The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

HENRYGWURTZ/GRAND/JUNCTION COLO Aqua, 6 1/4" tall. Wiped top. Made by American Glass Works Limited, Pittsburgh, PA (1880-1905). Interior stain...

Rare clear Grand Junction Whiskey. 12.25" tall, 3.25" diameter. W94 in Preble. Manufactures defect in top does not affect cond. Tooled top...

THE SENATE SALOON/GRAND JUNCTION/COLO. 7 1/2 INCHES TALL, PURPLE BOTTLE WITH SCREW TOP AND LID. 2 MARK ON BASE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. FOR THE PURPLE LO

Greeley was named in honor of Horace Greeley who had come to Colorado in the 1859 Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Greeley was editor of the New York Trib...

The City of Gunnison got its name from the first known European-American explorer of the area, John W. Gunnison. He was searching for a route for the

MURRAY BROS./GUNNISON/COLO. SHOO FLY FLASK with unmarked round base. Measures 7 1/2 inches tall, an unlisted height. Wiped top with collar. Purple in

QUINN & HOGAN/THE TURF/GUNNISON, COLO. Purple Shoo fly flask measuring 7 1/2 inches tall with unmarked base and wiped top with collar. Cloudy ex...

Grouping of 4 Gunnison City, Colorado hutch bottles. 1. JOHN RISSE/GUNNISON CITY/COL. Preble reference S207. Aqua, 6 3/8" tall. Dated c. 18...

Three variants of the John Risse, Gunnison City, Col. hutch bottle. 1.) JOHN RISSE/GUNNISON/CITY/COL. Aqua, 6 1/2" tall. Wiped top. No other w...

On January 5, 1859, during the Colorado gold rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chi

W100, 1894-95, half pint coffin flask, light amythest. A gem. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Idaho Springs Provenance: Gary

Half pint shoofly flask. W101 in Preble, c. 1897-1900. The Weinberger is perhaps the easiest whiskey flask to find for a Colorado mining camp. It come

Founded 163 years ago in 1859 by prospectors during the early days of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, Idaho Springs was at the center of the region&#...

Trio of H.A. Elliott hutch bottles out of Idaho Springs, Colorado. Three different styles according to Preble. 1.) H.A.ELLIOTT/IDAHO SPRINGS/COLO. S2

THE.NORTH.WESTERN/BOTTLING.CO/KREMMLING/COLO. 6 1/2" tall. Light gray to nearly clear in color with minimal bubbling within the glass. Lip has ...

C. WONDERLY/ LAJUNTA/COLO. This particular C. W. Wonderly bottle is unlisted. The main difference is the name on the slug plate that reads C. Wonderly

La Junta is located along the Arkansas River, 68 miles east of Pueblo & along the Old Sante Trail. 1.) THE ARKANSAS VALLEY BOTTLING WORKS/LA JU...

COFFIN FLASK, LAVENDER IN COLOR. OUT OF LAMAR, COLORADO. TOP HAS A COLLAR. PREBLE S104, C.1894-96. UNMARKED BASE. HAZY INTERIOR THAT MAY IMPROVE WITH

7 1/2 INCHES TALL RARE FRED. SCHMIDT/THE ORIENTAL/LAMAR, COLO. CLEAR BORDERLINE LIGHT AQUA COFFIN FLASK. UNMARKED BASE. UNLISTED. TOP WITH COLOR. VERT

Lamar, Colorado is a farming and ranching region. As known from personal family history of this describer, it is not easy to ranch and farm much of th

Fantastic collection of Leadville Hutch bottles! Must see in person; does not disappoint! As identified by Preble, the styles are as follows: 1.) S223

KELLY & HANAHAN A rare & unlisted Leadville soda bottle. 7" tall. Aqua in color with a semi-hazy clarity. Pinprick bubbling at lip &am...

KELLEY & HANRAHAN Aqua, 7 3/8" tall. Leadville Kelley & Hanrahan Soda Bottle, c.1878 according to Preble. Multiple lip chips. Overall ...

Pair of Isaac Hougland Leadville, Co. blob top sodas. 1.) I.HOUGLAND Aqua, 7 1/8" tall. Preble reference S221. Applied top. Marked H on t...

W116 in Preble, c. 1890-92. Ground top screw top half pint pocket flask. Very light stain on back, otherwise very nice. Date: Country (if not USA)

Shoofly pint. This has a repaired chip in the top right portion of the top. Circa 1887-88. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: L

Marsh & Ford/ Liquors/ &/ Cigars/ 300/ West 3rd St./ Leadville/ Colo. Clear pint shoofly, 7.25 inches tall. Large script "2" on th...

Golden Wedding/ Rye/ Carl Nolllenberger/ Leadville Colo. Back bar bottles from American West mining camps are exceptionally rare. They are so rare tha

Jos. Gavin & Co./ Leadville, Colo. Pint shoofly with diagonal arrow ribs along the bottom half, metal screw top with ground top. This bottle is ...

Mining in the Leadville area began in 1859 when prospectors discovered gold at the mouth of California Gulch. In 1876, black sand, once considered bot

THE TOPIC/ 501/HARRISON AVE/LEADVILLE/COL/JOE GAVIN. PURPLE 7 1/4 INCHES TALL UNMARKED BASE. BOTTLE HAS VERTICAL RIB DOWN EACH SIDE. GROUND TOP WITH L

W114 in Preble, c. 1890-1908. This is a rare drug store whiskey bottle. Very few of these are known from the American West. Date: Country (if not

Extremely rare amber bottle from Jeffery & Dale/ Grocers/ Leadville Col. Applied top. Indented panels. 10 3/4 inches tall, 3 1/4 in diameter. W1...

Senate/ Leadville Colo./ 522 Harrison Ave. Amethyst hue. W118 in Preble, c. 1905. Ground top with original screw cap lid. Couple light metal scratches

The Leadville Club/ Whiskey/ 108 West 4th St./ F.L. Hart. W112 in Preble, c. 1889. Amethyst hue. Ground top with screw cap lid. Under the lid, at the

W113 in Preble. Ground screw top pocket flask. Circa 1890. Half pint. This is an unlisted size in Preble. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Co

W120 in Preble, unlisted size in Preble, this is a quart shoofly with heavy whittle on the edges of the front panel, bottle shape is distinctly differ

CITY/ BOTTLING WORKS/ LONGMONT, COLO Aqua in color, 6 1/2" and hazy in appearance. C. 1901 according to Preble. Base marked with a C with a ci...

Longmont, Colorado was founded in 1871 by a group of people from Chicago, Illinois. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, led by president Ro

Named in honor of William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad, in 1877. LOVELAND BOTTLING CO. out of Loveland, Colorado. Fl

MONTROSE/BOTTLING/CO. 6 1/2" tall. Rare Montrose, Colorado hutch bottle. Dates c. 1896-1900 according to Preble. Aqua in color with mostly nice...

OLATHE BOTTLING WORKS/ OLATHE/COLO 6 5/8" tall. The ONLY Olathe Bottling Works hutch bottle we have! Purple in color, clear in appearance; Som...

The town of Ouray was named after Ute Chief Ouray, who worked for years to find peaceful resolution to the escalating conflicts that were occurring as

J.R.VANCE/COL Aqua, 7" tall. Applied top. Marked I.G.CO. on reverse near base. Fair amount of whittle to this bottle. Several bubbles in the ...

1.) CITY/BOTTLING WORKS/PUEBLO, COLO. Deep purple & 6 5/8 inches tall! A real beauty to behold! Unmarked base, case wear and scratches evident o...

1. OLIN & SIEMS/SO PUEBLO, COL. Aqua, 6 3/4" tall. Wiped top. Cir. - 1887. Some interior staining. One 3/8" subsurface flash below sho...

W132 in Preble. The Horseshoe Club, 1894-95. Pint coffin flask, distinctly different from the bottle shown in Preble. 7 3/8 inches tall. This bottle i

Brown top Hyman Levin & Son, Pueblo, Colorado jug. Not listed in Preble. 10" tall. 1/8" and 3/8" chips. No repairs. Date: Coun...

SALIDA BOTTLING CO/SALIDA/COLO. 7" tall. Very light aqua to almost clear bottle and unlisted in Preble in this color. Bubbling around the appli...

Salida , Colorado is the county seat for Chaffee County. Salida means "exit" in Spanish and refers to the location of the city near the Ar...