"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

"The Gold Regions. No. 20. Arrastre in Motion and Arrastre at Rest. Near Stirling, with snow-clad Mountain in the distance." Two early Arr...

Helens Mining District, Montana, Scratch Gravel, Marysville, Rimini, Corbin, Lump Gulch, Unionville, Clancy, Wickes. Compiled and drawn by the Enginee

About 75 correspondences in binder related to Garnet Gold Mining Co. c. 1909-17. Letterheads, receivership, legal proceedings as the company failed et

Very rare and interesting L H Hershfield 1873 payment draft to Anglo merchants to all be paid in gold coin thru Bank of California, San Francisco with

Lot of 76. All are Banking House of LH Hershfield & Bro., Helena, Montana checks issued to Chinese merchants. Includes 57 RN-B, 2 RN-C, and 17 w...

Very rare and interesting L H Hershfield 1873 payment drafts to mining Chinese to all be paid in gold coin thru Bank of California, San Francisco with

About 12 different 1870s-1881 banking documents from teh height of gold mining in Montana. These bank statements all carry full letterhead of the bank

North Horn Silver Mining stock issued to Thos. Couch, 1882. Couch wrote the included 12pp mine report with color maps. 1885 Couch note book with hand

Document of pledges signed by the United Merchants of Austin, Nevada for a “Sack of Flour” auctioned for the U.S. Sanitary Fund by R

Assessment receipt from the San Francisco office for the Independent Gold & Silver Mining Company, June 22, 1864. Received of WC Ralston, $1,000...

Assessment of 11 mines. Listed by owner. Wilson & Brothers and A. J. Homes owned the mines with the greatest yield; over $11,000. Has a 5c green...

G.W. Bell Assay Office, Savage Mine, Dalls Mill, Franktown, NV, 1864. Nevada territorial deposit of Silver Bars (bullion crossed out) deposited for th

This territorial Comstock COD is dripping with history. It is issued to JC Clark, who was a cousin of mining magnate George Hearst. Jacob Clark came w

14.5 x 23.5" black and white litho by Oakley and Thomson Boston. Survey July 1864 Westcoatt on claims located in sept and oct of 1859. The map ...

A collection of 35 photos of various sizes showing life at the Yellow Pine Mining Company in Goodsprings, Nevada. Black & white photos show cand...

For March of 1870. Three mines are listed by owner. The Ely & Raymond “ one of Lincoln County's most famous mines “ was the main...

Lot of 4 labor receipts from superintendent RH Morrow, all dated 1862, Virginia City, N.T. Black print on blue paper. 4 x 7.5" The White & ...

Territorial. Includes a California State Telegraph envelope address to Day. Telegram is dated July 6, 1864. "Send no more bars to Theall, loss ...

The original large format color lithograph by African-American artist Grafton T. Brown. Professionally and beautifully framed in black tones. Outer di

Rare mining deed between James Anderson, William T. Barboun, Philip W. Keyes (who purchased the claim from Sandy Bowers and James Rodgers) and the Sav

Lot of 2 Bank of California items. 1) Bank of California Note to pay Union Mill & Mining Co. $7500.00 dated May 9th, 1870 in Gold Coin. Signed b...

Bank of California promissory note for $100,000, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company, Nov. 1st, 1871, San Francisco. Signed

Very rare. 1873 Annual report printed by "Stock Report" Print in San Francisco. JA Pritchard is president and AC Hamilton is superintenden...

Bank of California Note to pay Union Mill & Mining Co. $40,000.00 dated November 20th, 1876 in Gold Coin with interest to accrue at one % per mo...

Lot of 2 for Bonanza King mining millionaire and US Senator James G. Fair. 1) Letterbook copy of letter sent by Fair in the 1860s when he was superint

Lot of 3 different. 1) Very early 1861 blue form (Excelsior Print, SF). Issued to John Smith by RN Graves. At this time, Graves was supt. of the Empir

Lot of 10 different. Fantastic group! 1) Best is a Union Mill & Mining Company, Bank of California check issued to and signed by William Sharon ...

Lot of 7 different. 1) Union Mill & Mining Company. One of the great Comstock check rarities. Only 5 examples currently known. This check is iss...

Lot of 12. Includes: Ophir Mining Co. (rare James G. Fair, 1878, and WH Patton, 1879); Potosi Mining Company (1889); and Savage Mining Co. (numerous s

Lot of 4. 1) Mariposa Mill Company. Very rare RN-B16a imprinted revenue. Issued in 1870 to NN Humphrey. Signed by "Bonanza King" mining mi...

Lot of 2 different, both rare. The California and Con. Virginia were adjacent mines controlled by the Bonanza Firm and the site of the Big Bonanza dis

Lot of 2 different for this famous mine owned by the Bonanza Kings and the site of the Big Bonanza discovery. 1) Report Upon Proposed Exploration on t

Lot of 3 Wells Fargo & Co. Express bullion receipts for the Con. California & Virginia Mining Company, the mines that were the site of the B...

Excellent early view of the main street in Virginia City, with Gillig, Mott & Co. hardware building identified on the right (makers of the famou...

Very rare CDV by Lawrence & Houseworth showing the mill in full production, c.1864. "726. The Patio Process--Gould & Curry Mill." ...

Label on the back provides identification: "Northern part of Virginia City, from the Combination Shaft." Part of the Views of the Great We...

Noe's Views, No. 29 South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. Reverse has paper label identifying this as the Utah Mine Hoisting Works. The contrast is ...

Lot of two different from a series of Comstock photographs taken about c.1900 from an unidentified photographer. These two identify the mine in white

Mounted photograph of building with faint "Combination Shaft" visible on side (also matches earlier views of this structure). 5 x 8" ...

Lot of 2. The Empire State Mill was located in Sixmile Canyon at foot of Sugarloaf. In the early 1870s, it had 15 stamps a 40-ton-a-day-capacity. The

Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv

Abstract, title, claim and Conveyances for the Imperial Silver Mining Co. White Pine Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. 8 pages. Starting Novemb

About 1 cubic foot of technical mining reports on Nevada properties. Includes The Black Hawk in Pershing County; Floating test for Consolidated Copper

Silver King Mining Company, Elkhorn, Oregon, Photograph and Prospectus. Nice pairing. The photograph is 4 X 6 inches mounted on a decorative card and

Prospectus of the Deadwood Gulch Hydraulic Mining Company, 1882. ìOf Deadwood Gulch, Lawrence County, Black Hill, of the Territory of Dakota. P...

Four high quality albumen prints mounted on buff board, one on each side of two pages that may have been part of a folio of the mining activity at Par

"Importers and Manufacturers of Chemical Apparatus and Assay Materials." Located at 205, 207, 902, & 211 Third Avenue, New York. 36 pa...

Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury: T-H. Bodermann & Bruno Kurl Ò 1868 Publisher: John Wiley & ...

Author's copy! Explorers' and Assayers' Companion: Rocks, Veins, Testing, and Assaying: Phillips, J. S., M.E., London, Trubner & Co....

7 mining publications. Butte Above and Below Ground. 6 California Journal of Mines and Geology 1942-43. 1942-43

4 prospecting and assay books. Prospector's Field Book and Guide by Osborn 1910, Prospecting for Gold and Silver in North America by Lakes 1896 ...

Smithsonite ore samples from Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California. Found by a professional collector, these samples measure 4"x 2.5"x 2.5&...

Three chunks, one large and two small, of a gold/silver ore from an unknown locality. Silver is in the dark grey minerals (possibly argentite or acant

A large sample of silica flux ore that has gold content of 0.09 oz/ton. This material could be used in the smelting of precious metal ores to help rem

Round container of 21.2 grams of gold and silver amalgam.

Nearly complete assay kit in wood case by Technical Supply Co. of Scranton, PA. They are also known for drafting kits. Mortar and pestle, vials etc. 5

Small and rare mercury flask with cap on chain. 9.5x3.5".

Brown wood case with tweezers and 7 assay weights, .05-4 A T. Case 1.5x3.75x1.5". No maker mark.

Small assay weights in unmarked brown wood case with tweezers. .05-29.1666 grams. Case 1.25x3x1.25", lid almost closes, may need adjustment.

Brown wood cased No. 5a assay scale by H Kohlsbusch, New-York. Weights from 1-5 plus small strips. Case 1.25 x 6 x 2.75 inches, inscribed "N C...

No makers name. German made gold pocket scale in wood case. Old and well used, likely from California Gold Rush era. Nested weights-.5-10 DWTS and mor

Manufactured Expressly for California, green aluminum case, oval 6x3". Eagle on top in gold. 20, 1 and 2??? lead? weights. Brass scale. Some ch...

Brass nested weight set for assaying. 5 weights from 1.0 to 16.0. Stamped I T in center of 1.0 weight. Copper plated copper decorative mining pan, 9...

Patent Nov. 27, 1885. Balance has 10 and 20 gold dollar on 1 side and a 5, 3, 2 and 1 half on the other side. With counterweight in original paper bo

Rectangular wood cases with 11 weights, 1-200 grams. 5.25x2".

This boxed balance scale with copper pans by W & T Avery, c. 19th century. With a full nested set of Troy weights for measuring precious metals....

12 weights for use on a balance scale. Sizes marked as 500(grams?). 2, 1, 10 Pwt, one marked Lampert Company and likely .5 gram, 2 more marked Lambert

A couple of mining camp items. Brass spittoon 7x8.5". Light 4" lip bend. Brass nested weight set, unmarked maker, 1/4 to 12 oz.

Wood sliding style scale, possible bone beam, missing weight, 12x3". 19th century , no maker mark brass scale without weights on wood bases wit...

German orange metal case, 6x3.25". Brass scale with 2x .5 troy oz. and 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and .5 pennyweights, dwt. and smaller 2, 3, 4, 5 grains...

Oval orange metal case, 7x3.75". German brass scale with 2, 1 and .5 Troy oz weights and pennyweights. Some paint chips on case.

Larger oval brown case 7x3.75".INcludes square 1, .5 Troy oz and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and .5 pennyweights, dwt all in a separate covered chamber. Rare...

Manufactured expressly for California, green rectangular aluminum case. Includes 2, 1, 1/2 Troy oz. and pennyweights 5, 2, 1, .5. Grain weights, 6, 5

Manufactured expressly for California.Green metal oval case, 6x3". Brass scale with 2, 2, 4 and 6 pennyweight, dwt. and rare drachm weights of ...

Older pocket balance scale in wood case, not modern, perhaps Gold Rush? Nicely made but no makers mark. 14 weights from pennyweight to 1 oz. Case 1.5x

Brown wood rectangular case, scale with 5 weights and 2 glass pans marked with weights. Yellow Avery sticker on inside of case. 7x3.25".

Large and unusual folding, pivoting miners candle stick holder, possibly modern. 12" with chain and pin. Unmarked maker, no rust.

Orange cloth hat for carbide lamp and 5 carbide lamps, none for this hat. Dew.R.Lite, Guy's Dropper, 3x Auto Lite and a lamp repair kit.

Rusty Russell with broken off candle holder 11.5". unknown part 6", blacksmith stick painted black 10.75", early underground oil lamp...

This lot contains five miner's lamps: 1 Dewar-Lite lamp, 1 large Justrite lamp, 3 small Justrite lamps with pat. dates of 1912, 1915. Please se...

This lot holds two Wolf Safety miner's lamps. No tags present. Each unit is 10 in tall. Two different designs shown; fair condition. Please see ...

Leather Barta Headsaver miner helmet with Autolite carbide lamp. Mining Claim Notice sign, 7x9", some blue ink residue.

This is a diamond pattern valve cover (?) measuring 10"x 16". Nears as can be ascertained from our research, Black Diamond Mine was locate...

"Precision Radiation Instruments' Model 111, was one of the earliest commercial NaI survey meters. The most common of these is the Model 11...

This is a battery powered Uranium radiation measuring device built by Precision Radiation Instruments, Inc. model 111b. This is a battery powered test

DuPont No. 10 blasting machine. Plunger in working condition. 3 original brass plaques. 10x5.5x7.5". About 15 lbs. Wood case in good to very go...

DuPont No. 100 blasting machine. Plunger in working condition with some resistance, may need lubrication. Handle and strap replaced. Wood case discolo

Dupont No. 3 blasting machine. Working plunger. 2 brass plaques and paper label. 14x8x5.75". About 26 lbs.

DuPont No. 4 blasting machine. Plunger in working condition. 3 original brass plaques with information. "Will fire 1-50 electric caps". 1...

DuPont No. 4 Pull Up blasting machine. Plunger mechanism moves with resistance, may need lubrication. Chip to metal around plunger base. Cast iron bas

DuPont No. 5 G M blasting machine. Working plunger. 3 original brass plaques. 17.5x9.75x7". About 40 lbs. Leather strap is broken.

Three sets of tractor seats include a pair of unmatched John Deere measuring 18"x 16", a pair of matched J,D. 1845s measuring 15"x 16...

Brass cylinder with spout 8.5x3.5". Metal crank knife sharpener? 5X7". Chelsea 24 hour clock 8". Black metal speaker? 4.25x3". A...

This lot holds four pocket sized blow torches. A Champion Lenk blow torch at 8 in. high; a Lenk pocket blow torch two bottle set no maker's mark...

Brown wood bubble level, 26". Wood planes-8", 8.5", 15", 22".

This Unimatt lathe is the model SL DB200 with one auto feed lathe bed, two manual feed lathe beds, and one lathe bed for duplication. There are two in

2 London pot lids. Atkinson Rose Cold Cream 2.25". James Atkinson Bears Grease with external gold rim 3"-small ding. Unmarked 2.25"-....

Gorgeous color seashell design on large size lid 4.25", small chip on inside lip. Cosnell Cherry Tooth Paste. This is perhaps the most common p...

2 ceramic pots with lids. Cobalt butter 4x6.25". Cobalt butter with cow, 4x7", no handle, lid has bottom crack, not visible on outside.

This lot consists of six boxes, containing 60 plus canning jars with glass locking lids. While mostly quart size, there are also many smaller, as well