Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

This is titled The National Advertising Hotel Register. It's dated December 6, 1866 & has ads for everything from light & heavy carriage...

1877 Montana Steam Cracker cash book. Leather cover is detached, some staining.

Three trade cards from Deuble Bro's Practical Jewelers & Fischer's Jeweler. It measures 3.25"x 5.25". The others measure 3&quo...

Trade card for Class' See-Saw Company of Canton, Ohio, makers of the Class See-Saw & Merry-Go-Round playground equipment. Card is in excelle...

1885 Arbuckle's Coffee color 2 sided broadside. 9.5x6".

3 c. 1933 Penn Publishing book sales flyers. Books of the west, stories of many kinds, Depression breaker novels. Pencil writing on covers.

6 vintage business cards. 1887 Cyrus Warren, H L Stevens, Ludier & Thuiller, scarce Drake Well Park-upper and lower tape residue. Dr. C McLane&#...

Five advertising fliers from the Butler Brothers company, c. 1877 to early 1900s. The fliers advertise products to retailers, listing wholesale prices

6x3.25" Excelsior Works, Huntley, Holcombe & Heine advertising notebook.

1881 Marshall Field & Co. shirt and collar catalog. 21pp, front cover has writing.

2x 1892 Montgomery Ward advertising booklets-white cover version has stains, and 1896 rare illustrated Physicians Supply List.

1891 8pp Mechanical Telephone Co. advertising booklet. Light creases. 3.5x6.25".

A collection of 4 trade cards from various businesses, c1890s-1900s. Includes N.S. Sabell, Manufacturer of Picture Frames, Galveston, Texas, with a ca

1941 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company letter head related to tickets for a performance of Scattergood Baines along with a cover, sample ticket and contract.

Vintage Dagon Hotel, Ashkelon, Israel, complimentary booklet with 7 business advertisements, with pressed flowers from Bethlehem on verso. Two Israeli

A collection of 55 advertising cards produced by a Belgian Chocolate company, CÙte d'Or, c1930s. All numbered, & appear to be from a fe...

French store advertising broadsides from Au Louvre a novelty store at The Louvre Museum, the largest art museum in the world. Pieces are mounted on bl

Livestock dealer advertisement, livestock show entry, cover & tag for entrant ewe, bred by Charles Leet & Son, a livestock dealer & impo...

A trio of advertising postcards, including: Star Windmills, Kendallville, Ind., postmarked 1908; The Round Oak Chief Boiler Iron Range, Estate of P.D.

Orion Clemens Warrant for Work Done - Endorsed. December 31, 1863 warrant for $129.40. Issued out of the general fund and cancelled as paid.Strong Or

A typewritten letter autographed by Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe it or Not. The letterhead features the logo and address for King Features ...

A 1930 handwritten letter by Sisley Huddleston, responding to an American reader inquiring about his articles on the United States. Huddleston (1883-1

Autograph cut from Greek born actress Katina Paxinou, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her roll in the 1943 film, "For Whom the Be...

An autographed picture of Angus Young, co-founder and lead guitarist of rock band AC/DC. The image also includes the band's logo.

Carte-de-visite photo of Rose Massey (1845-1883), a 19th-century English stage actress. 2.5" x 4".[ United Kingdom

An RPC postcard of Will Rogers, c1920-30s. Rogers at a buffet table with other party-goers. "Barbecue at Will Rogers' Ranch, Santa Monica, ...

Two Moving Picture Theater Licenses issued by the Montana State Board of Equalization. Both are stamped with the word 'RENEWAL'. The license...

1917 Geronimo's Own Medicine Song Sheet Music by Troyer. Geronimo image on cover copyrighted in 1886.

Two checks written on The Bodie Bank. One is dated 1878, the other 1879. One is a bit faded. They are framed and matted, ready to hang. Please see pho

Large format blank checks with Native American and Sailor vignette, labelled with the name of Marcus Daly & Co. Bankers. Marcus Daly, an Irish-b...

1911 Scandinavian American State Bank 1911 annual report. Signed by John Dahlgren as cashier, possibly the president too. Montana Missoula

Collection of around 50 miscellaneous documents from Montana related to banking and commerce, dating from 1885 to 1924. These documents include corres

A dozen checks, receipts & notes drafted on Montana banks, c1890-1921. Includes Merchants' National Bank, bank check, c1890; The Rocky Mount...

A handwritten 1819 note from Poland, Ohio promising that the signatory will pay Jared Bertland $120 in either silver or bank bills. The note appears t

Small archive of material related to banking history. Group includes negatives, photographic reproductions, advertisements, artwork, and articles/clip

A collection of 5 Wells Fargo & Co. Money Order Remitter's Receipts purchased in Angels Camp, Calif., c1913-14.[ Angel's Camp California

1926 lost police dogs $500 reward poster for 2 German shepherds. 9.8x7.5". Upper winkle and small tear.[ San Francisco California

1910 constitution and by-laws, widows and orphans aid association of San Francisco Police Department. Vertical crease, corner cover and smudge issues.

Printed 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch cardstock invitation to a hanging: "Admit The Bearer. Assistant to the Execution of Edward Webb - May 31, 1878 at Tw...

A handwritten legal affidavit accusing Frank Warthorst of attempting to murder Mary E. Kirkland. He shot her in the face & neck.

A handwritten legal summons from Hudson, Ohio, dating from 1807. The note requests that the constable of Hudson summons several people to appear befor

Collection of six legal documents from early Portage County, Ohio. The documents date from 1825 to 1879. Some of the included documents are handwritte

A collection of six invoices & legal documents from Ohio, c1820-32. Includes instructions for a constable to pick a person up & take them to...

1846 statement of Mr. William Baxter in 1846 court case Baxter vs. Luccock. The statement is written by Baxter and his attorney. It discusses debts be

Collection of 20 legal documents from Portage and Harrison counties of Ohio, dating from 1823 to 1895. Contains both handwritten documents and officia

A collection of eight includes court writs & summons from Portage Co., Ohio, c1811-18XX. Includes an 1811 order for Alexander McGreary Johnson t...

Handwritten 1855 letter from Ino (last name illegible) of Greencastle, PA to Mr. Frederick Byers of Ravenna, Ohio. The letter discusses an ongoing cou

1828 Promissory Note filed with the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The note promises that the payer, John Johnson, will pay $400

An 1837 signed letter from Leonard Case, founder of the Case School of Applied Science. This school would evolve into the Case Institute of Technology

2 documents related to John Hyatt while he was in Spain. Union Hero Americana Society, June 11, 1894, making John Hyatt a member on account of certain

Mid century magazine, dealing with autographs of famous historical figures of the time, including Flaubert, Beethoven, Walter Scott, playwright Louie

May 15, 1786 The EDinburgh Evening Courant. 4 pp. No articles on America. Main feature is notes on House of Commons. Article on a swindler who claimed

A 1929 letter from O.A. Smith of the Trinity Congregational Church in Nogales, Arizona to Amanda Platt and the World Friendship Class of Barberton, Oh

4 Auburn billheads. 1899 Geo F Huber, 1899 Hotel Conroy, 1898 George E Allen pictorial blacksmith, 1898 G T NOe druggist.[ Auburn California

XRARE letterhead for "Arthur Dach, Dealer in General Merchandise," with preprinted dateline Calzona, Calif., c1911. Calzona, an unincorpor...

1897 H S Crocker, 1908 Western cigar, 1909 W F Knox, 1891 Sacramento Glass & Crockery, 1903 and 1904 Schaw Batcher, 1900 Waterhouse & Lester...

Personal letter written in 1856 from one 'M.J.F.', a resident of San Francisco, to his brother. The letter contains interesting mentions of ...

A collection of 9 ephemera samples from California, c1909-48. Includes a variety of trade cards and 2 postcards. Postcards are of the Crescent City Co

The accounts of Jacob and John G. Foley of Fulton County, Illinois dating 1830-1858. The accounts include handwritten ledgers of transactions, includi

A handwritten 1839 business contract between Joshua Snell of Anson, Maine and the Kennebec Log Driving Company, log driving being the practice of movi

Two handwritten letters, one from 1863 and one from 1876, both sent from Saint Louis, Missouri. Both letters are personal messages to friends, with th

An 1854 letter from Florence, Nebraska resident D. B. Handy to his brother. Handy's brother had been considering moving west, and Handy wrote to...

1873 letter from Leonard Lack of Omaha, Nebraska to one Mr. Ford regarding the purchase of two roosters and two hens. Handwritten on paper with a lett

2 obscure Nevada town letterheads from towns without post offices, likely in Lander or Nye county. 1903 Vaughan's Switch-stained, and 1894 Silve...

Very rare 1908 Skookum Times billhead. Only 1 paper known at University of Nevada Reno.[ Skookum Nevada

Interesting lot of (4) Nevada ephemera pieces, both old and new. The new is "2 Stiffs Selling Gas" from Lovelock, and a card for a "J...

1822 Land Indenture for a thirty-acre tract of salt marsh in Galloway Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The indenture records the transfer of t

Two pieces of mail sent from New York to Ohio, one from Hudson, NY and one from Bridgewater, NY. The Hudson letter dates from 1857 and the Bridgewater

A collection of documents from the Pierson family dating from 1840 to 1898. The documents originate from various locations around New York, Vermont, M

Personal letter written from a Rachel C-- (last name illegible) of Ashland, Ohio to a friend in Windham, Ohio, providing updates about her life and fa

Letter c. 1830 from Dudley Hollister, an early settler of Portage County, Ohio, to his father Israel Hollister of Glastonbury, Connecticut. In the let

A collection of 10 Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, Treasurer's Office receipts, c1846-94. Please see photo(s) for more details.[ Burlington O...

A letter of condolence, & cover written on Case School of Applied Sciences of Cleveland, Ohio by school president Charles S. Howe. Charles Sumn...

1909 letter from Cleveland, Ohio citizen at Votteler-Hetche Organ Company asking after a piece of music. Votteler-Hetche, now known as Holtkamp Organ

Two pamphlets from the Columbus Audubon Society: 1928-29 & 1938-39. Also a 1902 letter from the U. S. department of Agriculture Biological Surve...

Three merchant business cards including "Wills Auto & Machine Works" in Canal Dover, "Walter Robb Auto Repair" Dover & G...

A rare collection of 11 documents from Harrison City, OH, c1816-99. Includes legal & land documents, invoices, checks, & an oil lease, c1889...

A personal letter from one W.B. Ofburn to his father, sent from Irish Ridge, Ohio to Clear Fork, Ohio in 1834. The letter discusses the family's...

December 6, 1879 Saturday Bulletin. 4pp. Main story is The President's Message by Rutherford B Hayes. 4.5" lower center crease tear, toning...

Handwritten documents from Lima, Ohio, dating from 1830 to 1834. They catalogue various transactions between Lima citizens, including an 1830 purchase

A signed agreement to lease a farm from 1880 to 1881 in Logan, OH. Farm owned by Henry James, who allowed wheat fields to be planted with grape seed.

Billheads & letterheads from 19th century businesses in New Philadelphia Ohio. Over 20 pieces. Businesses include: Wolf Brothers Stoves; New Phi...

A collection of five marriage certificates from Portage County, Ohio, dating between 1833 and 1854. Three of the certificates are handwritten, while t

A collection of six letters, ranging in date from 1865 to 1904, sent to and from the people of Portage County, Ohio. These letters provide a glimpse i

Collection of eight handwritten legal documents from Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio dating c. 1949-1950. The collection provides examples of legal proc

A collection of 19 land exchange documents from Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, c1881-1906. Includes Mortgage, Lease & Warranty Deeds, Title documents, lett...

Two Certificates of Authority for insurance companies to do business in the state of Ohio: The Phoenix Insurance Company & The North American Fi...

A handwritten 1820 document from the Court of Common Pleas of Portage County, Ohio regarding a dispute over the land claim of Mr. John Hubbard, a citi

A pair of documents from Medina County, Ohio, including a building loan agreement between Jacob Pfeiiffer & the Bank of Wadsworth, OH, c1875; &a...

A neatly handwritten ledger of transactions for an unnamed Ohio business, dated 1842. Items sold include large quantities of food, such as produce, fl

A personal letter to Mr. William A. Chance of Nevada, Ohio written in 1879 by a woman identifying herself as 'Cousin Nannie'. Nannie writes ...

A dozen Ohio documents, c1823-1932. Includes several land deeds; Portage Co. notices awarding bounty for killing wolves c18XX (2); wedding invitation

Three items from early Ohio: a handwritten patriotic poem written in 1825 by Dr. John S. Matson of Windham in Portage County, a deed indicating the sa

A State of Ohio, Washington County land deed, c1832, signed by Samuel Hutchinson, Justice of the Peace, the recorder & four witnesses. Please se...

Rather incredible letter to sever relations from Pastor W.H. Scott to Paster W.C. Roberts, breaking off a relationship between them. Relationship/grie

An 1824 schedule of goods sold by John Reno to William Eichbaum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The handwritten schedule includes a list of items and cor

1808 land transfer to Erastus Barker in Rutland county. He was the county Sheriff. Upper and lower right chips, center stain. Please inspect.

An 1895 letter written by a woman identifying herself as 'Aunt Alithea' of Independence, Washington to Mrs. Henry Coe of Hood River, Oregon....

An 1876 personal letter written by an individual referring to themselves as 'OLL' in Wheeling, West Virginia to their friend Sallie B. Pearc...

1898 Implement Trade Journal-stained, 1879 Furst & Bradley, McCormick Harvesting catalog cover only with tears, BD Buford Plows notebook, Jacks ...