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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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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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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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: ...
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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)
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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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Minerals Year Books & Mineral Reserves (Books) (85864)4133 - Minerals Year Books & Mineral Reserves (Books) (85864)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 hardcover books. Includes: Mineral Resources of the United States 1929/Part 1 Metals, pp. 968; Minerals Yearbook, 1935, 1940's & 1950'...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*********k for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Mining and Contracting Review (7 Volumes) (64238)4134 - Mining and Contracting Review (7 Volumes) (64238)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Mechanics' Mercantile Library, c. 1939 through 1947 (This set is missing c. 1941) good condition. 9.5" x 12". Date: State/Co...
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Mining Methods Library (19) (86674)4135 - Mining Methods Library (19) (86674)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
19 mining method books, mostly hardcover. Includes several AIME hardcovers. Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******g for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Mining Methods, Equipment and History Library (86273)4136 - Mining Methods, Equipment and History Library (86273)
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Approx 19 mostly hardcover books related to mining, mining equipment and mining history. Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******m for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mining References, Key Volumes, 1870's (81517)4137 - Mining References, Key Volumes, 1870's (81517)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different volumes of Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains by Ross Raymond. 1871, 1872, 1876. Two without external boards. This is from
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Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Old Prospecting Books (5) (104595)4138 - Old Prospecting Books (5) (104595)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers-The ABC of Mining by Bramble, Prospectors Field Book and Guide by Bernewitz, Handbook for Prospectors by von bernewitz. Softcovers-Prospect
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******g for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Ore Car, Curved Spoke (106584)4139 - Ore Car, Curved Spoke (106584)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice approximate one ton, end dump ore car with the classic curved spoke wheels.FOB Salt Lake City. Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to S*****8 for (1,350.00 + 297.00BP) = 1,647.00
 
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