Santa Elena de Uairen is currently a hotbed of gold exploration. The c

A fantastic specimen of wire gold in quartz recovered during the last decade from near surface, gold-bearing quartz veins during the last decade near

Eighteen specimens, all about four inches square from numerous locales. Several are particularly nice, some containing other minor minerals. Crystal

Gold nugget necklace--24 small nuggets (1.11 ozt) and one large nugget (1.91 ozt) set with a .5 carat round cut diamond on a gold chain necklace. 22...

Geode bookend pair. Beautiful blue died agate geode, ocean blue color, highly polished, each side with a wood base. Very attractive, the larger pieces

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Four color railroad lantern. Embossed from the Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Blue, orange, blue, orange lenses, embossed along the bottom rim,

Three red globe caboose lamps. Two shallow flat bottom red Dietz lamp with red globes, number 40 traffic guard. No railroad markings. Both dirty but g

Two Dietz handheld lanterns with red glass insert on back panel. Two with clear globes, one turned purple. Two of these lamps with the globes have wha

Three railroad lamps. None of the lamps are marked from a specific railroad. Two with clear globes the third without. Patent dates of 1923, 1913. (Dan

Six Southern Pacific Company Railroad lamps with globes. All marked with embossed tops, small lettering and large lettering. One lamp marked on the cl

Three different railroad lamps. Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fe by Handlin, St. Louis, with an embossed clear globe. The second lamp by Adams and Westlak

Two red globe handheld railroad lanterns. One marked S.P. CO., the second marked A T & S F. Both globes unmarked and not embossed. Generally fin...

Missouri Pacific embossed railroad lock reverse side says section to house a one. Scarce, brass, good condition, no key. (Daniel Manassellkian Collect

Collection of 20 old locks, mostly rusty. Includes Liberty Saver, and AdLake with the Southern Pacific key. A number of locks that appear to be mailb

Eight Champion six lever brass locks. These ornate locks were are embossed, none of these marked on the back, two of the locks have keys. A good-looki

Collection of skeleton keys of all varieties. Approximately 75 keys ranging in size from the average skeleton key from 1922, larger more ornate keys o

Fancy Keen Kutter lock, embossed Southern Pacific on the reverse with the Southern Pacific logo. Brass, embossed St. Louis USA on HASP, SC Simmons. (D

Four locks that are modern made. All have fake plaques as seen on so many other items. these locks are "For Show Only". Locks come in a gr...

Pacific Electric Railway lock, embossed, switch CS 10. Brass railroad block with key. Scarce. Fine condition. (Daniel Manassellian Collection) Date:

Four classic railroad locks, from brass to iron. No markings from the railroad and no keys. Nice general collectors items. (Daniel Manassellian Collec

Lot of 3. 1894 patent No. 526191 issued to Miguel Morell and Ramon Ferrer of Santa Barbara for express cars. Includes diagrams and descriptions of the

Sent on stationary from Miguel Morell and Raymundo M. Ferrer. Dateline Santa Barbara, Feb. 13th, 1897. Addressed to Nunn & Co. in New York. Mess...