Vintage
Prospector Outfit Advertising Billfold / Wallet
A nice looking piece for
the mining related display! It is from Portland
Ore. and in near mint condition for something that dates from the last
century.
ML-W2
Excellent ..... $40.00
2
Miners Candlesticks / Sticking Tommies The top
one is a pretty common form, but it is clearly stamped / marked Washington on
the bar. I read in a guide for these that this was for a mine in CA. and that this is a pretty rare variation.
The second one is a twisted or coiled wire version candlestick. I believe it is a manufactured piece. It is a bit rough. Both of these have been in a collection in WA. for a number of years.
Top / Left Good ..... $195.00
SH-MCS-1
Right .... Good ..... $45.00
SH-MCS-2
Studebaker
Wheelbarrow The story of how John Studebaker
at the age of 19 came to Placerville, California looking for gold and instead
began a business making wheelbarrows can be found on numerous sites on the
internet and elsewhere. Finding an original Studebaker wheelbarrow is a
different matter altogether, and even finding pictures of original ones can be
difficult.
Well here is one in the flesh, and a once in a lifetime opportunity to own it. This wheelbarrow is not to be confused with later mass produced examples, this one dates from the 1850's and its construction details with through mortises and tennons attest to that. I do not have any actual documentation, but when compared to Studebaker's early work and other wheelbarrows you can see in a couple of museums online this one is a pretty good match. Overall it is in fine condition noting one of the removable side boards is not complete. It is sitting up on a shelf where additional pictures were hard to take, but if interested I will get it down and take better ones for you. This can be described in three simple words, and it deserves to be in a museum---whether that is run by the State or in your private barn does not matter. Rare ----- Rare ----- Rare
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CYN-SWB-1
Good+ ..... $4500.00
2
Miners Lunch Pails These miners lunch pails are both in pretty nice condition and make for a nice
display. They illustrate how miners or other workers of yesteryear dealt with lunch
period. I will bet it was not an hour, and that there were no martinis
stashed in the top. What life was like for the common guy before fast food
became the norm.
ML-MLP-1
Left .... Good+ ..... $110.00 SOLD!
Right ..... Good+ ..... $75.00
3
Padlocks On the left s a Ames Sword Co of
Chicopee Mass Brass lock. The middle one has a company intials on the
cover, and the last one is a PRR Railroad with its key. The number on it
is the same as on the body.
CYN-HC2
Left ..... Good..... $45.00
Middle ..... Good..... $45.00
Right ...... Good..... $225.00
2 Padlocks On the left
is a Good Luck. On the right an early Eagle.
LCM-LOCK-2 LCM-LOCK-3
Left ..... Good..... $45.00
Right ...... Good..... $25.00
Miners
Koehler Safety Lamp A nice looking
miners safety "Davey" lamp for the display. Click for Pic Click for Pic Click for Pic
CLM-ML
Good ..... $65.00
Carbide
Lamp A
common Justrite Carbide Lamp for the display.
CLM-CL
Good -..... $25.00
US
Engineers 30 Cap Dynamite Blasting Machine
This one is marked US Engineers on the brass tag on the top. It also
says it was made by the Fidelity Electric Co, of Lancaster PA and that it is
a 30 cap capacity. It gores on to say that to operate push down with
great force!!! There is a bit of water rot damage to the bottom trying
to go up the side, but nothing to get in the way of display or even
operation if that is where you are going. It has a nice dovetailed
case, and it does go up and down, although a bit stiff. I waxed it,
and it is ready for display.
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SH-DBB
Good . . . . . $395.00
DuPont Sesquicentennial Edition Blaster Handbook In case you need a refresher or even beginners guide to using the machine
above, or other aspects. I did not see a chapter on fertilizer and
diesel, you will need to look elsewhere for that recipe.
CLM-BH-1
Good +. . . .. $45.00
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