5000 - Catalog of Gems by Smith (89837)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and rebound. Library copy. A Catalogue of Engraved Gems in the British Museum. 244pp with index, plus plates. Mackie Collection
Date: 1888
City
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5002 - Trilobite Fossil Collection (28) (90259)Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 trilobite fossils gathered in Utah. 1 still in rock. Nice examples from .6-2.25". Trilobites went extinct about 250 million years ago and mo...
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5003 - Diplomystus Fossil (61551)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fossil is millions of years old. 7.5" x 5" Diplomystus is an extinct genus of freshwater clupeomorph fish distantly related to modern...
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5004 - "Roadrunner" Picture Rock (90254)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual colored picture rock slice with roadrunner or lizard image in lower right. Beep Beep! 6.5x9"
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City/County: Fallon
State: Nevada
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5005 - Gold Crown Gold-Silver Vein (61121)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drill core with crystalline calcite in vein, RMC-69, down-hole depth 546. 4 ft. 2.5" diameter. 4" long. (This specimen was found at the mi...
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5006 - Lady Adams Silver Mining Company Stock (88706)Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 115 for 5 shares to AP Bouton. SInged by Robert T Polk and president MA Braly. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated May 1863. Revenue stamp on
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5007 - Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine (61114)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful. Drill core with crystalline barite in vug, RL-264, down-hole depth 833.3 ft. 2.5" diameter. 8.5" long. (This specimen was found...
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5008 - Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine (61122)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clay altered rhyolite with marcasite ± barite-clay-gold mineralization on fractures. 4x6x4.5". Field Guide: staff. (This specimen was foun...
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5011 - Choqueiimpe Gold-Silver Mine (61106)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Base metal ore sample with locally complex mineralogy, note galena in vugs & fractures. 4x2.5x2". (This specimen was found at the mine by a...
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5013 - Apophylite Specimen Collection (61330)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eighteen specimens, all about four inches square from numerous locales. Several are particularly nice, some containing other minor minerals. Crystal
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5014 - Fred Searles Cover (90963)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Legal cover sent by Wells Fargo Express from San Francisco to Nevada City. Addressed to renowned gold geologist Fred Searles, the first geologist for
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5017 - Miners Canteen, Very early (78859)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is something special. Very early, triple flavored canteen, that held three different liquids !! Appears to be made of steel, but lead coated, to
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5019 - Cave Mine, UT Artifacts (100042)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 choice giant wood axe heads, approx 8x12", rusty. Wood box end fragment addressed to Frisco Mining and Smelting Mining Co/Cave Mine 3.5x14&qu...
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5022 - Gold Panning Pan (90977)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Old and nicely patinated copper 15.5" gold pan. Wigwam Collection
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5024 - Miner's Baskets (3) (90973)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three miner's personal effects baskets by three different manufacturers. One with a brass company tag, two without, and one with a rusted out ho...
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5025 - Miner's Candle Holders (2) (88558)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 metal candle Holders used in mines in the 1800's. Approx. 10" length.
Date: c1800's
City/County:
State:
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5027 - Mining Antiquities Collection (89134)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly rusty collection of mining antiquities found in UT mines. Cast iron horse, clamp, lunch pail, brass candle holder, web belt, red high voltage s
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5031 - Thermometers, 3 Vintage (88514)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage thermometers for measuring temperature in pipes, etc. 1)Tel-Thru, 5" x 12"; 2) Consolidated Ashcroft Hancock Co. Inc. /Brid...
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5035 - Assay Equipment Booklets (2) (90299)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Denver Fire Clay Co-3" tear and light stains. Case Muffler Type Assay Furnace sell sheet-corner damage
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5037 - Gold Rush Related Books (6) (55755)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hard covers. The Gold Rushes by May. The Old West Sourcebook, A Travelers Guide by Lawliss. Ghost Towns of the Old West by Florin. The Settlers West b
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5039 - Great Goldfield, NV Library (59778)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover UNR Bulletin, October 1948 Vol.XLII, A contribution to the Published Information on the Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada by Sea
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5043 - Copper 1906 Reference Book (75673)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Very Rare copy of the 1906 reference book by D. Houston and Co. on the properties of Copper. Excellent shape . Referencing “Copper Mines, Copper Sta
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5045 - Metallurgical reference works. (62129)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine different works on various aspects of mining metallurgy. Includes handbook of mineral dressing by Taggart, manual of flotation processes, nonferr
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5048 - Sieve Brochures (2) (91284)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Screen Scale Sieves made to a fixed ratio by Disbro, Testing Sieves by WS Tyler
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City/County:
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5050 - Bacon Mill Check with Fair Sig. (89963)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Bacon Mill 1872 to J Fair and signed by J Fair on front and rear. Large stain
Date: 1872
City/County: Virginia City
State: Nevada
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5057 - Rare Checks to Mackay (2) (89948)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 rare Bacon Mill checks to JW Mackay, 1 signed by Mackay, 1 signed by Fair with foxing.
Date: 1870-71
City/County: Virginia City
State: Nevada
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5060 - Magma Copper Co. Brass Tag (91156)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass tag: "Magma Copper Co." on obverse; "Pool" on reverse. 41 x 25 mm. Salvatore Falcone Collection.
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City/County: ...
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5063 - Taber Gold Mining Prospectus (89144)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Complete and partial prospectus for mine in Sierra County. folded and. 3" tear.
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City/County: Gibsonville
State: California
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5064 - Pelton Water Wheel Mini Model (88563)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood and metal rotating model of the famous Pelton Wheel in Nevada City, CA. "Invented in the 1870s by Lester Allan Pelton, the Pelton Wheel re...
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5067 - Large Copper Ingot (43640)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large broken copper ingot, originally over 12 inches long and six inches wide. The ingot weighs 49 pounds. It was found at a smelter site at Rosalie
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5070 - Gold Bullion Deposit Receipt (89362)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold bullion deposit receipt from Denver Mint 1878. $419.12 gold, $7.60 silver. City National Bank.
Date: 1878
City/County: Denver
State: Colorado
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5071 - Georgetown Assay and Letter Lot (38013)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1882 letter from New York to London, "....absolutely false in regard to the price I have been offering the ppty" ",,,offering the ...
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5074 - Braganza Mine Archive (100049)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of 161943 indenture, small photos, original patent, 1906 mineral certificate during T Roosevelt offic, 1926 assay cert with tears, 1953 lo
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5077 - Original Mineral Certificate #62 (89954)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mineral claim for Toyiyabe Silver Mining Co of Nevada with hand colored claim map. In Binder
Date: 1870
City/County: Austin
State: Nevada
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5078 - Toyiyabe Lode Mineral Certificate (91280)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Belle Wilder and Audubon, sometime called Toyiyabe Lode mineral certificate.Bound and folded
Date: 1871
City/County: Austin
State: Nevada
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5081 - East Diablo Mine Ledger Page (89971)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single paper ledger from East Diablo Mine, 1880. 10.5x6.25". Stained
Date: 1880
City/County: Columbus
State: Nevada
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5082 - Bullion Mining Co Stock (90573)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U#24255 SB Wakefield 100 shares 1887, signed by President Dixon. In Pasco EF Holder.
Date: 1887
City/County: Gold Hill
State: Nevada
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5084 - Bullion Mine Docs (89903)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x 1906 certificate of incorporation, approx 9 tax docs 19th century, 1907 officer list. 1906 articles of incorporaton,
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City/County: Lander
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5085 - Nevada Douglas Copper Company Ledger (48122)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a historical artifact begging for an article. It is chalk full of transactions relating to the company including expenditures for the janitor
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5086 - Lincoln Mine, Mina, NV Archive (89969)Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 mine maps, cover with 2 notices of location with heavy toning, 11 small to medium b/w mine photos
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City/County: Mina
State: Nevada
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5091 - Rare Rhodes Salt Bag (53763)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and likely only known example of this salt bag from Rhode's Table and Dairy in Rhodes, NV. Bag is cloth and 14" x 6", black frame...
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5094 - Comstock Acquisition Telegrams (89869)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 24 California State Telegraph telegrams 1864 regrading Comstock activities and acquisitions.
Date: 1864
City/County: Virginia City
State: N
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5096 - Virginia City Large Silver Ingot Mold (75672)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia City Nevada ,A very large silver bar silver ingot mold. This Comstock era “FROM THE COMSTOCK” SILVER BAR MOLD, is from Virginia City NV from
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