"March Madness" 2024 March Auction

Auction Details

ATTENTION ALL BIDDERS!!!
DUE TO THE LIKELYHOOD OF A WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON OUR ORIGINAL AUCTION DATES OF MARCH 2ND AND 3RD, AUCTION WILL BE MOVED TO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, MARCH 9TH AND 10TH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!!!


Welcome to Holabird’s March Timed Auction taking place on March 9th & 10th.
We are thrilled to present to you a captivating array of treasures spanning a multitude of categories, promising something special for every collector! With over two thousand lots carefully curated for your consideration, we invite you to join us for this fun sale!


Art (1000-1106)
General Foreign (1107-1126)
Spoons & Flatware (1163-1169)
Glassware & Bottles (1170-1208)
Saloon & Tobacciana (1209-1219)
General Collectibles (1217-1242)
Tools (1243-1249)
Native Americana (1250-1275)
Cowboy (1276-1284)
Firearms-Weapons (1285-1294)
Military (1295-1306)
Political (1307-1313)
Fraternal Organizations (1314-1320)
Firefighting Memorabilia (1321-1323)
Ephemera (Geographically Sorted) (1324-1382)
Musical & Entertainment (1383-1396)
Sports (1397-1409)
Photography (1410-1432)
World's Fair / Expositions (1433-1434)
Maps, Antique (1435-1443)
Toys (1444-1457)
Books (1458-1483)
Numismatics (1484-1537)
Tokens & Medals (1538-1595)
Ingots (1597-1599)
Minerals (1600-1622)
Mining (1623-1664)
Mining Stocks (1665-1776)
Philatelic - Postcards (2000-2061)
Covers (2062-2068)
Stamps (2069-2077)
Wells Fargo & Express (2078-2094)
Transportation - Auto, Railroad & More (2095-2160)
Stocks & Bonds - Railroad (2161-2200)
Stocks & Bonds - Marine & Steamship (2201-2213)
Stocks & Bonds - Various Categories Incl; Banking, Agriculture & More (2214-2786)
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Padlock -Smokehouse Style-VERY LARGE! [178225]1242Padlock -Smokehouse Style-VERY LARGE! [178225]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c.1860-1880 Very Large Smokehouse type Antique Padlock in made from a white metal alloy with brass key hole cover and fittings. 4"x 6" ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******7 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Keystone Hand Corn Planter [176370]1243Keystone Hand Corn Planter [176370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Keystone hand corn planter. It measures 34" and looks to be a nice wood finish. The seed bucket still operates. Please see photos for more deta...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Bar Arm Balance, c1875 [121127]1244Bar Arm Balance, c1875 [121127]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique bar arm scale. Manufacturers name in white stencil paint difficult to read. New York circular "approved" decal on one end. Circa 1...
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to J*******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Wall Thermometer Pair & a Scale, Rusty [178116]1245Wall Thermometer Pair & a Scale, Rusty [178116]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 rusty wall thermometers with face issues, about 9" and a rusty Hanson dairy scale, 11x8". Please inspect. Bracken Estate
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Rug Beaters (3) [176366]1246Rug Beaters (3) [176366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rug beaters, possibly from the 19th century. They are each about 32" long, have wood handles and metal beater surface. They are great as wall d...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p****s for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Electric Wire Meter 1930s [176369]1247Electric Wire Meter 1930s [176369]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Electric wire meter from the 1930s. Mounted on wood frame, it measures 24"x 43". It is in decent condition for its age and should make a n...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 3******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Tool Advertising Ephemera (40) [177725]1248Tool Advertising Ephemera (40) [177725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 pieces of tool advertising ephemera. Brookstone, Klein, torch, Starrett, Stanley, Wallace, Maydol, Pexto etc. See photo. Large ads have tatte
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to R********v.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Metal Detector Finds  [177758]1249Metal Detector Finds [177758]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot is of metal detector finds that include several horse shoes, spoons, an open-end wrench at 3/4 in. X 5/8 in., a livestock bell, two door
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Stone Axes from Colorado (3) [178135]1250Stone Axes from Colorado (3) [178135]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has three stone axes from Colorado. Two are 3/4 grooved and one is polished, has full circle grooves and a rounded pall. 3.5 in.- 4.0 in. Fr
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Double -Bitted Axe  -  Kansas [161140]1251Double -Bitted Axe - Kansas [161140]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This double-bitted axe is from Chase County, Kansas on the Cottonwood River. It measures 4 in./ 102 mm. This one follows the bowtie shape with a thick
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Stone Tools for Agriculture -Kansas [161184]1252Stone Tools for Agriculture -Kansas [161184]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These stone tools are made of sandstone from Butler County, Kansas. They appear to be earth moving tools such as a spade or hoe. They measure 6 in./ 1
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Discoidal Stone or Chunky Stone w/COA [178130]1253Discoidal Stone or Chunky Stone w/COA [178130]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a four in. discoidal stone in beautiful condition. Sometimes referred to as a chunky stone. These stones are found associated with the Missis
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********1 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Stone Tools from Montana (2) [178137]1254Stone Tools from Montana (2) [178137]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are two stone tools from Montana. One is a skinning knife at 4 in./ 102 mm and a smaller knife at 3.25 in. / 83 mm from the Charter Kill Site n
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Celts (3) [178136]1255Celts (3) [178136]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are three celts in this lot. Only one is marked from Ohio at 4.75 in. The other two are 2. in. and 2.75 in. in length. From the Bracken collecti
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to w**********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Pendant Stone from Ohio [154145]1256Pendant Stone from Ohio [154145]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pendant stone is 4.75 in./ 121 mm in length and 2.125 in./ 54 mm at its widest point. The stone has one drilled hole near the narrow end and appe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********v.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Double -Bitted Axe  -  Grand River Mayes County [161139]1257Double -Bitted Axe - Grand River Mayes County [161139]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This double-bitted axe is from the Grand RIver area of Mayes County, Oklahoma. It has the bowtie shape with a heavy waist. At 4.5 in./ 114 mm in lengt
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Double-Bitted Axe - Mayes County [161143]1258Double-Bitted Axe - Mayes County [161143]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This double-bitted axe is 4.5 in./ 114 mm in length and weighs in at 9.9 oz. It is heavy waisted without the usual bowtie shape; it is rectangular in
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Hammerstones - Mayes County [161172]1259Hammerstones - Mayes County [161172]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has two hammerstones. One is 2.5 in the other 2.75 in. in diameter. Hammerstones are one of the earliest tools known to man. Uses included st
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Stone Axe Tool, No Groove - Kay County [161129]1260Stone Axe Tool, No Groove - Kay County [161129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stone tool is from Kay County, Ok. and took some insight to work to completion. The stone is somewhat tapered naturally with some loss of materia
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Beads from Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Kansas    [177757]1261Beads from Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Kansas [177757]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This cache of beads are all historic finds: there are bone beads from the Deschutes River in Oregon; a string of Steatite stone beads from the "...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********v.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50