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