LIVE AUCTION #23

FIREARMS-MIDWEST

388. Firearms. Catalog. Firearms Catalog, 1885. James W. Godfrey Importer, Manufacturers’ Agent and Dealer in Breech and Muzzle Loadings Shot Guns, Rifles, and Revolvers. August 20, 1885. No. 72 Catherine St. New York. 12pps. The catalog lists nearly every model of gun available at that time including: Enos James & Co, I. Hollis, Remington, Winchester, Colt, etc. Several illustrations on every page. The one anomaly to this catalog is found on page 11 where there is an illustration of the “Derby All Clamp Roller Skate”. Not sure how the roller skate fits in with the gun dealer, maybe he had kids. Very fine. Rare. Est. $300-600

389. Firearms. Catalog. Firearms Catalog, 1894. Chas. J. Godfrey, Firearms, Bicycles and Sportmen’s Goods. No. 11 Warren St, New York. 44pps. Every page is illustrated with guns and/or ammunition. Only one entry for a bicycle, found on the next to last page. 8 x 11”. Some rust to staples in binding. Very fine. Est. $250-500

390. Firearms. Certificate. Marlin Arms Corp. Cert #00000. Specimen. No incorporation info. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen in red along signature line. No vignette. Green border and safety print. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - ABN. 7.5 x 11”. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

391. Firearms. Certificate. Maxim Munitions Corp. Cert #C26132. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to David H. Bixler for 100 shares in 1918. Signed by Lareau Hugel vice president and Shacha asst secretary. No vignette. Brown border. Printer not noted. 7 x 11”. Handwritten at top, probably by a stock broker, “Worthless”. Very fine.

Est. $100-200

392. Firearms. Certificate. Remington Arms Co. Cert #463. No incorporation info. Issued to Harold W. Leinau for 12 shares in 1933. Signed by L. K. Lamm treasurer. No vignette. Orange border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 6 x 9.5”. Classic gun manufacturer. Very fine. Est. $100-200

393. Firearms. Certificate. Winchester Repeating Firearms Co. Bond #00000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen in red along signature lines. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with “Gold” in underprint. Would have been issued 1929. Cancelled by hole punches along signature line. Printer - Franklin Lee, ABN. 10 x 14”. Original 10 coupons attached at right side. Chips along right side at fold crease and at top right corner. Fine to VF. Est. $200-400

FOBS: Fobs were commonplace in the first few decades of the twentieth century. These are metallic pieces that hung from the end of a leather strap attached to a pocket watch. They often carried advertising. Since most of the following lots were used in mining camps, many have mining related advertising.

The following fobs are not geographically specific, but were all dug in the Bisbee and Tombstone area, Cochise County. Arizona. We decided to list them on their own and not in the Arizona Section.

394. Fob. Coca Cola Metal Fob. Original Coca Cola logo embossed on face of metal fob. Brass. On fob is stamped “C.W. Snopa (?) Co…Mi.” Meas. 1 x 1.75” Dings, scratches, pits. This is not one of the junk reproductions. Est. $50-100

395. Fob. Fobs, Medals and Other Advertising Group. Lot of 21 different pcs. A unique lot. Most are advertising fobs with interesting pictures and slogans —everrything from shoes, tools, tailors, and Bull Durham to wagons, hosiery, furs, and watches. Even a Red Ryder Good Luck Coin from Penney’s. Made of copper, tin (aluminum?), bronze and pot metal. Includes a plastic Swift’s Premium Ham fob with string attached and a pinback badge with “C.M.A.A. // F.C.” engraved on face. About 1-2” diameter, most are round, some shield shaped. Est. $100-200

396. Fob. Merchant Advertising Fobs. Lot of 2 pcs. Unknown merchants. One is silver colored metal, shaped like a bell, with an American Liberty 1-cent penny in the middle. Advertising The Bell Clothing House. Fairly rusty/dirty. The second is an advertising shield-shaped fob by Daunt watch repair merchant. “My watch was repaired by Daunt Why in H’—- wasn’t yyours.” Dug or found near Bisbee and Tombstone area, Cochise County, Arizona. Est. $50-100

397. Fob. Mining Equipment Advertising Fobs, c.1910. Lot of 7 different fobs. Mostly brass. Caterpillar (2—one is dull and blue), Allis Chalmers, Worthinggton River Brute mixer trucks (silver color), Adams Road Machinery, Timken Rock Bits, and Marion Shovels. These were dug in Arizona.

Est. $100-200

398. Fob. Tyler Screens Advertising Fob. Rectangular “woven” brass screen. Tyler Screens was famous for making sieves and screens for commercial placer gold mining plants, as well as sand and gravel operations. C. 1910-1920. 1 1/4 x 1 1/2”.

Est. $75-150

GAMING

399. Gaming. Fan Tan Chinese Gambling Chips. Made of white glass. Approximately 200 white glass beads and 30-40 black beads, button shaped (flat on one side) used by Chinese fan tan players. Beads are not uniform in size or color. From New Westminster, British Columbia, c.1880-1900. In a pale green apothecary-shaped bottle. Est. $150-300 10040 222

400. Gaming. Charles Fey 1922 Operator’s Bell Slot Machine Conversion, c.1929. This wonderful slot machine combines the best of Charles Fey’s (“the Thomas Edison of slot machines”) talents. “Charlie Fey was the West Coast’s largest rebuilder of Bell slot machines. For three decades he continued to improve, overhaul and update them. He often added many new innovations which were often copied by the trade,” noted Marshall Fey in Slot Machines, 1983. [p69].

Marshall Fey listed 42 different Charles Fey machines in his epic book on slots. He also noted: “Charlie Fey invented and manufactured numerous other machines that have not been recorded and may never become known.” [Fey p81].

Indeed, Fey revolutionized the slot machine industry many times, first from his creation of the 4-11-44 in 1895, the Liberty Bell in 1899, and the first $1 machine in 1929. In the 1920’s Fey learned that variety was the key to success. He began to experiment with different fronts, bases, payout schemes and so forth. “By the mid-1920’s the letterhead of Charles Fey & Son listed their specialty as ‘Converting 5 cent Balls to Dime, Quarter and Half Dollar play,’” recalled Marsh Fey in 1983. This machine here is just that, a Fey machine with a Jennings mechanism utilizing the features of a Fey 1922 Operator’s Bell with a “For Quarters” sign added to the top. Marsh Fey again noted: “Using his own castings, Fey updated obsolete machines and converted them to accept larger coins.” Machines were also altered from side to side and top to bottom for any number of things, including drink holders, club advertising and the like.

The basic machine here is the 1922 Fey Operator’s Bell. It has the original Fey top castings with the classic embossed red and blue “F” in a double circle and gooseneck coin acceptor. The front lower panel is original to the machine as found, and the middle panel is a cast recreation of an existing period machine. Marsh Fey has noted that these center panels were interchanged regularly, and that there is no standard panel. Photos in Fey’s book prove testimony to this with a wood center panel on page 107 and a metal center panel on page 115, both similar machines.

The Jennings mechanism is original. The restoration was completed by Reno’s Bud Garaventa. Bud told us that in his 70 years he has never seen another of these machines. By self admission, Bud figures that he has handled more slot machines than any man alive, having started with Pappy Smith, then moving on to Bill Harrah, where he finished his career.

This machine was discovered in Alaska more than a decade ago in excellent condition, though it was missing the back and front center panel. The oak side panels are also original, as is the base. It is certainly a quintessential example of the resourcefulness, design consciousness and adaptability of Charles Fey to a changing slot machine market. Est. $5,000-10,000

GERMANY

401. Germany. German Bonds, 1922. Unique style bond, as compared to US styles. Anleihe de Deutichen Reichs von 1922. 8 x 12”, uncancelled, attractive greens and reds in print. Very fine.

Est. $100-200

GOOD FOR & ADVERTISING MIRRORS and Encased Cents.

The following mirrors and encased cents have come to us from two primary sources. They are among the best of their kind in existence, both in style, content and rarity.

402. Advertising Mirror. Chas. C. Hauger Co Advertising Mirror with Encased Cent. Black with gold colored border and print, round. “Hauger Suits Hauger Overcoats / Your Lucky Change / Chas. D. Hauger Co. / (1925 Lincoln penny in center) / Famous Suit & Overcoat Values / Forty Associate Stores. Mirror side has some spots and scratches. Mfg. by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark N.J. 1.75” diameter. Est. $100-200

403. Advertising Mirror. Mirrors // 10 cts. // Good For // 10 cts. // In Trade Mirror. Celluloid obverse has black printing on crème ground and bordered by red flame design. Back has pinback instead of a mirror, probably used by a salesman of mirrors.. 56 mm.

Est. $200-400

404. Advertising Mirror. Tarkio Molasses & Duffy’s Malt Whiskey Advertising Mirrors. Lot of 2 different mirrors. (1) Round, white celluloid with two-ended picture of a man’s face—from one side he’s smiling, from the other side he’s frowning. Beneath “smiling” face is: This man fed Tarkio Moolasses Feed / Tarkio Molasses Feed Co., Kansas City, Mo. Upside down side reads (with frowning face): This man did NOT feed Tarkio For satisfied customer see other side (the mirror side). Mirror is quite spotted. 1.75” diameter. (2) “Take Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey When You Are Not Looking Well / Absolutely Pure and Unadulterated / (colored pic of chemist with vials and carafes) / Trade Mark / Makes The Weak Strong. Mirror side is spotted around edges. 1.75” diameter. Est. $100-200

405. Advertising Mirror. Williams’ Toilet Luxuries Advertising Mirror. Large, 4.5”, cream colored celluloid. Williams’ Toilet Luxuries / Holder Top Shaving Stick / Dentalactic Tooth Powder / Toilet Waters Jersey Cream Soap / (pic of a shaving stick and canister of shaving powder) / After Shaving use Williams’ Talc Powder. Mirror side very good. Est. $100-200

406. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. A Armstrong-Turner Millinery Co Advertising Mirror. c1905-1915. Celluloid side is brown background with crème printing and picture of the company. “Importers and Manufacturers of Millinery // 1749-1755 Champa Street // Denver, Colo.” Cruver Mfg. Co., Chicago. 2.75” oval shape. Mirror side has a crack edge-to-edge. In 1906 the company had its plant at 1706 Arrapahoe St in Denver (1906 Colorado State Business Directory). They were a large company in 1920, with revenue in the $100,000-$150,000 per year category according to the Bradstreet 1920 Directory. Est. $50-100

407. Colorado. Arapahoe. Littleton. Littleton State Bank Advertising Mirror. Oval cream colored celluloid. Compliments of / The / Littleton / State Bank / (pic acorns) (Lincoln 1910 penny inset) (pic acorns) / We Want and Will Appreciate Your Business / Littleton, Colo. 2.75” long. Mirror side is spotted.

Est. $200-400

408. Colorado. Otero. Rocky Ford. Thoroughbred Hats Advertising Mirror. Thoroughbred Hats /(pic of 3 “wild horse” heads) / Harry I. Maxwell, Rocky Ford, Colo. (printed in red). Mirror has only a few specks. 2 1/4” diameter. Est. $150-300

409. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Chicago Real Estate Board 1927 Seattle Convention Advertising Mirror. Round. Dark brown border with: “The Chicago Real Estate Board Incorporated 1883 // Seattle 1927 Convention.” Center shows skyline of Chicago with Lake Michigan in foreground. Mirrored side has bad spot in center and spattering of scratches all over. 3 1/2” and heavy.

Est. $40-80

410. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Ward Safety Razor Advertising Mirror. The Ward / Safety Razor / Chicago (pic of man shaving with the razor) U.S.A. / The Only Safety Razor With The / “Natural Sliding Stroke” / And Thin Concave Blades. 2 1/4” round, dark brown with white print. Mirror side has some specks. Est. $150-200

411. Iowa. Woodbury. Smithland. M. E. Church Advertising Mirror. Round with colored picture of a church with steeple. Banner beneath reads: M. E. Church, Smithland, Iowa. Blue sky, sand colored foreground. Mirrored side is in poor condition. 2 1/4.”

Est. $50-100

412. Nebraska. Thayer. Chester. James Wilson Hardware Advertising Mirror. c1905-1915. Round. Dark brown background with head of James Wilson wearing a bow tie. Top reads: “Kindly Remember Me When In Need Of Hardware, Implements, Buggies.” On either side of center picture: “Windmills, Furniture // & Harness.” At bottom: “James Wilson, / Chester, Nebr.” Mirror side has 4 de-silvered streaks across surface. 2 1/4” diameter. Fine. Wilson was gone by 1920. Est. $50-100

413. Nevada. Elko. Elko. Commercial Hotel Trade Mirror. Good For 12 1/2c. In Trade / (pic woman in large feather hat and strapless garment) / Commercial Hotel, Elko, Nev. Globe Adv. Novelty Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Mirror has several large de-silvered spots and specks. 56 mm. Only known listing of this mirror. [Ref: Dunn, p. 62, #NV-E10-C5A]. Circa 1905-1910 The Commercial Hotel is one of the grand old hotels of Nevada. In 1907, about the time this trade token mirror was made, the hotel was managed by William C. Owens, and the saloon inside was also managed by him, according to the Polk 1907 Nevada Directory. By 1914, J. E. Snelson was the manager, but it is not clear from the Polk 1914 Nevada Directory who ran the saloon inside, or if there was one. Est. $1500-3000

414. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Mohawk Club Trade Mirror. German Beer On Draught At The Mohawk Club, Goldfield, Nev. // (pic of intertwined angels holding sparklers with drape around their legs // 12 1/2 cts. Mfg. Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul. 51 mm. Dunn lists 3 known. [Ref: pg. 62, # NV-G10-M5A]. Circa 1906-1912. The Mohawk was run during its heyday by. Dennis F. Sullivan and Walter Watson. It was located on the corner of Main & Crook streets. The business started in 1906 or slightly earlier. The Mohawk was one of the favorite watering holes in Goldfield. The saloon was one of four on all corners of Crook & Main, locally called the “four corners saloons.” They were the Palace, the Northern, the Hermitage and the Mohawk, according to Sally Zanjani in Goldfield (1992).

It was the home away from home for the Western Federation of Miners. Saloon brawls were a part of daily life, particularly around 1908 when tensions between miners and the WFM hit a crescendo. The Mohawk was of course one of the favorite drinking places for the Gans-Nelson fight and for other fights. They even installed a special telegraph to get the latest boxing reports. They were not without their charitable side, however, and on Christmas, 1907 hosted a free Christmas dinner for 1400 people. The Mohawk was so big that it had a daily payroll of $500-600 in 1908.

Perhaps the most notable incident at the Mohawk was a drunken gun fight in January, 1907, again recounted by Sally Zanjani in Goldfield (1992). Charles Clark and a friend got into a “drunken fight” and Ed Sites, the Mohawk bouncer, bodily threw the pair from the saloon. “A few moments later, Clark staggered back through the swinging doors…brandishing his gun and firing…Sites… stood without moving a muscle …at the far end of the room, while gamblers, girls and other denizens of the Mohawk dived under the faro table and behind the bar.” Clark cleaned out his six shooter without a bullet touching Stiles, but a prostitute upstairs got a gun shot wound in the foot when the errant bullet tore through the ceiling.

This mirror is extremely rare, and is certainly a classic part of the wild American west. Est. $1000-3000

415. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Owl Liquor Co Trade Mirror. Good For 12 1/2 c in Trade / (pic - girl with roses) / The Owl Liquor Co., Eureka, Nev. Mfg. by Cruver Mfg. Co., Chicago. 56 mm, 2.2”. This is only known listed mirror of this type. [Ref: Catalog of West. GF Trade Mirrors by Hal Dunn, #NV-E15-05A (picture type 1), p. 62]. Pristine obverse. The Owl Liquor Co. was run by Joseph Brearley and James W. Bailey. Joe Brearley is known to Nevada collectors for his beautifully embossed Owl pumpkinseed bottle from Reno from the c1903-1904 period. He ran another saloon in Reno until moving to Eureka in later 1907. Brearley was gone just a few years later, probably on to another western mining camp. Est. $1500-3000

416. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Owl Liquor Co. Trade Mirror. Good for 12 1/2 c. In Trade // (pic nude woman with green scarf) // The Owl Liquor Co., Eureka, Nev. Mfg. Cruver Mfg. Co., Chicago. 56 mm, 2.2”. Two known. [Ref: Dunn’s, pg. 62, #NV-E15-O5D]. Foxing to mostly lower 2/3 of obverse Raised spots in places where celluloid is partially lifted . Clean mirror. See story above. Est. $1500-3000

417. Nevada. Lander. Battle Mountain. Club Saloon Trade Mirror. Good For 12 1/2 c In Trade // (pic seated, topless woman with yellow daisy at bottom left) // Club Saloon, Battle Mountain, Nev. Mfg: Cruver Mfg. Co., Chicago. 56 mm. Mirror is very fine, only a few specks. Only one listed in Dunn. [pg. 62, #NV-B10-C5A]. C 1905-1910. There were six saloons in Battle Mountain in 1907, all listed by proprietor in the 1907 Polk Directory. This is a one of a kind mirror from a Nevada mining and railroad camp with very few trade tokens. Some consider it the top Nevada good-for mirror because of the saloon notation and the location. Est. $3000-6000

418. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Nevada Club Trade Mirror. (pic front doors of a building; dog at right door) / Good For 12 1/2c in Trade / Nevada Club / Tonopah, Nev. Cruver Mfg. Co., Chicago. Horizontal oval, 50 x 68 mm. Mirror has 4 de-silvered streaks across face. Two known. [Ref: Dunn Catalog, pg. 63, #NV-T10-N5A]. The Nevada Club is not listed in either the 1907 or 1914 Polk Nevada Directories. Sometimes saloons are listed by the proprietors, so the listing in this case could be obscured.

Est. $1500-3000

419. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Regans’ Carson City Trade Mirror. Mirror is good, a few speckles of de-silvering. 56 mm. Good For 12 1/2 c in Trade // (pic spread-winged eagle ready to fly from a mountain ledge, with ocean and ships below) // Regans’, Carson City, Nev. Globe Adv. Novelty Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Only two known in existence, as listed in Dunn. [Ref: Catalog of Western Good For Trade Mirrors, pg. 62, # NV-C10-R5F]. circa 1905-1910. Frank and Ed Regan ran a saloon in Carson City at 318N. Carson St. Just a block north was the Nye & Ormsby County Bank and a number of mining offices. A block south was the State Bank & trust, the largest bank in Carson City. By 1914, James Regan had taken over and moved to 722 N. Carson. These mirrors are extremely rare. VF. Est. $1000-3000

420. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Regans’ Carson City Trade Mirror. Good For 12 1/2 c. In Trade // (pic young girl with roses) // Regans,’ Carson City, Nev. Mfg: Globe Adv. Novelty So., Salt Lake City, Utah. Mirror has a few spots. 56 mm. Only 3 listed as known. [Ref: Dunn, p. 62, #NV-C10-R5A]. See story above. VF. Est. $1000-3000

421. Nevada. Pershing. Lovelock. Stanley A. McIntosh Jeweler Advertising Mirror. Face has black border depicting birthstones for months of the year. Center: Stanley A. McIntosh // Jeweler // Good Goods // Only // Lovelock, Nevada. Mfg. by Lewis, Swift & Co., St. Paul. Clean obverse with small lifted spots. Stan McIntosh probably ran his jewelry store in Lovelock sometime between 1908-1910. By the time of the Seven Troughs boom, he started the Lovelock and Seven Troughs Stage Line, which he continued through at least 1914-1915. Not listed in Dunn’s because it is not a true “good for” mirror. Est. $400-800

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422. Nevada. Washoe. Sparks. Tonopah Saloon Trade Mirror. Good For 10 c. In Trade // (pic young girl holding roses) // Tonopah Saloon, Sparks, Nev. Mfg. Globe Adv. Novelty Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. 56 mm. Few specks on mirror. Only one listed in Dunn. (pg. 63, #NV-S10-T5A]. C 1905-1910. The saloon proprietors are all that are listed in the 1907 Polk Nevada Directory, so at this time we are unable to tie the saloon to specific owners. The mirror is a classic western good-for mirror and one of a very few Nevada saloon mirrors. Est. $3000-5000

423. Nevada. Washoe. Sparks. Youngs’ Hotel Trade Mirror. Good for 10 c. In Trade // Youngs’ Hotel // (pic young girl with long hair and a rose at the back) // Sparks, Nev. Mirror has de-silvering where a sticker was placed. Mfg. not marked. Only one listed. [Ref: Dunn, pg. 63, # NV-S10-Y5A]. Frank Young ran a saloon inside his hotel on the corner of B and 7th Streets in 1907. By 1914 C. G. Young had joined him as partner and a restaurant had been added. This is another great Nevada mirror. VF. Est. $1500-3000

424. New York. Essex. New York. Hofbrau Haus Restaurant Advertising Mirror. Round. Celluloid side shows picture of the restaurant in the center, with an American flag to the side. Top banner reads, “The Famous Restaurant in New York.” Beneath the picture: “Hofbrau Haus//30th Street and Broadway and 30th.” 2 1/4” diameter. Mirrored side has several de-silvered spots. Est. $50-100

425. Ohio. Hamilton. Cincinnati. Bingamon Bros. Diamond Jewelers Advertising Mirror. Round. Black border with colored gemstones representing each month and definition of what they represent (i.e. December / Turquoise / Success). Center is white with Bingamon Bros. Diamond Jewelers over a picture of a diamond, and below: Sixth & Vine Sts. // Cincinnati, Ohio / Established Over 25 Years.” Mirror side has 3 de-silvered streaks across surface and a diagonal crack. 2 1/4.” Est. $75-150

426. Oregon. Multnomah. Portland. D. H. Sherman Co. Saw Mill Machinery Advertising Mirror. Round. Dark brown background with crème center bearing company name and address at “102 Second St., Portland, Oregon. Phone Main 1230.” Pictures of military generals surround the center: Top is Marshal Foch surrounded by colored international flags; Sides are Gen. Haig and Gen. Diaz; and bottom is Gen. Pershing. Mirror is poor with many de-silvered spots. Meas. 3 1/2” and quite heavy—could be used as a paperweight. Est. $40-80

427. South Dakota. Codington. Watertown. Garland Flour Advertising Mirror. Use / “Garland” / Flour, / The Best Made. / Prize Winner. / World’s Columbian Exposition. / Manufactured by / W.H. Stokes, / Watertown / So. Dak. On cardboard. W.H. Stokes, Mfg . Round, 46 mm. Mirror fine, few specks. Not listed in Dunn’s Catalog of Western Good For Trade Mirrors. Est. $50-100

428. Washington. Adams. Ritzville. Johnnie Doran Advertising Mirror. Round. Dark brown border with colored picture of a young girl in fancy dress and hat seated next to a brown and white dog. Below picture is: “Johnnie Doran,//Ritzville, Wash.” Mirror side is spotted and de-silvered around edges and has tiny scratches over surface. 2 1/4”. Est. $50-100

429. Wyoming. Sweetwater. Rock Springs. First National Bank Advertising Mirror. Round, 2 1/4”, with picture of 3-story stone bank building. Banner below reads: First National Bank//Rock Springs, Wyo.” Celluloid is spotted and stained around edges and somewhat into picture. Mirror side is de-silvered and spotty. Est. $75-150

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HONG KONG

430. Hong Kong. Shangai. Shangai Special Office Silver Ingot. About 5 ounces. 1.25 x 2”. Stamped with “999.9” and other symbols.

Est. $500-1000

IDAHO

431. Idaho. Idaho State Mining Camp Photographs, 1924-26 Large photo album of 252 original prints of ghost towns in Idaho and an early auto trip through Idaho by members of the Ayers (?) (or one of the other families mentioned in the book) family of Boise, 1924-6. This is a remarkable archive documenting a trip through the mining camps of Idaho, probably including family relatives and cabins in many mining camps that may be completely gone today. These include Atlanta, Bonanza, Galena, Horn, Custer, Robinson’s Bar, Hanson, McCall, Silver City, Wolf Creek, Deadwood, White Bird, Idaho City, Burgdorff, Buhl, Knox, Golden Pine, Long’s, Lowman’s, Stanley, Bear Valley Boise, Arrow Creek Dam, Payette Lakes, and others. Nearly all are labeled and dated. The views are crisp focus with good contrast well suited for reproduction. Various sizes, generally 3 x 5”. No photopostcards. The mining camps are of particular interest, with photos of towns and street scenes such as Custer, Silver City, Bonanza- including a dilapidated old saloon, Idaho City, Burgdorff and so forth. None of the names found in this album were found in the Kimber correspondence, thus this lot was split out. The people herein may have been from a family that later married into the Kimber family. All in excellent condition mounted with photo corners on black album pages, not adhered with adhesive. Provenance: Kimber Archive/Gunnell mine, please see Colorado, Gilpin, Black Hawk for the full story. Est. $750-1200

432. Idaho. Ada. Boise. Boise Basin Mines Co. Cert #98. Incorporated in Washington. Issued to Charles Potter for 50 shares in 1932. Signed by McClemson president and Michael Peterson secretary. Vignette of a mill with rail line running through small valley. Black border with un-embossed gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Union Ptg. Datelined Boise. This company was probably working the placers located north of Boise. Not listed in the Mines Handbook. This is the first issued certificate we have seen for this company. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

433. Idaho. Ada. Boise. Inter-Mountain Fair, Boise City, Souvenir Badge, 1898. SOUVENIR on gilt hanger banner, suspended shield below: 2nd ANNUAL / INTER-MOUNTAIN FAIR / Oct./ (pic miners) / Boise City, Idaho / 1898. Gilt badge, Minor wear. 2.5” long, 1” wide. Est. $50-150

434. Idaho. Alturas. Wood Creek. Sultana Mining Company of Chicago, 1885. Probably a Tombstone piece. Certificate #24 issued to Flora E. Witherell for 15,000 shares in May 1885. Incorporated in Illinois. Uncancelled. Signed by president Heyman Levin and secretary Thos. H. Woffab (?). White paper with black border and print. No vignette. Bronze seal at lower left. 10” x 6 3/4’”. The Sultana mine was located in the Wood Creek district, Alturas County. (Burchard, 1884). Folded, minor fading, otherwise XF. Est. $200-400

435. Idaho. Blaine. Galena. British-American Co Operative Mining Assn Ltd. Cert. #778. Incorporated in England, 1882. Issued to William R. Alexander of London in 1883 for one share. Signed by directors James Hastings and Wm. Price Alexander ? And secretary Geo. L. Morton. Black print on crème paper. Intricate scrollwork at left edge, but trimmed so tight that half is missing. No printer noted. 8 x 8 1/2. Company formed to work the Drezdon Mine at Galena, Blaine Co. Idaho Territory [Ref: Michael Veissid, London]. Rare.

Est. $100-150

436. Idaho. Canyon. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Nampa Folio, Idaho-Oregon, 1904. Published by the USGS. Canyon County, #103. 5 pgs. Text, 2 maps. Paper binding, very brittle, back cover is coming apart. Fragile. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

437. Idaho. Cassia. Juniper Gold Mining Co. Cert. #186. Incorporated in NY, 1882. Issued to J.H. Crombie in 1883 for 600 shares. Signed by B.W. Gorham, president, and John R. Murphy, Jr., secretary. Unusual vignette of sluice and hydraulic mining scene. Black border, gilt safety print. “Cassia County, Idaho Territory” printed on certificate. Datelined New York. Printer: Collins & S?, NY. Uncancelled. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2.” Tears at folds, profes

sionally repaired by archival tape on reverse. Trimmed tight at left edge.

Burchard, 1884-5 reported: “This county, lying east of Owyhee, is bounded on the north by the Snake River….its mining resources are confined to placers on the Snake River…operated by Chinese.” while this is not a Chinese venture that is at least evident, it provides interesting background on the district. Fine.

Est. $150-300

438. Idaho. General. Idaho Marked Military Ribbons. Spanish-American War Dog Tag and Idaho Military Infantry Insignia. Lot of 2. 1) 1898 dog tag: Co. G / 1st / Regt. Of Infty / IDAHO / 68 / U.S. Vol. // (pic of American flag and stack of cannonballs). Round, alum. 28mm. 2) Insignia is brass, two crossed rifles. Above the cross is a “1” and beneath the cross is a “G”. Below the G is the word Idaho. Pin back. Two nice Idaho pieces.

Est. $100-200

ILLINOIS

439. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Cigarette Lighter Case. Has “flip-top” lid. One side has slide-in celluloid advertisement: “R. Schoenfeldinger /Saloon // 4859 Laflin St. Chicago / Phone: Yards 2030.” The opposite side has slide-in celluloid of a gentleman in suit jacket, with handkerchief in pocket. Body is silver plated metal. Meas. 1 1/2 x 2 3/4.” Very fine. Est. $50-100

INDIANA

440. Indiana. Randolph. Evansville. Evansville Coal Mining Co. First Mortgage Coupon Bond. #76. An eight per cent bond in the amount of $100 over ten years. Dated 1882 and signed by Jabez Woollery as president and Henry Schminke, secretary. Vignettes in upper corners of a coal miner standing with pick, and in lower left corner a bald eagle perched on a promontory, ready to fly. Pink paper with green border and underprint. Coupons #8-20 attached. Measures 15-20.” Stamped on reverse is M.R. Anthes // Counselor at Law// Evansville, Ind.//Real Estate Agent. Est. $75-150

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LOUISIANA

441. Louisiana. Orleans. New Orleans. Hedric Coach Co. Cert #32. No incorporation information. Issued to C. P. Ellis for 20 shares in 1881. Signed by Thos. Herndon president and E. R. Briggs treasurer. Vignette at upper left of a “herdic”, a horse drawn omnibus with a rear entry door. Black border and print. Printer - J. B. Wasson, New Orleans. Uncancelled. 5 x 8”. Datelined New Orleans. Reverse has red pen indicating that a $20 dividend was paid in 1884. Certificate includes a manuscript receipt of the purchase of the shares in the company, written on legal size paper.

We did not find a Herdic Coach Company listed in our references. We did find a Tucson Land & Herdic Coach Co that began operation in 1881, the same year as issued of this certificate. The officers of this Tucson based company do not match, and probably not related, but rather a coincidence. The vignette is fabulous, showing the “herdic” coach that was invented in Pennsylvania around the mid 1860’s. A common precursor to a trolley line. Extremely rare. Est. $300-600

442. Louisiana. Orleans. New Orleans. World’s Industrial & Cotton Centennial Exposition. Cert #404. No incorporation information. Issued to W. S. De Nau for 1 share in 1885. Signed by E. Richardson president and Richard Nixon secretary. Vignette at middle of the Industrial & Cotton Expo Logo. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - T. Fitzwilliam & Co, New Orleans. 8 x 11”. Datelined New Orleans.

This world’s fair was established to highlight the economic recovery of New Orleans after the Civil War. The centennial part of the name of the fair refers to the 100 year birthday of the city of New Orleans. We have never seen this certificate before, it may be one of a kind. Trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine.

Est. $200-400

MAINE

443. Maine. Penobscot. Garland. Silver Hill Mining Co. Cert. #24. Incorporated in New Hampshire, 1881. Issued to Samuel C. Whittier in 1881 for 500 shares. Signed by John F. Hudson, president, and Chas. E. Parent, treasurer. Vignette of miners working underground and small vignette of dog’s head at bottom center. Black border on white paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Wright & Potter, Boston. 7 3/4 x 11.” Datelined Portsmouth. This company probably had workings in Maine. Very fine. Est. $100-200

MASSACHUSETTS

444. Massachusetts. Suffolk. Boston. Defiance Hose Fire Department Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Photo shows a group of firemen in uniform in the street “harnessed” to a ladder wagon in front of a building with Defiance Hose above the door. The ladders on the wagon are lettered Defiance H.B.L. Four children stand and sit on sidewalk’s edge by the fire station. Behind the men in the street is a building with “Boston Tea Co.” sign on it; two other signs, “J. C. Muningham Merchant Tailor” and part of a “Photographer” sign also showing. 4 1/4 x 7 1/4” photo mounted on 5 x 8” card. On back is penned, “Volunteer Fire Dept. Boston Mass.” Photographer’s name stamped: “F.S. Nickerson, Photographer.” Est. $75-150

MEXICO

445. Mexico. Mining. Mexican Mining Photographs, c.1900. Lot of 14 photos. High quality, high contrast, great content (except 2). A wonderful collection of turn of the century unusual, unique photographs. Est. $300-600

446. Mexico. San Luis Potosi. Charcas. San Bartolo Mining Co. Cert. #113. Incorporated in Arizona Territory, 1909. Issued to Joseph T. Vail in 1910 for 100 shares. Signed by E.W. Henck, president and F.N. Anderson, secretary. Vignette, top center, of miners underground with drill. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer: Broun-Green Co, N.Y. 9 x 12. Slight discoloration at bottom margin , pin holes top left corner, and two small tears on folds. Signed on reverse by Joseph T. Vail and witnessed to E.F. Vail, who was Walter Vail’s (Total Wreck) brother. We assume Joseph is also related. This company was probably operating the San Bartolo mine located near Charcas, San Luis Potosi, in central Mexico. The district has long been recognized as a lead-silver-zinc region. The mine is still in operation with Newmont working in the area and mineral specimen collecting for tourmaline and others (internet source). Very fine. Est. $50-100

447. Mexico. Sonora. Las Nueve Minas de Santa Maria Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert. #820. Incorporated in New York. Issued to D.F. Verdenal, Trustee in 1882 for 100 shares. Signed by Leo R. Shryock, vice president, and D.F. Verdenal, secretary. Vignette of allegorical Indian with bow and quiver seated on stone pillar with snow-capped peaks in background. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer: ABN, New York. Meas. 7 1/4 x 11.” Datelined New York. Location of Mines, State of Sonora, Republic of Mexico. Est. $75-150

MICHIGAN

448. Michigan. Calhoun. Albion. Universal Machine Co. Cert. #797. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Asa Turner in 1911 for 3 shares. Signed by Arthur G. Baker, president and H. LeRoy Engler, secretary. Vignette of man ;in suit seated in front of some sort of typing machine, at upper left. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8 1/2 x 11. Asa Turner is described as a mining man with no scruples, who was in and out of many shady deals in Arizona Territory. Slight tear at margin of one of the creases. Fine. Est. $50-80

449. Michigan. Wayne. Detroit. Wayne County Property Patent, 1837. Issued to Shubael Conunt for 240 acres near Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. 10 x 16”. Signed as Martin Van Buren by his secretary. This deed coincides with mining rush to the Lake Superior district. Copper had been discovered and the fortuned seekers began pouring in the Michigan in 1836. The fervor generated by the new mining claims filed created a paperwork nightmare for the Federal Government. Completely unprepared for mining claim activity, the government resorted in just selling land is if it were agricultural land, similar to homesteading. The lesson learned from the Michigan’s Copper Rush, set the stage for the California Gold Rush just 10 years later. Very fine. Est. $100-200

MIDWEST

450. Midwest. Postcards. Postcard Starter Collection, 1886-1911. Lot of 8 pcs. Four of the cards are from banks including: Citizens National Bank of Marietta, Ohio, First National Bank of Westport, Conn, Dennison National Bank, Dennison, Ohio, and McPherson Bank, McPherson, Kansas. Three of the cards have fun messages that were sent to Machetanz & Bros, New Matamoras, Ohio. One of these messages asks for the empty bottles to be returned so that a new shipment may be made. The last card has a message to a friend about a trip to Florida. The card has an actual photograph attached to the postcard. The photo shows Palmetto and Pine trees along a river. Nice lot. All have postal cancellations. Fine. Est. $50-100