4000 - Gold and Quartz Specimens [136192]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two gold and quartz specimens weighing 11.92 grams.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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4002 - Gold Foil Vials [140168]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 104 clear plastic vials packed with shiny gold leaf. Each vial is 2.5 inches long and weighs 2.7 grams. The gold leaf is tightly packed into th
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4003 - Blue Sapphires [140172]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Container of about 30 tiny blue sapphires, all less than 2 mm.
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4004 - Emeralds [140171]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Container of over 50 tiny emeralds, all less than 2 mm.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4005 - Rubies [140173]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Container of about 40 rubies, all less than 2 mm.
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4010 - Fossilized Mammoth Tooth, Polished [140419]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fossilized mammoth tooth with the long, narrow side polished, approx 8 x 4 x 3 inches, weighing in at about 3.8 pounds. It is well consolidated and no
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
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4011 - Alaska Geology & Mining Books (4) [139136]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. All published by the US government. Hard bound book titled Report on Alaska by William Governor Morris, special agent of the Treasury Dept.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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4015 - Early Mine Engineer's Compass [140456]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an early GPS system, otherwise known as a compass. This is one from 1880 and was used by a mining engineer. It is about 2.5 inches wide and st
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
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4020 - Malakoff Diggings Stereoview [139886]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Malakoff Diggings, used by North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co, Nevada Co, California. c1868. Published by Carleton E. Watkins' Paci...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
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4028 - Pelton Water Wheel Pamphlets (2) [139885]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two 8-1/2 x 11-inch papers folded in two, both Include various images of the Pelton Water Wheel with text. c1893. Rare. Excellent condition.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f*****E for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
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4029 - Pelton Water Wheel Co Ephemera (2) [139881]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Letter on Pelton Water Wheel Co stationary addressed to Mr. R.E. Bush, Berkeley, CA requesting more information regarding his request for a
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
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4038 - California Mining Documents (4) [132814]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4: 1) Handwritten pay document dated 1897 regarding work done on the Idaho Mine in Grass Valley, CA, signed by Joseph Goldsworthy. The Idaho wa
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Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4043 - Michigan Mining Scrip and Checks [137898]Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 x 10-inch framed five-dollar scrip from The Central Mining Company of Eagle Harbor Michigan, issued 1864. Over forty sheets of five checks each from
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Sold to M****1 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
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4045 - Butte Area Mine Ephemera (3) [128203]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pieces of ephemera from Butte, Montana mines. Included is a report, dated November 23, 1887, from the office of the secretary of the Black Pine
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4046 - Butte Miners' Union Ephemera (5) [128197]Holabird Western Americana Collections
A small cache of Butte Miners' Union ephemera, including four pages of handwritten, very official sounding text, dealing with safety issues, as ...
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Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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4063 - Montana Mining Checks (9) [139149]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 checks. Six issued by the Hecla Consolidated Mining Company, dated 1883 - 1888. Two issued by the Hecla Mercantile & Banking Co, dated ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
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4064 - Montana Mining Archive [140166]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three-ring binder full of ephemera related to Montana mining. 1887 billhead for mining machinery; prospectuses; correspondence; 1896 Helena mining eng
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Sold to m****a for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
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4068 - Original Candelaria Ore Bag [138196]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare original ore bag from the Candelaria Mining and Milling Co. Circa 1880-1900.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to A*****0 for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
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4069 - Tungsten Mt Mines 28 Metal Sign [139956]Holabird Western Americana Collections
36 x 6-inch, B&W paint on metal. Tungsten, Montana, contained several mining districts in Churchill County, the Augusta, Hilltop, Alpine, Clan A...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4070 - Lida Geological Mining Reports (2) [139386]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: Two reports summarizing the activities performed for the (1) Patented Spider No. 1 Lode Mining Claim; and (2) Patented Lida Valley Placer Mi
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
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4072 - Comstock Mining Ephemera Collection [138457]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 20 pieces from the Comstock Lode. Stock certificates from West Crown Point Gold and Silver Mill and Mining Co.; Hale and Norcross Mining Co.; Yel
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Sold to B*********g for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4073 - Virginia City Check Collection [138460]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight checks from the 1870s-1890s, Virginia City, Nevada. County of Storey Auditor's Office; Agency of the Bank of California.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to c*********p for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
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4077 - Nevada Mining Ephemera Collection [139316]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of paper related to mining. Sheet music for the 1936 piano solo "Gold and Silver," by Franz Lehar. Stack of about 20 checks from...
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Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4085 - Copper Manual Volume II [139623]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover edition of the "Copper Manual" of 1899, published by D. Houston & Company of New York. "A summary of information on cop...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4087 - Antique Mineral Auction Catalogs [139024]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two auction catalogs from 1888 by Messrs. Bangs & Co. of New York City: featuring Indian Relics, minerals, fossils, botanical specimens, ...
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Sold to v*****a for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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4088 - Geo-Mining Books and Stock Group [140417]Holabird Western Americana Collections
An interesting group of five books, a check, a bond, and 19 stock certificates. Books include Simple Mine Accounting by David Wallace, The Complete Go
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8***1 for (90.00 + 19.80BP) = 109.80
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4089 - Mining Safety Posters [139697]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has fifteen safety posters all mining related. A number are produced for the Anaconda Mining Co. while a single poster is a Mexican Mining po
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6****A for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
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4090 - Antique Mining Photograph Collection [139305]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 90 small black and white photographs of mining operations and miners. None bigger than 3 x 5 inches, many 2 x 2 inches or less. None are identifi
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Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4098 - Miner's Carbide Lamps, Justrite - 2 [140415]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two miner's carbide lamps, the size of supervisor's lamps: one self-contained, about 6.25 inches tall with a 4-inch shiny reflector; the oth...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4099 - Miner's Lamp, Conical, Large-Wick [140416]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Underground miner's, large-wick oil-burning brass lamp, shape like a conical teapot, with large round hook attached. Spout is reinforced with an...
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Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
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