Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Rare. Certificate stating that William Mitchell is a member in good standing and has paid all dues to be transferred to any Post or Order. Dated May 2

8 Pinbacks. 1925 International Boy Hexathlon 500 1925. 1947 Building Service Employees Local 22, Star Engraving Co. 1917 Cools and Waiters Union (

This is a color photograph 79 in. X 50 in. unsigned of the miners union hall c. 1960. A very high quality photograph. Provenance: Country (if not

4 Total. 1. Heald's College. Round clear glass, 4" diameter X 1.5 " height, 14.8 oz. center portrait of Edward Payson Heald, found...

Hundreds of Hollywood press and 8x10" promo photos. Magazines, press releases and more. Some names you may recognize in photo group-Jack Lemon,...

This is a lot of movie stills that range from the 1930's to the 1980's. Pure fun to explore. There are 17 newspaper pages depicting stars of...

Two mirrors. 1. The Broken Coin w/ b&w pictures of Francis Ford and Grace Cunard and Universal Moving Pictures logo between them. Parisian Nov...

24 + 1" Advertising Sweet Caporal Cigarette sepia picture pin backs by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. .Example of what's included : Kathry...

5 mirrors. All are B/W photos by Hartsook Photography. Excellent condition. Autographs. Includes Vola Vale, Mae Marsh, Jane Cowl, Mary Pickford and

Lot of two: Hobart Henley/ Jane Novak starring in "Graft" (1915 but lost to film history) the Great Serial Story, 16 episodes. 53 mm. A so...

Lot of four pocket mirrors with photos of early Hollywood stars: R. "Fatty" Arbuckle(Roscoe was one of the most popular silent stars of th...

Three mirrors. 1. 1 3/4". Sepia Picture of Charmion w/printing Star of Vaudeville Charmion in circle. 2. 2 1/4 " w/color picture of po...

A young Charlie Chaplin poses on this 43 x71 mm mirror. Chaplin was arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema, certainly its m

Lot of two photo mirrors, 44 mm and 56 mm of the Duncan Sisters in Topsy and Eva. An American vaudeville duo, In 1923 the Duncans created their signa

Lot of 6. 1) Janesville, California. Located in Lassen County, California, 11 miles SE of Susanville. a) Two different Janesville Roller Mills billhea

This appears to be the Glenbrook area. Extra rare family photo climbing Cave Rock. Also swimming, boating, riding horses, and at the campsite. Photos

Lot of 2 different. 1) Rare brochure for the Glenbrook Inn. Numerous black and white photographs of horseback riding, the lodge, an early automobile,

Lot of 3 different nice early Tahoe travel brochures. c.1920s-30s. 1) Tahoe Tavern. Green with white and green print, printed pictures of golfing, hor

Lot of 2 different. 1) Globin's Al Tahoe. Color brochure with steamer vignette. Blue and orange print, map, illustrations, and printed photograp...

Lot of 2 different. 1) "The Tahoe Country," by Southern Pacific Railroad. Printed in 1915. 30 panels, beautiful color covers, filled with ...

Lot of 15. 1) Lake Tahoe: Camp Richardson travel brochure (color with steamer illustration); Emerald Bay Resort travel brochure; Carson & Tahoe ...

Lot of 13. 1) Nine postcards (eight different), early printed color, 4 mailed 1908-1912 and 5 unmailed. Views of Glenbrook, Brockway, and Nature scene

Two large framed documents (maps), expert framing. "map of a tract of land situate in the city and county of Loos Angeles, State of California...

Maps from the 1940s-1950s of the Mohave Desert and Barstow, Death Valley, Mono County (1954), three Blackburn's foldable maps of Riverside, Impe...

Lot of 4. 1) Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. Two freight bills, 1880 and 1882. 2) Two Wells Fargo & Co. Bank checks issued to explo...

Beige advertising compass compliments of Bessie J. Wood Co. of Oakland. 44 mm, the compass itself is 16 mm. Ms. Wood was the first woman member of the

Twenty bound volumes of newspapers from the Pasadena Daily Star, Daily Evening Star, and the Daily News with dates ranging from 1888-1906. This is a g

James Marshall ephemera group. Includes a sterling silver server, an original authentic cabinet card photo of Marshall and an autograph card together

This is a lot of 2 billheads and 1 unused stock. 1) Stock no 2150, not-issued. It features the famous buffalo as a pictorial on the upper left side. 2

Owner known by / No. 1132 / Please return to / Fireproof / Hotel Yale / San Diego / and Receive a Credit of / 25c on any / 75c - 1.00 - 1.50 / Room /

Lot of five billheads. Sole agents for Pabst Brewing and San Francisco breweries. 1899. Vignette left leaf w/"B" center surrounded by word...

Lot of 2. 1) Post card from the San Diego Consolidated Brewing Co. The caption reads "one of the real things which is making San Diego famous.&...

Rare. We have not seen these before. Blue Bank of California form, United State of America District Court for the Northern District of California. For

C.H. Philpott Co., 823 Market Street, Mechanic's Tolls & Hardware issued this 46 mm compass as advertising. Provenance: John Reynolds Coll...

Photo mirror of the Fairmont Hotel on the imfamous day of April 18, 1906, the day of the Great Earthquake and fire. Man with horse and wagon in the fo

Lot of 2. 1) Bank of British Columbia, San Francisco check, 1866 with revenue stamp. Signed by Smith & Coghill. 2) Board of Seventh Street Commi...

This lot has 8 pieces of San Francisco history! These documents date from May 21, 1908 to April 13, 1911. There are 6 billheads and 2 receipts for pur

Rare shield shaped white metal fob: San Francisco / Earthquake / and / Fire / April 18th / 1906. 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches. Provenance: John Reynolds Co

Vintage bag from Old Mill Yow Yuen & Co. from San Francisco. Green print of old mill with a tree and river on front of bag. Dragon symbol on to...

Complete program booklet for Nov. 6, 1954 containing photo's of all the players and stats photo of staff and old advertising/eve color ad of Co...

Sterling silver cup, approximately 2.23 troy ounces, (69.36 grams) 2-3/16-inch diameter at the mouth, and 2-7/8-inches tall. Engraved on the side with

Lot of 13. 1) John Conly & Co., Bankers. Two 1866 checks, dateline Port Wine. Each has an adhesive revenue stamp. 2) Bank of La Porte, Californi...

Lot of 2. 1) 1854 receipt for GM Davidson to have a bar license for three months. June 1854. "Pine Grove" written in ink at the top. 4.5 x...

Lot of 2. 1) Cover addressed to George S. Hill in Proctorville, Vermont. Downieville cancel. Reverse has notation from July 10th, (18)58 that Sam. H.

Lot of 8. Included: John Weil billhead, 1865 (Groceries); AB Asher billhead, 1865 (Lumber); two different H. Scamman, Banker checks (1867 and 1890); t

Lot of 5. 1) 1873 receipt for $2,000 package (gold) addressed to London & San Francisco Bank. 2) Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Collection...

This is dated April 12, 1849. It approves Manuel Espindola to purchase a plot of land in Sonoma for $9.25. Signed by 1st Alcade Lilburn M Boggs. Espin

Here we have an interesting item. It is the Toulumne County , California Booklet. It consists of 112 pages , and numerous photos. I mean they have p

Lot of 5. 1) 1867 draft from the Sincerity Lodge, No. 132, F.&A.M., dateline Taylorville (handwritten over Rich Bar). 2) c.1900 billhead for WJ ...

Nine volume California history edited by John Russell, published in 1928. Copy 269 of 387 issued in ornate full leather. Originally the possession of