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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Barite on Yellow Fluorite  (108940)4040 - Barite on Yellow Fluorite (108940)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Classic Yellow fluorite cubes about 3/4" square with coating of reddish barite from Morocco. about 5 x 5 x 4". This piece is not yet cura...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*********0 for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Mineral Resources of the States West of the Rockies by Raymond  (104596)4041 - Mineral Resources of the States West of the Rockies by Raymond (104596)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover reference. 256pp with index, boards have light foxing Date: 1869 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to d******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains by Raymond  (104598)4042 - Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains by Raymond (104598)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover ex Harvard library copy. 566pp with index Date: 1873 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to d********d for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Map of Silver Lead Mines in Coeur D'Alene  (120887)4043 - Map of Silver Lead Mines in Coeur D'Alene (120887)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This enormous 62"x 32" map on linen, shows the surveyed location of mining operations in Shoshone County, Idaho. The map is dated 1908 and...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****y for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Hydraulic Mining Water Pipe, LaPorte  (122786)4044 - Hydraulic Mining Water Pipe, LaPorte (122786)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five short lengths of hand riveted water pipe from the LaPorte Area. generally 6" diameter in 8' lengths. Circa 1870-1885 or so, difficult ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S**********r for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Red Butte. Miners Union, Number 1 PIN  (105839)4045 - Red Butte. Miners Union, Number 1 PIN (105839)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.75". Black on orange. Would have either been from the Western Federation of Miners or the United Mine Workers of America.Probably c1905. Dat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to T******1 for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Candelaria Water Company Hand Riveted Pipe c1878  (119479)4046 - Candelaria Water Company Hand Riveted Pipe c1878 (119479)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
*** Water was always a problem for this 1870s Nevada mining camp. Water was originally pumped in from Dead Horse Wells miles away. Other water sources
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********t for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Assay Map for the Gold Bug Mine, 1913  (106461)4047 - Assay Map for the Gold Bug Mine, 1913 (106461)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 x 17" blueprint, cloth backed map for the gold bug mine in the Alder District. J.H. Winwood, 1913. Heizer Archive. Date: Country if not U...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ruhling & Company Assay; with Green 5c Nevada Revenue Stamp  (108363)4048 - Ruhling & Company Assay; with Green 5c Nevada Revenue Stamp (108363)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
WOW! Assay. Comstock! Ruhling! More gold than silver! And a 5c Green Revenue Stamp with stamped killer 'Ruhling & Company'!!! Number 89...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bullion Molds from Nevada Mines (2)  (119476)4049 - Bullion Molds from Nevada Mines (2) (119476)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One large (13" x 6.5" x 5") and one small (5" by 3" x 2"). Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Prove...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******B for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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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
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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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