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Antique Hamilton Manufacturing Co. Wooden Letterpress Drawer
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Antique wooden Hamilton Manufacturing Co. letterpress drawer or printers tray traditionally used to organize and store various sizes of movable type pieces used in letterpress printing, with numerous small compartments, and a metal pull handle embossed with the maker's name. It also has a small plaque with a label identifying the font type of the letters in the tray. The backing has discoloration and wear as photographed. Prepared for hanging with a sawtooth hanger, it measures approximately 32" x 1.5" x 16.75" tall.
Antique Hamilton Manufacturing Co. Wooden Letterpress Drawer
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Antique wooden Hamilton Manufacturing Co. letterpress drawer or printers tray traditionally used to organize and store various sizes of movable type pieces used in letterpress printing, with numerous small compartments, and a metal pull handle embossed with the maker's name. It also has a small plaque with a label identifying the font type of the letters in the tray. Prepared for hanging with a sawtooth hanger, it measures approximately 32" x 1.5" x 16.75" tall.
Porcelain Decanters, Norman Rockwell, Goebel Figurines & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Porcelain figurines, including a Liquore Galliano Italian soldier decanter, an Irish Mist Liqueur Irish soldier decanter, a signed "The Sheriff" figurine by E.J. Borman, a 1979 Norman Rockwell Museum piece titled "Baby's First Step" from The American Family Series, a Goebel Hummel figurine titled "Apple Tree Girl", and a cherub trinket box. Also includes cast-iron crab, pig, and duck weights. The largest measures 6.5" x 3" x 19.5" tall.
Enamelware Pots, Jars, Kettle, Trays & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Four vintage glass milk bottles housed in a metal wire caddy including a Broguiere's bottle featuring a red graphic of a woman bowling with the slogan "milk's a strike everytime". Also includes three pint milk bottles from the Queen City, plus Eicco, and S.W. Evans Dairies. The glasses and caddy display wear commensurate with age and use as photographed. The caddy measures approximately 7.5" x 7.5" x 10.75" high.
Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Spoons w/ Floral Motif
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A set of whimsical Reed & Barton sterling silver spoons with highly detailed engraved handles depicting a variety of flowers such as roses, forget-me-nots, goldenrods, pansies, sunflowers, and more, plus a classic plain soup spoon. The collection weighs 3.5 oz and the largest measures approximately 1.5" x 5.5".
Antique Rug Beaters w/ Wicker Basket
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Wicker basket with handles and five antique rug beaters with wire heads and wooden handles. The basket has discoloration throughout and measures approximately 42 x 21 x 10.5 tall
Red Ceramic McCoy Tableware & Glass Rolling Pin
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A hollow glass rolling pin accompanied by eight pieces of matching McCoy glazed ceramic hollowware and plates in a dark red with white dappled rim pattern including a bean pot. Also includes three cups with handles, plus two larger oval and circular plates, saucer, and bowl. The oval plate measures approximately 12" x 2" x 8" high.
Hugo Cassar & Santa Clara Cigar Boxes, Wellington & Calf-Hair Pipes & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Smoking memorabilia including Hugo Cassar and Santa Clara cigar boxes accompanied by a blue glass Camel ashtray. Also includes a Wellington smoking pipe made with an imported briar wood stummel, plus two white clay pipes, and more as photographed. Some pipes and components show wear commensurate with age and use including material loss as photographed. The largest case measures approximately 11.25" x 7" x 2" tall.
ParaBody Serious Steel Bench w/ Cast Iron & Neoprene Weights
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A ParaBody Serious Steel flat utility bench featuring a heavy-duty, vintage white powder-coated steel frame equipped with a black vinyl padded seat and thick non-slip rubber end caps on the feet. This lot also includes an assortment of weights, featuring hexagonal cast iron dumbbells in 15, 20, 25, and 45 lbs, alongside multi colored neoprene-coated hand weights in 3, 6, 8, and 10 lbs. The weight bench measures approximately 44" x 10" x 19" tall.
Caribou Hide & Fur Anaktuvuk Pass Children's Masks
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Three traditional handcrafted Anaktuvuk Pass children's masks crafted with a caribou hide faces and fur facial features, including eyelashes and eyebrows, surrounded by a thick animal fur hood. Two are similar, appearing to be matching, while one is stated to be made by Carol Kious of Barrow, Alaska, and has seal skin eyelashes, a silver fur ruff, and sea otter fur. The other two have no artists' signatures readily visible, but they can sometimes be identified by nuances in the craftsmanship. One is missing an eyebrow. Largest measures approximately 7.5" x 1.5" x 7.5" tall.
Carved Wood & Stone Totem Poles
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Carved and painted wood Thunderbird totem pole with details en verso, along with two small totems crafted in Canada from stone or stone composite, one with etched maker's information and date on the underside. The largest totem measures approximately 24" x 4" x 24" tall.
Seal Fur Doll w/ Stand
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A doll depicting an Alaska Native with a face carved from a cream-colored material, tentatively identified as whale tooth, with scrimshaw facial details. He is attired in a seal fur parka with a brown fur trim and and seal fur and animal hide mukluks; comes with metal stand. It measures approximately 3" in diameter x 7" tall.
Board Games & Playing Cards - Scrabble, Hunting-O-Poly, Uno & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Popular board games and playing cards, including a Trivial Pursuit Millennium Edition, The Game of Sweet Revenge: Sorry!, and factory-sealed items such as Scrabble Silver Line, Hunting-O-Poly, and Monopoly. Also includes Bicycle playing cards, Jack Daniel playing cards, Uno, and travel souvenir decks. The largest measures approximately 20.5" x 2.5" x 10.5".
Siku Soapstone Carving, Agate Clock, & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Various decorative and fossilized items featuring a soapstone carving depicting a musk ox signed "Siku" bottom left corner, a fossilized ammonite embedded in matrix rock, a polished pink agate geode slice, an agate slice wall clock features gold-colored hands and Roman numerals, and more as photographed. The clock tested functional at time of cataloging and takes an AA battery. The soapstone measures approximately 6" x 2" x 5.5" tall.
Alaska Native Dolls w/ Fur Parkas & Cat Doll
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Three Alaska Native dolls including one depicting a woman attired in a blue floral-pattern parka with white fur lining tentatively identified as rabbit and with blue ribbons in its hair. Also includes a doll depicting a man attired in a fur parka, tentatively identified as beaver fur with rabbit fur lining, plus a doll depicting a cat-like creature with fur alternating in shades of brown. The white fur lining on the largest doll displays some material loss as photographed; it measures approximately 15" x 3.5" x 16" tall.
Ceramic Table Lamps & Victorian-Style Electric Lamp
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
Lighting fixtures, including a pair of contemporary ceramic table lamps featuring a ribbed-texture base and tapered gray linen drum shades, alongside a Victorian-style electric lamp designed to emulate a traditional oil lamp, showcasing a hand-painted glass body atop an ornate filigree base and finished with an amber-toned glass chimney. All lamps were tested to power on at time of cataloging; bulbs are not included with the purchase. The largest measures approximately 7" x 9" x 12".
Rick Terry "The Paratrooper" Statue & Hand Grenade Canister
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
"The Paratrooper" military service member statue by sculptor Rick Terry, along with a cardboard and brass-toned metal canister, likely an original hand grenade container. The hand and firearm component of the statue is detached but included as photographed. Measures approximately 6" x 6" x 20" tall.
Alaska Native Boy Doll w/ Seal Fur Parka & Girl Doll w/ Floral Kuspik
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A doll depicting an Alaska Native girl attired in a colorful floral print parka with white fur lining and posed on a stand holding a wicker flower basket. Also includes a doll depicting an Alaska Native boy attired in a spotted seal fur parka with brown fur lining and mukluks, plus accented with green strips. The boy doll measures approximately 6.5" x 4" x 13" tall.
Theodore Roosevelt Cup Plaque w/ Medallion, Ray A. Ross Tumbler & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A plaque displaying a bronze-tone medallion and glass punch cup originally owned by Mississippi Governor Edmond Noel in the early 20th century and reportedly used by President Theodore Roosevelt while on a bear hunt*, then presented to the late Alaska Attorney General nominee Wayne A. Ross (1943-2026) by prominent Mississippi hunter Billy Ellis*. Also includes a 1.5-ounce metal shot glass shaped like a shotgun shell engraved with Wayne A. Ross's nickname "War", plus a presidential tumbler given to Wayne's father, Ray E. Ross, and campaign matchbooks. The plaque measures approximately 6.5" x 8.5" x 3" tall. *Provenance Note: As written on the plaque, the glass is represented as having been once owned by Mississippi Governor Edmond Noel, noting President Theodore Roosevelt used it during a bear hunting trip. The marked Near Cut pressed glass cup dates to circa 1904–1922, with Edmond Noel originally filling his role in 1908. No contemporaneous documentation or period photographs have been located to independently substantiate the stated historical association, and the provenance is offered as presented.
Jewelry Box w/ Pins, Necklace, Belt Buckle, Money Clips & More
Auction: June 2026 Curiosities Auction
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Start)
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (End)
A wooden jewelry box along with a large assortment of jewelry and accessories, including NRA cufflinks, Bulova wristwatch, military ribbon bars, Arnex pocket watch with chain and engraved medallion, a scrimshaw belt buckle by Stephen Barlow, a necklace, money clips, pins, brooches, keychains, and much more, along with twenty-two assorted coins and medallions. The jewelry box shows some surface wear. Largest item measures approximately 8.5" x 4.25" x 7".




