January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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Montana Railroad RPC's (9)2453 - Montana Railroad RPC's (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Montana railroad RPC's of locomotives, crews, construction trains and more. Date: 1911-1914 Location: Montana HWAC# 571425
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Rare Montana Railroad Documents2454 - Rare Montana Railroad Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. 1) Fancy illustrated billhead for Butte Electric Car Advertising Co., 1916 (no charge since cars weren't in service). 2) Let...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Montana Railroad Ephemera2455 - Montana Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Two unissued Montana railroad stock certificates: Southern Montana Railway Co. (Butte) and Butte, Wisdom, & Pacific Railway Company...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Photos of Train Engines & Train Wrecks2456 - Photos of Train Engines & Train Wrecks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photos of engines and train wrecks. Some photos with explanations on back, i.e., "Results of a head-on Collision at Rapids 272 and 2" and ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Co. Railroad Pass2457 - Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Co. Railroad Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued 1889 employees pass, 1889. Very nice condition. Date: 1889 Location: Montana HWAC# 571417
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. Round Brass Tool Check2458 - ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. Round Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. round brass Tool Check #428. KC CO brass tool check #150 with manufacturerfs stamp Moise K. Co. SF. Rectangular...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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KC CO Brass Tool Check2459 - KC CO Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KC CO brass tool check #150 with manufacturer's stamp Moise K. Co. SF. Rectangular with slot at top. From Kennecott Copper Corp. at McGill, NV, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Brass Tool Check2460 - KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. brass tool check #1559. Round with slot at top. From company at McGill, NV, that operated 1915 to 1983. Tag dates from period 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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MVM Co Brass Tag2461 - MVM Co Brass Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
MVM Co / Thompson NEV brass tool check # 280. From Mason Valley Mining Company that operated near Wabuska from 1915 to 1930. Tag dates from same perio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6****A for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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SVS&M Co Brass Tool Check2462 - SVS&M Co Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
SVS&M Co brass tool check # 2091. Round with hole at top. From Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining at McGill, NV, that operated 1906-1914. Tag ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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