Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

This two handed windlass was most likely used in a small mine. It could be used to take people and ore into and out of the mine shaft. Barrel is about

This two handed windlass was most likely used in a small mine. It could be used to take people and ore into and out of the mine shaft. Barrel is about

Four 10-foot lengths of mine car rails and no ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area

Two 20-foot lengths of mine car rail and 6 cross ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie A

Two 20-foot lengths of mine car rail and 6 cross ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie A

Four wooden Giant Powder boxes with tongue-and-groove construction and one cardboard box. 1920, 1922, 1926, 1956 Date: 1920 - 1956 Country (if not

Four Trojan powder boxes, one tongue-in-groove wooden box and 3 cardboard boxes. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance:

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

Four semi-modern one hour self contained oxygen generating breathing apparatus for escape only. Made by Dragerwerk, Lubeck, Germany. MSHA approved. U

Items #1-#3 of 7: ( 3) Different colored ( red, yellow & Black ) underground " Wheat" miners lamps. They have about a 50" inch c...

box of sieve parts. Tyler. 3 bottom trays, 2 sieves, three diff mgrs., plus small size jones splitter. also, a second small splitter, and DFC cupel tr

unusual wood scientific instrument. no label. Thought to be for inspection of powdered samples. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prov

three miner’s picks. Probably all c 1900-1920. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS

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

Precision Lab scale. Scientific Instrument Co, SLC, lighted. 19 x 22 x 12. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION

Lot of 3. 1) Best is unmounted bird's-eye view photograph of Dawson, Yukon Territory. "Looking Down from Midnight Dome." By Larrs &...

Lot of 4. 1) 5 x 7" black and white photograph of two miners and their dog standing in front of their snow-buried cabin. Album paper stuck to b...

Two Cold Bay Exploration Oil Royalty Certificates. 1) Certificate No. B19, signed January 21, 1927, by Howard M. Rice. 2) Certificate A30, signed by

Lot of 4 documents for this gold mine located in the Bradshaw Mountains in Yavapai County, Arizona. The Crown King Mine was discovered in 1875 and was

3- 6" x 4.5" softcover Phelps Dodge safety books. 1939-green cover Safety Rules. 1943 gold cover General Rules and Instructions. 1950-yell...

Official letters to the Secretary of the Interior. Includes one from the Office of Indian Affairs about the character of the coal in the White Mountai

Evergreen Mines 1925 action notice and annual report with cover toning. Blue Ribbon Mining undated prospectus with fold out claim map in Cartersville,

Three published geologic maps and one proprietary geologic map (1938) from the old Newmont files from the Grass Valley Office. The 1938 map was made t

Nice billhead from Isaacs & Newman, Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, hats. The customer bought boots, pants, barley, a bucket an...

Four legal sized documents showing shipments, ores on hand, value of equipment, assay results from January 1, 1883 to January of 1884. Melrose good re

Interesting large scale Placer mining along the American River of California. Gleason's Pictorial of gold dredging with miners in 1854. 11"...

Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Date: 1918/1819 Country (if not USA): State: California C

Nice billhead from the California gold rush town. Fees collected from "bording" horse by the day. Datelined Sutter Creek, Cal., August 1st...

Lot of 7 different. Included: Downieville (No. 37, 1897), Motherlode (No. 63, 1900), Bidwell Bar (No. 43, 1898), Marysville (No. 17, 1895), Jackson (N

Lot of 4. 1) Three California USGS folios: Smartsville (Folio 18, two copies, JW Powell, Director, 1895); and Colfax (Folio 66, 1900). All three have

Pictorial Humor of the Gold Rush series of 12 folders. It includes a loosely inserted illustration being humorous drawings of the period with several

This small handbook published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equipment used to extra

Lot of 8. 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited with Selby Smelting & Lead Company, 1907, from the Kennedy Mining & Milling Co. of Jackson...

2 reports, from1939 and 1948. Red Mountain is a major silver discovery next to Yellow Aster. 1939 has condition issues. Date: 1939-1948 Country (if

Blueprint drawing of the front of a proposed new City Hall Building for Cripple Creek, Colorado. Title reads: 3/4 Inch Scale Detail of Front / of the

Original canvas ore bag from the Ten Broeck Mine, about 14 x 24", hand sewn, perhaps 1880. The term Ten Broeck is an American surname, primaril...

Lot of 6. Deals with two Leadville mines. 1) Denver City Consolidated Mining Company. Includes: letter about stockholder's meeting; 1895 carbon ...

High grade ore shipment record. Bottom tears and stains Date: 1900 Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Victor Provenance: ATTENTION C

Geologic Atlas of the U.S. Apishapa Folio by George W. Stose 1912 and Walsenburg Folio Library Edition 1900. Complete folios. Condition consistent wi

Nice group of 161943 indenture, small photos, original patent, 1906 mineral certificate during T Roosevelt offic, 1926 assay cert with tears, 1953 lo

Annual report with cover foxing and staple rust Date: 1916 Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection A

Two sided. 8 x 5.5" Horizontal fold, two pinholes, slight bend on bottom right corner. Overall in nice condition. Taken from the "State Ge...

Double truck pp. 168 & 169. This map shows mining regions of Idaho. Graphics & color by Lithography. Beautiful condition. On Mat Board (not ...

These are topo. maps by the USGS: Sandpoint, 125 scale, R. U. Goode, 1901, 1941; Mountain Home, A.H. Thompson, 1893, 1916; Camas Prairie, A.H. Thompso

Belleville 1915; Colchester 1919; Danville 1900; Ditney 1902; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Tallula 1913; Date:

Carlisle 1923; Colchester 1919; Ditney 1902; Danville 1900; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Patoka 1904; Tallula 1913;

Lot of 2. Printed copies of a letter dateline New York, July 27th, 1878. States that the holder of mortgage bond No. 22 and No. 23 is entitled to 500

Lot of 2. 1) Clendenin Mining & Smelting Company, Clendenin, Barker District, M.T. (Montana Territory). Sent in 1882 to Benton, Montana. No cont...

Ranging in size from 11.25" x 9" to 11.75" to 16.25". Black and white and 1 color photos of Butte mining headframes. One of th...

Approx 19 letters from Anaconda regrading visits, drill hole maps and awards nominations. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Pro