Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

1) Four tokens: Ralph's / Bar / Wolf Point, Montana // GF / 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c / IT. Round, aluminum. 2) McDonald & Miller Billiards //GF / 1...

1) V. D. Chapman // Trade Only / 1c, 10c, 25c, $1.00. 1c is round, brass, very worn and dark. The other 3 are round, aluminum. (Svoboda Collection)

Rare token. J. T. Popham Pool Hall / J. T. P. / Woodside // GF / 5c / IT. Round, brass, 20mm. (Svoboda Collection) City: Woodside State: Montana D

Lot of 5: 1) Obv.: Worden Bar / Worden, / Montana; Rev.: Good For / 25c / In Trade; Oct., Br.; 2) Obv.: Worden Bar / Worden, / Montana; Rev.: Good For

1) Obv.: Eddie & Joe's / Yellowstone / Inn / Worden, Mont.; Rev.: Good For 10c / In Trade; Sq., Br., 25mm; 2) Obv.: Gibney & Son / Worde...

Lot of 5 all from Jones & Son, Worden, Mont.: two Octagonal: Good For 25c; three round, good for 5c, 10c and blank. (Svoboda Collection) City...

K & S / Zortman / Mont. // GF / 12-1/2c / IT. Scalloped (4), brass, 26mm. (Svoboda Collection) City: Zortman State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35...

Tokens from Jardine, Bynum, Stateline, Sunburst, Lambert, Centerville, & Lindsay. 11 tokens total. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana...

Kalispell, Wolf Point, Great Falls and Lewistown are represented. Two pictorials of the Masonic Temple of Great Falls. Nine "one penny" to...

Obv.: Ada Rehan / 1893 / portrait; Rev.: The Silver Statue Justice / of the state of Montana / (pictorial); 45mm, aluminum, R6. Two pieces. Irish bor

Lot of 4. Two octogonal: Cowboy Montana Artist / 1864- 1926; Montana Territorial Centennial / 1864-1964 / Flathead, 45mm; Two round: Obv.: bust of Rus

Lot of 8 commemoratives saluting the Battle of the Little Big Horn: 1) 1926 50th Anniversary; At the Battleground June 24,25,26 1926; 2) Six Diamond J

11 So Called Dollars from various Montana Towns. Shelby, St., Regis, Kevin, Sidney, Scobey and More. Four pieces are silver. (Svoboda Collection) Ci

Obv.: First Montana U.S. Vol's. Second Division Eighth Army Corps / pictorial: mtns, waterfall, plow; Rev.: First to Respond to Their Country...

Five So Called Dollars, 2 are silver, 3 Dempsey-Gibbons fight pieces, 2 Kevin Sunburst Oil Field. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date:

Lot of 3: 1) aluminum bust of Gary Cooper; rev.: Paramount Star / In / "Honor Bright"; 25mm, Rd. 2) Two medallions, raised bust of Gary ...

Eight pieces: three Burton K. Wheeler medals; four LaFollette & Wheeler for president and vice president pins; one button of the Thomas Francis ...

Two photo campaign buttons of the first and fourth governor of Montana. He was born in 1851 and died in 1929. Served as governor from 1889-1893 and 19

Three campaign buttons: W.A. Clark / U.S. Senator / photo / 8 hours. William A. Clark, one of the Montana Copper Kings, promised an "8 hour&quo...

Lot of 8 political pins: Four Galen for U.S. Senate pins (1930) (Albert J. Galen won the Republican primary in 1930, defeated in the general election

Lot of 7 pins: Edwin L. Norris (1908); Ed Donlan (1908); Renne ('64). Also Joe Dixon, Ayers, and Sam V. Stewart. (Svoboda Collection) City: ...

Eight Montana dog tags, dating from 1914. Many different cities. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35169

Fourteen encased cents from 1911-1972. The oldest is the Bank Saloon. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35171

Seven pieces. Elks Convention, Montana Wool Growers, Bagdad at Los Angeles, Scottish Rite, Bagdad Pro Patria, 1931 Masonic piece, Butte F O E. (Svobod

Twenty Eight Masonic Tokens from all over Montana. Five commemorating the Montana Centennial of 1966 (two .999 silver). Butte (4), Glendive, Hamilton,

Twenty seven plastic tokens "good for" at the Havana Bar, Missoula; 2-D Club, Great Falls; K & C Foods, Missoula; Morning Star Market,...

Obv.: First Army Corps Spanish-American War 1898 / pictorial mining scene; Rev.: Presented by the State of Montana to Montana Rough Riders / pictorial

Obv.: Montana Silver Association / Silver the key / To / Prosperity / 1933 / Helena Montana / mining pictorial; Rev.: One Troy Ounce of Silver 999 fi

Two proof silver rounds: Obv.: One Silver Pegasus / Proof Limited Edition / pictorial: flying horse; Rev.: Pegasus Gold Corporation / One Troy Ounce /

Three buttons with pick and shovel with S & D Montana Pioneer, one pin, two buttons; also Pioneers of Montana 1864-1925 token pictorial cabin, u...

Sixteen commemmorative medallions from the 1964 celebration of one hundred years from the founding of Montana Territory, and the 75th anniversary of s

Eleven medallions commemorating the 100th Anniversary of our first national park in 1972, six bronze, five pewter or silver. Two bronze and two white

Lot of 38. Includes 1) wonderful H.F. Galen’s Express cover with a S. F. Buford & Company billhead. Buford was a representative for Galen. Note...

Letter-sized document detailing the shipment of 1 package of bullion valued at $1,500 from W.D. Wheeler, Assayer in Charge, Helena, Montana, and the s

Lot of eight. All addressed to S.R. Buford, Agent for Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company. All say “Stage Business” in upper left corner. Cu...

Lot of seventeen stage way bills divided between two lines: seven are for Virginia City & Pony Stage line, ten are for Sappington & Pony Sta...

Fabulous lot of nearly 40 pieces. Includes two Agents Monthly Statements (1892) and then the rest are stage way bills from 1892 and 1894. Way bills ar

Lot of 130 pieces. All but two are way bills for the company, issued 1898-1900. The other two documents are Agent’s Monthly Statements from 1900. Way

Tohono O'Odham basket. Coyote Tracks. 15" diameter, 4" deep. Willow, w/ devil's claw. City: State: Arizona Date: hwac# 3...

Small Tohono O'odum basket. 6.5" diameter, 1" deep. Willow, w/ devil's claw. hwac# 35463

Collar features red, blue and turquoise colored seed beads. Abalone shell beads are suspended at edges. This round collar is 8" long from neck ...

Absolutely beautiful beaded buckskin long dress, fringed on sleeves back and hem. Minnie (Moo-Ah) Williams made this dress for her family around 1952.

Native American necklace: water buffalo teeth with ceramic beads. Two amber ferrules at center where a 4.5" metal cross is suspended. Necklace ...

Vintage necklace made of large stones with carved amber colored stone beads. Approximately 24" length. City: State: Date: hwac# 35335

Two necklaces made of rough ceramic beads. Strung on hemp. Approx. 24" in length. City: State: Date: hwac# 35336

Native American beaded medicine bag: yellow, red, and blue seed beads. Leather necklace and closure tie. City: State: Date: hwac# 35337

Five animal effigies represented are: otter, eagle, bear, turtle, and fox. Also a small bone fishhook and a bone tool shaped pendant, interspersed wit

Antique 1800's Old West Native American Beaded Leather Gauntlets Gloves. Probably Plains Indian made in the 1870's. Possibly Meti, general r...

Lot of 3 receipts from the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. Some dates indicate July 9, 1875. The remittance of $11,000.00 dollar

This lot of four artifacts represents an irreplaceable portion of history surrounding the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Thomas Downs

Both photos are studio photos and are in original frames. Writtten on one photo: "Chief Paconda (My Yonger Brother) among the Algonquins the mo...

Oil painting of the Great Plains by Elbridge Ayer (E. A.) Burbank (1858-1949). 25.5" H x 36" W. Burbank was an American artist who sketch...

Published in Vancouver by Garren Sutton. Unused. City: State: Date: hwac# 36020

Choice ivory and red billiard balls. "Stolen" notice from the saloon of Martin Wallace, Salinas, Feb. 11, 1888. City: Salinas State: C...

The Goodman, Leavitt, Yatter Co., F. A. Leavitt, Manager. Manufacturers of Billiard, Pool and combination tables. Billiard Merchandise for every descr

1914 agreement between M.G. Edwards, Virginia City, Storey Co. and The Brunswick, Balke, Collendar Co. of California for the rental of a pool table. 1

Rare. Early brewery. Weak strike with logo and scroll work. "Chicago Lager Beer / Chicago Brewery / San Francisco." Burt Collection Ci...

Etched scroll work. Barrel shaped. 3 1/2". RARE San Francisco agent. "Old German Lager / Prosit! Es Giebt Keim Kopfwen / An Old Type Germ...

Brown Sonoma Brewing Co. bottle with raised initials SBCO in center of raised circle. City: Sonoma State: California Date: hwac# 35338

Very nice, classic Kentucky whisky bottle. Stamped, " WM. BORGMAN, DISTILLERY AGENT. DEALER IN WHISKIES AND WINES, LOUISVILLE, KY". Measu...

OLD KAINTUCK/WHISKEY. The most popular alcoholic beverage in early nineteenth-century America was whiskey and the best whiskey was distilled in Kentu

Four embossed drug bottles from Carson City. Three different sizes of Walter Chedic's bottles (pat 1888), the 1, 2, 3 ounce sizes, all under 5.5...

Four different sizes of the round backed Thaxter embossed drug bottles. Nice appearance, but some chips on the big one. 3.5 to 6" tall. Mortar ...

Four sizes of the Thaxter oval with mortar & Pestal. Clear. Generally mint, except one with lip chip. 4.5 to 7" tall. c1870's-80's ...

Three rare varieties of Thaxter, including the rare "Thaxter T" (4.5"). Also a square mortar & Pestal (4"), oval Thaxter Dru...

This is the oldest of all the Thaxter drug bottles. They have a flat bottom and a bottom pointed GCT emblem. They date to 1878, approximately. Very Ra

Aqua green coca-cola bottle. Diamond shape. On outside it says, "The Best by a Dam Site / Coca Cola Bottling Com." Inside it says "Bo...

Reno Brewing Co., Reno Nevada. In 1940 business was booming for the Reno Brewing Company. Founded in 1903 and having survived Prohibition by selling n

7", 5.5", 3.5" clear embossed drug bottles from Thaxter's Drug Store in Carson City Each has lip chips, but the large size is a b...

Bottle. Richardson Bottling Works. Lead, S.D. City: Lead State: South Dakota Date: hwac# 35461

Beautiful small glass flask with ornate scroll work overlay. Screw top silver cap, full base and central medallion piece. Measures approx. 5" t...

Beautiful glass flask with ornate scroll work overlay. Hinged flip-top silver cap, full base and engraved central medallion work. Concave back, measur

Unusual shaped insulator. Beautiful dark aqua green color. Patented June 17, 1890. 5" h x 8" diameter at widest. Very good condition. ...

Three are heavy square glass, two of those have pen holders in them. One is pyramid shaped. All are in very good condition. City: State: Date:

City: State: Date: hwac# 30155

Nice trio of calendars for A.W. Kenison Co./ Ice, Beer, Soda, Liquor, Mineral Water/ Auburn-Roseville-Rocklin-Lincoln. 1) 1914. Approx. 25" x 1...

One fully issued stock certificate signed by Charles Krug as president and Jacob Beringer as Secretary, issued to George Fazz for ten shares, December

Collection of ten corner advertising covers from California wine vintners or wholesalers, circa 1900. Includes Inglenook, Italian Swiss Colony, Calif.

Collection of 24 California Wine pieces, mostly all pictorial, some very fancy. Includes: Kohler & Van Bergen, Lachman & Jacobs, Burns Wine ...

At least 100 wine labels. Includes some great stuff, from 1964 Margaux, Inglenook 1940's and 50's, some early California labels and others. ...

Great group of five items of the California wine business. A) California Big Tree joint Wine Exhibit, 1893 pamphlet, six panel, full color 3.5 x 7&q...

Terrific original oil painting on board of the Old Corner Saloon by Burkhard. The saloon was located at 6th and K street until 1898 when William Ellsw

Lot of 50 postal covers for the Buffalo Brewing Company. Nearly all are for incoming orders. See who was ordering from this important brewery in the e

Whiskey cribbage boards have dotted our sales for decades. This is the first of this type we have seen. Borgfeldt-Propfe Company, San Francisco, Agent

Fancy scrip blue billhead. 1/3 pictorial cover. Reverse has full cover ad. City: San Francisco State: California Date: 1902 hwac# 35633

Toned photo of street in front of the National Brewing Co.; men in horse drawn wagons lined up. Mounted, 9" x 12". City: San Francisco ...

Great toned photo of a group of men standing outside the Julius Hoegemann Sunnyside Saloon. Matted and nicely framed, 10.75" x 12.75". ...

Lot of 16. 1) Premier piece is a Louis Taussig pictorial envelope and billhead. 1894. No Stamp. 2) Also a corner cover and letterhead for Weil Brothe

Trio of advertising calendars for Brassy & Company, San Jose, California. One has a 1916 calendar (7.5" x 14.25"), one has a 1918 cale...

Lot of six. Includes: Napa & Sonoma Wine Company (unissued 1870s, St. Helena), Kearney Vineyard Company (100 pound bond issued 1906, pen cancell...

Palace Barber Shop. DD Powell, Proprietors. Saloon: Davies and Breshers, Proprietors.Davies & Breshears were Saloon Proprietors and owners of th...

Lot of 8. Includes: East St. Louis-New Athens Brewing Company (Illinois, four unissued stocks, three different, 190-, all with eagle vignette), The Ca

741 Iberville Street, phone 3046. Al Cunningham proprietor. Some staining, but great piece. City: New Orleans State: Louisiana Date: hwac# 3

Three certificates, two types. All issued in 1899 to the same person, William Drinkwater Freeth. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled.

Lot of six. Michigan: two different Tivoli Brewing Company stocks, issued 1934 & 1939, both punch cancelled. Vignette of fields and factory with...

Lot of 3. Includes a fancy script George Watt, sheriff and assessor, Lander county; L.A. Lemaire appointment as a notary public; and 1893 of sale of c

Dateline McGill, Nevada, Jul 7, 1917. Addressed to Becker Brewing & Malting Company in Ogden, Utah, this letter is an order for alcohol. Signed ...

1) Bank of California wines and cigars billhead. 2) Louis Taussig pictorial billhead, 3) F. Chevalier, San Francisco wines. 4) Weil Brothers, San Fran

Two certificates from the collection of Ken Prag. 1905 10 year debenture on the Canandaiqua Brewing Company (New Jersey). 1958 Cannon Brewery Company

"Memorial Prohibition Prize" mounted in a purple lined box. In the late 1880s, William Jennings Demorest awarded these silver medal to sc...