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

This is a collection of 500 postcards from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Many RPCs please see photos for details. Date: Country (if not USA...

The 1964 New York World's Fair introduced modern innovations such as the PicturePhone and mainframe computers to tens of millions of people and ...

Lot of two. 1) Three letterheads for the Fire Association of Philadelphia, dated 1895 with one measuring 5-8/16 x 8-1/2 inches and the other two meas

A colorful chromolithograph titled "3519 Fire Fighters" held behind glass in a painted gold antique frame. The chromolithograph features a...

1) Badges for Fire and Police Departments, Everson-Ross, Inc. New York Catalog No. 29, 1910, 44 pages 2) The Fire Service and It's Emblems Publ...

Letter the American Fire Engine Company of Seneca Falls, New York dated March 10, 1897, to the Pleasant Valley Wine Company of Rheims, New York. Vigne

Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS! If you’ll be needing your auction winning

A set of four woodcut prints used in the Harper's Weekly publication, which ran from 1857 until 1916, featuring fire fighters and steam fire eng...

Incredible Lot of 10 Fire Department Supply catalogs, brochures and related publications; covers equipment, supplies, apparatus, pumps, hoses, safety/

This is a Wilbur Brand hand held fire extinguisher. Piece is made of brass and measures about 13"x 4" and is labeled ML Co. It has a tag t...

Hand-painted porcelain "Bluebirds & Butterflies" bracelet in sterling silver, 7 panels. Fabulous details--a true heirloom to treasure!...

Original Langers Black Hills silver leaves with oval cut hematite stone. Elegant! Jim Langer began designing Black Hill silver in 1974. Pendant is 1...

One gold and jade bracelet. Three pendants, with stones--garnets (with matching earrings), zircon....Two crosses, one with garnets. One pin with garne

Pendant (1.25" oval ), earrings (pierced, .5" oval), and ring (.5" oval, size 6). Silver, set with blue topaz. Elegant high silver fi...

1) Pearl necklace (16" fine 14K gold chain) and earrings with tiny diamonds from Italy; 2) Five pearls set in 14K gold, 16" fine gold chai...

Deep blue sodalite stones set in sculpted gold-toned jewelry. Vintage necklace features 4 sodalite stones and two pearls--one pearl is .75" nat...

Incredible clarity in this blue topaz necklace. 14K white gold setting with triangle shaped 11mm blue topaz atone and small tapered baguette diamond.

Vintage brilliant gold toned cameo bracelet by Usner. Set with tiny pearls and dark amber cameo. Filigree hinged bangle, 7". Vintage gold-fille...

Cloisonne--four unique pendants--all handmade Faberge style created by skilled artisans. Each of these pendants is also inlaid with jewels.1) Beehive

A tribute march and two-step to Jack London's "Call of the Wild,"a saga of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898. The song was published in 190...

Written especially for the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday January 23, 1898: "The Halcyon Days of '49" with cover art of a gold miner, ...

Lot of ten pieces by nine different artists: 1) Wm. Young, "Birds in the Forest" (E); 2) Van Allen, "Mid The Blue Grass Of Kentucky (...

The artwork of Albert W. Barbelle (1887-1957) first appeared in 1912. It is estimated that his output of covers is second only to the Starmer Brothers

Gene Buck (1885-1957) was a leader in the music industry. He was musician, lyricist, composer, producer and cover artist. He spent 17 years working wi

Lot of nineteen patriotic pieces, many singing the praises of the Spanish American War: "The Triumphant Banner," E.T. Paull, (E); "Am...

William A. Starmer (1872-1955) and his brother Frederick W. Starmer (1878-1962) are responsible for one quarter of the large size sheet music produce

Eight previously used Tyco and Bachman model trains. There is also some track included in the lot. None of the engines could be tested. One of the Bac

City of Toyland No. 7 Utility Truck in solid metal with hard rubber wheels, in fair condition with original paint showing some wear from young imagina

Photo album of nearly 120 aircraft of the 1950s, made by the Trading Card Guild. There are 240 cards available, but this album has a few less than the

Heavy metal toy crane in fair condition made by Nylint. The tires roll smoothly; the handwheel that raises the boom is present but the boom is jammed

This is a little DC motor C. 1890's that would have powered an erector set. The motor is about 3 1/4 in. high wearing black enamel paint with s...

"Kibitz" America's newest laugh, made in Pittsburg, PA. On a wooden base 2 1/2 inches square, 5 1/2 inches tall, two black men with sw...

Directed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, this Columbia Record collection will lead the user to systematic exercise, resulting in good health. Twenty healt

Small broadside (9 x 5.75") for an early flush toilet. Fred. Adee, Sole Agent, New York. You can find this in Fred Holabird's Bottle Book!!...

This is a set of four (4) stand-up prints by artist Robert Thom and editor George A. Bender. The size is 19 in. X 21 in. Christopher Marshall 1729-182

Black shipping trunk, approx 35 x 12 x 17 inches, heavily used. Missing the leather straps that apparently went over the top. Lid can be propped open

About 60 pieces of ephemera connected to the Boy Scouts of America. Pice's include merit badge certificates, membership cards, "Life Scout&...

Post WWI broadside of prices for the local Butte Beautician’s Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. &P.I.U of A. In near new condition in sealed protec...

This lot of classic western artifacts is made up of worn one child sized boot, which was recovered in the high desert, and one 11 x 9 inch dehydrated

Cardboard game card: "Win a 24 Bottle Case / Of / Coca-Cola / For Only / 5c." Red and white, with 65 girls names, with holes to be punched...

Black elephant skin doctor's bag with brass accents and grey nubuck interior. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: A...

This is a first edition leather bound book in excellent condition titled " Locks and Hardware" by Henry Towne gifted to Henry Ford and dat...

This is a hand carved image of a peasant farmer by Andy Anderson about 14 in. in length. C.1970's. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit...

This is a hand-made wood fireplace bellows about 26 in. long. It has cheselled sides, canvas cloth bellows and trimmed with leather and studding. Stil

An irridescent ammonite, 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and one inch tall. Iridescent Ammonite is a fossil that demonstrates the Fibonacci Spiral and the irid

Rare grasshopper encased in a 3 x 5 inch piece of shale. The fossil is 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch tall, dark brown on the tan color stone. Date:

Vintage tool chest 48"x 16"x 12" containing an array of carpenter and wood working tools like hand drills, bit, hammers, wedges, plan...

Seemed like a good idea at the time. Brand new, in original box, with owners manual: "use only clean gasoline," Patented in 1936, proudly ...

Vintage tool chest 32"x 20"x 20"containing an array of carpenter and wood working tools like hand drills, bit, hammers, wedges, plane...

A rare and vintage train/makeup case, complete with makeup bottles and jars adorned with cloissonne' and blue lapis tops. Leather covered case ...