Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Old flasks for storing liquid mercury, all different, and all from the Candelaria / Bodie area. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: C

Albert C. Calkins patent assigned to F. W. Braun. Los Angeles. Patent number 675,264. Calkins also patented a gyratory muller, automatic blowpipe, etc

The Braun Flotation Machine was touted as having a "capacity of one to two pounds of dry product, is very simple in operation and produces accu...

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Complete and in good condition. A perfect size for a smaller yard or display! Some of these items are heavy or large and will require additional cost

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Great piece! See photo. Many of the items from this collection are large and/or heavy and could require extra shipping if they can’t be picke

Bottom rusted out, approximately 18" x 28" x 14" and 60 lbs. From the desert outside of Hawthorne. Date: Country if not USA: S...

12" x 6" by 4" deep. Found in the Lodi area which is in the northwest corner of Nye County . The nearest city was Gabbs. The Lodi Min...

Wooden incline bucket from a winze at the General Thomas Mine, Lone Mountain Region. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Lone Mountai

We have sold Pelton Wheels before, but this one is a beauty! And it comes with a slew of accessories. Patented in 1903. The wheel has a five foot diam

Fuse cutter bench found in tunnel of the Corona Mine, near Luning. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Luning Provenance: Candelaria

Lot of two. The main difference between single- and two-stage compressors is the number of times that air gets compressed between the inlet valve and

Manufactured by the F.M. Davis Iron Works Company located at 8th & Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. The main difference between single- and ...

In their catalog, Ingersoll-Rand proclaimed this was the greatest sinking pump ever created. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the catalog went to press the

The main difference between single and two stage compressors is the number of times that air gets compressed between the inlet valve and the tool nozz

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