"Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction (February Timed 2023)

This lot has three photographs by the Detroit Photography Co. attributed to W. H. Jackson: #51270 Christ Church Old North Boston (2), #51365 Betsey Ro

1864 pay voucher signed by Charles Oakes, a noted Indian fighter who was nearly killed in 1850 in Texas. 11x17", 3x 3" tears, small tape r...

This lot contains five (5) different styles of handcuffs or personal restraint devices. There is the Argus "Iron Claw" type 4 made in Chic...

This lot contains a fine pewter dragon made by Hudson #4677; 4 in. tall with red crystal eyes and a clear crystal globe. A mirror diorama with two gla

Lot of 8 vintage photos, most 8 x 5 inches. Outer Harbor at San Pedro; Sweet Water Dam; Court House; others not identified. Three with damage, minor t

Lot of thirteen vintage photographs. Large group in front of the California capitol; Donahue Monument; ruins of Fort McGinniss, Montana; three group p

Lot of hundreds of B&W photographs. c. 1895 - 1945. No CDVs. No cabinet cards. Portraits and snapshots of ordinary people throughout the US. App...

Colored Poster-Vintage Advertisement of Three Distinct Products (depicted in One frame) "Paddler Canadian Salmon", "Holly Brand Blac...

Lot of 40 black and white 8 x 10-inch glossy photographs of a horse ranch with racetrack. Cartwright Studios of Sacramento produced the photographs.

This lot has two pair of horse riding boots. Reproduced in two styles: one pair has loop pull-ups and a square toe; the second pair has a pointed toe

Origin of Reynolds family name from Germanic. Framed 13.25x 16.5. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance: John Reynolds Collection

Early 20th century Rheotome medical device, used for electrical stimulation, likely quackery. Wood case 4.5x8.75x5.25". Date: Country: Sta...

3 bundles of Royal Canadian soda labels. Original string wrapped 4" bundles-Ginger Ale and Tom Collins Mixer. 2.5" bundle Cola. Date: C...

Two original covers from The Saturday Evening Post: August 22, 1914 edition, with Frank Xavier Leyendecker illustration of a boy and a horse drinking

5 color watch advertisements from Saturday Evening Post. Elgin(4), Westclox. 2 of the Elgin have slight water damage to LL corner. 13.5x 10.5" ...

Scrap book from 1931 with lot of different ephemera pasted onto the pages. Some examples of pieces in this scrap book include political cartoons, news

Beautiful collection of approx. 40+ shells that includes whelks, sand dollars (two with barnacles!), cones, sea urchins, and cowries. Largest whelk is

Group of three silver plated vintage serving ware, circa early 1900s. Includes: Silver plated candy dish, maker's mark Avon/HMC/Silverplate/Ital...

A passel of small beer steins and cups. Too many to count, but I'd guess a couple of dozen. Colorful designs and they don't appear to have a...

Possible Original Spencer Tracy portrait by Bruno, Hollywood. 6.25x4.25". Inscribed 1928, to Edward from Dad. Date: Country: State: City...

April 25, 1887, front page of newspaper. Includes some passengers arriving from San Francisco by ship and a death bed confession to a murder. On Mat B

Original box 9x4.5", has some wear. #5522. One bulb. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:

Lot of 4 textiles, Persian patterns, appear antique (c. 1900?), all four have center patterns that emanate outwards, possibly table covers?, all worn

Lot of 20. The Youth's Companion large format magazine issues from 1892 plus a Columbia Exposition/Chicago World's Fair issue from 1893 (w/c...

Journal of vintage newspaper clippings & photos of theatre plays and actors from the early 20th century. Album cover titled Excelsior Journal No...

Large (24 x 13.5 x 1 inches, 13.2 lbs) wood plaque with metal shield attached at top and rectangular metal piece attached at bottom. Within shield rea

This collection of Thomas Edison ephemera includes the Golden Jubilee of the invention of the electric light bulb 1879-1929. There are two letters wit

This is a pack of three standard sized envelopes each with a personalized drawing of a cowboy drawn in pen and ink in the return address area on the e

Original white 19th century thunder mug slop jar. Used as a commode in lieu of going to an outhouse. 6x10" with handle. Lip chip, 3 small base...

Tiffany "Zodiac" Desk Set (5 items) w/RARE Match Safe! In the early 1900s Louis Comfort Tiffany designed 24 different patterned desk-sets...

Lot of seven tin cans for general store goods including peaches, strawberry jelly, tomatoes, evaporated milk, and pepper. Mostly pre-1900s. Mostly fro

This lot has four photos carried by loved ones. Two daguerreotypes of an older woman, a well dresses man barley visible; and two tintype photos, one c

Treasures & Artifacts Art Prints, 17 prints total. Art prints of various treasures and artifacts that range from antique vases to unique glasse...

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant believed to have been done by Frederick Meserve from a Brady negative, This is excellent, but fragile condition. Oval

Group of about 35 photographs of people and places outdoors. These photographs are probably of locations in Montana. Some examples of the photographs

This is a pair of Union Hardware Co. ice skates model 524 1/2 L. There is light rust on the skates, but the leather straps are intact. This is a size

3 United States Express. 1863 receipt, 1871 blue check, 1842 United States Mail Coach Waybill 9.25x15". Date: Country: State: City: Pr...

Approx. 20 US, some maps mostly by Cram, some Rand McNalley. Various states, 2 sided. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance: Stuart Mackenz

11 US Product labels or flat packages, various sizes. Morning-Tap Cigar, Blue Bonnet tobacco, sardines, Dr. Bonker's Bitters-toning, 2x Governme...

Lot of 6 travel guides/booklets for various US locations. All paperback. (1) This Week in the Nation's Capital, 32 pp, weekly, issue from 192...

About a half dozen various ephemera items, including a citation for bravery, awarded to a soldier in WWI and stamp signed by Pershing, a Campfire Girl

Handmade water pitcher that is very heavy, made with iron-rich clay. Dark brown glaze, small chip on lip. 9" tall, 7" diameter plus handle...

Two pair of Victorian candelabra. While these pieces looked spectacular in about 1880-1900, they are gilded or gold colored pot metal which deteriorat

Correspondence between Sanford K. Barstow and Vincent, Sturm and Co., a furniture manufacturer in Cleveland Ohio. The correspondence is in regards to

Lot of two photographs: 1) Field Signal Corps Band M. N. G. Kansas City; 11 x 9 inches; 2) Cramer's Minstrel Band; 11 x 9 inches, from a Kansas ...

Brown vintage black powder container with some white crust on bottom. Cork with leather tether. c. 1880's. 12.5x6". Date: Country: Sta...

Delightful collection of vintage children's broadsides: 1) The Queen of Hearts 22" x 9"; 2) "A Friend is Someone Who Likes You b...

Vintage drinking gourd with cork as would be used as a canteen. c. 1900-20. Rope carry handle. 11x7". Date: Country: State: City: Prov...

3 Large copper pots all with brass handles and a smooth finish. 1. 6-sided, 10.5" wide, 5" deep. Label has been removed from bottom. 2. ...

Group of vintage magazines. 3 Leslie's 1911-12. The Ballet Theater 1941-42, 1943-44.Indian & Scenes of the Southwest. Minerva, Juvenile and ...

Lot of five vintage magazines: 1) The House Beautiful, July, 1908, cover detached; 2) The Little Corporal, November 1868, May 1869; taped, pages disco

Collection of about 35 vintage magazines including National Geographic Magazine, Popular Mechanics Magazine, Mechanix Illustrated, Life, the Saturday

2 photographs total of Dude Martin and his Round-Up Gang and a group photo of Al Pearce, Edna O'Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarimoux, Norman Nielse...

Vintage red paisley quilt. About 62x78". Some edge wear and small tears. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:

Six matching thin fine glass, possibly pre-1900, hand cut patterns, 6" tall. Immaculate. Includes two wine glasses of a similar nature, but pos...

Lot of three 7 x 5-inch photographs on 9 x 7-inch mats. Each photo shows a large number of horses, and a large number of men driving them. Possibly Co

Classic vintage early twentieth century shaving mug, Gilt on violet glazed stripes with vignette of woman and child. Some gilt on white glaze has worn

Lot of 3 vintage self heating irons, circa 1920s-30s. 1.) Coleman Self-Heating Gasoline Iron Model No. 4A. Comes with original paperwork! Measures abo

Two small, curved top chests. The smaller of the two measures about 14 x 9 x 9" tall. Has original tray in the top. square nail construction, ...

Wood and aluminum vintage time card holder. 40 card slots. Made by John Lilly?, Chicago. 16x10.5". Wear on wood top and bottom. Date: Countr...

Four pieces from California potters, includes Treasure Craft from South Gate, California with small chip on back; Cali Crown; Davis; Miramar of Califo

Includes three Delft pieces, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Austria, etc. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:

This is a varied group with themes ranging from classic Victorian, Danish, American, and Oriental. Includes a hand painted piece from Occupied Japan

20 ceramic wall pockets of US origin. Varying sizes and quality. All marked in some manner. One of the best and most attractive pieces is a classic

Ornate walnut vintage storage box with hinged lid several storage compartments. Nice exterior inlays. Wood side handles, no key for lock. Nice eye app

6.5" brass Theo Mundorff wall hanger.4.25" brass Airguide wall hanger. 5"Airguide wood/brass case. Weather stations-Taylor 7.75x5&qu...

Lot of twenty. See the latest (at the time) fashions. View what the interiors and exteriors of these wedding venues. Very interesting! Date: Countr

Lot of 8 Western US Advertising Art Calendars. All +/- 31" x 19". (1) Vincent Grain Co, Omaha, NB, only Jan 1921, features painting by R. ...

This is a wall mounted telephone made by Western Electric with a non-working Kellogg candlestick mouthpiece. The wall mount is complete internally but

Lot of 19 items. Whiskey/liquor magazine advertisements, mounted and sleeved. Named magazines are Holiday and Collier's. c. 1930s - 1940s. Mo...

Pair of antique laced women's boots. Made by Kurz & Lapidus, Brooklyn, NY. No size, but small, maybe for a girl. 10.5" tall. From the f...

Measures about 18" tall and 11" in diameter with wooden base. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:

This is a cache of seven print add-boards advertising for the next Zane Grey book. Zane Grey is arguably the most noted of all short story writers of

Encyclopedia of American Biography Vol XXI-spine damaged and detached, 1925. Encyclopedia of American Biography Volume XIII 1941. Charles Kingsley Vo

This is a researcher's copy of "American Potters & Pottery" by John Ramsay originally published in 1939. A Xerox copy. 285 pp. inc...

Hardbound, fair to good condition. These reports contain important discussions of acquisitions. In example the 1899 volume has 2/3 of the work devoted

Lot of four biographies about US presidents, presidential candidates, or other political figures including the following:_x000D_ A) The First Battle:

This hardcover book Wild ANimals of the World" by William Bridges with animal portraits is by MAry Baker. 272 pp. and beautifully illustrated ...

Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture 1910, 1912, 1927, 1940, 1943-47, reports on meat and produce. Food and Life 1939 by USDA. Ropp's New C...

Hardcover 1914 first edition, Montana. Discussions of the Butte Meeting 1913 relating to the geology and resources of Montana. 970pp with index. Date

12 annual proceedings with obits, American children's books, report of the librarian, index. 1917-18, 1919, 1933, 1938-41, 1943, 1961-62, 1967, ...

9 volumes of American Book Collector. 1954-72. Collecting of old and then new books. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzi

The American Catalogue 1876-1900, 5 volumes. An index of books in print and for sale. 1895-1900 has detached boards. Library of Congress, A List of Ge

Bulletin of the Virginia State Library 1916, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1939, 1946. Notes on Southside Virginia 1925 by Watson, about this agricultural a

Manual of Assaying. Gold, Silver, Copper, and Lead Ores, with one colored plate and ninety-four illustrations on wood. By Walter Lee Brown, B.SC., Thi

Famous Fires by Cleverly 189pp, Fire Abroad by Rush brook-Prevention and Control of Fire in Ships and Port Installations, 480pp with index. Danger Fig

Mostly smaller books and booklets. Working Model Railways, Cheshire Lines Railway by Griffiths, Traction Engine Pictures by Beaumont, the Historic Loc

Wide assortment of books. A Treasury of the Familiar by Woods. Tolerance by Van Loon. The Proper Feeding and Care of Husbands by Schlesinger. How to S

Two different editions of the Handbook of Railroad Securities. Description; Income; Prices; Dividends. Compiled by the Commercial and Financial Chroni

Hardcover 1895. Elaborate accounts of the Federal and Republican parties of the olden time. 541pp with index. Date: Country: State: City: Pro

17 literature books. English Literature by Brooke, American Commonwealths by Scudder, 1988 Literature an Illustrated Magazine, Three Cups of Tea by Mo

6 hardcovers. Pictorial Handbook of Fracture Treatment by Compere, 1943 351pp with index, x-rays and illustrations. The Painful Low Back by Levine, 19

A) 61st Annual Catalog of Baird North Co. Diamond Importers and America's Leading Mail Order Jewelry House. 204 pages. B) The Automobile User&#...

Obsolete American Securities and Corporations by Smythe 1904, light stain on fly page, front spine detaching. Valuable Extinct Securities by Smythe, 1

17 religion related books. Natural History of the Human Race-missing title page and condition issues. 3x One Planet, Many Worlds by Lewis. History of

This lot of Department of Agriculture yearbooks is for years 1897, 1901, 1903, 1906. These are the books printed by the Washington Printing Office. Gr

Universal Classic Manuscripts; Facsimiles from Originals in the Department of Manuscripts, British Royal Museum, of Royal, Historic, and Diplomatic Do

1912, 10 x 12.5", 5" thick, original brown leather binding, minor wear on extremities, generally fine. H.W. Wilson Co., 1912. 2837pp, fron...

Zurguten Stunde 1894, Huguenots in France After the Revocation by Smiles, Romance of the Street, Harry Lorrequer by Lever, The Mysteries of Paris by S

This House of Sky by Doid. The Graywold Annual 1-4. Night of the Grizzlies by Olsen. English Creek by Doig. The Lure of rhe Dim Trails by Bower. Journ