Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.

A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.

There is truly something for everybody!

Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~

Auction Schedule

Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)

Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)

Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)

Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)

Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)

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Hendy Iron, Round Plate Cover, Possibly for Stamp Mill  (119478)4050 - Hendy Iron, Round Plate Cover, Possibly for Stamp Mill (119478)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Hendy, S. F. Cal Iron." 16" in diameter. The Joshua Hendy Iron Works lasted from the 1850s to the 1940s. By the 1890s, the Joshua He...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Mining Stocks (5)  (105501)4051 - Nevada Mining Stocks (5) (105501)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C Eureka County Bank 1897. Unissued Seal of Nevada. Unissued Spanish Belle of Nevada. I/U Curtis Con Mining 1880. I/U State Line Gold Mining 1882 D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Underground Mine Timber Car  (121673)4052 - Underground Mine Timber Car (121673)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
C1900-1920 Timber car from a western Nevada mine near Austin. All four wheels present, straight spokes on public display in the Holabird backyard for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Large Incline Ore Car with Track  (122709)4053 - Large Incline Ore Car with Track (122709)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very large incline ore car used at a major Nevada City, Calif. mine. About 9' long, 4' high, 3' wide, with about ten feet of rail. This ...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Large Incline Ore Car with Track  (122710)4054 - Large Incline Ore Car with Track (122710)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very large incline ore car used at a major Nevada City, Calif. mine. About 7' long, 5' high, 4' wide, with about ten feet of rail. Only ...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Large Side Dump Modern Ore Car  (122711)4055 - Large Side Dump Modern Ore Car (122711)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large modern Atlas 8450 side dumping ore car, possibly used at the Empire Mine in Nevada City at the end of their reign in 1956. By that time, Newmont
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Coal  & Related Items / 4 Items.  (109588)4056 - Coal & Related Items / 4 Items. (109588)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Item #1 of 4 : A whole box( 25 pieces, different sizes ) of Anthracite coal !! Item # 2 of 4: 14 3/4" long small coal shovel, probably used in...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Martin Ware Wash Tub, bonus items  (108006)4057 - Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Martin Ware Wash Tub, bonus items (108006)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This beautiful piece of fire-fighting history is an original Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Model CA, approx. 24-inches tall and 7-inches in diameter. All
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pick, Shovel, and Single Jack  (109451)4058 - Pick, Shovel, and Single Jack (109451)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three miner's tools: A coal shovel labeled "East Street 2 Solid"with a wooden shaft and wooden handle, the business end is 11 x 9 inch...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign, Tin  (84833)4059 - Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign, Tin (84833)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 12 x 36" black on white Utah mine bell signal sign. The would go well with the Gardner oil painting that shows a Utah mine bell signa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*****y for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Antique End Dump Ore Car, Spoked Wheels with track  (122714)4060 - Antique End Dump Ore Car, Spoked Wheels with track (122714)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.5' wide, 4.5' long, 3' tall with about ten feet of rail. No maker's plate. FOB Strawberry Valley. The wheels are embossed on the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b****n for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Antique Farm Yard Art Collection  (122716)4061 - Antique Farm Yard Art Collection (122716)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large variety of rusty antique Farm equipment, perfect for a "yard art" grouping or decor at any ranch in America. Consists of: several ...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Antique Hand Pump Water Pump  (122717)4062 - Antique Hand Pump Water Pump (122717)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Time to prime the pump! This "Red Jacket" water pump is a "must-have" yard art piece. Remniscent of the days of old, these pumps...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Antique Incline Ore Car with Rail  (122713)4063 - Antique Incline Ore Car with Rail (122713)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incline car with rear wheels with second exterior area for different track and swivel on the headframe for dunping the car. 5.5' long, 3' ta...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Blacksmith Grinding Wheel with Seat  (122781)4064 - Blacksmith Grinding Wheel with Seat (122781)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blacksmith grinding wheel with18" stone wheel. "C.S. & Co., Pat Appl For" embossed on the side. (Cleveland Stone Co.) perhaps cir...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Blacksmith Shop Equipment Collection  (122782)4065 - Blacksmith Shop Equipment Collection (122782)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A wonderful group of large blacksmith equipment with some tools. A) large stone grinding wheel with ahnd crank, 18"; b) Canedy Otto Mfg Co., Ch...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Cabin Stove  (122785)4066 - Cabin Stove (122785)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabin Stove by Schrader. 30 x 24 x 24" with stovepipe. Date: Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Double Drum Hoist  (122780)4067 - Double Drum Hoist (122780)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two drums, 12" diameter for the cable, 20" wide spools. See photo for name identifiaction. FOB Strawberry Valley. Equipment accessible. D...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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End Dump Ore Car with Track  (122719)4068 - End Dump Ore Car with Track (122719)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
End dump ore car with the angled end with swinging door, hand riveted as usual, possibly made at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, cal. 4.5' l...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Explosives Collectibles  (108026)4069 - Explosives Collectibles (108026)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice varied group of explosive collectibles. a) Trojan explosives cardboard box; b)gold medal gelatin wood box end; c)Danger explosives tin sign; d)dy
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Incline Ore Car, Antique  (122712)4070 - Incline Ore Car, Antique (122712)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incline ore car with small wheels with track. 5' lonmg, 2.5' wide, 38" tall. Used in small incline, possible an inclined winze. Comes ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Large Electric Pump  (122788)4071 - Large Electric Pump (122788)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large electric pump. GE motor, model 5k213AG201, No. TX, 208v-220/240, Amp 9/4.5; Byron Jackson pump, 3 x 4 x 82H, Type SMJ. Has not been turned on in
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lion No. 3 Blasting Machine  (121675)4072 - Lion No. 3 Blasting Machine (121675)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare blasting machine from the Lion Blasting Company. The plunger goes through the middle of the embossed brass name plate as made. Tongue and groove
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to E********s for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Miners Chain Art  (122787)4073 - Miners Chain Art (122787)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large group of varied sized chain parts, from small chain to links of about ten inches. Ther are perhaps 300 pounds-plus of chain, see the photo. FO
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******B for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Miners Safety Lamp Pair  (122731)4074 - Miners Safety Lamp Pair (122731)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked bras Davey Lamp 9.5" tall, 2.5" diam; brass Wolf with reflector 11.5" tall, 3.5" diam. Date: Country if not USA: S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Mining Camp Style Fry Pans Group  (122725)4075 - Mining Camp Style Fry Pans Group (122725)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Perfect for any mining camp display is this group of fry pans from c1900-1930. Brand names include Western Holly, Cold Handle and several unmarked. Ni
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S**********r for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mining Parts- Ore Cars, Headframe  (122783)4076 - Mining Parts- Ore Cars, Headframe (122783)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five mismatched ore car wheels; 20" headframe shieve wheel made by M&G Co., SF Cal; other heavy steel reportedly for the headframe. Date: ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Old Iron Pulleys (5)  (122789)4077 - Old Iron Pulleys (5) (122789)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five old iron pulleys. Two are Skookum, one PAcific, and the other Washington iron Works. Up to 14". FOB Strawberry Valley unless they...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Ore Car  (122569)4078 - Ore Car (122569)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One long side bent, restorable. Brass plaque intact difficult to read. Nice mining artifact/relic for any yard or display Date: Country if not USA:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Ore Car rail in Ten Foot sections  (122715)4079 - Ore Car rail in Ten Foot sections (122715)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice small pile of rail to use in your ore car displays. This group has about nine pieces of varying length of roughly ten feet each. FOB Strawberry
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Timber Saw Blade Collection  (122718)4080 - Timber Saw Blade Collection (122718)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of eight original antique saw blades for the eclectic logging collector or decorator. There are four two-man crosscut saws about 6' each; ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****8 for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Floor Mount Metal Lathe from Bodie, California  (119450)4081 - Floor Mount Metal Lathe from Bodie, California (119450)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Lathe was used at Luning after it was no longer in use at Bodie. Purchased at the Bobby Bell estate. Bobby Bell was born in 1914 in the gold and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****8 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Three Foot Circular Saw Blade  (119451)4082 - Three Foot Circular Saw Blade (119451)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Purchased at the Bobby Bell estate. Bobby Bell was born in 1914 in the gold and silver mining camp of Bodie . Bell followed his grandfather and father
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s******B for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #3  (122017)4083 - Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #3 (122017)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yet another miner's tram bucket, approx 24 x 36 x 24 inches. Rusty inside and out. See more in Candelaria, Nevada. Date: Country if not USA: ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carbide Mining Lamps / " Guy's Dropper" / 2 Item  (106294)4084 - Carbide Mining Lamps / " Guy's Dropper" / 2 Item (106294)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Item # 1 of 2: ( 3 pieces ) Identical small brass hooked carbide miners lamps for caps or helmets. 3 1/2" tall, with reflectors. Made by the U...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to A******S for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Broken Box Ends of Rare Powder & Candle Boxes  (122059)4085 - Broken Box Ends of Rare Powder & Candle Boxes (122059)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of broken box ends from rare powder and candle producers, found underground at Candelaria. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #1  (122015)4086 - Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #1 (122015)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miner's tram bucket, approx 24 x 36 x 24 inches. Old silver paint on the outside, with some tar residue on the inside. See more in Cerro Gordo, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*****8 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #2  (122016)4087 - Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #2 (122016)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another miner's tram bucket, approx 24 x 36 x 24 inches. Old silver paint on the outside, with some tar residue on the inside. See more in Cerro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*****8 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Early Oil and Fuel Tins (3)  (122150)4088 - Early Oil and Fuel Tins (3) (122150)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three 5-gallon tins, circa 1900-1915, with names of early fuel producers and used for engines found underground at Candelaria, generally 9 inches squa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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EXTREMELY RARE Safety Nitro Powder Co. Wood Box  (121727)4089 - EXTREMELY RARE Safety Nitro Powder Co. Wood Box (121727)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Safety Nitro Powder Co., Dynamite, San Francisco, 430 California Street. Square Nail Construction. Original as repaired. Some of these items are heavy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Face Plates from Cast Iron Stove with Floral Patterns (3)  (122029)4090 - Face Plates from Cast Iron Stove with Floral Patterns (3) (122029)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of three face plates with floral designs from a cast-iron stove, circa 1880, from the Candelaria area. Date: c1880 Country if not USA:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*****r for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Fuel or Oil Barrel  (122028)4091 - Fuel or Oil Barrel (122028)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fuel or oil barrel bears a brass plaque that reads: Cand. Mines Co. / Candelaria / NEB. 50 gallons. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevad
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****8 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Granite Mining Candles Wood Box  (121723)4092 - Granite Mining Candles Wood Box (121723)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 sets. 120 candles. 17.5 pounds. Standard Oil. Black print of box end only! End place very fine. Tongue and Groove construction. Early crude round n
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****8 for (400.00 + 88.00BP) = 488.00
 
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Hand Drill Steel (12 pieces)  (122014)4093 - Hand Drill Steel (12 pieces) (122014)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two groups of 6 pieces per group from the Candelaria Area, 12 to 18 inches, circa 1880-1910. Date: c1900 Country if not USA: State: Nevada City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b**********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Hand Drill Steel (6 pieces)  (122013)4094 - Hand Drill Steel (6 pieces) (122013)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six pieces of hand drill steel from the Candelaria Area, 18-20 inches, circa 1880-1910. Date: c1900 Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Cand
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hand Drills (4)  (122012)4095 - Hand Drills (4) (122012)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces of hand drill steel from the Candelaria Area, 18-20 inches, circa 1880-1910. Date: c1900 Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Can
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Mercury Flasks (2)  (122011)4096 - Mercury Flasks (2) (122011)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bodie-Candelaria area, marked Almaden. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Candelaria Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area Min
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (76.00 + 19.00BP) = 95.00
 
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Ore Car Wheels  (118239)4097 - Ore Car Wheels (118239)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fabulous display pieces or for your old mine exhibit! About ten. Some with wooden trucks. Found at the Northern Belle mine at Candelaria. The Candelar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****8 for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Original Hoist Rope  (122161)4098 - Original Hoist Rope (122161)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An original miner's hoist rope found in Candelaria, probably used in a winze at Candelaria around 1880-1900. Date: c1890 Country if not USA: ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Original Ore Bag  (122157)4099 - Original Ore Bag (122157)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare original ore bag from the Candelaria Mining and Milling Co. Circa 1880-1900. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Candelaria Pro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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