Cowboys & Indians & Miners

Auction Details

This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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The Copper Handbook- Volume X- 1910-19111240The Copper Handbook- Volume X- 1910-1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Copper Handbook, A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The tenth edition of this classic mining reference book. Hard cover bound in green
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
The Mines Handbook- 19261241The Mines Handbook- 1926
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The 1926 Edition of the classic reference book. Hard cover bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. 2129 pp. The Mines Handbook left behind the limit
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r***6 for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
Mining and Other Correspondence1242Mining and Other Correspondence
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 pieces include: 1837 letter and cover regarding sinking a new mining shaft and putting in a new boiler and pump; letter (notice) and cover of bank
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
21 Letters and 15 Photographs from an Itinerant Miner in the Western United States (CA. NV. AZ)124321 Letters and 15 Photographs from an Itinerant Miner in the Western United States (CA. NV. AZ)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group of letters (all transcribed) is from John Alexander Forbes who left his home in Nova Scotia and headed west to make his fortune. They give
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
Aetna Powder Co. Folding Miners Candlestick1244Aetna Powder Co. Folding Miners Candlestick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice Aetna Powder Co. miners candle stick. Wilson & Bobrink 267, page 134 of "Miners Candlesticks". Listed by Wislon & Bobrink a...
Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
Two Mining Stoping Picks1245Two Mining Stoping Picks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One is marked 'Washoe.' 32 inches. They other is marked with a '4' and what appears to be '...works.' 31 inches. With period...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
Eight Assay and Blasting Documents (California & Colorado)1246Eight Assay and Blasting Documents (California & Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1888 California Powder Works letterhead. San Francisco. 2) 1891 John Taylor letterhead about the Germania Lead Works. 3) 1917 Eagle Ore Company ass
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Huge Misc. Mining Archive1247Huge Misc. Mining Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 60 pieces, included are billheads, letters, covers with corner advertising, map, deeds, publications and more. Some are: Night Hawk Mining Compan
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Mineral Collecting Letters1248Mineral Collecting Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven items. 1) Limestone Products of Newton, New Jersey. "Please be sure that your group is ready to sign the releases..." 2) State of N...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Mining Company Billheads1249Mining Company Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 30 pieces. Pictorial pieces include Hendrie & Bolthoff of Denver, postcard size advertising for Blake's Challenge Rock Breaker, McFarla...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50