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Decorations (1) Nostalgia (4) Railroad Memorabilia (3) Historical, Political Specialty (5) Bottles, Tobacco Cultural (7) American Indian Militaria (2) Accessories, Historical Testimonials Guest Book Sales Policy Current Promotions Seen In Seeking to Buy About Us FAQs Specialties Driving Directions Newsletter Privacy Policy A QUICK PEEK AT A FEW ITEMS FROM OUR VARIED CATALOG  (15) TWELVE PRE-COLUMBIAN GROOVED AXES, W. MEXICO MATCHED PAIR OF BEADED CUFFS, EARLY SIOUX Most Recent Additions

PROFESSOR B. E. MANN ORIENTAL STOMACH BITTERS Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Specialty: Bottles: Pre 1900   item# 295911 (stock# 193.86HJ)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1500.00  This 9 7/8" tall PROFESSOR B. E. MANN'S ORIENTAL STOMACH BITTERS bottle (193.86HJ), dating into the 1870s, was dug behind the old post hospital at the site of Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming (1868-1886) in the mid-20th century. With a beautiful, translucent, almost reddish amber, the embossed panels of this great example of the rare Mann's bitters have bowed in about 3/8" (occurred at the time of manufacture). For the exceedingly picky, there is a hardly visible (you need a 10X loupe ...click for details MEXICAN COLONIAL PERIOD BRONZE CANON Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Accessories: Pre 1900   item# 683222 (stock# TEH.119)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1200.00  This 12 5/8” long, 8 ½ pound cast bronze canon (TEH119) was purchased in Morelia, Mexico in 1960 by the late Chester Howard, adventurer, collector, and founder of the Colorado Mineral Society in 1936. Believed to date back into the early 19th century colonial period, the canon has no markings and except for its bent ball handle, is in excellent condition. Obviously too small to have been effective as a fearsome weapon, it was most likely used to issue a salute or a warning. The canon would make ...click for details TWELVE INK BOTTLES FROM FT. MCcPHERSON, NEBRASKA Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Militaria: Historical: Pre 1900   item# 424017 (stock# BTL.INK.A)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  Each of the glass and crock ink and mucilage bottles in this group (SXP6, SXP9, SXP12, SXP13, SXP14, SXP195, SXP198, SXP199, SXP201, SXP202) was dug at the site of Ft. McPherson, Nebraska. Established in 1863 where an important Indian trail crossed the South Platte River, it was first called Cottonwood Post, but took its final name in 1866 in honor of Brig. Gen. James B. McPherson, killed near Atlanta in 1864. Located a couple of miles west of Cottonwood Springs and some eight miles above the ju ...click for details TWELVE WESTERN GHOST TOWN COINS: GROUP N Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Pre 1900   item# 674359 (stock# COINS.N)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The relic coins in this group of twelve (93.285HD, 6.88HJ, 57.88HJ, 62.88HJ, 74.88HJ, 77.88HJ, 98.88HJ, 107.88HJ, 114.88HJ, 6.90HJ, 69.91HJ and FP1169) were mostly found by yours truly during many years of hunting the abandoned trails and ghosted towns of the west. Never did find that pot of gold that I know is out there somewhere, but in the course of those many never-to-be-forgotten trips, over 200 assorted coins were found, along with a whole basement and garage full of assorted other ‘treasu ...click for details ZUNI PETIT POINT SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Jewelry: Pre 2000   item# 522914 (stock# BB.176)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $900.00  Lightweight, well made, nicely aged, set with blue Persian turquoise, 21” long, and hallmarked with the initials PA (possibly for the listed Zuni silversmith Paul Anderson).... if it’s what she’s longing for, a girl couldn’t ask for anything more! From the fine collection of Native American jewelry assembled by the late Billy Branch of Denver, this ‘shouting-to-be-worn’, Native American made, squash blossom necklace (BB176) is truly an outstanding example of the style and comes with a small disp ...click for details FINE CORAL SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Jewelry: Pre 2000   item# 522909 (stock# BB.161)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1150.00  This stunning 24” mid-20th century squash blossom necklace (BB161) is inset with elongated, richly colored, deep rust red branch coral cabs. From the fine collection of the late Billy Branch of Denver, this lighter weight and easy to wear beauty has a warm age patina and is in excellent, ready to wear condition. All of the necklace elements are strung on a plasticized, wrapped wire strand. A great example of Southwest jewelry, this Native American made necklace comes with a small display card, a ...click for details RELICS FROM THE GHOST TOWN OF PERCY, WYOMING Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Nostalgia: Railroad: Pre 1900   item# 295899 (stock# FP.859)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $60.00  The 8" x 12" frame (FP859) holds 34 relics found at the UPRR town of Percy, Wyoming (1868-1902). Located south of Hanna, this vanished UPRR town was named for Percy Brown, a young surveyor killed by marauding Indians as he worked along the roadbed to the west. In the frame are assorted shell cases, buttons, a watch chain, suspender snaps, an old advertising knife marked 'POLACK THE CLOTHIER, CHEYENNE, WYO.' etc. Comes with a small historical card and a map of Wyoming on which t ...click for details SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN MADE CORAL NECKLACE Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: American Indian: Jewelry: Pre 2000   item# 521960 (stock# BB.182)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $350.00  Great for casual or dress wear, this simple but elegant Southwestern Native American made coral necklace (BB182), dating into the later 20th century, is stamped on the back of the center element with two small inverted crescents stacked over the single word ‘Sterling’. From the collection of the late Billy Branch of Denver, the necklace measures 18” and the center coral element measures 2 ¼” in width. In excellent and immediately wearable condition, it dates into the later 20th century and comes ...click for details FOUR PHOTO GREETING CARDS FROM RICHARD NIXON Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Memorabilia: Political: Pre 1970   item# 405472 (stock# 93.336HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $25.00  The four, colored photo greeting cards in this lot (93.336HD) were a gift in 1993 from the late Carrol Howe, one-time legislator in the Oregon House of Representatives, and a campaign manager for Richard M. Nixon during his 1967-1968 run for the Presidency. When folded, the unused cards measure 4 ¼” x 6”. When opened, they reveal a family photo of Julie, Tricia, Dick and Pat (with their printed, not original, surname signatures below) on the bottom half of the card, and a blank upper half where ...click for details 4 RELICS FROM BOOMTOWN OF SALT CREEK, WYOMING Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Nostalgia: Pre 1930   item# 295897 (stock# FP.925)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $25.00  This lot of four relics (FP925) was found at the oil boomtown of Salt Creek, Wyoming (1912-1923). Only faint remains of this once energized town can be found today. The streets teemed with tool-pushers, roughnecks, wildcatters, and corporate engineers as the great Salt Creek Anticline north of Casper was prospected and developed. In fair to good relic condition, the group includes an unglazed china doll marked 'Made in Japan'. The group comes with a small historical card and a map of Wyo ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3