Chris Tucker Minerals
Specializing in minerals from Montana


On this page you will find several different mining antiques, also commonly called mining artifacts.  I have many other items that are not listed here, so if you are looking for something, just ask.  As always click on any picture to view a larger version of it.  I Buy Mining Related Antiques, If You Have Something For Sale, Let Me Know!


Triplex blasting cap tin made by the California Cap Company

Sold!

00094 Triplex blasting cap tin made by the California Cap Company.  This tin is in good shape and includes the original padding inside, most of the paper label is missing.  This tin dates from about 1890.  $40.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

 

 "Blasting Caps Dangerous” blasting cap tin from the California Cap Company




Available
00097 “Blasting Caps Dangerous” blasting cap tin from the California Cap Company.  Tin is in poor shape with several holes rusted through the bottom.  The lid is rusted on to the bottom.  $5.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.


 


Hercules Dynamite box made by the California Powder Works



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00099 Hercules Dynamite box made by the California Powder Works.  This box is the uncommon 25 pound size and dates from the 1890’s.  Box is in fair shape with a few splits in the wood, a one inch wide section is missing from the back end.  $80.00  Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

 


Pay Check, Broadway Victoria Mine, Madison County, Montana

Available

00739  Pay Check, Broadway Victoria Mine, Madison County, Montana.  Pay check issued to Dale Scott on March 18th, 1944.  Check is in good condition with no tears, folds, etc. and the printing and writing is easy to read.  Measures 8x22cm  $9.00   Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.0

 




Select antiques from Steve Rush.
The following items are available, but subject to prior sale.  The following items will be shipped from a different location.  To order, send me an email with the item number that you are interested in, and I will reply with the necessary details.

 



SSR001
WWII Scrap Drive poster.  Frame measures 11.5x15 inches.  $100.00
 

SR002
1942 Calendar from the Columbine Wine and Liquor store in Idaho Springs, Colorado.  Measures 8.5 x 14 inches.  $35.00

 



SR003
1938 Martway Store calendar, Idaho Springs, Colorado.  Measures 11 x 15.5 inches.  $35.00

 



SR004
1919 Kneisel and Anderson, Georgetown, Colorado calander.  Measures 11 x 14 inches.  $75.00



SR005
Utah-Grand coal sign.  Measures 28 x 9.75 inches.  $250.00

 



From left to right, all are roughly seven inches tall.

SR006 Ceramic mug from the Kennecott Copper Co. $45.00

SR007 ITP Lamp with brass tag, $100.00

SR008 Brass burner from an assay lab, $40.00

SR009 Little Giant carbide lamp, missing water door.  $300.00

 



SR009 "Blasting Switch" painted metal sign. Measures 8 x 4 inches.  $150.00

SR010 "Disconnect Blasting Switch" painted metal sign.  Measures 8 x 4 inches.  $150.00 

SR011 "Prep Or Stope" sign, measure 28 x 20 inches.  $85.00

SR012 "Stopehands" Measures 28 x 20 inches.  $90.00

 



SR013 Miners change basket, measures 16 x 14 inches.  $75.00


 



SR014 "Trains Stop Here" sign, 30 x 15 inches.  $100.00



 




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SR016 "Notice Open Both Cage Gates When Loading Any Equipment", 16 x 32 inches.  $75.00

SR017 "8 Ton Motors....." Measures 28 x 20 inches.  $85.00

 



SR018 Unopened full container of potassium alum from the Denver Fire Clay Co.  $65.00
 

SR019 Miniature miners lunch pail, likely pre-1900. $275.00

 

SR020 Brass burner and valve for a Denver Fire Clay furnace, $200.00

 

SR021 "Blasting Caps" box end.  Measures 10 x 10 inches.  $30.00

SR022 "DuPont" powder box lid. Measures 8 x 13 inches.  $20.00

 



SR023 "Hercules" powder box end.  Measures 6 x 11.75 inches.  $20.00

SR024 "The Giant Powder Company" box side.  Measures 6.75 x 18 inches.  $40.00

SR025 "Pyrite" bag.  Measures 13 x 16 inches.  $25.00

 



SR026  "Hercules" lid to a fifty pound powder box.  Measures 11 x 17.5 inches.  $75.00



SR027
Ore bucket, roughly 36 inches tall.  $600.00



SR028 Small underground air tank, 24 inches tall.  $100.00

SR029 Underground air tank, circa 1890, 40 inches tall. $125.00


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



SR030
K&E Mountain transit including case and tripod.  All original and fully fictional, circa 1920.  Can vary in height from 36 to 60 inches. $1500.00
 



SR31
Brass Wolf electric light.  Made in Germany prior to the company's US based factory.  Circa 1900.  9 inches tall.  $400.00
 



SR32
Wolf safety lamp filling drum.  This drum would have been placed in the lamp house.  The man in charge of filling the lamps would fill each lamp and then issue them to a miner at the start of their shift.  Measures 28 inches tall.  $950.00
 



SR33
Cast iron "Rand" revolving index.  Measures 17.5 inches tall.  $75.00
 




SR34
Prospectors chest.  Includes an Estwing geologist hammer, Auto-Lite carbide lamp, two carbide cans, ore samples, and miscellaneous items including various pamphlets.  Judging from the papers, this chest was likely last used in the uranium rush in the 1950's.  Measures 14.5 inches tall.  $150.00
 



SR35
Model A carbide holder.  Measures 12.5 inches tall.  $35.00
 




Reserved
SR36
Miner's lunch pail, 7 inches tall.  $35.00
 

 

 


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