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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Large Vanilla with Tonka Crock Jug2359 - Large Vanilla with Tonka Crock Jug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a large crock jug (15"x 10") jug that once held vanilla and tonka extract from Parke, Davis and Company Established in 1866, the c...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*********5 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Caswell Mack & CO Cobalt2360 - Caswell Mack & CO Cobalt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Caswell Mack & CO Cobalt, Chemists New York & Newport, approx 2.75 x 7.25 inches. No apparent cracks or chips. Date: Location: HWAC#...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Hartwig Bitters with Labels2361 - Hartwig Bitters with Labels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very fine example of a Hartwig Bitters in milk glass with labels on two sides. Both labels show damage but are readable. Applied top, no chips. 9.25...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Four Full Face Labeled Whiskey Bottles2362 - Four Full Face Labeled Whiskey Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four fullface paper labeled whiskey bottles, tool top whiskeys, circa 1900 to 19 seven. Lake Keuka whiskey, Hermitage rye whiskey, Hermitage purŽ rye,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Two Gorgeous Silvered Pinch Decanter Bottles2363 - Two Gorgeous Silvered Pinch Decanter Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These bottles were specifically made for scotch. One has the word scotch plus floral patterns including a horse racing scene round the collar on what
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Umarked Green Bottle2364 - Umarked Green Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmarked, 3Ó x 10Ó, green. Label residue on neck. Bottle dates from 1870s. Small lip bruise, no visible chips or cracks. Date: Locatio...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
 
 
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Pair of Back Bar Bottles2365 - Pair of Back Bar Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Whiskey. Pair of back bar bottles. Clear, quars. 'Blackberry', the second one is etched 'Sherry'. Not quite a matched pair, but clos...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to J**v for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Ruhstaller's Gilt Edge Lager Beer Tray, Sacramento2366 - Ruhstaller's Gilt Edge Lager Beer Tray, Sacramento
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12" diameter. Titled "Purity." Photograph of elegant woman sitting with bird in her lap. Black text along top of rim: "Ruhstall...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Old German Lager with rare San Francisco agent2367 - Old German Lager with rare San Francisco agent
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched scroll work. Barrel shaped. 3 1/2". RARE San Francisco agent. "Old German Lager / Prosit! Es Giebt Keim Kopfwen / An Old Type Germ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Western Liquor Licenses & Photo  - Perfect for the Saloon Collector2368 - Western Liquor Licenses & Photo - Perfect for the Saloon Collector
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Nicely framed 1915 Saloon license to E & B Branchini(?) in Sonoma. 2) Framed photo of what appears to be a miners cabin or sma...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****8 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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