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ARTIFACT: There is only ONE of these, but it's so cool! This is a single spur made on a Texas ranch circa 1880s-1890s. The spur has a neat crosshatch design on the scalloped heel band and a large star rowel! VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of August Buermann iron spurs from circa 1910s-1920s. August Buermann Manufacturing Company was a pioneering spur maker established in Newark, New Jersey by a native German with the self-same name. The spurs have a nice engraved...

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...