May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Vintage sirocco wood western themed bookends “ Surrounding the Wagons” Indian on horseback firing at wagons, no chips or breaks. Approx 4.25" ...

Vintage bookends with rider on bucking horse, copper over wood.4.25" x 5.25". HWAC# 62437 Date: Location:

Rare red covered booklet with 12 b/w illustrations of cowboy activities including the mess wagon, branding on the prairie hitting the breeze, riding a

COWBOY POETRY & MUSIC FESTIVAL / MARCH 20-34, 2002 / MELODY RANCH MOTION PICTURE STUDIO / SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA. Poster is approx 24" x ...

From the Devere collection out of Texas. Devere at one time had one of the largest collections of western posters/calendars in the country having star

Another piece from the Devere Collection, this one is titled True Friends, a 1953 Salesman’s Sample Calendar. January 1959. Night scene of a cowboy o

Vintage electric cowgirl clock 1950’s—1960’s. Clock works, base is 9 ½” by 3 ½ “ and 7” tall. White polished stone on base and upright. ...

Two 14 inch long leather thongs with brass decorations. HWAC# 49528 Date: Location:

Approx 30+ letterheads and billheads, many pictorial and mostly from NY, saddlery related. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59715 Date: c. 1885+ Lo

Approx 50 varied billheads. Many are pictorial with horse vignettes. Mostly from New York. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59728 Date: c. 1883-1998

Various old stable billheads, almost all with pictorial horses (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59726 Date: c. 1875-1895 Location:

Measuring 4 1/4 x 6 1/2, a photo of men and horses in front of G.W. Huggins Livery and Feed Stable. Believed to be Oklahoma circa 1900. Has some damag

Approx 20 billheads, many pictorial and 1 letterhead. All livestock related. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59727 Date: c. 1883-1927 Location:

2 deputies on horses are tracking in a snowy wooded scene. Print approx 18" x 22", matt 24" x 27". HWAC# 63322 Date: Lo...

Miners candlestick. 9 inches long. Well constructed miners candlestick with a unique rib at the center through the entire handle. Rare. No makers name

Miners candlestick. 11 inch long, well-made miners candlestick. No name, high-quality construction HWAC# 62161 Date: Location:

Miners candlestick. 11 inches. Small handle, well-made, no name on the stick. HWAC# 62162 Date: Location:

Early style miners candlestick, 8 inches long, no hook, blacksmith constructed and unusual. HWAC# 62164 Date: Location:

Antique miner's iron candlestick holder. 10" long. HWAC# 61537 Date: Location:

Two Varney style miners candlesticks, well rusted. From the Hawthorne Nevada area. HWAC# 62163 Date: Location:

Group of five miners candlesticks, all probably made by different manufacturers. None marked. They range from 8 1/2 inches long to 10.5”. HWAC# 6

Original cloth miners had for underground mining with an auto light attached. Used average condition, from Hawthorne Nevada collection. HWAC# 6117

Brass and nickel plated Wolf lamps. Condition 8. HWAC# 46466 Date: Location:

The kit we got these parts from was a big plastic box which we chose to leave at the collectors house and instead have bagged each of the separate com

Collection of eight empty boxes for Autolite carbide lamps and other Autolite accessories. Nice collection. HWAC# 46438 Date: Location:

The first is probably a grease lamp, 6" x 4" x 4" with an unusual hanging device. The second is a hanging candle holder, with a flat ...

19th century, from the Great American Mining Collection. These were probably used in South America or Europe. Little is known of their use. HWAC# 4

Both lamps have a large heart as the screw-on device instead of a rooster. Each has a blacksmith created handle about 12 inches long. A nice collectib

Both of these lamps are incomplete, lacking the top chamber devices. One comes with a note that it was found by noted mineralogist Peter Bancroft abou

Stunning looking stainless steel Davy style miners lamp dated 1929. Etched V. D . V. G. / Dortmund / 1929. Appears to be a presentation piece and neve

Approx 33 nickel coated California Cap Co. blasting cap tins.Silver appearing finish. These make nice desk holders for paper clip and other small item

24 x 30" oak framed chromo-litho poster, c1885 for the California Powder Works. Minor fold in top quarter, not visible from six feet. The thin...

Hardcover from Canadian Industries LTD. Describing practical methods of using explosives for various purposes. 191pp. HWAC# 62177 Date: 1934 L

Black lettering on white enamel, 36 x 24. "Warning / Dangerous Cargo / No Visitors / No Smoking / No Open Lights." HWAC# 46813 Date: ...

White enamel with black lettering. 14 x 20 inches. Listing Command Bells and Call Bells (for station identification). A gold mine north of Ishpeming.

Two part sign, white enamel with black lettering. Upper sign is 14 x 24 inches, with six grommet holes for hanging. "Signals for No. 3 Shaft&qu...

White enamel with red lettering, 19 x 12 inches. Four grommet holes for hanging. "Emergency Signal / 9 Bells / followed by the / Level Signal.&...

Large metal sign. Green and black on white, on metal. “Be careful examine your working place well before starting the work.” 14 x 20". No locat...

White enameled with blue printing, from the Districts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River: the code of signals required by The Ontario Mining Act. Levels

Small field scale with weights. Tin says "Miner's improved gold scale / [picture of eagle] / Manufactured expressly for California. Comes w...

11 weights ranging from 1/2 Pennyweight to 100 grams. Almost complete. Box lid says "Miners Improved Gold Scale / [picture of eagle / Manufactu...

All are heavy metal and painted gold. Largest measures 20". Impress your friends! HWAC# 48442 Date: Location:

One small gold ingot mold for approximately 20 ounce ingot, no makers name. Also includes two other assayers tools, a tong and a 12 button unit. HW

Large cast-iron mortar and pestle. 9 inches tall 10 1/2 inches diameter at the top. Comes with two pestles for beating and crushing rock. This large s

A black iron mining mortar and pestle. It was used by a man named John B. Smith who prospected in Colorado and Kansas and passed this tool down the f

Two large assay crucible tongs for the furnace room. These two choice pieces were probably used in one of Nevada's many important producing mine...

Fred Holabird exclaimed, " This is a collection I never thought I'd see". A fine collection of assay crucibles collected from around ...

Gold detection device. 12 x 16", wood constructed with hand crank. Brass label says “patent January 8, 1895, other patents pending. PP Cuplin, ...

Hall's Magnetic Mineral Rod. If you read this advertisement, you would want to buy one too. And all of the testimonials on back are unbelievable...