"Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction

Tahoe Gal Vintage Parking Sign. Large Vintage White, North Tahoe Cruise/Tahoe Gal/Parking sign. 48.5x72". Some paint flaking off. The Tahoe G...

White with black lettering Masonite sign. Anglin/Motel/Stillwater/310 N. Main. 23x36". 2" bottom chip, numerous small attachment holes and...

Wooden map cabinet. Two stacked three drawer units. 45 inches across, 34 deep, 33 inches tall. Appears to be oak, six drawers total. Circa 1920-30s.

Beautiful conference table that was converted from a square grand piano. 74 inches x 38 inches, 28 inches tall. four drawers, two on each side. Legs

Two 19th century fancy wood rocking chair bases. 35" with signs of use.

This carpenter's tool chest of hand saws includes 30 hand saws some with names of Rosecrans of San Francisco and H. Disston Co. There are 4 loos...

Interesting assortment of antique tools and household objects. These items include two metal ladles, a buffalo hide scale, a meat cutter, a household

Lietz 3D Stereo Viewer with leather case, c. 1950's, made in Japan 6x3.5". K E surveyors hand level, c. 1950's in leather case 5.5x1.25...

Metal cutting tool with wood handles, purpose unknown. Maker mark illegible. 27" long/

About 41 lbs. of old tools, mostly rusty. Includes file, spike, hoop and wrenches.

Very large t-handled hand auger drill for boring deep holes in large, heavy posts and beams. Circa 19th Century. 3 ft long, with 15" handle. ...

This brass tool is a seed probe with 6 openings; made by the Seedburo Equipment Co. at 40 in. long. Established in 1912 and still used today for testi

This iron hoe blade is a frontier trade item from French trappers. A dig-up tool with the handle gone missing. The construction is high carbon steel f

Barbed wire stretcher hammer, 9.75" and saddle horn multipurpose fencing tool, 4.25". Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western M...

Unusual wooden press from the 19th century. No manufacturer markings are visible, possibly handmade by an individual. Wooden pressing plate with metal

Brass Ford Model A on walnut base, signed Chris Davis and stamped 8/100 on bottom of base. The dog is having a good time in the rumbleseat. 4.x9x5.2...

Two (2) advertising pinbacks for buggy companies (Measure 1" & 1.5"), two badges, one for Ranch & Lang Carriage Company and anothe...

Assorted advertising pinback (Measuring from ( 1" to 2") for the Wertz Motor Car Company, Atlas Runabouts, Allied Motors, William Warnock ...

Pinback (1.5") from The Vanderbilt Cup & Grand Prix Race, held in Santa Monica, California on February 28, 1914. The winner that day was Ed...

Assortment of eleven (11) pinback and medallions used as advertising for car companies like Ford, Detroit Electric, Rambler, Tourist, Moon Motor Car

Auto registration tag for Arizona, dated 1914. Medallion measures 2" and is in very good condition. Please see photos for more details. Ariz...

Metal registration tag for a motorcycle issued by the state Illinois. It measures 2" and has two (2) small holes for attachment/ In nice condit...

Motorcycle registration tag for Massachusetts, dated 1914. Medallion measures 2" and is in very good condition. Please see photos for more deta...

This hood ornament is for a Buick Super 8 part #1338878 for model years 1949-50. 10.5 in. overall length with very little metal pitting. The is a dete

This is an elaborate Flying Lady hood ornament from the Nash family car. It is part # 25574-4 and 25428, GBRC in a diamond logo 1950-55. This is a Pet

Radiator caps and hood ornaments from the 1920s to present day. First is a gull wing radiator cap from the 1920s (Auto maker, possibly Mercury), next

Pontiac radiator caps (3). Two measure 4", one 2.5". These are from the 1930s and in very nice condition. Please see photos more details...

About 60 vintage license plates with related collector magazines and guide book. c. 1927-90's. Montana, Washington, various Canada etc. Please n...

Lot of three license plates: 1) Maplewood, Mo. / Truck / 71 / 1932. Oval, 4 1/2 x 3 inches. 2) 59 -Okla / 3840. Rectangular, 6 1/2 x 4 inches. 3) 1931

3 matched pairs of Nebraska license plates. 1960, 2x 1969. Some rust, please inspect. Nebraska

Matched pair of 1934 South Dakota truck license plates with central "T". Some bends and rust. South Dakota

Matched pair of 1941 South Dakota truck license plates with central "T". Some rust on both. CLASSIC CAR COLLECTORS!! -- MORE LOTS LIKE...

6 single South Dakota license plates. Yellow 1933 and 1935, red 1936, black 1941 and 1946, green 1965. Condition varies, most have rust. Please inspec

1888 US patent for running gear for vehicles to Henry Warmington and Benjamin Bulger with drawing-stained. Unrelated 1886 multiple cylinder engine pat

Stutz Series AA-BB Parts Price Book from 1928. Book appears to have come from a dealership or repair shop in Great Falls, Montana. Also included is an

Book of Instruction for Lincoln Motor Cars and a reference book for the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr. Both books are in nice condition and should you have one

A Pierce_Arrow Operation & Care manual from 1926 and a1934 booklet entitled "Interesting Facts About the Pierce-Arrow Chassis." If you...

Four (4) owner's manuals and parts lists for White Gasoline Model GE Touring Car (2), White Steam Cars Models M & O and a White Gasoline Tru...

Two (2) catalogs from the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company. One is dated 1913, the other, 1915. They show the various models offered by the company, plus

This lot features 37 issues of Sacred Octagon Magazine, the bi-monthly periodical for the MG motor car; all between 1990-1997. There are 10 issues MG

Library of about 20 books related to automobiles. Includes coffee table books, encyclopedias and other reference books, auto repair manuals, car histo

This is a collection of Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Magazines. The early issues are referred to as "foolscap sheets" bulletin #23, 1963-bullet...

Engineering Achievements Booklet for 1956 by Chief Engineer Ed Cole and more. This paperback engineering booklet introduces the 1956 Corvette is in ex

Corvette Restoration and Technical Guide, Volume 1, Noland Adams. This collection of Corvette restoration books includes "The Complete Corvette...

Ferrari 328 and 308 GTSI prints, 16x20". Antique convertibles-1938 Packard, 1930 Cadillac, 9x13".

A Complete Line of Ford Trucks. Large advertising piece for the 1930s models of Ford trucks. Double-sided. 17 x 22 inches when unfolded. Good conditio

This is a collection of two publications from the National Corvette Restoration Society (NCRS). Driveline magazine covered parts and cars for sales; i

Rock Island Broadside. Last Excursion of the Year to Kansas City via Rock Island, September 23, 1906. 22x8.75". RAILROAD COLLECTORS! LOOK FOR...

Presentation Frame! Feather River Short Line stock certificate No. 205, issued to James G. Cannell, "Vice President of Said Railroad," on ...

2 different small railroad style lamps, both globes marked Feuerhand Atom. Rusty clear globe, marked Nier 6.25". Red globe with attached rear r...

SPRING & SIXTH ST / R.R. CO. / SINGLE FARE 10c / 4 TICKETS 25c / 20 TICKETS 1.00 (all incuse) // (blank) ; Br., rd., 23 mm. The first horsecar ...

Lot of 17. Six pre-split, two Pvt. Mailing Cards. One amber card. Postmarks : Eastland Ca., San Fran, Tamalpais. One card is double stamped and on

Two railroad lanterns, one from The Western Pacific Railroad, the other, The New York Central Station (NYCS), Both stand about 10" high with h...

Photo book for the Colorado Springs Cripple Creek District railway Short Line. Published in 1902, this 17 photo album, shows scenery as well as life a

Two oiler cans from the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. One measures 6"x 6" and is in very nice condition. The second one measures 9.5&...

Colorado & Southern Rail Road Oil Tin. Small Spout. Screw top is intact. 8" dia x 12" tall. Excellent Condition. Colorado

Grand Chautauqua at Lincoln Par, Missouri Pacific Railway 1905 broadside. 21x7". RAILROAD COLLECTORS! LOOK FOR INCREDIBLE RAILROADIANA IN OUR...

1900 Frisco Line, Woodmen of the World, Annual Meeting at Clinton, MO broadside. 21x7". 1" lower right chip and lower right corner chip, s...

Framed 1901 Frisco Systems train schedule, special train excursion to Springfield. Schedule 20x6", frame 24x8.5". Creases and small chips ...

Extra rare. Pass no. A357, issued for 1928 to CW Carpenter, Chief Lineman for Western Pacific. Countersigned by JC Hickey. Endorsed by Carpenter. Blac

Framed Virginia & Truckee Railroad ephemera. Includes checks, tickets, statements, receipts and invoices c. 1868-76. Frame 20x16". Virgini...

About 14 pieces of Truckee and Virginia Railroad ephemera-1917 timetable, report of animals killed, forwarding sheets, blank payroll check, blank ledg

4x Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co., 1903 and 1905 passes, signed. Oregon

No. 1347, issued for 1892 to WE Pearson, president of the Boston & Portsmouth SS Company. Signed by president J. Hornby. Endorsed on the back by...

Lot of 2 different Gulf & Inter-State Railway Company Annal Passes. 1) Pass no. 75, issued for 1899 to EE Smythe of KCP&G RR. Signed by pres...

Continental Bank Note Company printing plate: steel, 2 x 6 inches. Three men at the bottom of a precious-metal ore mine shaft excavating, while two m

"Placer Mining," printing plate. Steel. 3 x 3 inches. Imprint of American Bank Note Company, New York. three men working a site. Lustrous ...

The Gold Placers of the Fortymile, Birch Creek, and Fairbanks Regions, Alaska by Louis M. Prindle, 1905 by Washington Government Printing Office. Bull

Collection of books on the Alaskan Goldfields / Klondike areas. 1. Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold Fields 1896-1898 by William B. Haskell,

Alaska and the Klondike Gold Fields by Harris, 1897, 566pp with attractive binding. Discovery of gold, routes traversed by miners, camp life etc. Prac

This stereoview by " Continent Stereoscope Company New York" in the right border with "Descriptive Views of the American Continent&q...

Three "49er-themed" photographs (3), professionally matted and framed. 1) An enlarged, life-like photo depicting multiple U.S. Silver Coi...

Label printed in gold and black, 2 3/4" x 31/4", vignette with Miner showing his gold pan in a mountainisque scenery. Top of can a sign ti...

Mines of the Southern Motherlode Region, Part 2, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, 1940; part 2 Calaveras county,both with foldout maps. 1948 The mother

Placer Mining for Gold in California by Division of Mines, 1946, 357pp with index and 2 back pocket maps. USGS 17th annual report, 1895-96, Part II, 8

1927 Resumption of Hydraulic Mining in California, a report to the legislature, 85pp, maps removed. Placer Mining for Gold in California, Bulletin 135

California State Senator & Mining Manual with Pictorial business card. This card is for his run as the Republican nominee for State Senator for ...

This lot has two very important books about California Gold: Pre-Marshall Gold in California , vol. 2, 1840-1848 by Emil Bunje PH.D. and James Kean 19

Allegheny, California is also the site of the famous Sixteen-to-One mine in California. It is located in Sierra County. Allegheny was one of Californi

Lot of twelve. 1) Golden Sheaf Mining Company. 15 page prospectus with 15 photos. 2) Murray property map. 18x 14î.3) Tanner Mine prospectus. 1...

Reprint of the book 'Account of the Important Revival of Mining in the Bodie and Esmeralda Districts' by Jos Wasson - San Francisco, May 187...

Very rare Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) showing an ore cart and other machinery outside the mine entrance. Photo by AC Mudge of Fresno. Unused. The Cars

Cover addressed to San Francisco bankers Fretz & Ralston from W.O. Sleeper in Columbia, CA, dated March 13, 1853 ñ Has stamp of W.O. Sleepe...

Lot of 2. Real Photo Postcards. Pre-split RPC's of Coram Depot on Sacramento River and its' first school house w/student group picture. ...

Lot of 33. One pre-split. one ad. One B.P.O.E. member card. (1908). Postmarks: Dutch Flat, San Fran, Oakland. Street Level Views: Dutch Flat RR

Lot of 12. Three RPC's. Postmarks: Etna Mills, Plainfield N.J.Woodside ID. Street level views ; The Snoozer Mine (4 cards), Blake Hotel,...

Rare pamphlet written by Ross E. Browne, mining engineer, for the Tenth Annual Report of State Mineralogist of California, 1890. "The Ancient R...

1-2) Two large photos of the stamp batteries at the Empire Mine. One is a view of the top of the batteries and the other of the bottom with mercury ta

USGS Folio #29 1896 containing geology of the Nevada City area. 7 maps; Topographic and Geologic. About 7 pages of text. Only minor wear at corners.

Citizens Bank, Nevada City, CA, Gold Receipt - 1880 Bought $300.30 gold from A.K. Cawger. Size: 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Nevada City California

Rare photos of a quicksilver mine in Guerneville in 1947. Shows ore carts, track, mine entrance and tailings pile. They are labeled on the reverse. Ph

ìMt. Gaines Gold Mineî, near Hornitos, Mariposa Co., Ca. One of the oldest and richest mines of the Southern Mother Lode ñ Auction to...

Rare corner advertising cover for J.M. Hetrich, Assayer in San Diego, to assay Julian and Mexico ores. Sent to Souther in San Francisco. 1890 San Dieg

13 Bank of La Porte checks issued to Wolters Brothers, c. 1882-85. The Wolters were maj or Western whiskey and grocery merchants in San Francisco with

15 Bank of La Porte checks issued to mining companies such as Selby, Ophir Steam Mills, Goodyear Rubber, Vulcan Powder. c. 1877-84. La Porte Califor

California Gold Rush correspondence (3) from the Placer County mining camp of Yankee Jim's and two addressed to Louisville Eldorado, California....

1) Deed for the Bon Ton and Monitor Mines in 1887, when Watkin Prosser purchased them from John Down, Frank Decker and H.C. Howe for $10,000. Courtesy

Rare broadside, "Walker Copper Mineî, near Portola, Plumas Co., California Operated 1915-1941 and produced copper and gold - Auction took...

Checks (3) written The Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Company account with The National Bank of California of Los Angeles. There are two (2) yell...

Lot of two miniature advertising calendars for this San Francisco company, "Sole Manufacturer of the Celebrated Great Western Babbitts." S...