October 25, 2023 The Paul Friedrich Collection of Firearms & Gold Rush
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/25/2023
All items come from one of the most famous Western ghost towns in the United States. Bodie still exists as a California State Park in an "arrested state of decay." Lot consists of: (A) Nickeled "B&M" Stage Lines driver badge. Maker stamped to the reverse: "A.S. CARTER & CO. / DENVER - COL.-" (B) Fraternal silk ribbon for the Knights Templar of Bodie that attended the event in San Francisco in 1883. (C) Albumen 1880s cabinet image of a gentleman taken by Boysen & Struckmann / Photographers / Bodie, Cal. (D) An 1883 bound copy of the Statutes and Amendments To The Codes of California, 1883. Stenciled in large black letters on the cover: "JUSTICE OF THE PEACE / MONO CO.". (E) An August 16, 1880 edition of the Bodie Standard Newspaper. Interesting content and ads for mining and milling equipment, assay offices, livery stables, gunpowder, etc. (F) 1880 register of the residents of the County of Mono, which features the residents of Bodie. (G) Cover banner for election returns for Bodie East, dated November 6th, 1884 (?, difficult to read), from Bancroft's Election blank, with Wells, Fargo & Co express sticker and signed to Ben H. Miller, the County Clerk for Mono. (H) Modern reproduction of a photo of Bodie, dated 1879, and marked on the back "L. POAG Collection / 5-28-93". CONDITION: Badge pin has been re-soldered at some point in its life. Paper items show age toning but are solid overall.