Western Americana Safari

"Ray. Hays / Cigar Manufacturers / No. 25." 5' by 21." "The Grizzly Bear" of June 1916 advertises Woodpecker Cigars f...

From the historic mining town of Nevada City. 11 feet long. Colorful. Cut out! FRAMED! If you are looking for a center piece to your collection, this

Fabulous red, white and blue barbers wooden pole used to bringing customers in Nevada City. 88" tall! The base is 14.5 x 14.5." Very subst...

This will attract attention. 9' x 13". "General Merchandise." The Union newspaper dates this sign to c1880. Hung over a shop on C...

Another fabulous large sign. 12 feet long. The 1880 census Charles Hepler in Nevada County, CA. Charles' occupation was now that of a merchant ...

Two issued certificates: No. 51 to the company president (Charles Kent) and No. 69 to the company secretary (Bigelow). Both have pen cancellations thr

New Year's Eve at the Red Men's Hall. Framed. Excellent condition. Frame measures 21 x 17". 28 prizes to be given away: Best Fancy Dre...

Great piece of postal history. Rectangular hole for date. 28 mm. Remnants of cork cancel is attached. State: California City: Nevada City D

1) Moore photograph of the Congregational Church on the corner of Neal & Church. Photo is 7.5 x 9.5". Some Crinkles on photo. Has been glue...

Early. Before he moved to his new house on Broad Street. This house on Zion. Back of frame identifies WF, Kitte wearing a white dress, wife holding yo

1) Register for Hotel Holbrook. One of the entries is for James Mayberry of Reno. Mayberry purchased Hunter's Crossing (site of the post office ...

Inside is the Great Seal of the State of California. Worn down between 'Notary Public' and 'Nevada Co.' State: California Cit...

Two bound volumes of "Desert Magazine" beginning November 1937 through October 1940. Articles feature all aspects of desert living, publis...

6" x 5" Leather bound photo album from Conta Costa County CA July 3-6 1909. Over 40 photographs from an amateur photographer of his trip....

Part of the rarer 1:25,000 series. 1) Truckee is 1897 based on the 1889 survey. 20.5 x 17". 2) Placerville is 1887. 19.5 x 16". State: ...

A photograph of the Western Pacific Hotel in Portola California. A group picture with the hotel staff out front along with a horse-drawn carriage. P

Conestoga (covered) Wagon lamp which works. Made in Folsom Prison for the gift shop there. 19" long x 13" high x 7" wide. Wood and mu...

July 28, 1859. Discussion about the death of Peter Lassen. State: California City: Sacramento Date: 1859 FHWAC#: 41825

October 16, 1861. Article on Fremont's handling of the Lexington battle and surrender, "The confidence in him which was all pervading has c...

15 Photographs from the Sacramento State Fair of fruit displays, canning displays, and parade floats from various counties and towns including Sutter

Telephone book for Sacramento as well as Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties. American Telephone &...

1849 reprint in a very nice frame (some chips in frame). Striking birdseye view of San Francisco, based upon a painting by George H. Burgess. Burges...

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 33806

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 33805

By Lt. Williamson and authorized by Secretary of State Jefferson Davis. Also show the northern boundary of California. Top left panel almost detached.

Published by U.S. Coast Survey, Benjamin Pierce, Superintendent. Price $1.50. Measures 29.5" x 18." Scale 1:40,000. Folds with major separ...

3 Parts of a panorama taken after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Shows fires, smoke and damage to the city in the wake of the earthquake. Tit

Exceptionally rare, western made vintage lime squeezers. No. 1. Lawton & Co., rosewood with engraved brass, 10.25" long. O. Lawton & Co...

Hartenstein worked in Michael Price's workshop in 1867. Price was a major competitor to Will & Finck. From 1870-76, Hartenstein made cutlery...

Marked J. Russell & Co / 1834 / Green River Works. Blade is 7.5 inches. Ivory handle is 4 inches with fractures. Russel & Co. started manufa...

Carving knife made by prominent San Francisco cutlery maker Michael Price, who was a main competitor to Will & Finck. Marked on blade, M. Price,...

Lot of 9 pieces of cutlery from San Francisco. Unmarked. All with ivory handles. Some of them resemble Michael Price. Five serving forks (all differen

Lot of 6 pieces, all marked as Will & Finck. Three different carving knifes and three serving forks, all with ivory handles. Knifes: 9.25" ...

Unmarked, but resembles Will & Finck. Ivory handle. 10.5 inches. Fracture in handle. Nice design at base. Possible it is also Michael Price. S...

Two different style scissors made by famous San Francisco firm Will & Finck. Both marked Will & Finck, S.F. and Made in Germany. Both approx...

Rare San Francisco maker. They are listed in the 1894 San Francisco directory at 113 Battery. Harry Unna president, Jacob Unna vice-president, Samuel

Landers, Frary & Clark at the Aetna Works. They were Eastern cutlers who made cheaper knock-offs of Will & Finck. [See Levine, 1998, pg. 74]...

Established in New York in 1884. Manufacturers and Importers of Cutlery, No. 29 Warren Street, New York City. Originally worked as salesmen for Peter

"Platinoid" knife with stainless blade. Platinoid is an alloy made to resemble platinum (usually a nickel alloy). Marked, "Platinoid,...

Knife sharpener and serving fork both with ivoroid handles. Fork is marked "Pat. July 6th, 1888." Sharper is marked "Lee's."...

Seven autographed checks. Six are The Nevada Bank of San Francisco, one is Wells Fargo. Issued 1892-1896. Four were issued while he was mayor of San F

Early, rose colored glass with high definition, vibrant colors. This is a spectacular piece from the Cliff House. Please see photo. State: Califor

Framed and nicely matted. Corner of California & Taylor. Charles Crocker was a major California Industrialist as in Crocker Bank. He was also on...

5.75 x 4.75". Framed, but frame cover is detached. Gold frame, marked in lower margin from his 113 Montgomery address. The photo frame must dat...

Photograph, painted over by S. L. Magresen. Image is of the residence of E. R. Waterman, San Francisco pioneer. The house was built in 1866. It overlo

Inc. 1868. No. 76, issued for one share to Q.A. Chase on June 8th, 1871. Signed by Wheaton (president) and Wilde (secretary). Not cancelled. Maroon bo

Lorne Greene Cow Palace Award Trophy. 1965 Grand National Cow Palace San Francisco, Calif. "In Appreciation". State: California City...

Group of 18 lantern slides showing the highlights of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. Made by Edward H. Kemp and G.

An official souvenir of the exposition held in San Francisco. Appears to be brass or some base metal. Fine condition. Embossed standing figure of woma

Panorama print of San Francisco & Oakland, showing the Golden Gate International Exposition, Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Br...

Lot of four. 1-2) Photographic reprints of two passenger ships in the bay. 3) J. Franks & Sons: Leather, Hides, Pelts, etc. Wagon in front of st...

Silks. B. Hart & Bro., 13 & 15 Sansome St., San Francisco. Leather and silver match safe. Leather is cracked on one side. 2.75" x 1.5&q...

Cert. #124, issued for 60 shares to Richard Schmidt in 1884. Signed by M. Schmidt as president and S Desbecker as secretary. The co. incorporated in C

High quality photograph by well-known San Francisco photographer Taber. "B530, Chinese Quarter, SF Cal." matted, 11.25 x 9.25". Impor...

Waterhouse & Lester Co. Catalog, No. 10, copy no. 2513. Vehicle Hardware and Supplies. Wagonmakers, Blacksmiths, Horseshoers and Trimmers Suppli...

3 Items from San Quentin that include 2 receipts and a cover with the prison's cc and postmark. The receipts are for 1,000 and 2,000 grain bags...

4 Billheads from 2 different horse and saddlery places in San Rafael CA. 1 is from Sutherland and Macken Harness and Saddle Makers and 3 are from San

Two volumes by James J. Sinnott--"Sierra City and Goodyears Bar", volume II and "A General History of Sierra County", volume VI....

Painting of General Vallejo's storage barn by Ann Ruggles Johnson. On the back: General Vallejo built the storage barn for grain and hay. He had...

Lot of seven, all non-mining companies. Includes: Broadway Holding Co., Western Refrigerating Co. of Los Angeles, John P. Mills Co., Los Angeles Leath

Lot of 27. Seventeen are real photo: Emerson's Hotel (mailed 1914), Lassen Industrial Bank, Court House, Catholic church, LDS church, Post Offic...

Lot of 8. No duplicates. Four were mailed: 1907, 1926, 1928 and 1948. Photos by Eastman and DW Short. Views of Court St., Main St., J.H. Swain residen

Lot of 9. Eight are real photo, one is early printed. Two were mailed (1923 and 1949) and one has writing on the reverse ("This is where I teac...

Lot of 10. Seven are RPPC: one is very early (mailed 1906), others show birds-eye views of Susanville & Diamond Mountain (by Eastman), Old Town ...

Lot of 24. Nineteen are real photo, two are color, and three are early printed. Of the 24, six were mailed (1909-1961) and one has a long message writ

Remainder lot of 47 pieces. Some duplicates. Includes two early (1913) advertising cards for Susanville and Lassen County. Twenty-nine real photo RPPC

Lot of 11 real photo postcards. Views include: The Old Mill, Southern Pacific Railroad construction work, Lassen Grain & Milling Company, Saw Mi...

Lot of 13. Seven RPPC of later street views: all different, all by Eastman, three mailed (1929, 1938, 1949). Six printed cards of early scenes: four m

Three RPPCs. Two are reprints (c.1940s) of early Susanville views: Main Street in 1864 and "On Richmond Road in the Early Days" (JH Eastma...

Branch of S. I. B. S. of Sutter Creek, California. Many of the miners trapped and entombed in the fire of 1922 in Jackson were Slavonic. Famous crimin

LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 32920

Framed. Photograph measures 20 x 24". Two small 1/2" near top. One large 6" cut near the very top. State: California City: T...

News about the Omega Fire, music teacher R. A. Clark shot and killed (26 year old from Carson City), Meadow Lake Consolidated news, etc. And my person

Wheelock China. Made in Austria for WF Wilkie of Truckee, Cal. Wilkie was born in Dutch Flat, California, he came to Truckee in 1884 and was associate

This old cook pot with a chain was found on the Emigrant Trail by Clayton Phillips in the 1950's. Cast iron, rusted inside. State: Californi...

A ledger page and 20 checks from 1909 from the rural community of Williams in Colusa County. State: California City: Williams Date: 1909

No. 5 Mitchell: School & family Geography series. 11.5 x 17". State: California City: Date: FHWAC#: 41852

Pre-Fremont. EARLY!!! 14 x 17.5". State: California City: Date: c1840 FHWAC#: 41842

This very early map by T. J. Farnhan shows Fremont's route to Casa Grande. 14 x 11". State: California City: Date: FHWAC#: ...

1847. "Western Territories of the United States". 12 x 19". State: California City: Date: 1847 FHWAC#: 41841

By Lt. Williamson. Authorized by Secretary of State Jefferson Davis. From Walker Pass to the Coast Range. Very fragile. Needs TLC! 32" x 22&quo...

Rare. Hutchings' California scenes/The California Indians created by Nahl, Charles Christian (1818-1878), German, artist Anthony & Baker (ac...

The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California by Brevet Col. J. C. Fremont. To Which is Added a Description of the Physical G

19.5 x 14". Page 18 from a book. Excellent condition. Notice in Nevada there is no White Pine County and no Clark County. c1863 or 1864. Stat...

Beautiful mahogany box with compartments, 6.5" x 14.5" x 10.5". For doctor or actor? AG Dunn, Maker, State Prison on small metal labe...

100+ counting duplicates. Great variety! Los Angeles, Oxnard, Randsburg, Hawthorne, Pasadena, Perris, San Bernardino, Santa Monica, Fresno, Pleasanton

Afternoon At The River, acrylic painting by Dan Goozee, 1992. Painting of two fishermen at a river. Beautiful gold frame, 19" x 31". Born ...

1) SF Fire Dept. belt buckle, nice embossed of old fire wagon. 2) Braun, Knecht, Heimann Assay metal stamp--beautiful mounted on wood block. 3) Paperw

Lot of 11. Includes: G.W. McNear (California "Grain King"), San Francisco, 1892; Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company, San Francisco, RN-D, unu...

Lot of 7 early California checks plus 7 other early Eastern checks. California: two pictorial checks from famous ranchers Miller & Lux (both iss...

Possibly only one or two duplicates! Checks from: San Francisco, Sacramento, La Porte, Vineburg, North Bloomfield, Lodi, Grand View, Petaluma, San Jos

Lot of 139 incl an ink blotter. Earliest is 1854 Wells Fargo San Francisco. Also seven Port Wine checks (1864-66). John Sime & Co. (SF, 1867). P...

Small bronze plaque (2-5/8" x 2") by Lora Woodhead (first teacher at Idyllwild Arts), Steere of David Starr Jordan (1851 – 1931). He was a...

Over 30 buttons, pins and souvenirs from various places and events in California. Many are either early pictorial, or brass buttons w/ ribbons. Includ

Lot of 23 pieces with a wide variety. Placer County: two receipts for Exchange 1894 & 1895 (Iowa Hill); three different tax receipts (road and p...

Lot of 6. Includes: Felton Water Co. (1892); Pine Mountain Mineral Springs Co. (1908); New Deal Land & Water Co. (San Dimas, 1909); Sierra Neva...

Lot of 9. Western Union: two 1868 telegraphs from SF to Austin, Nevada, one about a steamer, the other about a money shipment; 1873 telegraph from SF

Lot of 4. Includes: Leach-Biltwell Motor Car Company (two different issued 1921), and Homer Motor Car Company (1910 & 1911). (Prag Collection) ...

Three items from the estate of George Garfield Greenawalt (1881-1961) whose father-in-law was James N. Patterson. Greenawalt was married in Iowa and w

c1910-35. 1) Oakland Hub cap. This company was in business from 1908 to 1931. 2) Packard Motor Company. Nice condition. Screw application, Hub cap. 3)