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ARTIFACT: This is a 1906 Colorado School of Mines graduation pin in 14K gold, engraved "W.Abel". VINTAGE: Circa 1906. SIZE: About 3/4" in width by 3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 14 K Gold with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "C"...

ARTIFACT: Great 1870's - 1880's Old West or gambler's pocket pistol stick pin in gilt brass with mother of pearl 'grip. VINTAGE: Circa 1870's - 1880's. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/8" in length x 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass, mother...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful Old West 1880's Pharo playing cards, box only. The gambling card game is suggested to have been started by Louis XIV's royal gamblers. It was banned in France and shortly after, arrived in the United States and was typically referred...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful cowboy on a rearing horse watch fob. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-5/8 in width by 1-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass. ATTACHMENT: Loop for leather strap. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a...

ARTIFACT: Great 1900's Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) of a young Cowboy standing with one leg up on a stool and wearing 'Woolies' chaps, leather cuffs, and a great gun belt with his Colt .45 prominently displayed. The RPPC has been trimmed but remains...

ARTIFACT: This is an early pair of nickeled iron spurs with long shanks and light brown leather straps. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 -1 910. SIZE: 8-5/8" height and 3-3/4" width (as pictured: length = end of spur to heel strap). CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Great 1910's Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) of a 'Cowboy'. He sits backwards on a wooden chair, lasso rope hanging from the corner. The boy is wearing many leathers, a six shooter at his side, and a tipped 10 gallon gat and looks to be holding a...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Dean Gold Mine, Mineral Park, Arizona key fob found at Silver King Dump in 196The old tag on back erroneously names the fob as being from the Dean Gold Mine (across the state, near the Ghost Town of Mineral Park), but historical...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1890's cabinet photo of two cowboys, perhaps brothers from Bowie, Texas by photographer Thomas H. Carpenter. VINTAGE: Circa 1890's SIZE: Approximately 6-1/2" x 4-1/4" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sepia toned cabinet photo, card stock,...

ARTIFACT: This is a Will & Finck of San Francisco skewer puller that was patented on October 30, 187The handle is Stag Horn (the trade name of deer antler) and the puller end is a silvered bronze stag head whose teeth will grasp at a skewer when...

ARTIFACT: This is a celluloid badge for the Lynn, Massachusetts General Electric plant from the 1940 New York World's Fair. VINTAGE: Circa 1940. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, celluloid and tin. ATTACHMENT: Straight...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce "Lucky Mr. Peanut" pin from the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. The pin is on its original card. Mr. Peanut, the Planters' Peanuts mascot, was 33 at the time of his World's Fair appearance. The pin shows him standing in...