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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

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

Auction Details

Welcome to our Summer Sale!

The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.

Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.

Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.

Full Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776

Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles


Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670

General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles

Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855

Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)

Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808

Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express

Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487

Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Fuse Wrapper Collection (106419)4123 - Fuse Wrapper Collection (106419)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 pieces from 5 different manufacturers. 12 Black Monarch, 1 Blue Label, 2 Dreadnaught, 1 Comet, 1 Gutta Percha.Geff Pollock Collection Date: c1900
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Gold Poke Bag (76079)4124 - Gold Poke Bag (76079)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pre 1900. To hold about 20 oz of gold/ Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to I*******r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Heusser Laboratory Precision Balance (86849)4125 - Heusser Laboratory Precision Balance (86849)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Glass-encased balance, metal frame, includes 1931 Heusser illustrated brochure & Heusser wood accessory box without contents. 20" x 20"...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Homemade Miners Lamps (3) (87362)4126 - Homemade Miners Lamps (3) (87362)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 rusty homemade miners lamps made from cans or small bucket Date: State/Country: City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to b**********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Lanterns and Lantern Parts (32943)4127 - Lanterns and Lantern Parts (32943)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of lanterns and several lantern parts c.1880-1920. 1 Dietz lantern New York, U.S.A., 1 Bradley and Hubbard (B & H) lantern. Also include...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l******8 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Large Coal Oil Lamp (86879)4128 - Large Coal Oil Lamp (86879)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large coal oil lamp as would be used in an underground mine. Chain with pin and ? hook. 8.75x6.5". Nice condition for age. Date: State/Count...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Mammoth Mine Underground Edison Light Tags (105748)4129 - Mammoth Mine Underground Edison Light Tags (105748)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total of 18 brass underground tags (well used) from Mammoth Mine. Date: cearly 1900's State/Country: City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*******g for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Mine Fire Wagon (106588)4130 - Mine Fire Wagon (106588)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fire Extinguisher Industries Inc. two wheel wagon, approximately five feet tall. Large plaque with instructions, etc. "Smothers Fire". Na...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mine Lighting, Gold Pan and Blasting Cap Boxs (105089)4131 - Mine Lighting, Gold Pan and Blasting Cap Boxs (105089)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.25" metal gold pan, California Cap tin and Dupont cardboard cap box. Nice Geo Anton oil wick lamp. Wolf safety lamp Date: State/Country: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mine Rescue Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (4) (108028)4132 - Mine Rescue Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (4) (108028)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four semi-modern one hour self contained oxygen generating breathing apparatus for escape only. Made by Dragerwerk, Lubeck, Germany. MSHA approved. U
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
 
 
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