October 2017 Premier Auction

11.5" and 17" rusty unmarked lamps with hanging hooks. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52837

7" unmarked with light rust. Unmarked 15" tapered top section on a round base. Carry handle. Black finish. City: State: ...

8" with handles. 1 has a 4.5" reflector, the other has a dented rear. Both have signs of age. City: State: Date: ...

3 cast iron lamps with hanging hooks. 3.75" diameters. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52838

Assortment of 3 hand held lamps. Black wooden case with rear handle, 5" x 4" x 5'. Metal Ecolite with front and top bulbs, 11.5" ...

Universal Lamp Co 10" and hook, base has signs of use. Tin Justrite with 7" reflector. Brass Justrite with 7.25" reflector. ...

Hemispherical with a finger loop. Copper with a long spout and back plate. Glass with a rear reflector. Cylinder with a handle and spout. Triangular t

Copper and brass Guy's Popper with hook. Nickel Justrite with handle. Copper and brass Auto Lite. Copper and brass Auto Lite with large reflecto...

Marked Zumer-Melichar, Mrnak, Praha Karlin on rear. 4.25" front lens assembly. 11.5" x 4.5" depth. Wooden handle extends on metal bar...

We were unable to identify this lamp in our library. It appears to be an early design carbide. Brass base with copper cylinder, handle and reflector.

Five different Union Carbide tins. 10 total tins. Very nice collection of Union Carbide, a major provider of carbide to the industry for decades, and

Both are 2.25 inches tall. Wilkinsburg, PA. Overall nice condition. City: State: Date: HWAC# 48757

Dunlap's Pittsburgh 2.5" with hook and 5.75" with .25" cracked reflector. City: State: Date: HWAC# ...

MArked clearly and plainly in shield , Monongahela City, Washington Co., PA. Has unused wick, excellent condition, main body 2" tall. ...

Brass unmarked with clear globe 11.5". Concordia Electric Co. red goboe with brass top and hook handle 9.5". Large and rusty with red glob...

1 safety lamp with waffling indentations at top. Rusty condition. 10.5" x 3.5". 2 safety lamps with W. R. Clanny - Sir H. Davy stamped. C...

The safety lamps underground miners used were magnetically locked to prevent flames from being exposed to flammable gases. This device was used to unl

Safety First! Keep those oily rags in cans - no fire in here! Authentic, old, and rusty! City: State: Date: HWAC# 514

Bad air in a deep underground mine was an issue. So the miners would take a canary down with them. The little birds would succumb to the bad air first

This model is very impressive for its detail and mostly matchstick construction. The burnt ends of the matchsticks are arranged in a pattern similar

Bronze by Montana Sculptor Bob Scriver. 95/100. "The Prospector" with a small gold piece in the pan. On a walnut base. 6" x 9"...

1 woman carrying shovel, on a wooden base with slight crack in base, on the base is a plate that reads La Trieuse and is missing a nail. 1 miner carry

2 copper appearing statues of a miner and a metal forger. The miner is holding a pick ax and a lamp and is going to work. The Forger is holding a hamm

Bronze miner standing on bronze base reading Sentinel of Safety III METH, by Gary Prezen? with wooden pedestal. Slight marring on wood pedestal. 12&...

2 Beautiful Folding Miners Knives with stone handles. Both are numbered 110. One has BLACK GOLD and a pick and shovel on the blade with the head of

By King. A specific story of the San Francisco Stock Exchange and mining. Rare book. Front cover has a plate of The Savage certificate attached.

Small library of western mining history and history in general. 40 California mining journals c. 1980-1982. 12 California Historical Society journal

The Earth Shook, The Sky Burned by Bronson, Geophysical Investigations in the Ione Area, Amador, Sacramento, and Calaveras Counties, California 1975.

Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada by Francis Lincoln, Mines of Clark County by William Vanderburg, Nevada Bureau of Mines Bulletin 65,

Mines of Battle Mt, Reese River, Aurora and other Western Nevada Districts by J. M. Hill, Range and Basin by John McPhee, Mining Districts and Minera

Geology and Mineral Resources of Eureka County, Nevada by Mackay School of Mines. Mining and Mineral Resources of Nevada by Lincoln, with detached co

Includes 1) The Town that Died Laughing by Oscar Lewis 2) "A Reconnaissance of the Jarbidge, Contact, and Elk Mountain Mining Districts in Elko...

This 1870 book is an early 41st Congress look at mining in the new West: California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, etc. If you want to research an

These 7 volumes by Raymond are THE best sources of Western mining information from 1870-1876. A great collection to own. Covers crucial mining booms

By Ross Raymond. 1870. x-library. 805pp, single indexed. Major reference of western mines. The second year that Raymond took over from J. Ross Browne

Annual Report of the Director of the Mint 1873, 120pp; 1874, 100pp; 1875, 99pp plus folding mill plans; 1876, 67pp; 1877, 109pp; 1878, 66pp. This is a

Rare book by Burchard with info on mines and mining in the US. Triple indexed, mines, localities and subjects. Contains Bodie and other important loca

By Hittell. An excellent source of Western mining information. 819pp, indexed. contains a number of full page lithos of western scenes, towns.

Volume 1 of a long series. Edited by Richard Rothwell. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52224

By Weed. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52225

By Weed. Nice condition. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52222

Nice condition. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52220

By Stevens. During the time of the post 1900 electrification boom and the increased need for copper. Written by pros who were not afraid to call a sc

By Stevens. Cover is detaching from spine. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52227

A key volume by Stevens. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52229

By Stevens. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52226

Hardback book US. Geological Survey by George Otis Smith, LI, Part II - Plates. Walcott - Cambrian Brachiopoda, c. 1912. Contains drawings.339 pp. Ni

2 volume set. City: State: Date: HWAC# 52221

Ten books on copper: 1) "The War of the Copper Kings," by C.B. Glasscock; 2) "Copper for America" by Charles K. Hyde; 3) "C...

Thirteen books: "Historical Geology," "Principles of Stratigraphy," "Petrography," "Structural Geology," &qu...

Handbook of Gem Identification, Gem Cutting, Manual-American Gem Society, Handbook of Gem Identification, Metal Techniques for Craftsman, The Fundamen

Eight books: "Geophysical Prospecting," "Mineral Deposits" "Exploration Geochemistry," "Geobotany and Biogeochemi...

Die Minerakkien des Binntales, I minerali del Marmo di Carrara. Ein neues Hobby: Kleinmineralien, Die Nineralien der Eifelvulkane, A guide to the Min

Mineral Reference manual, Gem Minerals of Idaho, Minerals of Arizona, Minerals of Washington, The Complete Guide to Micromounts, Rock Forming Minerals

Famous Diamonds of the World, Diamond Grading Standards. City: State: Date: HWAC# 49229

A System of Mineralogy, Dana's System of Mineralogy Volume 1 and 2. Seventh edition. Plus 1901. City: State: Date: ...

Lot of three: 1) A Collector's Guide to Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Localities of Utah; 2) Minerals of Nevada by Castor and Ferdock; 3) Mineralogy...

Seven books on the mining of gold: 1) "The Metallurgy of Gold, by Sir T. K. Rose and W.A.C. Newman; 2) "Gold Refining," by George Gaj...

Mining Engineering Handbook by Robert Peele, Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy by W. E. Ford, The Structural and Industrial Materials of California ...

Eight books: "Soils and Soil Engineering," "Mining Methods and Equipment," "Surveying," "Industrial Minerals and ...

5 cards. B/W Rockwood Stone Co. planers, railroad tracks, 2 entrance to Red Ore Mine, Birningham coal mine. City: State: Alabama

3 RPC's of a miner with pan, sluicing and panning. 2 greeting cards with real gold flecks, how cool! 2 modern colors including a dredge. 5 B/W m...

Issued and uncancelled in 1916, signed by vice president Sherman. 8" x 11.75" City: State: Alaska Date: HWAC#...

Signed by George A. Treadwell as president and Myra B. Martin as secretary. Stevens, of the Copper Handbook, does not mince words with his description

Green border, crease down center of cert. from folding. 8.5" x 12.25". Number 304. Vignette of eagle, shield and flag. Signed by president...

Joseph Francis "Joe" Ladue (July 28, 1855 – June 27, 1901) was a prospector, businessman and founder of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. 4 page...

Mines probably located in the Hope-Sunrise area on the Turnagain Arm side of the Kenai Peninsula, where gold was discovered in 1895. This area is not

3 Copper Queen Bulletin Envelopes, 1 Phelps Dodge Corporation Envelope, Copper Queen Bulletin, April, 1923. City: Bisbee State: Arizo

Issued to William Phillips #3460 in 1907 for 100 shares. Signed by president Risk. Lady vignette. Not cancelled. 7.25" x 10.75". ...

Great vignette on this Arizona mining stock. A miner drinking a cup of coffee in the foreground. Sitting on a log with his shovel and pan beside him.

What a great name for a mining company! Their first silver discovery was in 1873. Signed by M.L. Earl as vice-president and Hill as secretary. One gre

Cert. #91, issued in 1883. Incorporated in New York. The company mined the copper deposits at Mineral Hill, in Pima district, Arizona. Nice vignette o

Oatman Gold Mining and Milling Company, issued 1927 to J. Heard #2645 1000 shares and signed by president. Oatman-Combination Mining Company, issued 1

Vignette of Henry Wells stagecoach and horses with cactus in foreground and mountain landscape. Vignette of man in middle left corner. Unissued. Cream

Issued 1907 to William Smith # 1751 100 shares, signed by president Roberts. 8.75" x 11.75". Pinal County, AZ. City: Pinal Coun...

Signed by E. B. Gage who was a major player in Tombstone mining, and he provided the second round of bail money for Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp during

Issued 1902 and signed by E. B. Gage. All coupons attached. Special Contract $1000 Bond. #1382. 10.75" x 12.25". City: Prescott...

Issued to Paul J. Murphy 1902 500 shares and signed by E. B. Gage.#1536. Not cancelled. E.B. Gage was a prominent mining engineer and entrepreneur an

Three framed prints from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. "Gem Crystals" (33 x 22") photograph by Earl Lewis; 1991 Azurite (18 x 24&...

Four framed prints 18 x 24 inches: 1992 Pyromorphite; 1996 Calcite; 1997 Copper; 1998 Alpine Minerals. City: Tucson State: Arizona

Twin Buttes Mining and Smelting Co. $10 3 page scrip booklet 2.5" x 5". Miner's time check, 1905, signed by superintendent 3.25" ...

Very rare! Inc. in Territory of Arizona. No. 174, issued for 3,000 shares on March 16, 1899. Signed by Crawley (vice president) and White (secretary).

2 copies of From The Ground up, Stories of Arizona's Mines and Early Mineral Discoveries, by Governor Jack Williams. 3 5" x 7" black ...

Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, Cochise Development Company 2x Copper King of Arizona, Cornelia Consolidated Copper Company, City:

One each from United Eastern Miners Corporation issued 1929, Kay Copper Company issued 1923, Sonora Smelting & Ore Purchasing Company not issued...

One each from Consolidated Arizona Mines issued 1930, Palmilla District Mines Consolidation issued in 1927, Kay Copper Company issued 1923, Gold Bond

Approx 125 color 3.5" x 5" color photos of mines and desert flora in Yuma, AZ and California. City: State: Arizona D...

6% twenty year gold bond.. #531, signed by president Reader. 16.25" x 10.25". #531. City: State: Arizona Date: ...

4 Arizona Stock Certs. Octave Mining Company; 7.75" nice condition, Issued in 1909. Not canceled 7.75" x 11.5"; The Flux Mining Compa...

Rare Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Co. Stock Certificate issued in 1921. Located in Tucson. Organized in 1903. City: Tucson State:

Mine founded in 1910 and is 18 miles west of Hayden. First, second and third quarter reports of 1912. Bound 1918 report with soiled front of binder.

6 certificates: Troy Arizona Copper Company issued to W. H. Hendricks 1916 # B2040 100 shares, Treasure Vault Gold Extension, Inc. issued to M. K. Do

Boston and Gila River Cattle Company, issued 1882 to C. Newcomb #7 10000 shares and signed by president. 6" x 9". Jerome Verde Development...

Two famous Arizona mineral locations. Silver King of Arizona Mining Company issued to John Wademan 1918 # B4411 100 shares and Red Cloud Consolidated

Issued 1885 to A. S. Chapin, signed by president McMillen. 7.75" x 11". Operated in the Batesville region and were one of the largest prod...

In 1857 the Spring Hill mine was consolidated with the Granite State and Walnut Hill mines, which had previously been consolidated with the Keystone m

Cert. #454, issued for 1000 shares in 1903. Inc. in S.D. in 1901. San Bernardino, California on the masthead. The co's properties were located o...

Issued 1883 to E. Richardson for 100 shares, #3966 and signed by president Holt. 4" x 9". City: Bodie State: California ...

Postcard. Frashers Foto - Pomona. Very strong photograph! From the personal collection of Hugh Shamberger. City: Bodie State: Califor

Very rare. Handwritten copy of 1880 agreement between S.B. Burkham and A.J. Nineuire (?) of Bodie and the firm of Bass and Cameron of Bodie. The first