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 ...

1) Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling. 1904. Number 1228 for 1000 shares to Theodore Chester. Signed by CD Pickering and NT Lewis(?). Gold Star Mini...

This is unusual in several ways. This is stock number 147 for 180 shares to Philip L. Horn. Signed by A Isador and Edward P Bates.Britton & Rey ...

Very nice looking bond. Fancy reddish orange border. Two United States Revenue looking "Dollars / 250 / Gold Coin". Cochise County Court H...

Rare early Arizona mining stock with a very low number. # 8 for 57 shares to Fitch. Signed by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Dateline San Franci

Unissued. Pinal County. # 2830. Very light edge discoloration. Crocker & Co. printer. Hinton mentions the McMillan Camp and the discovery by McM...

Cert. #1038, issued in 1910 to Harold R Bristol for 11 shares. Signed by William G. Leland as president and secretary James Holdery(?). This later sto

NUMBER 3 for 500 shares to Daniel Rude. Signed by H Wright and president EC Bodley. Dateline San Jose 1879. Incorporated April 23, 1879. Not cancelled

Rare. Inc. in Illinois. No. 235, issued for 500 shares to C. Loss on Jan. 10th, 1890. Signed by the president (illegible) and secretary Thos. Layton.

Incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1895 to Lillie L Broker(?) for 75 shares, cert #949,. Secretary and President's names difficult t...

Number 35 for 1000 shares to JS Fryer. Signed by John W McCormick and Stewart as president. Dateline Camden, New Jersey 1881. Incorporated September 1

Early certificate Number 21. Signed by president and treasurer. Coupons 2, 3 and 4 are still attached. Underground mining vignette. 16.5 x 14.5"...

One of the more interesting vignettes this describer has ever catalogued. Location: Globe Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona (printed on bottom of

# 548 for 100 shares to Z Nye. Signed by PS Swain and president Nelson Morris. Dateline 1887. Incorporated February 1880 in New York. Located in the P

Another rare Arizona stock certificate. Number 121 for 5000 shares issued to GH Whitacre. Signed by LA Davies and KL Hollister. They operated the Silv

Very early 1860's Arizona mining stock certificate. # 38 for 10 shares to F Scott Stewart. Signed by Robert Polk and WF Walton. Dateline San Fra...

Number 89 for 20 shares to TW Belcham. Signed by president P Whitmer and secretary JC McFarland. Incorporated in Illinois with headquarters in Bloomin

RARE! Number 253 for 200 shares to A Masterton. 1881. Signed by James Hy. Greensward and John M Masterton. Outside of a few pin holes and a small colo

A. H. Emanuel was the mine superintendent of the Lucky Cuss Mine at Tombstone. The Lucky Cuss was another of Ed Scheiffelin's mines. He was the ...

Four framed real photo post cards. Toughnut St with view of top of court house, c1908; Court House, Frasher style, c 1925; Court house, c1915; Scheiff

Number 67 for 100 shares to Sarah O Ludborough. Signed by JC Johnson and JM Pattee. Vignette has been worked into the stock below the company name. Ni

# 515 for 50 shares to H Solomon Trustee. Signed by C Meade and president TE Jewell. Dateline San Francisco 1881. Incorporated March 14, 1881. Locatio

# 30 for 500 shares to EW Whitney. Signed by George Gordon and Hiram A Johnson. Dateline New York 1882. Location of mines: Tombstone Mining District,

Two checks datelined Tombstone. RNG on Pima County Bank, 1880 to Jos Hoefler, a Tombstone miners merchant; check on Pima Co Bank to Barnett & Bl...

Three framed real photo post cards of Tombstone. Allen St showing the Arlington Hotel and the County building, c 1907; Allen Street showing a large c

John Van Vickers, born back east in 1850, came out to Arizona in the 1870's and was known as one of the Tombstone Pioneers. He was an exceptiona...

Three pieces. Check on Jacobs bank to T.L. Stiles and signed by Tombstone Consolidated president EB Gage, 1878. signed by Stiles on the back. Stiles w

1) Green. Certs are for exactly 100 shares. Number C394 for 100 shares to Albert H Collier. Signed by Brockett and Douglas. Rare vignette fo the actua

No. 3175, issued for 100 shares to D. Moff & Durant on July 8, 1881. Signed by the president (James Seymour) and secretary (M.A. Jones). Not ca...

# 79 for 110 shares to Francisque Mondelet. Signed by Charles Stewart and president CP Hall. dateline San Francisco 1872. Incorporated May 9, 1872. 25

1913. Number 2822 for 393 shares to M. Soloman. Signed by James T Ross president and (?) secretary. Condition: small edge rips at folds, one pin hole,

1912. Number 2512 for 200 shares to WW Abel. Signed by James T Ross president and (?) secretary. Condition: small tears along one vertical fold, light

This was a famous mine in Arizona. Vulture Mine is a gold mine & abandoned settlement nestled into the breathtaking landscape of the Sonoran Des...

# 355 for 500 shares to Mrs. Anna Hamer(?). Signed by OJH Wells and A Clement. Dateline 1884. Incorporated in Wisconsin. Three vignettes: two undergro

# 3079 for 20 shares to A Blowers & Company trustees. Signed by president Joseph Clark and secretary. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated ...

Very early Arizona! # 408 for 20 shares to Arnold Brothers. Signed by H Elmore and H Johnson as president. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated J

Nine stocks, mostly AZ. Two Tombstone Consolidated, 188x, unissued; Phelps Dodge, 1951; AZ united 1916; AZ Commercial 1925; Dominion Copper 1906; Nort

Four pieces from Arizona towns. Billhead from Washington Trading co at Washington, AZ, 1904; receipt from AZ-copper gold mines at Cherry, AZ 1909; ass

Cancelled $1,000 General Mortgage Five Percent Income Gold Bond Trustee's Certificate for the state of Maine, number 341, issued to Middletown N...

1) Arizona & Michigan Mining Company number 73 for 10 shares to Frank Stickney. Signed by JC Chymoweth and James Chymoweth. 2) Superior and Glob...

Unique vignette is of A. Von Humboldt. Number A264 for 100 shares issued to William P Bartel. Signed by Henry Willey and (?). Incorporated in 1909 und

Incorporated in Arizona. Located ???. # 14 for 100 shares to Henry L Russell. Handwritten title of company and gold seal. Different and deserves a hom

Swindle! Inc. in West Virginia. No. 1610, issued for 100 shares to B.F. Small on March 1st, 1900. Signed by the president and secretary (Willis). Not

1) The Mineral Bed Consolidated Mining Company of Arizona. Myers District, Pima Co., Arizona (printed under logo). No. 70, issued for 1,000 shares in

One issued and two unissued. 1) Kentucky Standard Mining Company. # 24 - early. For 360 shares to Vaughn. Signed by president Hunter M Meriweather and

Verde King Copper Company. 1901. Number 1043 for 1000 shares to AH Crowell. signed by Charles George and (?). The superintendent was Joseph Gray. The

# 31 for 37 shares to ASM Chapin. Signed by Cyrus Elder and president James McMillen. Dateline Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1885. Incorporated 1885. Seal v

# 143 for 500 shares to Richard Sidenberg. Signed by secretary (?) and president (?). Dateline New York 1890. Incorporated in Illinois. Underground mi

# 1113 for 100 shares to CG Grove. Signed by John Fulton and president Orson Hager. Dateline 1887. Incorporated in Nebraska. Reverse states "Th...

# 717 for 50 shares to PG Merritt. Signed by George Jones and president William HH Taylor. Dateline Cincinnati 1853. Incorporated in 1853. Six vignett

We could not find much info on this mine. I/U #24 John L?? 20 shares 1875. Inc. 1875. Signed by President Hyerfelt? Crease and corner chip. State: C