4170 - Australian Gold Rush History [135851]Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare copy of "The Three Colonies of Australia" by Samuel Sidney.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, a...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*********s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
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4174 - Mining Artifact Group (4) [137442]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.) wooden box approximately 15-inches tall, seven inches wide, and nine inches deep. Brass tag
says General Electric Co. Opening the door on the fr
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*********f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4175 - Mining Tool Checks [135228]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three brass tool checks: C.M.R. Co. (Combined Metals Reduction Company, Pioche); U.S. B. R.; W. F. E. Co.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
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4176 - Tabletop Assay Balance [137443]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Troemner Philadelphia assay balance in a wood case 14 x 7.5 x 3.5" does not have a boxed weight set however does have a number of loose weights...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to p******1 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
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4177 - Assay Weights [133809]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of assay weights. There are four boxes with riders marked by Ainsworth & Sons and Thompson Balance Co.. A separate walnut box cont...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p******1 for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
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4179 - Giant Hendy Hydraulic Monitor Parts [138907]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large iron sections of a hydraulic monitor used for eroding hillsides into the sluices of miners recovering placer gold in California. Brass namep
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to A*****0 for (3,600.00 + 792.00BP) = 4,392.00
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4180 - Two-Stamp Mill Parts [138906]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stamp mills were the go-to technology for breaking down quartz-rich gold and silver ores throughout the American West and elsewhere. This lot include
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to A*****0 for (2,900.00 + 638.00BP) = 3,538.00
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4181 - Original Mining Survey "Chain" [135616]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wire surveying tape, wound up on a wheel, length unknown. Nice condition for its age.
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (170.00 + 37.40BP) = 207.40
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4183 - Wolf Oxygen Deficiency Indicator [135005]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This kit is for the Wolf Oxygen Deficiency Indicator used in the coal mining industry. This indicator is separate from the industry lamp that indicate
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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4186 - Drusy Chrysocolla - 24 Pound Chunk [137095]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a small boulder, approx 10 x 6 x 7 inches, weighing 24 pounds, of highly brecciated, oxide copper ore from an unknown location that has beauti
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
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4188 - Rock Hound Collection [136707]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Decades of collecting by economic geologist Don Snow, an expert on western uranium deposits and a confirmed rock lover. Three boxes of rocks from disp
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p******1 for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
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4189 - Rock Hound Collection [137074]Holabird Western Americana Collections
A great rock collection from uranium geologist Mr. Snow. A wide variety of minerals, rock slabs, crystals, and pretty rocks of all kinds. Please see t
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
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