Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

Three checks written on The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company and The Rio Grande, Southern Railr...

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Meter Usage Bulletin and Cover. It's from 1925, is rare and nice condition. It's postmarked Elkhart, Kansas....

An 1836 and an 1842 Notice of Assessment document from Western Rail Road. One is dated December 15, 1836, the other, February 10, 1842. Torn corner on

Three railroad themed porcelain doorknobs mounted on a 3"x 15" board. There are two RXR crossing signs and one with a Katy MKT Lines RR t...

A Virginia and Truckee Railroad Co. work card, Gold Hill, June 6th, 1874. Signed by G.W. White, Forman, on front, Joseph Bergeron on verso. Jo Berjin

7 pieces of c. 1870's Nevada railroad ephemera. 1 Central Pacific and mostly V & T RR billheads.

Railroad tour books include a Union Pacific guide to California, The Georgetown Loop in Colorado and "The Trail of the Olympian" offered ...

Legal document (Consent Decree?), handwritten, in 1884 for the New York, Ontario and Western Railway . The document is eight pages (Four double sided

A rail pass issued by The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad to members of the Y.M.C.A. This one was issued in November of 1916 at a cost of $5 &am...

A passenger's ticket to board The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Co. train, dated July 28th, 1884. Signed by General Manager Oscar To...

Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad Company mortgage certificate issued to Maltby & Case for $100 and issued on February 15, 1859, three after ...

7x5" train wreck photo with Glenn Morrison next to crane lifting 205 ton engin(sic) from Yackama(sic) River. Light contrast, please inspect.[ Y...

Three photos from the Rawlins, Wyoming wreck of a Union Pacific train. It was the worst train wreck in the state's history killing 31 people. Th...

A group of ten timetables from Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Northern and Missouri Pacific. They are from the 1950s and 1960

1893 Vinton, IA and 1917 Order of Railroad Telegraphers passes.

Collection of 3 RPC postcards of railroad bridge and track construction, c1909. One previously used.

Collection of 5 postcards featuring turn of the century U.S. railroad stations. 4 RPCs. Coggon, Iowa; Union Depot, Soo, Michigan; Penn Depot, Carbon,

Stock certificates (4) issued by The Reading Company dated 1965, 1967, 1968 & 1988. Vignettes are all the same, Greek figures border a diesel lo...

2 different Southern Pacific RR keys. Switch "S" and CS 44.

Timetables for The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, The Chicago & Northwestern, Colorado & Southern, Pictorial Folder and cards for ...

Union Pacific CS-21 lock. Latch and bottom hanger pivot.

Issued 1946 Monarch Air Lines stock.

A group of 5 aviation postcards from France, c1917. Colorized postcards with several illustrations of airplanes on each are unused and approx. 4&quo...

c. 1913 French biplane postcard.

A RARE RPC Japanese postcard of stunt pilot, Art Smith. Smith made two trips to Asia, in 1916 and 1917, to give aeronautic demonstrations. Smith is se

Vintage photograph of tire store selling 'Mason Maxi-Mile' brand products. Circa 1910s -1920s. Three men in the picture pose for the photogr...

7 RPC's of cars, bikes, buggies and wagons.

Collection of 6 RPC postcards with photos of horse-drawn buggies and wagons, 1 with gasoline-powered vehicles, c1900-10s. All unused.

A pair of RPC postcards of an early motorbike and bicycle, c1908 & 1910. The first is a photo of a man on an Excelsior motorbike, with a child o...

Collection of 4 postcards related to street transportation, c1910. Includes 3 RPCs. Horse-drawn street car, Rock Hill, N.C; motorized street car, Coff

Trio of RPC postcards featuring photos of people in newly delivered new cars, c1900-10s. Includes a 1900 Pierce Arrow, Campbell's Photo Design S...

1864 receipt from Philadelphia and New York Express Steamboat Co. via Delaware & Raritan Canal, 24 sacks of wool. Also, 1837 report page related...

Five documents relating to early American maritime shipping, dating between 1815 and 1883. The documents include shipping inventories and ledgers reco

6x8" photo of Divide, MT Standard School with ladies and children in front. Good contrast, a few small image loss spots.[ Divide Montana

A black and white photograph of a 1920s automobile dressed up to promote Inyo and Mono counties in California. The vehicle is parked on a street with

5 original San Francisco earthquake photos, these are NOT repros. 3x5.25"-ruins of city hall, ruins after 1 year x2. 5x7" glossy-funeral ...

3x 7" c. 1900-05 South Dome prints by Detroit Litho. Lower right creases. Please inspect.[ Yosemite Park California

A photograph of the Sentinel Hotel in Yosemite Valley, c1890s. Description and photographer's name, "Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 1," pri...

Lot of 24 vintage color pictures of the Western Pacific Railroad Crossing from Utah to California. The images are mounted on heavy brown paper and bou

1904 The Views That Made Colorado Famous by Hook. Colorado Springs and vicinity. Chips, stain, mold. Overall poor condition, sold as is.

Louis A Gerolamy was a photographer between 1883 & 1909. Here is a 1890 receipt from Gerolamy Bros. in Chicago. Several vertical creases.[ Chica...

Two photographs of Minnesota scenery taken by Minneapolis photographer M. Nowack, meant to be viewed through a stereographic viewer. The images are pr

7.5x9.25" photo of Hawthorne Bros. trucks in front of their garage building. Good contrast.

Collection of 15 photographs of the Niagara Falls and Great Lakes region, c1909. Includes a 5" x 4" photograph of the Niagara Cantilever B...

Lot of 2. Photographic Merchants Board of Trade Letterheads, 1895 Black hand written has some small holes.[ Cleveland Ohio

1918 photo of a tunnel being constructed by H.H. Hampton Kent Yard Contracting of Kent, Ohio. The tunnel was made to house water mains that would supp

c. 1907 photo of Shidler Dramatic Co. cast of Oklahoma. Identified on reverse as Navare(sic) Ohio. 8x9.75".[ Navarre Ohio

A collection of four pieces of ephemera related to social groups, c1871-1908. Includes: an invitation to merchants to shop for wholesale carpets, Leed

A dozen photographs of the surname Lockwood family photos, c1860-1910. Family members, some with descriptions, are provided on the reverse of each pho

12 views of Ohio caverns in an embossed hand colored leatherbound souvenir booklet. c. 1926. Includes original box. Overall nice condition.