May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Vintage Red Tin3700 - Vintage Red Tin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Red Tin with 3 female images. Cap does not open, condition issues with peeling paint and a dented side. HWAC# 48335 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
 
 
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Vintage Salesman Sample Mini Cast Iron Stove3701 - Vintage Salesman Sample Mini Cast Iron Stove
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful mini sample cast iron stove. Has working hinged doors, 4 star emblems. Has 6 burner covers & 1 griddle cover. Very nice condition. Wei...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*****2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Salesman Sample Miniature Stove3702 - Salesman Sample Miniature Stove
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White metal miniature old fashioned stove with "EAGLE" inscribed on front door. Front door opens, there is a griddle cover & 4 burner ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Wood Butter Churn3703 - Wood Butter Churn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13.5" x 15.5" x 19", “new style white cedar cylinder churn number one, made in USA, 3 gallons”. Wood constructed butter churn, excell...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vintage Bless & Drake Coal Iron3704 - Vintage Bless & Drake Coal Iron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cast iron sad coal fired iron with wooden handle and curved heat deflector under the handle. The deflector is rectangular and has a corrugated bottom
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r**y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Vintage Hand Iron3705 - Vintage Hand Iron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably A. C. William. Detachable wooden handle. Sad iron measures 4.5" x 6.5" x 3.25". Some wear to shiny metal and underside. ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage Imperial Brass Mfg. Iron3706 - Vintage Imperial Brass Mfg. Iron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This liquid fueled iron is missing the fuel tank. Imperial Brass Mfg. Co was located in Chicago, IL. Model 15 "Imperial", self heating i...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Electric Iron Advertising Tray3707 - Electric Iron Advertising Tray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Fully Guaranteed / Safety Always / Saves Current / Best / Automatic / Electric Iron." "Turn the Button / and get any degree of heat ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********w for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Early Washing Wringer3708 - Early Washing Wringer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early washing wringer. patented 1901. “this wringer has steel ball bearings same as are used in high-grade bicycles. Oil the bearings before and after
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Starret Tools Catalog & Victoroius Sewing Machine Handbill3709 - Starret Tools Catalog & Victoroius Sewing Machine Handbill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vertical Feed Victorious. the New Davis Vertical Feed Shuttle Lock-Stitch Sewing Machine. In February 1868, the Davis Sewing Machine Company was start
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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