Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Lot of 5. All measure 6.75” x 3.25” and 7” x 3.75.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear, some light damage on a few. Shows several mining

9 1/2 x 13 1/2". This is a blank stock certificate from the Atlas Powder Company. There are a few cuts in the document. Rare. Inc. in Delaware....

Unique collection of high quality lab-created gem stones. Ther are 45 separate viles containing various faceted stones such as rubies, topaz, saphire,

This is a high quality controlled security assay bag, similar to the one we had a year ago for a Comstock assayer. It is made of heavy duty leather, r

Five FOBS. A) Gardner-Denver drill; B-D) 4 of the same Le-Roi underground drill machines. All  silver plated. All with original leather straps....

No book holdings found on OCLC. Red boards with gilt lettering. General Catalogue No. 102. "Machinery and Equipment of All Kinds/ General, Auto...

Automotive Supplies and Garage Equipment. 959 pages. Index at beginning by category.. Great source of information for early car tools and garage suppl

Distributors of Electrical Supplies and Equipment. Blue cover. The Electrical Jobbers Catalog Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Publishers. 560 pages.

Laboratory Supplies/ Scientific Apparatus and Chemicals For University, School, Industrial, Assay, Testing, and Mining Laboratories. Yellow covers. 48

For the Mill, Factory and Mine, Elevating-Conveying Crushing-Screening Power Transmission Machinery. The entry pages list several businesses using Jef

Annual Production of the Precious Metals in The United States by The United States Treasury, 1883. 871 pages- hardcover. This book provides 1883 info

Looking for historical research documents. This lot of nineteen includes: 1) Mining map of Yavapai County 1900. Original. 2) La Colorado workings 3) M

Compiled by David T. Day, Chief of Division of Mining and Mineral Resources for the Department of Interior's USGS report to the 58th Congress, D...

Fully titled: Reports Upon the Mineral Resources of the United States. This is the first of the series, written by Special Commissioners J. Ross Brown

Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States. Report on J. Ross Browne of the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Ro

Lot of two great volumes listing information for mining companies including names and addresses of mining engineers, managers, and directors. Publicat

Lot of three. 1) Metal and Non-Metallic Mining Catalog. 1941. 2) Keystone Coal Buyers Manual. 1953. 3) Mine and Plant Costs. Compiled by Engineering...

An early liquor license, issued to Louis Blanco for three months at a cost of $15. Signed by county treasurer John A. Paxton. Blue paper with black pr

Exchange for $1000 San Francisco, CA. The receipt measures 4" x 8", has a small vignette on the left side of small ship which has an ornat...

Hand written letter sheet from R.P Buck of New York to Clark Sewall of Bath, Maine. Buck was informing Sewall that the gold dust sent by Sewall had b

James Gore King was born in 1791 in New York City and died 1853 in New Jersey. A Congressman from 1849 to 1851, he founded King & Gracie, a ban...

Rare SS Republic Lithograph. Measures 2” x 3”on card stock backing. This is one of the only known views of the SS Republic when it was known as the SS

Lot of 2. One says Balloon Route Trolley Trip/Personally Conducted with no mfg card on back and one says Balloon Route Excursion and is made by the L

Lot of 3. RARE, colorful, pictorial, approx. 32mm in very good to excellent condition. Two are the same and say Balloon Route Trolley Trip/Personally

Trolley Trip pins. RARE, colorful, pictorial, approx. 32mm in very good to excellent condition. Trolly Trips include: 2 of the same Old Mission but o

Lot of eight. Three 1898-1902 letterheads. One voucher for the audit of February, 1902. (Poor condition). One Santa Fe Route letterhead to Randsburg R

Lot of six: 1) Check, Arcata & Mad River R.R. Co., dated 1900. 2) Check, Sierra Railway Company of California, Jamestown Cal., dated 1920. 3) Un...

1) The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company. Stock #B40555 for 10 shares to L. H. Niles in 1900. Cancelled. 2) The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Co

Lot of 24 signed, but unissued certificates. Light brown color. Incorporated in the State of Illinois. Vignette of train at upper center. Signed by Ge

This is a lot of 10 pieces for all you ghost town railroad fans out there! 1) Post card of the famous Rhyolite train depot that once was a stop on the

This is a lot of 6 post cards from the small towns of Carlin and Battle Mountain. Five of the post cards show various images of Carlin around the Sout

Lot of 2. 1) Image of engine no. 2401 stopped at the station. The photo was produced by Atherton and Son, and it is dated 1908. 2) Engine no. 407 of t

This stereoview features a great view of the Truckee River and the railroad. It was produced by Watkins' New Series. Each of the photographs mea...

This is a set of identical post cards is from Lovelock overlooking the railroad depot. Several signs for business can be read in the photos including,

This is a lot of 5 post cards centered around the railroad station that was located on 4th street in Reno. 2 of the post cards are RPC's while t...

The mining town of Rhyolite rose almost as fast as it fell. Once poised to be the next big mining town, it soon fell victim to exhausted mines and a s

Lot of 11. 1 & 2. Small photographs of the Tonopah & Goldfield train depot. One with passengers walking next to the train. The other has tra...

Pass no. B 64 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, District Passenger Rep. for the Pennsylvania System. It has some wear including marks and three round hole

Pass no. B 548 issued to Mr. J. H. R. Parsons, Retired Pasgr. Tfc. Mgr., Southern Pacific Co. The piece has very little wear. City: Tonopah

No. 277 issued to Mr. Carl R. Gray, Car and Three Employees. President Union Pacific System. The piece has some wear, including stains. City:

B1013 issued to Mr. M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent for the lines West of Pittsburgh. The pass was good for the 1914 year. The ink is smudged

Bond certificate issued by Virginia & Truckee Rail Road Company to Thomas Bell. Bond is in the amount of $1000. It is signed by company secretar...

Large ledger book of shipping bills from "Southern Pacific Company - Pacific System Way Bill for Freight from Reno," for the V & T Rai...

Lot of 15. Nice group that shows a variety of typical expenses for the railroad. 1) 1880. V&T way-bill for transport of barley from Reno to Cars...

This is a great lot consisting of 8 various documents from the V&T Railroad throughout the silver state! The locations include: Ophir, Empire, M...

This is a lot of 14 documents regarding the transportation of wood via the V&T Railroad. With the growth of the Comstock, lumber and cord wood w...

This is a great lot of 9 post cards from all over Nevada. Four from Rainbow Canyon that show either the tracks or a large locomotive moving through. T

The Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad Company unissued stock certificate signed by Collis P. Huntington. City: State: Ohio,

Great resource for rail road enthusiasts. Railway, County and Township Map of Ohio and Business Directory of the Representative Business Houses … with

By P. J. Hannifan & Company. "Railroad, county, and township map of Pennsylvania, and business directory of the representative business hou...