2448 - Blasting Caps: Repauno Chemical Co.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two embossed early blasting caps for the Repauno Chemical Company. Scarce. State: City: HWAC#: 46861 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to g******M for (850.00 + 204.00BP) = 1,054.00
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2449 - Trojan Explosives Box plus One OtherHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two blasting powder boxes, one of vertical Trojan powder box for 50 pounds, the other an unmarked company box. State: City: HWAC#: 46454 Date
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to g******M for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
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2451 - Blasting Caps: Variety CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Six different blasting cap tins from seven different companies. MC, Gold Medal, Hercules, Brown, Illinois, Nobel, Atlas. All nice. State: City:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to r********a.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
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2453 - Blasting Caps: 10 Different TinsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Nice collection of 10 different tins. Collection includes six round tins, three rectangular, and one cardboard. Excellent condition, please inspect.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to g******M for (550.00 + 132.00BP) = 682.00
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2454 - Seven Blasting Cap TinsHolabird Western Americana Collections
The most interesting tin is the 1.25" diameter "100 Primers, No.2.' From the U. C. C. Company. 2) Hercules #8 Blasting caps in a large...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****3 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
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2456 - Coal Mining Explosives TextbookHolabird Western Americana Collections
"Colliery Explosions and Recovery Work" By J.W. Whitaker, c.1946, hardback, 230 pages, 5 1/2 x 9 inches. Textbook in the Mining Certifica...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to g******M for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
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2457 - Explosives AdvertisingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three old advertising pieces for explosives: 1) "Explosives for Blasting: How to use them what they will do" a brochure by Arthur Kirk &am...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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2458 - Underground Mining EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two dynamite boxes, one DuPont tamping bag, and two Justrite Lamps. State: City: HWAC#: 47272 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*******g for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
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2459 - Explosives EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Five pieces of explosives brochures. Atlas Powder Company, Dallas, Texas pamphlets "Prevention of accidents in the use of explosives." &qu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to g******M for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
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2460 - Library of Publications on ExplosivesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Seven publications on explosives. 1) Copy of Alfred Nobel's patent application for dynamite. 2) Tennessee Copper Company's "Electric Bl...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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2461 - "Manufacture of Explosives" Book (1909)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover, 6 x 9 inches, 84 pages. "Manufacture of Explosives Twenty Years' Progress" by Oscar Guttmann. Copyright 1909, formerly in ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
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2462 - "The Explosives Engineer" MagazinesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three issues of "The Explosives Engineer Magazine" "A Magazine for users of explosives" or "Fore-runner of progress in mini...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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2464 - Two Nevada City Assay Sheets by OttHolabird Western Americana Collections
These are both for Roy King in 1924 and 1931. Gold Values are high in 1924 - highest being $153 per ton. In 1931 there was no value. Signed by Emil J.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
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2467 - Eureka Nevada Lead-Silver IngotHolabird Western Americana Collections
The “KK/NV/13.” embossing on this ingot refers to the K.K. Consolidated Mining Company that served the Eureka Mining District. The KK CM Co was declar
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to B***o for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
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2468 - Turquoise Mine SamplesHolabird Western Americana Collections
30 mines are represented on this display. The Old Royston, Inspiration, Egyptian, Kingman, Candelaria, Cedar Mountain, etc. Each has one raw sample an
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
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2469 - Nevada Assay Office Equipment and Hard GoodsHolabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of antique Assay office material. Includes very large tongs for ingots, a rusty Mercury flask, heavy iron cupel mold, numerous ceramic an
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****0 for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
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2470 - Collection of Assay CruciblesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen.1) "Battersea Round / 'F' /Morgan / England" clearly printed on side. Excellent condition. 5" tall. 2) Bottom...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
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2471 - Becker Assay BalanceHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous Christian Becker, New York, assay balance, c1915. About 10 x 15 x 20". According to Shannon (The Assay Balance), Becker had this speci...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l********h for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
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2472 - Field Gold ScaleHolabird Western Americana Collections
Great historical piece. Not only does it come in a very nice box with paper conversions and seven weights, it comes with a handwritten note with a rec
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (120.00 + 25.20BP) = 145.20
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2473 - Miner's Hanging Gold ScaleHolabird Western Americana Collections
Pans measure 5" in diameter. Still well balanced! State: City: HWAC#: 47322 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*********r for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
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2475 - Small Hand Held Ingot MoldHolabird Western Americana Collections
Painted silver. 10" long. The four molds are all different sizes. State: City: HWAC#: 48443 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
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2476 - Cambridge Mine Ingot MoldHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 15” x 6” x 5”. This particular mold is part of a stacking multi-pour mold series. This is the first of this kind we’ve handled.
This is the
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to k**********y for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
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2477 - Cambridge Mine Belt WheelsHolabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about five nice rusty belt wheels, from about ten inches to about two feet in diameter. All from the Cambridge Mine, Nevada. The Cambridge
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********y.. for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
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2478 - Cambridge Mine Underground DrillsHolabird Western Americana Collections
A group of four underground drills used at The Cambridge Mine, Lyon Co., Nevada by the Rink family. They do not come with drill steel. Their operative
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
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2479 - Cambridge Mine Cog WheelsHolabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about eight cog wheels from machinery at the Cambridge Mine, Lyon Co., Nevada collected by former mine operators the Rink family. They rang
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to r********y.. for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
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2480 - Cambridge Mine FanHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sturtevant Mine Fan Co., Boston, used at the Cambridge Mine, Lyon Co., Nev. This historic fan is not without a marvelous history. Ben Franklin Sturtev
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
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2481 - Cambridge Mine Headframe WheelHolabird Western Americana Collections
Large headframe wheel from the Cambridge Mine, Lyon Co., Nevada. These classic remnants of Nevada’s proud mining history are gone from the landscape n
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b**********n for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
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2483 - Cambridge Mine Placer Gold Dredge BucketsHolabird Western Americana Collections
About nine small dredge buckets from a Link Belt unit. These typically ran small placer operations. The buckets are only about ten inches across and s
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
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2484 - Seven Pickaxes from NevadaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four are identified by the experienced desert collector. 1) Johntown double pick. 19". Johntown was the first city on the Comstock - before Vir...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****0 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
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2485 - Small Treasure Hill Axe HeadHolabird Western Americana Collections
Location noted on very old tape inside hole for wood. 7.75". One side is chipped at end from use. In the 1870's this was the center of East...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
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2486 - Two Washoe Pickaxe HeadsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Stamped with the number '5'. 21, 75". 2) 18.75". Both have a pick and chisel. Information we have found indicates the company w...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*********y for (40.00 + 8.40BP) = 48.40
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2487 - C. P. M. Co.' PickaxeHolabird Western Americana Collections
This pick and chisel axe is 15.25" long. A handmade 'T' is etched into the axe. Location is unknown - probably from Nevada. State: ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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2488 - Mounted KL6 PickaxeHolabird Western Americana Collections
This mounted KL6 pickaxe is a pick and chisel.It measures 18" and is in very nice condition. Makes a nice display! State: City: HWAC#: ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
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2489 - North PickaxeHolabird Western Americana Collections
This pickaxe is engraved "North.' It is 15.5". State: City: HWAC#: 49073 Date:
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2490 - Metal Sluice BoxHolabird Western Americana Collections
34.5". Well used! Authentic! State: City: HWAC#: 48820 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
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2492 - 19th Century Gold Poke BagHolabird Western Americana Collections
Well used by someone - probably a miner. We found no gold residue inside, sorry! 9" tall. State: City: HWAC#: 47321 Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******s for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
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2496 - Mono Gold Mining Company AssessmentHolabird Western Americana Collections
Bodie Mining District. The Mono Gold Mining Company is just over Convict Pass on the left-hand side of the highway (where the gravel pit is now). This
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