Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

Embossed greeting card and cover, 1913 Puget Sound & Millapa Harbor RR stock, 1894 Clearfield Fire Brick bond, 1908 Missoula, MT partial article...

Collection of 7 vintage teachers' "Reward of Merit" cards. Each 3.5" x 2.5" to 4.5" x 3", with color flowers and b...

1879 Smithsonian Institute college chapel 6pp program and 1881 Teachers Association lecture announcement card with upper left chip.

Wide mix of US ephemera. Handbook for Waitresses, price lists, jelly tradecard, Northern Pacific RR menu group, Bricklayers work and due book, 1863 Ad

Collection of 7 postcards featuring children on carts pulled by goats and dogs, on wagons, rocking horses, etc., c1910s. 6 are RPCs, 1 an advertisemen

Collection of 10 RPC postcards with photos of children with dolls or Teddy bears, c1910s. All unused, some with writing on verso. Nice group.

Pair of Christmas postcards featuring Kewpies, printed with signatures by the artist, Rose O'Neill. One postmarked 1928, the other unused.

Orange colored cannister with shaker material inside and wood handle, 3x6". Orange with ratchet noisemaker, 4".

Pair of vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, Folk Art wood and cloth construction. Red string hair, signed on the bottom "MM 93". One leg i...

Children's illustrated 'Cosey Nook' Hard cover, Picture Book, circa 1890's by McLoughlin Bros. New York. Illustrated throughout, sto...

Lot of 15+. The result of they didnít fit into other lots. Cow moo can, one Mickey Mouse and Campbell soup spoons, Mickey Mouse tennis ball...

Lot of 5. 1.Two revolvers : 1950ís Me & My Buddy Pistol. Pull trigger and pistol moves. No Damage, paint on cowboy is in excellent con...

1. Car hauler w/two cars, 1920ís . In very good condition, paint is in very good condition. Both cars and trailer the paint is in good condit...

Lot of 5. . 1. Cast iron cannon. Burn paint is worn and red is showing. Wheels roll, missing the fillet. 2. Arcade RR gondola cast iron car. Wire

Made by Lord & Taylor of New York, a pressed wood (4 x 2 3/4 inches) souvenir of the Brooklyn Bridge completion in 1883. Obverse: Lord & Tay...

Small cast iron 1968 ECC Development corporate sealer.[ Philadelphia Pennsylvania

This is the first Fairview Telephone and Telegram document we have ever seen. It is a 1906 request for blueprint plans related to construction in Fall

Very rare Hawthorne and Mina Telephone telegraph from Elko to Hawthorne.[ Hawthorne Nevada

1871 Western Union Telegraph from Theo Winters to Geo D Winters. Upper wrinkles and .25" tear.[ Washoe County Nevada

Western Union Telegram from Carson City to White Plains, NV. [ White Plains Nevada

1889 Central Vermont RR telegram with rough edges and 1910 Continental Telegraph with some edge toning.

2 c. 1929 telegrams with early USGS content related to Kelleman Hill permits and another to James Hill related to Montacal Extension and market for ga

Rare 1880 Ut. International Telegraph Co. transmit free pass. Fine condition.

German travel & medieval personalities card books from the 1930s. One appears to be a cigarette insert card group with personalities like Shak...

British ephemera, including an 1893 mortgage, guide books to the Tower of London, Chester Cathedral & assorted correspondence. All in nice condi...

Historical map of Germany, with inset of the Western Provinces of Prussia, Comprehending Westphalia & the Rhine Province. Borders defined in ora...

Map of Oceania designed to accompany Cornell's High School Geography, Published by New York D. Appleton & Co. C. 1857. Victoria, Australia i...

Pocket map of the Tyrolean territory of Austria. The map was publish in Munich (Munchen) Germany & measures 26"x 32". Also included is...

Pocket map - "New Road Map of Richland County, Ohio." Published by The Daily Globe, Shelby, OH, c1910. Map measures 21" x 30". P...

(13) Pages from "Combination Atlas Map of Stark County Ohio", Published by L. H. Everts & Co. Philadelphia, 1875. The Pages include bi...

1905 Pan Pacific Expo souvenir booklet from Remington Typewriter. Centerfold map of Panama Canal, other maps of California etc, 30pp. Back cover has c

A collection of 18 ribbons from county fairs, conferences, conventions, picnics, events, etc., mostly from Ohio (one from Michigan), c1892-941. Please

Small archive of materials relating to baptism from the American Heritage Publishing Archives. The group contains photographs and artworks documenting

A collection of 8 postcards of popular men of faith, c1910s-20s. Include Brother Isaiah, Father Barrett, S. Rita Da Cascia, Sanctus Pius P.P.X., etc.

A collection of 11 theological biblical themed ephemera, c1824-1937. Includes 3 German hand-written penned passages, two with the dates 1824 & 1...

Eee Dee's Lion's Den business card, 1907 IOOF cover and dedication tickets, 2 RPC's with album backing residue.[ Fowler California

Items, including ribbons, booklets & cards from Odd Fellows, Moose etc. All are in decent condition. Pleases see photos for more details.

Lot of two souvenir badges from the Ohio delegation of the the Grand Army of the Republic: 1) 41th annual encampment, June 11-14, 1907, Canton; brass,

Orange pennant with yellow lettering and green foliage: In wreath: Civilian Conservation Corps / Co. 914; Big letters: C. C. C. 12 by 30 inches. Comp

A printed 1820 document from the Ohio Secretary of State's office signed by Ethan Allen Brown, an Ohio politician who served as the state's ...

Ravenna citizen Sara Allman. Memorial poetry about President Theodore Roosevelt, written by Ravenna, Ohio citizen Sara Allmen shortly after his death

A cartes-de-visite depicting Albert Grant Esq. Grant lived from 1831 ñ 1899. Born Abraham Gottheimer, Baron Grant was in the nobility of Italy,...

Pair of mechanical postcards, c1900-20s. Includes: The Capitol, Washington, D.C., with pull-out of buildings at the capitol and photo of the 29th pres

A 1940's era pennant from the country of Belgium. Pennant measures 12"x 6" (At its widest point). It has the colors of Belgium, black,...

October 1871 issue of French newspaper, Le Journal Illustre featuring French Army General Chanzy. The good General lead troops during the Franco-Prus

F. including French news pages from two different publications including the August 19, 1870 edition of Moniteur Des Communes & the Journal Des ...

French newspaper dated March 4, 1790 following the day to day political happenings during the time of the French Revolution. This is a copy of the Gaz

2x April 29, 1865 Montana Post reprints with news of Lincoln's death.

April 13, 1945 Times Herald cover on the day after FDR died. Picture reflects folds to frame FDR portrait. 19x15", creases and small tears. Pl...

Pair of RPC postcards of President William Howard Taft's visit to Utica, Ohio, during his 33-state train tour of 1909. Two different views. Albu...

A letter from Wayne Levere Hays to a Miss Myrtle Strabley, c1960, saying that he recommended a Mr. Loch's confirmation. Has canceled cover. Hays...

A collection of 14 letters, c1898-1900, typed & signed by Robert Walker Tayler, a United States representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1903. One ...

A collection of 3 political advertisements from Ohio, c1914-18. Includes: Homer A. Bell, Millersburg, Ohio, Candidate for Recorder, 1914; Judge Louis

RPC postcard of Reed Smoot, LDS Apostle and U.S. Senator from Utah, c1910s-20s. In 1904, the Smoot Hearings took place when members of the senate trie

A collection of 8 postcards featuring photos from the SmithsonianñRoosevelt African expedition from 1909-1911 led by former U.S. President Theo...

Three trade cards with now POLITICALLY INCORRECT caricatures of African Americans on two of them, c1890s. Includes 2 with advertisements for the Hotel

Presidential election fact book and advertisements, undated, post 1888.16pp. Cover and first page have small tears, please inspect.

Vintage U. S. political medals: Grover Cleveland; Wm. McKinley; Herbert Hoover (2); Robert La Follette; Harrison & Morton (1888); Franklin Roose...

This lot of three buttons depicting the Ohio State Seal; two are made by Superior Quality at 5/8 in. & 7/8 in. & a third button is made by W...

A letter from one Louisa M. Grams to an unnamed Civil War soldier, written in 1864 as part of a 'comfort bag' for the soldier. The letter is...

Deposit form in the amount of $10,000 in bonds for the Confederate States of America. It's dated May 1887 & is a result of a bad investment ...

Supposed Custer photograph, c. 1870's. Likeness is good, provenance needs verification. 6.5" x 4.25", good condition.

A lot of 2 pieces of French ephemera, circa WWI & after. Includes: RARE Association des Dames Francaises Croix-Rouge Francaise (French Red Cross...

"Snapshot of an Austrian control meeting along with proposal to eliminate the neck disease".

1918 World War 1 war bonds poster with German soldier carrying a rifle. Litho by W E Powers, NY. 14x9.5". Some upper edge small tears, please i...

Three photographs of World War II military subjects. Two photographs feature the U.S.S. General J.R. Brooke, a Navy transport vessel, in the harbors o

Operating manual for WWII German aircraft engine warmer. It's dated 1939 and highlights parts as well as instructions on maintaining the unit a...

A trio of postcards related to Japan during WWII. Includes: 1 RPC with two "FIRE THE JAP" stickers, postmarked Sierra City, Cal., illegibl...

12 Russia postcards with 5 RPC's. Red Square, WW 2 artillery, gun mount, soldier column etc.

c. 1862 Raw Recruits Civil War sheet music. Bryants Minstrels of NY on cover.

An 1880 letter from H. Austin of Fargo, Dakota Territory to a Leo H. Ellsbury Esq. regarding the desire of Austin and other soldiers to claim land dee

1889 letter from one Mrs. Elizabeth Brouchton to her friend Miss C. Frost regarding recent news and her personal travels. Elizabeth writes from Ontari

A collection of 36 postcards of the Russo-Japanese War, c1904-on. Includes 27 RPCs (actual photo/print), & 9 other. Most are unused, a few with ...

A collection of 15 postcards of caricatures from the Russo-Japanese War. Over half, 10, with postmarks, c1905-20, & 5 blank.

1850 land grant awarded to Walter F Evans, a corporal in Captain Morehead's company for 160 acres in Fairfield, IA.

A group of eleven interesting military-related letters and pieces of ephemera, dating 1869-1944. The letters include personal accounts of military lif

White metal US military lighter with X/US. 1.6x1.2".

1891 Magazine of Western History Illustrated. Has an article on extinction of the buffalo. Some cover issues and a few uncut pages. Please inspect.

Choice 1910 reprint of Standard Oil Company by Elbert Hubbard in a private printing. 24pp.

A Mansfield, Ohio, telephone directory, dated August, 1933. Softcover. 28 pp. Advertisements throughout. Prefix names & four digits. Penned name...

Millennium 2000. Paperback booklet: Rush to the Rockies "Pikes Peak or Bust! by Nora A. Slifer, Curator. Published by the Denver Public Lib...

Lot of 6 different books related to Germany. There are two German history books written in English. They are A History of Modern Germany by Hajo Holbo

Bound, Birds & Mammals of the 1909 Alexander Alaska Expedition by Swarth. 162pp. Page cover has corner tape repairs. Foldout map and lots of bir...

4 hardcovers, The Palimpsest, 1926, 1931, 1957, 1958. First church in Iowa, Hobo Convention, The Fur Trade, The Sioux & more. Iowa

Rare, Nevada Footprints. Prehistoric remnants discovered at Nevada State Pen in Carson City. 28pp with photos and illustrations. Front cover detached

Not Peace But a Sword by Sheean, Flynn of the Inland by Idriess. The Marital Adventures of Henry & Me by White. Vicar of Wakefield & Rassela...

The Ford Foundation in India, Iraq Before & After The Revolution, The Near East & the Foundations for Civilization, art print booklet. The H...

Published in the U.S. Lot of 2 German books that were published in the US for the German-American community. One was published in New York in 1880 &...

The First Part of Jacobs & Doring's Latin Reader by EA Andrews, 1871, 293pp with board wear. Partial 1842 Wowapi Mitawa, page 5-64, with wro...

Canadian & American Mines Handbooks, 2005-06 & 2010-11. Extensive mine details.

A trio of hardcover books about copper metallurgy. Includes: "Modern American Methods of Copper Smelting," by Edward D. Peters, Jr., M.E.,...

A pair of books about copper smelting by Edward Dyer Peters professor of Metallurgy, Harvard University. Includes: "Modern Copper Smelting,&quo...

Pair of early editions of mineral reference books. Includes: "The Metallurgy of Gold," M. Eissler, third edition, 1891, Crosby, Lockwood a...

Pair of books from the Rocky Mountain Fund Series, "The Porphyry Coppers," and "The Porphyry Coppers in 1956," both by A.B. Pars...

1907 Prospector's Handbook and Guide by Osborn. Generally excellent, 10pp Foote Mineral ad in back. Also includes original flyer on Henry Baird ...

1907 The Prospectors Handbook by Anderson. 176pp with index. Chapters on gold, uranium, quicksilver etc.

1903 Underground Treasures, How and Where to Find Them by James Horton. Nice Nugget of California Gold on title page. 211 pp with index. Gilt binding.

1867 Gould & Curry assay receipt from Savage Mining for a sack of bullion from Central Mill, signed by Louis Janin the famous Comstock engineer

1952 assay sample in package from Silver King Coalition Mine. Labeled silver, lead and gold from Judge and King.[ Park City Utah