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"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Day 1, Thursday, August 24th
Art & Artifacts from around the world (Lots 1000-1227)
Paintings, Prints, Native American Artifacts, Sculptures, Textiles, Boxwood Root Sculptures, Viewing Stones
Display Minerals & Fossils (Lots 1228 – 1340)
Calcite, Fluorite, Mineral Groups, Quartz, Fossils
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1341 – 1499)
Mining, Railroad, Petroliana, Etc.

Day 2, Friday, August 25th
General Americana (Lots 2000 -2495)
Antiquarian Books, Transportation, Ephemera, Autographed, Photographs
Mining (Lots 2308-2491)
Ephemera, Ore Specimens, Mining Equipment
Tools (Lots 2492-2496)

Day 3, Saturday, August 26th
Bottles (Lots 3000-3124)
Saloon, Brewery & Beer Tray Collection (Lots 3125-3254)
Gaming (Lots 3255-3265)
Cowboy (Lots 3266-3281)
Railroadiana (Lots 3282-3291)
Military (Lots 3292-3310)
Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3311-3330)
License Plates (Lots 3331-3346)
Signs (Lots 3347-3359)
General Collectibles (Lots 3360-3475)
Toys, Musical, Furnishings, Etc.


Day 4, Sunday, August 27th
Philatelic (Lots 4000-4099)
Postal History, Postcards, Stamps, Wells Fargo & Express
Numismatics (Lots 4100-4420)
Bullion, Coins, Potty Coins, US Mint Sets, Fractional Currency, Foreign Coins, Ingots & Assay, Medals
Tokens (Lots 4421-4539)
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Empire Mill Stereoview & Photograph, Comstock Lode [164635]2440 - Empire Mill Stereoview & Photograph, Comstock Lode [164635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Virginia City, NV Mining Claims RARE Map [164472]2441 - Virginia City, NV Mining Claims RARE Map [164472]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Imperial Silver Mining Co. Legal Documents [164486]2442 - Imperial Silver Mining Co. Legal Documents [164486]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Abstract, title, claim and Conveyances for the Imperial Silver Mining Co. White Pine Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. 8 pages. Starting Novemb
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Nevada Mine Property Reports [135038]2443 - Nevada Mine Property Reports [135038]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 1 cubic foot of technical mining reports on Nevada properties. Includes The Black Hawk in Pershing County; Floating test for Consolidated Copper
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Silver King Mine Prospectus & Photograph [169404]2444 - Silver King Mine Prospectus & Photograph [169404]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver King Mining Company, Elkhorn, Oregon, Photograph and Prospectus. Nice pairing. The photograph is 4 X 6 inches mounted on a decorative card and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to N********e.. for 175.00
 
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Deadwood Gulch Hydraulic Mining Prospectus, 1882 [169406]2445 - Deadwood Gulch Hydraulic Mining Prospectus, 1882 [169406]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus of the Deadwood Gulch Hydraulic Mining Company, 1882. ìOf Deadwood Gulch, Lawrence County, Black Hill, of the Territory of Dakota. P...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to l********r.. for 812.50
 
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Ontario Mine Albumen Prints, 4, c1885 [169405]2446 - Ontario Mine Albumen Prints, 4, c1885 [169405]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to l**********s for 687.50
 
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Eimer & Amend Chemicals, Chemical Apparatus, & Assay Materials Catalog [126731]2447 - Eimer & Amend Chemicals, Chemical Apparatus, & Assay Materials Catalog [126731]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Importers and Manufacturers of Chemical Apparatus and Assay Materials." Located at 205, 207, 902, & 211 Third Avenue, New York. 36 pa...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury, 1868 [163233]2448 - Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury, 1868 [163233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury: T-H. Bodermann & Bruno Kurl Ò 1868 Publisher: John Wiley & ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Explorers' and Assayers' Companion, 1881 [163247]2449 - Explorers' and Assayers' Companion, 1881 [163247]
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Author's copy! Explorers' and Assayers' Companion: Rocks, Veins, Testing, and Assaying: Phillips, J. S., M.E., London, Trubner & Co....
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mining Publications (7) [163451]2450 - Mining Publications (7) [163451]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 mining publications. Butte Above and Below Ground. 6 California Journal of Mines and Geology 1942-43. 1942-43
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********o.. for 62.50
 
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Prospecting and Assay Books (4) [168321]2451 - Prospecting and Assay Books (4) [168321]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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 ...
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Smithsonite Ore Samples (2) [170238]2452 - Smithsonite Ore Samples (2) [170238]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Smithsonite ore samples from Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California. Found by a professional collector, these samples measure 4"x 2.5"x 2.5&...
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Gold/Silver Ore Specimens with Quartz Crystals, Unknown Locality [132525]2453 - Gold/Silver Ore Specimens with Quartz Crystals, Unknown Locality [132525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Start Price : 262.50 | Estimate : 525.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Silica Flux Ore, Kasuga Mine, Kagoshima Pref., Japan [132373]2454 - Silica Flux Ore, Kasuga Mine, Kagoshima Pref., Japan [132373]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Gold and Silver Amalgam [136191]2455 - Gold and Silver Amalgam [136191]
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Round container of 21.2 grams of gold and silver amalgam.
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Assayer Kit, Technical Supply Co. [168569]2456 - Assayer Kit, Technical Supply Co. [168569]
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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
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mercury Flask - Small, RARE! [168911]2457 - Mercury Flask - Small, RARE! [168911]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small and rare mercury flask with cap on chain. 9.5x3.5".
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for 125.00
 
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Miner's Pocket Assay Weight Set [168543]2458 - Miner's Pocket Assay Weight Set [168543]
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Brown wood case with tweezers and 7 assay weights, .05-4 A T. Case 1.5x3.75x1.5". No maker mark.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
 
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Miner's Pocket Assay Weights in Wood Case [168542]2459 - Miner's Pocket Assay Weights in Wood Case [168542]
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Small assay weights in unmarked brown wood case with tweezers. .05-29.1666 grams. Case 1.25x3x1.25", lid almost closes, may need adjustment.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
 
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