December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Way-cute store sample Miners Lunch Pail. 2.5 x 3.5 x 3.5" with cup top, fully functional. black handle. Circa 1910 State: City: Date: H...

Three locking carry-cases of MSA Mine rescue equipment. the smallest is an Industrial gas mask, the next mine rescue equipment, and the last and large

Large ore bucket, about 3.5' tall, 26" diameter, with large swinging hoist handle, riveted construction, no maker marks or tags. Excellent ...

Choice old wood ore car from a mine in Utah, collected by Geff Pollock. This beauty is 36" long, 25" wide and 31" tall, with a pay lo...

“The Romance of the Age / The Discovery of Gold / California / Dunbar. Book by Edward E. Dunbar. Published by D. Appleton and Company, 1867. 7.25&qu...

Rare 7 volumes of legal counterclaims briefs in US District Court in this suit. State: Nevada City: Date: HWAC# 84807

Seems to be an 1872 abstract authorized by John Mackey and James Fair in 1872 when they formed the Silver Hill Mining Company. The Lucerne Mine formed

9 mostly hardcovers. Quantitative Analysis, Advances in Sulfide Smelting, Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid and more. State: City: Date: HWAC# 8643

Three empty carbide shipping barrels, complete with lids, approximately two feet tall and one foot in diameter. The two blue barrels are labeled Union

This box originally held 6,000 feet of safety fuse used in underground mines. The box is in good condition and labeled "Dreadnaught" from ...

One empty carbide shipping barrel, approximately two feet tall and one foot in diameter, with lid. Before the advent of battery-powered electrical mi

DuPont Blasting Machine, Model #100, sn K919. oak construction. Geff Pollock Collection. Dont forget to look at the fabulous early (1860's-187...

This lot contains three wooden boxes that contained blasting materials for underground mining. See photo for labeling details. Products include Black

This is a wooden powder box with difficult-to-read labeling. One end appears to have a date of May 26, 1868?, and the words "San Francisco"...

This is a wooden dynamite box from Hercules Powder Company which has been customized to function as an underground "comfort station" -- as...

This is a wooden dynamite box labeled for the Giant Powder Co. that has been roughly modified to hold a spool of cord or cable. State: City: Date

Lot of eight wooden dynamite boxes in good condition from DuPont and Atlas in various sizes. See photo for labeling details. Some are dated, and those

Three wooden dynamite boxes from The Giant Powder Co. Cons. in Giant, California in good condition. These probably came from underground mines in Utah

This is a lot of four wooden dynamite boxes in fair to good condition labeled "GIANT AMMONIA" made by The Giant Powder Co. Cons. in Giant,...

A nice lot of eight Hercules Powder Boxes including dates of 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and possibly 1915. All are in fair to good cond

A Hercules bonanza, this lot of ten Hercules Powder Boxes includes various label styles, and all are in good to excellent condition. One is nailed tog

Here you go! Fifteen Hercules No. 4, 60% Strength powder boxes in fair to excellent condition. See photo for labeling details. These were probably ret

Lot of two wooden, 25-pound powder boxes from Hercules Powder Company. Rare for their size and in good condition. State: City: Date: HWAC# 857

Lot of five wooden Hercules Powder boxes, all 40% Strength, in fair to good condition. Geff Pollock Collection. Dont forget to look at the fabulous e

Lot of five wooden powder boxes from Hercules Powder. See photo for labeling details. Unusual in that the % Strength is not indicated. State: City:

Another Hercules bonanza, this lot of eight Hercules Powder boxes includes various label styles and charge sizes, and all are in good to excellent con

Lot of five wooden powder boxes from Hercules Powder Company, Gelamite 60% Strength, in good condition. State: City: Date: HWAC# 85725

Lot of three wooden dynamite boxes, labeled "Fifty Pounds INDEPENDENT GELATIN" manufactured by the Independent Powerder Co. of Joplin, Mis...

Three wooden dynamite boxes in good condition. One from Columbia, and another from Illinois Powder Mfg Co., See photo for labeling details. State:

This is a lot of seven wooden powder boxes from the Giant Powder Company. One box shows a date of April 22, 1937. See photo for labeling details. One

Twenty Five shares of Nevada Chemical Company, number329, issued to E. A. Keenan, Trustee, dated May 19, 1919, registered to Tonopah Banking Corporati

Three boxes full of powder/explosive box sides and ends, all marked. About 74 pieces. This is a perfect lot for those who might wish to line a wall o

Most are of Mining Theme. Mostly smaller sizes (smallest 3.5" & largest 6") . None are engraved from any of the classic mining towns. ...

2 spoons from Wallace, Idaho; 1 spoon from Mullan, Idaho. Some patina evident on small spoon (4"); larger spoon has engraved man & woman wi...

1 spoon from Iron Mine, Ishpeming, Mich., engraved bowl; 1 spoon from Virginia Minn., both are 5.5" State: Minnesota City: Virginia Date: ...

These came from the center of Lead/Tin Mining in USA. 1 has the name Carroll engraved on handle. State: Missouri City: Joplin Date: HWAC# 56713

Attractive collection of 4 silver; 8 copper spoons. 6 of these spoons are die struck, 3 are engraved. 4 are from Butte, 1 from Sheridan, 3 Anaconda ...

4 silver spoons engraved "Reno" 1 copper spoon (Ely, die cut) and 1 is "other". All are approx. 4.5". State: Nevada City...

4 are standing miner, 3 are holding a nugget, the other holding a gold pan. 3 have die struck mining scenes in bowl. Others are blank. All have patin

1 silver spoon is from Canada, 4 are unmarked. Various sizes. 1 has small building, comes with handwritten note "Engine House at Copper Tin Min...

No locations given. These are U.S. manufactured. 7 have die cast mining scenes in bowls. Largest is 5.25", smallest is 3.5". Patina on eac...

We could find little on this company, but believe it was possibly at the southern end of the Appalachian gold belt. Number 410 to Henry C MacEwan for

We could find little on this company, but believe it was possibly at the southern end of the Appalachian gold belt. Number 429 to H C MacEwan for thir

The Anna Howe Gold Mining Company of Birmingham, Alabama. Number 1765 for 10 shares to BD Block (?) signed by secretary AH Primms and vice president A

Very early # 14 for 272 shares to A Buckner. Signed by GW Crank and president (?). Dateline Montgomery 1887. Underground coal mining vignette of two m

1884. Amole District, Number 35 for 500 shares to HH Person. Signed by Daniel Buck and Thomas Caswell(?). One vertical fold. Slight discoloration alon

Letter and cover from attorney Thomas Fitch to WF Witherell (assayer) saying he is about to start an action against claimants of the Arivaca grant. He

# 296 for 100 shares to Jonathan Wallace, trustee. Signed by Poage and president Benedict. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Incorporated on May 18, 1877.

7 x 10" black and white photo of the Bisbee baseball team, possible the Copper Queen Team, circa 1915.. The 17 people are all identified. Sta...

Rare Copper Queen Mine postcard from circa 1907. Pic of "Geo. Warren, discoverer of Bisbee." Unused, published by Fly, Tombstone. Hate to ...