Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

This Ellis Mill was patented in 1924 at San Francisco. It works much like a Huntington Mill. The Ellis Mill attempted to solve the problem of power ne

Found in the Mason area. Mason was located in Mason Valley. The town was platted in 1908. This was a copper mining area. Probably used to drain water

Manufacturers included Ingersoll-Rand, Gardner-Denver and Thor. Found at Mina and Luning. These were two stops on the Carson and Colorado Railroad Roa

Lot of three! Found at Rawhide, Nevada. Rawhide was a famous Nevada mining camp in 1907 and 1908. The hype around it was huge. The town quickly had 12

A drifter drill is a hydraulic or pneumatic rock or ground drill used to make horizontal holes in tunnel construction and mining. Found at Rawhide, Ne

Lot of four jack hammers and one carriage drill that could have been used for a jack hammer. Used at Rawhide, Nevada. Rawhide was a famous Nevada mini

Lot of eight! 4' x 3", one 5' by 3" and two 6' x 3", etc. Used at Rawhide, Nevada. Purchased from a son of a miner that w...

A newer drifter drill and an air motor drive carriage. Found at Rawhide, Nevada. Rawhide was a famous Nevada mining camp in 1907 and 1908. The hype ar

These heavy duty little machines were used to pull ore from the face of the rock after it was dynamited. One of these was in used in Candelaria and tw

A nice display piece. Rockland is a rare Nevada location! "The little town of Rockland, about twenty-five miles from Greenfield, Mason Valley, ...