. jAlbum 10 slides/Anaconda.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ANACONDA - Length 8 1/2 in; ex-Steve Rush collection ANACONDA - Length 8 1/2 in; ex-Steve Rush collection slides/Anaconda.JPG slides/Beaver Tail.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BEAVER TAIL HIGHGRADER HANDLE - Length 11 in; fine workmanship, highgrader handle, acquired in Butte, ex-Steve Rush collection BEAVER TAIL HIGHGRADER HANDLE - Length 11 in; fine workmanship, highgrader handle, acquired in Butte, ex-Steve Rush collection slides/Beaver Tail.JPG slides/Blacksmith I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH I - Length 10 in; came out of an old collection of mining items from Dayton, NV mines BLACKSMITH I - Length 10 in; came out of an old collection of mining items from Dayton, NV mines slides/Blacksmith I.JPG slides/Blacksmith II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ROSENHOLZ - Length 10 1/4 in; stick made by blacksmith Carl A. Rosenholz of Wardner, ID ca. 1890s, identified by long tear-drop handle from similar stick in Wallace, ID museum, see pp 13-14 in Eureka #37 for Rosenholz article and IP Journal, June 2003 issue for article 'Idaho Ghost Towns: Patents as a Key to the Past;' ex-Dave Lewis collection ROSENHOLZ - Length 10 1/4 in; stick made by blacksmith Carl A. Rosenholz of Wardner, ID ca. 1890s, identified by long tear-drop handle from similar stick in Wallace, ID museum, see pp 13-14 in Eureka #37 for Rosenholz article and IP Journal, June 2003 issue for article 'Idaho Ghost Towns: Patents as a Key to the Past;' ex-Dave Lewis collection slides/Blacksmith II.JPG slides/Blacksmith III.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH III - Length 10 3/4 in; 3 1/4 in hook square section tapering to round, came out of an old collection of mining items from the Dayton, NV mines BLACKSMITH III - Length 10 3/4 in; 3 1/4 in hook square section tapering to round, came out of an old collection of mining items from the Dayton, NV mines slides/Blacksmith III.JPG slides/Blacksmith IV.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH IV - Length 11 in; 2 3/8 in tall hook BLACKSMITH IV - Length 11 in; 2 3/8 in tall hook slides/Blacksmith IV.JPG slides/Blacksmith V.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH V - Length 13 1/4 in; 4 in tall hook BLACKSMITH V - Length 13 1/4 in; 4 in tall hook slides/Blacksmith V.JPG slides/Blacksmith VI.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH VI - Length 9 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook BLACKSMITH VI - Length 9 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook slides/Blacksmith VI.JPG slides/Blacksmith VII.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH VII - Length 7 in; 2 in tall hook BLACKSMITH VII - Length 7 in; 2 in tall hook slides/Blacksmith VII.JPG slides/Blacksmith VIII.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH VIII - Length 8 in; from Leadville mines BLACKSMITH VIII - Length 8 in; from Leadville mines slides/Blacksmith VIII.JPG slides/Blacksmith IX.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH IX - Length 9 3/4 in; 3 in tall hook; from Leadville area BLACKSMITH IX - Length 9 3/4 in; 3 in tall hook; from Leadville area slides/Blacksmith IX.JPG slides/Blacksmith X.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH X - Length 12 in; ex-Greg Millar collection BLACKSMITH X - Length 12 in; ex-Greg Millar collection slides/Blacksmith X.JPG slides/Blacksmith XI.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH XI - Length 12 in; ex-Tony Moon collection BLACKSMITH XI - Length 12 in; ex-Tony Moon collection slides/Blacksmith XI.JPG slides/Blacksmith XII.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH XII - Length 12 1/8 in BLACKSMITH XII - Length 12 1/8 in slides/Blacksmith XII.JPG slides/Blacksmith XIII.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH XIII - Length 7 in; from Silverton antique shop BLACKSMITH XIII - Length 7 in; from Silverton antique shop slides/Blacksmith XIII.JPG slides/Blacksmith XIV.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH XIV - Heavy steel stick, 12.0 in. long, unusual hook attachment in that the hook is swaged and welded into a hole drilled in the shaft, long thumb tab on thimble, ex-Henry Pohs collection BLACKSMITH XIV - Heavy steel stick, 12.0 in. long, unusual hook attachment in that the hook is swaged and welded into a hole drilled in the shaft, long thumb tab on thimble, ex-Henry Pohs collection slides/Blacksmith XIV.JPG slides/Boker Lightning I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BOKER LIGHTNING - Length 10 1/4 in; nickel plated, marked HENRY BOKER, GERMANY and LIGHTNING on shaft, ca. 1870, made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, NY branch opened in1837, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book, obtained via an auction at Cobalt, Ontario; with sylvanite specimen, Cresson Mine, Colorado BOKER LIGHTNING - Length 10 1/4 in; nickel plated, marked HENRY BOKER, GERMANY and LIGHTNING on shaft, ca. 1870, made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, NY branch opened in1837, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book, obtained via an auction at Cobalt, Ontario; with sylvanite specimen, Cresson Mine, Colorado slides/Boker Lightning I.JPG slides/Boker Lightning II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BOKER LIGHTNING MINT - Length 10 1/2 in; marked HENRY BOKER and LIGHTNING on shaft, mint shiny condition; made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book, obtained from Joe Goodson in Texas via Steve Rush; with quartz specimen, Blanchard Claims, NM BOKER LIGHTNING MINT - Length 10 1/2 in; marked HENRY BOKER and LIGHTNING on shaft, mint shiny condition; made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book, obtained from Joe Goodson in Texas via Steve Rush; with quartz specimen, Blanchard Claims, NM slides/Boker Lightning II.JPG slides/Boker Sunset.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BOKER SUNSET - Steel stick marked HENRY BOKER between handle and hook and SUNSET on top of shaft, 10 in. long, ca. 1870 (made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, NY branch opened in1837, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book) BOKER SUNSET - Steel stick marked HENRY BOKER between handle and hook and SUNSET on top of shaft, 10 in. long, ca. 1870 (made by Henry Boker Co., New York and Mexico City, NY branch opened in1837, #3 in Wilson’s candlestick book) slides/Boker Sunset.JPG slides/Bonanza.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BONANZA - One-piece steel stick, marked BONANZA on side of shaft forward of hook, 8 7/8 in. long, 2 1/8 in. hook, open-style thimble, #5 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, rarity quoted as only 2 known, acquired from Walt Goetz BONANZA - One-piece steel stick, marked BONANZA on side of shaft forward of hook, 8 7/8 in. long, 2 1/8 in. hook, open-style thimble, #5 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, rarity quoted as only 2 known, acquired from Walt Goetz slides/Bonanza.JPG slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder Closed.jpg slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder.jpg slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) BRASS THIMBLE CLASP FOLDER - Unique steel folding hook and spike model with brass thimble-clasp, 4 7/8 in. long folded, 8 1/4 in. long open, No. 249 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The most interesting feature of the folder is the clever angled slot in the brass thimble clasp. The partially unfolded hook is placed in the start of the slot and as the brass clasp is moved to the closed position, the hook is brought into an upright position. This mechanism is very similar to the Hume and Tate patented folding candlestick that uses a notched thimble-attached clasp to lock the hook and spike in place. The Hume and Tate is listed in Wilson's Candlestick Guide as No. 264 and was awarded patent No. 255,995 on April 4, 1882.) slides/Brass Thimble Clasp Folder Open.jpg slides/C Cleaves pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 C CLEAVES REVERSE THIMBLE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked C CLEAVES inside thimble below row of 4 stars, apparent mistake by Cleaves when thimble was made; ex-Jim Baird collection (The C. Cleaves name appears on the thimble of a variety of candlesticks made with excellent workmanship. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in 1860 and lived in Weaverville, CA till his death in 1918. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs, bits and bells for freight horses. His candlesticks are highly sought by collectors. See Thorpe, Eureka #36, p 24) C CLEAVES REVERSE THIMBLE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked C CLEAVES inside thimble below row of 4 stars, apparent mistake by Cleaves when thimble was made; ex-Jim Baird collection (The C. Cleaves name appears on the thimble of a variety of candlesticks made with excellent workmanship. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in 1860 and lived in Weaverville, CA till his death in 1918. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs, bits and bells for freight horses. His candlesticks are highly sought by collectors. See Thorpe, Eureka #36, p 24) slides/C Cleaves pic1.JPG slides/C Cleaves pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 C CLEAVES REVERSE THIMBLE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked C CLEAVES inside thimble below row of 4 stars, apparent mistake by Cleaves when thimble was made; ex-Jim Baird collection; with coral agate specimen from Florida (The C. Cleaves name appears on the thimble of a variety of candlesticks made with excellent workmanship. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in 1860 and lived in Weaverville, CA till his death in 1918. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs, bits and bells for freight horses. His candlesticks are highly sought by collectors. See Thorpe, Eureka #36, p 24) C CLEAVES REVERSE THIMBLE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked C CLEAVES inside thimble below row of 4 stars, apparent mistake by Cleaves when thimble was made; ex-Jim Baird collection; with coral agate specimen from Florida (The C. Cleaves name appears on the thimble of a variety of candlesticks made with excellent workmanship. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in 1860 and lived in Weaverville, CA till his death in 1918. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs, bits and bells for freight horses. His candlesticks are highly sought by collectors. See Thorpe, Eureka #36, p 24) slides/C Cleaves pic2.JPG slides/C Cleaves Fuse Cutter Crimper Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 C CLEAVES FOLDING ARM - Polished steel C. Cleaves fuse cutter and cap crimper model candlestick, 11 1/4 in. long, marked C CLEAVES on thimble (Of all the candlesticks made for miners’ use, the Cleaves arguably has the cleanest design, best workmanship and most distinctive look. Three models are known including a one-piece (shown elsewhere in my stick pics), a swivel hook cap crimper, and a swivel bar fuse cutter and cap crimper as shown here. Distinctive features include the elegant serrated thimble and awkward position of the thumb tab. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in Weaverville, CA in 1860 to Irish immigrant parents. He married M. Hobart in 1887 and had one son, Charles De Forest Cleaves, born in 1889. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs and bits for freight horses. He died in 1918 at the age of 58. See Thorpe, Mining Artifact Collector #36, pg 24 and Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, pp 29, 106, 108) C CLEAVES FOLDING ARM - Polished steel C. Cleaves fuse cutter and cap crimper model candlestick, 11 1/4 in. long, marked C CLEAVES on thimble (Of all the candlesticks made for miners’ use, the Cleaves arguably has the cleanest design, best workmanship and most distinctive look. Three models are known including a one-piece (shown elsewhere in my stick pics), a swivel hook cap crimper, and a swivel bar fuse cutter and cap crimper as shown here. Distinctive features include the elegant serrated thimble and awkward position of the thumb tab. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in Weaverville, CA in 1860 to Irish immigrant parents. He married M. Hobart in 1887 and had one son, Charles De Forest Cleaves, born in 1889. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs and bits for freight horses. He died in 1918 at the age of 58. See Thorpe, Mining Artifact Collector #36, pg 24 and Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, pp 29, 106, 108) slides/C Cleaves Fuse Cutter Crimper Closed.JPG slides/C Cleaves Fuse Cutter Crimper Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 C CLEAVES FOLDING ARM - Polished steel C. Cleaves fuse cutter and cap crimper model candlestick, 11 1/4 in. long, marked C CLEAVES on thimble (Of all the candlesticks made for miners’ use, the Cleaves arguably has the cleanest design, best workmanship and most distinctive look. Three models are known including a one-piece (shown elsewhere in my stick pics), a swivel hook cap crimper, and a swivel bar fuse cutter and cap crimper as shown here. Distinctive features include the elegant serrated thimble and awkward position of the thumb tab. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in Weaverville, CA in 1860 to Irish immigrant parents. He married M. Hobart in 1887 and had one son, Charles De Forest Cleaves, born in 1889. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs and bits for freight horses. He died in 1918 at the age of 58. See Thorpe, Mining Artifact Collector #36, pg 24 and Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, pp 29, 106, 108) C CLEAVES FOLDING ARM - Polished steel C. Cleaves fuse cutter and cap crimper model candlestick, 11 1/4 in. long, marked C CLEAVES on thimble (Of all the candlesticks made for miners’ use, the Cleaves arguably has the cleanest design, best workmanship and most distinctive look. Three models are known including a one-piece (shown elsewhere in my stick pics), a swivel hook cap crimper, and a swivel bar fuse cutter and cap crimper as shown here. Distinctive features include the elegant serrated thimble and awkward position of the thumb tab. Charles Samuel Cleaves was born in Weaverville, CA in 1860 to Irish immigrant parents. He married M. Hobart in 1887 and had one son, Charles De Forest Cleaves, born in 1889. He owned a blacksmith shop in Weaverville where he made candlesticks, spurs and bits for freight horses. He died in 1918 at the age of 58. See Thorpe, Mining Artifact Collector #36, pg 24 and Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, pp 29, 106, 108) slides/C Cleaves Fuse Cutter Crimper Open.JPG slides/California.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW-SAYLOR CALIFORNIA - Length 11 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; marked CALIFORNIA on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910; #30 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Tony Moon collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW-SAYLOR CALIFORNIA - Length 11 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; marked CALIFORNIA on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910; #30 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Tony Moon collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/California.JPG slides/Calumet.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW-SAYLOR CALUMET - Length 8 3/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked CALUMET on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910; #33 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Tony Moon collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW-SAYLOR CALUMET - Length 8 3/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked CALUMET on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910; #33 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Tony Moon collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Calumet.JPG slides/Colorado.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW-SAYLOR COLORADO - Length 8 3/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked COLORADO on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910, #32 in Wilson’s candlestick book, acquired from a shop in Morrison, Colorado; ex-Mike McCoy collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW-SAYLOR COLORADO - Length 8 3/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked COLORADO on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis in 1900 to 1910, #32 in Wilson’s candlestick book, acquired from a shop in Morrison, Colorado; ex-Mike McCoy collection (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Colorado.JPG slides/Comstock Candle Spike.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 COMSTOCK CANDLE SPIKE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked on shaft FH COMSTOCK CANDLE SPIKE - Length 7 1/2 in; marked on shaft FH slides/Comstock Candle Spike.JPG slides/Comstock Split Thimble RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 COMSTOCK SPLIT THIMBLE - Split thimble basic model shown as No. 95 on p 55 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, one-piece steel, 6 3/4 in. long, identical in design to “basic” candlestick invented on the Comstock Lode between 1860 and 1865, full handle with thimble located directly on centerline as shown in old Comstock engravings and photos rather than off to one side, ex-Chris Vels collection COMSTOCK SPLIT THIMBLE - Split thimble basic model shown as No. 95 on p 55 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, one-piece steel, 6 3/4 in. long, identical in design to “basic” candlestick invented on the Comstock Lode between 1860 and 1865, full handle with thimble located directly on centerline as shown in old Comstock engravings and photos rather than off to one side, ex-Chris Vels collection slides/Comstock Split Thimble RSide.jpg slides/Comstock Split Thimble LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 COMSTOCK SPLIT THIMBLE - Split thimble basic model shown as No. 95 on p 55 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, one-piece steel, 6 3/4 in. long, identical in design to “basic” candlestick invented on the Comstock Lode between 1860 and 1865, full handle with thimble located directly on centerline as shown in old Comstock engravings and photos rather than off to one side, ex-Chris Vels collection COMSTOCK SPLIT THIMBLE - Split thimble basic model shown as No. 95 on p 55 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, one-piece steel, 6 3/4 in. long, identical in design to “basic” candlestick invented on the Comstock Lode between 1860 and 1865, full handle with thimble located directly on centerline as shown in old Comstock engravings and photos rather than off to one side, ex-Chris Vels collection slides/Comstock Split Thimble LSide.jpg slides/Comstock.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 COMSTOCK - Very rare one-piece steel stick, 10 1/8 in. long, marked COMSTOCK on side of shaft in front of hook, with large teardrop handle ~ 2 1/4 in across, unlike #13 Comstock stick in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Although the name suggests an association with the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, NV, no such evidence is known; ex-Henry Pohs Collection) COMSTOCK - Very rare one-piece steel stick, 10 1/8 in. long, marked COMSTOCK on side of shaft in front of hook, with large teardrop handle ~ 2 1/4 in across, unlike #13 Comstock stick in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Although the name suggests an association with the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, NV, no such evidence is known; ex-Henry Pohs Collection) slides/Comstock.JPG slides/Crescent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW-SAYLOR CRESCENT - Length 11 3/8 in; 2 in tall hook; marked CRESCENT on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, some Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #34 in Wilson’s candlestick book; with gold ore specimen from Ortiz gold mine, Cerillos, NM (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW-SAYLOR CRESCENT - Length 11 3/8 in; 2 in tall hook; marked CRESCENT on shaft, thimble brazed in slot, some Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #34 in Wilson’s candlestick book; with gold ore specimen from Ortiz gold mine, Cerillos, NM (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Crescent.JPG slides/Curtiss Patent Stick RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) slides/Curtiss Patent Stick RSide.jpg slides/Curtiss Patent Stick LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) slides/Curtiss Patent Stick LSide.jpg slides/Curtiss Patent Stick Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) slides/Curtiss Patent Stick Marking.jpg slides/Curtiss Patent Stick Thimble Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) CURTISS I - Patented original steel Curtiss stick; length 11 1/2 in; 3 1/8 in tall hook; lightly stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904; marked CURTISS on side of shaft just forward of the hook; patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Edgar W. Curtiss worked as a blacksmith at various gold mines in Oregon after moving his family from New York to Oregon in 1884. Eventually he had his own shop. His idea for a mass producible candlestick was based on the use of interchangeable parts riveted together. Four main parts were fabricated: the shaft, a handle section extended on one side to attach the thimble, a spring clip thimble and a sheet metal hook. The candlestick shown here is one of very few original sticks assembled from these parts. It’s all steel with parts attached with rivets. Curtiss filed for his patent on May 5, 1903 and it was awarded on August 2, 1904. Sadly, Curtiss died at age 62 slightly less than 3 years after receiving his patent. Before his death he assembled 3 or 4 nickel-plated steel display models of his patented stick as salesman samples. These early plated sticks are extremely rare. After his death, his family found crates of parts ordered by Curtiss and assembled just 18 complete sticks from what parts were available. These sticks were reportedly sold to J. J. O’Dair’s general store in Granite, OR. Including the patent stick, the display samples and these assembled sticks, a total of less than 24 complete original sticks were ever made. Less than half of those number are known. It is thought that Curtiss’s family may have also assembled a few sticks from left over parts that remained but not all parts were available. The Curtiss II stick shown in the following pic is made from original parts including the marked spring-clip thimble, part of the handle, and the hook but uses a blacksmith made handle and shaft, all assembled with rivets, and is an example of one of these sticks. See Wilson and Bobrink, A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 90-91) slides/Curtiss Patent Stick Thimble Closeup.jpg slides/Curtiss II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS II - Length 12 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; patented Curtiss stick; old modification using blacksmith shank and handle with original hook, part of handle and spring-clip thimble: stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904, patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Dave Thorpe collection CURTISS II - Length 12 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; patented Curtiss stick; old modification using blacksmith shank and handle with original hook, part of handle and spring-clip thimble: stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904, patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Dave Thorpe collection slides/Curtiss II.JPG slides/Curtiss Thimble Tab Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 CURTISS II - Length 12 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; patented Curtiss stick; old modification using blacksmith shank and handle with original hook, part of handle and spring-clip thimble: stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904, patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Dave Thorpe collection CHECK OUT THE CURTISS PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC CURTISS II - Length 12 1/4 in; 2 1/4 in tall hook; patented Curtiss stick; old modification using blacksmith shank and handle with original hook, part of handle and spring-clip thimble: stamped on thumb tab PAT. AUG. 2 1904, patented by Edgar W. Curtiss, Baker City, OR, No. 766,599; #182 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Dave Thorpe collection CHECK OUT THE CURTISS PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Curtiss Thimble Tab Marking.jpg slides/Curtiss Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Curtiss Patent.JPG slides/E. Schneider & Co Stearic Wax Candle.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters E. SCHNEIDER & CO, 9 in. long, shown with fancy two-piece stick, ex-Roger Peterson collection, NOS condition (E. Schneider & Co. was one of the largest manufacturers of candles, oil and glycerine in the world. The company was founded in St. Louis in 1842 for the manufacture of soaps. Eugene Schneider was the company's first president and Anthony Schmitt entered office at the same time as secretary and treasurer. When the firm moved its office and factory to Chicago in 1865, it found that another company was already manufacturing the same product lines. By mutual agreement, E. Schneider & Co. discontinued the manufacture of soaps and in return the rival company abandoned the manufacturing of candles, oil and glycerine. The stearic wax candles of E. Schneider & Co. were known in every mining district in the country. Ever since the company incorporated in 1881, it was a close corporation. After the death of E. Schneider in 1889, Anthony Schmitt succeeded as president of the corporation. Schmitt continued in that office at least through 1911. The other executive officers of the corporation were: A. G. Schmitt, vice-president and treasurer, and C. P. Woodcock, secretary. The main offices of E. Schneider & Co. were in the Fisher building, 277 Dearborn street. Its factory occupied the block fronting on Wallace street and bounded by Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. See Centennial History of the City of Chicago, 1905) Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters E. SCHNEIDER & CO, 9 in. long, shown with fancy two-piece stick, ex-Roger Peterson collection, NOS condition (E. Schneider & Co. was one of the largest manufacturers of candles, oil and glycerine in the world. The company was founded in St. Louis in 1842 for the manufacture of soaps. Eugene Schneider was the company's first president and Anthony Schmitt entered office at the same time as secretary and treasurer. When the firm moved its office and factory to Chicago in 1865, it found that another company was already manufacturing the same product lines. By mutual agreement, E. Schneider & Co. discontinued the manufacture of soaps and in return the rival company abandoned the manufacturing of candles, oil and glycerine. The stearic wax candles of E. Schneider & Co. were known in every mining district in the country. Ever since the company incorporated in 1881, it was a close corporation. After the death of E. Schneider in 1889, Anthony Schmitt succeeded as president of the corporation. Schmitt continued in that office at least through 1911. The other executive officers of the corporation were: A. G. Schmitt, vice-president and treasurer, and C. P. Woodcock, secretary. The main offices of E. Schneider & Co. were in the Fisher building, 277 Dearborn street. Its factory occupied the block fronting on Wallace street and bounded by Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. See Centennial History of the City of Chicago, 1905) slides/E. Schneider & Co Stearic Wax Candle.jpg slides/E. Schneider & Co Stearic Wax Candle Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters E. SCHNEIDER & CO, 9 in. long, shown with fancy two-piece stick, ex-Roger Peterson collection, NOS condition (E. Schneider & Co. was one of the largest manufacturers of candles, oil and glycerine in the world. The company was founded in St. Louis in 1842 for the manufacture of soaps. Eugene Schneider was the company's first president and Anthony Schmitt entered office at the same time as secretary and treasurer. When the firm moved its office and factory to Chicago in 1865, it found that another company was already manufacturing the same product lines. By mutual agreement, E. Schneider & Co. discontinued the manufacture of soaps and in return the rival company abandoned the manufacturing of candles, oil and glycerine. The stearic wax candles of E. Schneider & Co. were known in every mining district in the country. Ever since the company incorporated in 1881, it was a close corporation. After the death of E. Schneider in 1889, Anthony Schmitt succeeded as president of the corporation. Schmitt continued in that office at least through 1911. The other executive officers of the corporation were: A. G. Schmitt, vice-president and treasurer, and C. P. Woodcock, secretary. The main offices of E. Schneider & Co. were in the Fisher building, 277 Dearborn street. Its factory occupied the block fronting on Wallace street and bounded by Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. See Centennial History of the City of Chicago, 1905) Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters E. SCHNEIDER & CO, 9 in. long, shown with fancy two-piece stick, ex-Roger Peterson collection, NOS condition (E. Schneider & Co. was one of the largest manufacturers of candles, oil and glycerine in the world. The company was founded in St. Louis in 1842 for the manufacture of soaps. Eugene Schneider was the company's first president and Anthony Schmitt entered office at the same time as secretary and treasurer. When the firm moved its office and factory to Chicago in 1865, it found that another company was already manufacturing the same product lines. By mutual agreement, E. Schneider & Co. discontinued the manufacture of soaps and in return the rival company abandoned the manufacturing of candles, oil and glycerine. The stearic wax candles of E. Schneider & Co. were known in every mining district in the country. Ever since the company incorporated in 1881, it was a close corporation. After the death of E. Schneider in 1889, Anthony Schmitt succeeded as president of the corporation. Schmitt continued in that office at least through 1911. The other executive officers of the corporation were: A. G. Schmitt, vice-president and treasurer, and C. P. Woodcock, secretary. The main offices of E. Schneider & Co. were in the Fisher building, 277 Dearborn street. Its factory occupied the block fronting on Wallace street and bounded by Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. See Centennial History of the City of Chicago, 1905) slides/E. Schneider & Co Stearic Wax Candle Marking.jpg slides/E Schneider Candle Ad.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 E. Schneider & Co Miners' Candles Ad, May 1902 Engineering and Mining Journal E. Schneider & Co Miners' Candles Ad, May 1902 Engineering and Mining Journal slides/E Schneider Candle Ad.jpg slides/Eastern Hook I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 EASTERN HOOK I - Length 7 3/4 in; tight bend eastern style hook, from Houghton, MI area copper mines EASTERN HOOK I - Length 7 3/4 in; tight bend eastern style hook, from Houghton, MI area copper mines slides/Eastern Hook I.JPG slides/Eastern Hook II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 EASTERN HOOK II - Length 9 1/2 in; tight bend eastern style hook EASTERN HOOK II - Length 9 1/2 in; tight bend eastern style hook slides/Eastern Hook II.JPG slides/Eck Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) slides/Eck Open.JPG slides/Eck Closed Top.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) slides/Eck Closed Top.JPG slides/Eck Closed Bottom.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) SEE THE ECK PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC ECK PATENT - Unique and rare steel folding hook, spike and thimble model patented stick, patented by August Eck, Helena, MT on Mar.26, 1895, patent No. 536,460, marked PAT. MAR. 26. 95. on inside of handle, 7 1/2 in. long extended and 6 1/8 in. retracted, raised area on back of handle for striking matches, #262 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Seller provided a history of the stick as follows: The stick came from Mackay, ID where it was used in the mines by its owner and miner V. Anderson around the turn of the century; he was crushed in a mining accident but survived and continued mining for several years; the fact that the Eck stick was used in the mines is all the more remarkable; the stick is a precision nickel-plated instrument with the hook and thimble assembly hinged to the end of the round spike and slides through a groove in the outside body; when fully extended the assembly fits into a forward slot in the body that keeps it locked open; when retracted, the assembly is moved from the slot and runs along the groove against a spring back into handle where it folds down and the spike is pulled back into the body allowing the stick to be carried in a pocket safely; while this process works great in practice above ground, use underground could be problematic where even a small amount of debris could lodge in the groove and jam the movement. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 11) SEE THE ECK PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Eck Closed Bottom.JPG slides/Eck Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Eck Patent.JPG slides/English Copper Candle Holder.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 ENGLISH CANDLE HOLDER - English made copper candle holder, length 9 1/2 in., holder 5 in., T-shaped forceps design similar to steel stick pictured as #57 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide except copper model noted in Guide, design used in the Somersetshire Colliery in England and acquired by the Science Museum of Kensington in 1895 ENGLISH CANDLE HOLDER - English made copper candle holder, length 9 1/2 in., holder 5 in., T-shaped forceps design similar to steel stick pictured as #57 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide except copper model noted in Guide, design used in the Somersetshire Colliery in England and acquired by the Science Museum of Kensington in 1895 slides/English Copper Candle Holder.JPG slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic1.JPG slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska; with Arizona bornite specimen FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska; with Arizona bornite specimen slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic2.JPG slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic3.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska FANCY TWO PIECE - Length 9 in; unique two piece fancy steel stick, removable claw/hook/thimble that slides and snugs onto stick, fancy block details on stick, found in a box of old tools at flea market in rural Nebraska slides/Fancy 2 Piece pic3.JPG slides/Fancy Diamond Shaft.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY DIAMOND SHAFT - Fancy steel stick, 10 3/8 in. long with 2 1/4 in. hook, first 5 in. of spike is cut on a diamond pattern, hook is also cut on an angle with ornate base, fancy thimble, unmarked, excellent workmanship, acquired from Gary Biggs FANCY DIAMOND SHAFT - Fancy steel stick, 10 3/8 in. long with 2 1/4 in. hook, first 5 in. of spike is cut on a diamond pattern, hook is also cut on an angle with ornate base, fancy thimble, unmarked, excellent workmanship, acquired from Gary Biggs slides/Fancy Diamond Shaft.JPG slides/Fancy Highgrader.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY HIGHGRADER HANDLE - Length 11 in; ancy stick, 11 in. long with highgraders handle and scrollwork, ex-David Lewis collection via antique dealer Gary Thompson in SLC who obtained it from miner in Pioche, Nevada FANCY HIGHGRADER HANDLE - Length 11 in; ancy stick, 11 in. long with highgraders handle and scrollwork, ex-David Lewis collection via antique dealer Gary Thompson in SLC who obtained it from miner in Pioche, Nevada slides/Fancy Highgrader.JPG slides/Fancy Iron Cross.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY IRON CROSS - One-piece fancy steel stick, 11 ½ in. long with 3 ½ in. hook, thumb lever is iron cross with file work on shaft and at base of hook, less ornate but very similar to stick #130 in Wilson’s Miner's Candlesticks Guide FANCY IRON CROSS - One-piece fancy steel stick, 11 ½ in. long with 3 ½ in. hook, thumb lever is iron cross with file work on shaft and at base of hook, less ornate but very similar to stick #130 in Wilson’s Miner's Candlesticks Guide slides/Fancy Iron Cross.JPG slides/Fancy Leadville LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) slides/Fancy Leadville LSide.jpg slides/Fancy Leadville Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) slides/Fancy Leadville Closeup.jpg slides/Fancy Leadville RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) slides/Fancy Leadville RSide.jpg slides/Fancy Leadville Top.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) FANCY LEADVILLE - Unique fancy one-piece polished steel stick, faceted thimble and long thumb tab lever topped with a 7/16 in. cuboctahedron, 11 1/2 in. long, number 134 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (This stick was found in a shed at the rear of 112 East 10th Street, Leadville, CO. This house was known as the Abbott House. Many of the old Victorians in that area were later converted to boarding houses, and were then known by the name of the landlord, not the original owner. This location is right across the street from the Healy House. The cuboctahedron on the thumb lever is an interesting feature. Argentite (silver sulfide) and galena (lead sulfide) both occur with cuboctahedral crystal habits. At temperatures less than 180 deg. C, argentite pseudomorphs to acanthite.) slides/Fancy Leadville Top.jpg slides/Fancy Maltese Cross LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples slides/Fancy Maltese Cross LSide.jpg slides/Fancy Maltese Cross Thimble Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples slides/Fancy Maltese Cross Thimble Closeup.jpg slides/Fancy Maltese Cross RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples slides/Fancy Maltese Cross RSide.jpg slides/Fancy Maltese Cross Hook Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples FANCY MALTESE CROSS - Rare fancy steel stick with Maltese cross thumb tab, serrated thimble top, and fancy work on shaft and hook, 12 3/4 in. long, found in Butte, MT, number 130 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide, ex-Steve Rush collection, one of 6 known examples slides/Fancy Maltese Cross Hook Closeup.jpg slides/Fancy Twist.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWIST - Length 11 in; heavy black steel stick, beautiful twist on shaft, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection obtained via Steve Rush FANCY TWIST - Length 11 in; heavy black steel stick, beautiful twist on shaft, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection obtained via Steve Rush slides/Fancy Twist.JPG slides/Fielding & Peterson pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FIELDING & PETERSON PATENT - Length 9 in open and 5 in closed; Fielding & Peterson patent folding stick, polished steel, marked PAT. AUG. 4. 1903 MANUF’D BY FIELDING & PETERSON GRANT’S PASS, ORE. Patent #735,578, August 4, 1903, by Samual Peterson and Cornelius E. Fielding, Grant’s Pass, OR; #257 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Ted Lewis collection, Vancouver, WA FIELDING & PETERSON PATENT - Length 9 in open and 5 in closed; Fielding & Peterson patent folding stick, polished steel, marked PAT. AUG. 4. 1903 MANUF’D BY FIELDING & PETERSON GRANT’S PASS, ORE. Patent #735,578, August 4, 1903, by Samual Peterson and Cornelius E. Fielding, Grant’s Pass, OR; #257 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Ted Lewis collection, Vancouver, WA slides/Fielding & Peterson pic1.JPG slides/Fielding & Peterson pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FIELDING & PETERSON PATENT - Length 9 in open and 5 in closed; Fielding & Peterson patent folding stick, polished steel, marked PAT. AUG. 4. 1903 MANUF’D BY FIELDING & PETERSON GRANT’S PASS, ORE. Patent #735,578, August 4, 1903, by Samual Peterson and Cornelius E. Fielding, Grant’s Pass, OR; #257 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Ted Lewis collection, Vancouver, WA CHECK OUT THE FIELDING AND PETERSON PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC FIELDING & PETERSON PATENT - Length 9 in open and 5 in closed; Fielding & Peterson patent folding stick, polished steel, marked PAT. AUG. 4. 1903 MANUF’D BY FIELDING & PETERSON GRANT’S PASS, ORE. Patent #735,578, August 4, 1903, by Samual Peterson and Cornelius E. Fielding, Grant’s Pass, OR; #257 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Ted Lewis collection, Vancouver, WA CHECK OUT THE FIELDING AND PETERSON PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Fielding & Peterson pic2.JPG slides/Fielding and Peterson Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Fielding and Peterson Patent.JPG slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic1.JPG slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic2.JPG slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic3.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections FOLDING FUSE CUTTER - Length 12 3/4 in; folding fuse cutter model made by a local Georgetown, CO blacksmith, hook is 4 ½ in. long, pivots and folds into handle, a true mechanical gem, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Folding Fuse Cutter pic3.JPG slides/Fuse Cutter Stick pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FUSE CUTTER STICK KNIFE - Fuse cutter knife with open thimble candle holder, made by Georgetown, Colorado blacksmith ca. 1880s, 5 ½ in. long open blade and 5 in. long closed, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection FUSE CUTTER STICK KNIFE - Fuse cutter knife with open thimble candle holder, made by Georgetown, Colorado blacksmith ca. 1880s, 5 ½ in. long open blade and 5 in. long closed, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection slides/Fuse Cutter Stick pic1.JPG slides/Fuse Cutter Stick pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FUSE CUTTER STICK KNIFE - Fuse cutter knife with open thimble candle holder, made by Georgetown, Colorado blacksmith ca. 1880s, 5 ½ in. long open blade and 5 in. long closed, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection FUSE CUTTER STICK KNIFE - Fuse cutter knife with open thimble candle holder, made by Georgetown, Colorado blacksmith ca. 1880s, 5 ½ in. long open blade and 5 in. long closed, ex-Leo Stambaugh collection slides/Fuse Cutter Stick pic2.JPG slides/Gal Leg Fancy LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 GAL LEG FANCY - Unique fancy gal-leg model, one-piece steel, 13 1/4 in. long, nice file work on shaft and arched hook, featured as No. 151 on p 74 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection (As noted by Ted Bobrink, coauthor along with Wendell Wilson of the Miners' Candlestick Guide, a priority for any candlestick collector is to acquire a gal-leg candlestick. These candlesticks are very rare. The gal-leg refers to any candlestick where some part incorporates the shape of a woman's leg with a boot on. Usually the thumb lever incorporates the gal leg but other configurations are possible. The use of the gal-leg shape refers back to a time in the west, generally from the 1870s to turn of the century, when local saloons and theatres featured dance hall girls. These girls, often wearing tall boots, provided entertainment in the cattle towns and mining camps and represent a theme from our mining past captured by blacksmiths and others for not only making candlesticks but also for knives, cowboy spurs, and money clips. These sticks are unique and highly desirable. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 12) GAL LEG FANCY - Unique fancy gal-leg model, one-piece steel, 13 1/4 in. long, nice file work on shaft and arched hook, featured as No. 151 on p 74 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection (As noted by Ted Bobrink, coauthor along with Wendell Wilson of the Miners' Candlestick Guide, a priority for any candlestick collector is to acquire a gal-leg candlestick. These candlesticks are very rare. The gal-leg refers to any candlestick where some part incorporates the shape of a woman's leg with a boot on. Usually the thumb lever incorporates the gal leg but other configurations are possible. The use of the gal-leg shape refers back to a time in the west, generally from the 1870s to turn of the century, when local saloons and theatres featured dance hall girls. These girls, often wearing tall boots, provided entertainment in the cattle towns and mining camps and represent a theme from our mining past captured by blacksmiths and others for not only making candlesticks but also for knives, cowboy spurs, and money clips. These sticks are unique and highly desirable. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 12) slides/Gal Leg Fancy LSide.jpg slides/Gal Leg Fancy RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 GAL LEG FANCY - Unique fancy gal-leg model, one-piece steel, 13 1/4 in. long, nice file work on shaft and arched hook, featured as No. 151 on p 74 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection (As noted by Ted Bobrink, coauthor along with Wendell Wilson of the Miners' Candlestick Guide, a priority for any candlestick collector is to acquire a gal-leg candlestick. These candlesticks are very rare. The gal-leg refers to any candlestick where some part incorporates the shape of a woman's leg with a boot on. Usually the thumb lever incorporates the gal leg but other configurations are possible. The use of the gal-leg shape refers back to a time in the west, generally from the 1870s to turn of the century, when local saloons and theatres featured dance hall girls. These girls, often wearing tall boots, provided entertainment in the cattle towns and mining camps and represent a theme from our mining past captured by blacksmiths and others for not only making candlesticks but also for knives, cowboy spurs, and money clips. These sticks are unique and highly desirable. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 12) GAL LEG FANCY - Unique fancy gal-leg model, one-piece steel, 13 1/4 in. long, nice file work on shaft and arched hook, featured as No. 151 on p 74 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection (As noted by Ted Bobrink, coauthor along with Wendell Wilson of the Miners' Candlestick Guide, a priority for any candlestick collector is to acquire a gal-leg candlestick. These candlesticks are very rare. The gal-leg refers to any candlestick where some part incorporates the shape of a woman's leg with a boot on. Usually the thumb lever incorporates the gal leg but other configurations are possible. The use of the gal-leg shape refers back to a time in the west, generally from the 1870s to turn of the century, when local saloons and theatres featured dance hall girls. These girls, often wearing tall boots, provided entertainment in the cattle towns and mining camps and represent a theme from our mining past captured by blacksmiths and others for not only making candlesticks but also for knives, cowboy spurs, and money clips. These sticks are unique and highly desirable. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #9, p 12) slides/Gal Leg Fancy RSide.jpg slides/Garland 2 Piece pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] slides/Garland 2 Piece pic1.JPG slides/Garland 2 Piece pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] slides/Garland 2 Piece pic2.JPG slides/Garland 2 Piece pic3.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] GARLAND TWO PIECE - Length 13 1/4 in; unique blacksmith made fine steel stick, made by C. H. Garland of Silver Plume, CO, ca. 1900, octagonal spike, detachable 4 ¾ in hook, fancy thimble and thumb tab, ex-Steve Rush and Leo Stambaugh collections; Leo received it from the Garland family; Garland made folding combination lock stick # 254 in Wilson’s candlestick book; [personal message from Leo Stambaugh 9/13/2007 - The Garland stick was from the family in Denver, they were related to Garland and I bought the 2 piece stick and a ladies leg Garland stick from them. The 2 sticks were similar with a scalloped edge on the thimbles. I owned one other Garland and saw 5 others over the years. He was a blacksmith in Central City and then Silver Plume, on to Aspen and he died in Wallace, Idaho. The 2 piece stick is the only one I have seen that was meant to be used and it was. It is longer, the timber men liked a longer stick to check for dry rot in the stulls.] slides/Garland 2 Piece pic3.JPG slides/Hasp Thimble.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HASP THIMBLE - Length 11 1/2 in; hasp thimble style, wave shape on spike, crude workmanship, similar to #198 in Wilson’s candlestick book HASP THIMBLE - Length 11 1/2 in; hasp thimble style, wave shape on spike, crude workmanship, similar to #198 in Wilson’s candlestick book slides/Hasp Thimble.JPG slides/Highgrader I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HIGHGRADER HANDLE I - Length 10 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook; circular highgrader handle HIGHGRADER HANDLE I - Length 10 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook; circular highgrader handle slides/Highgrader I.JPG slides/Highgrader II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HIGHGRADER HANDLE II - Length 12 in; , 2 1/2 tall thimble; found at Butte, Montana, highgrader handle HIGHGRADER HANDLE II - Length 12 in; , 2 1/2 tall thimble; found at Butte, Montana, highgrader handle slides/Highgrader II.JPG slides/Highgrader Semi Fancy.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HIGHGRADER HANDLE III - Length 11 in; semi-fancy with castellated thimble and notched thumb tab, highgrader handle; ex-Greg Millar collection HIGHGRADER HANDLE III - Length 11 in; semi-fancy with castellated thimble and notched thumb tab, highgrader handle; ex-Greg Millar collection slides/Highgrader Semi Fancy.JPG slides/Highgrader IV.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HIGHGRADER HANDLE IV - Blacksmith made steel stick, 11 3/4 in. long with 1 1/2 in. high thimble, octagonal shaft and highgrader handle, Lake Superior style tight bend hook HIGHGRADER HANDLE IV - Blacksmith made steel stick, 11 3/4 in. long with 1 1/2 in. high thimble, octagonal shaft and highgrader handle, Lake Superior style tight bend hook slides/Highgrader IV.jpg slides/Highgrader Winged Shaft.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HIGHGRADER WINGED SHAFT - Length 14 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook; unique semi-fancy stick, extended thimble tab, two winged protrusions on either side of shaft between handle and hook, highgrader handle, fabulous workmanship, unmarked; with Illinois galena and fluorite specimen HIGHGRADER WINGED SHAFT - Length 14 in; 2 1/2 in tall hook; unique semi-fancy stick, extended thimble tab, two winged protrusions on either side of shaft between handle and hook, highgrader handle, fabulous workmanship, unmarked; with Illinois galena and fluorite specimen slides/Highgrader Winged Shaft.JPG slides/Husson I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HUSSON I - Length 8 5/8 in; Husson two-piece steel stick, manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., Oshkosh, WI, #24 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) HUSSON I - Length 8 5/8 in; Husson two-piece steel stick, manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., Oshkosh, WI, #24 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) slides/Husson I.JPG slides/Husson I Marquette Iron Range.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HUSSON I MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Husson two-piece steel stick, 8 3/8 in. long, by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., Oshkosh, WI, with tight-bend hat hook from UP of Michigan, NOS condition, #24 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [this stick came from a long since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI; associated with the Marquette Iron Range mines] HUSSON I MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Husson two-piece steel stick, 8 3/8 in. long, by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., Oshkosh, WI, with tight-bend hat hook from UP of Michigan, NOS condition, #24 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [this stick came from a long since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI; associated with the Marquette Iron Range mines] slides/Husson I Marquette Iron Range.JPG slides/Husson II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HUSSON II - Length 11 1/2 in; Husson two-piece steel stick, manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., found at Alta, UT; #25 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) HUSSON II - Length 11 1/2 in; Husson two-piece steel stick, manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., found at Alta, UT; #25 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) slides/Husson II.JPG slides/Husson III.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 HUSSON III - Length 12 in; Husson stick manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., #28 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide; with Florida coral agate specimen (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) HUSSON III - Length 12 in; Husson stick manufactured by Knippenberg Mfg. Co., #28 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide; with Florida coral agate specimen (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg also was awarded patent #820,209 on May 8, 1906 for a detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and a miner's candlestick thimble and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist (see photos of many of these wick lamps in the oilwick lamp section). Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name. Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) slides/Husson III.JPG slides/Improved Ideal.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR IMPROVED IDEAL - Cast steel stick with thimble brazed on, Japanned black finish, 11 in. length, marked IMPROVED IDEAL on shaft, manufactured by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company of St. Louis, MO, #40 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black lacquer (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR IMPROVED IDEAL - Cast steel stick with thimble brazed on, Japanned black finish, 11 in. length, marked IMPROVED IDEAL on shaft, manufactured by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company of St. Louis, MO, #40 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black lacquer (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Improved Ideal.JPG slides/Iron Range I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR IRON RANGE I - Length 9 1/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked on shaft IRON RANGE, Western bend open hook, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #38 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in MAC #2, pg14) (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR IRON RANGE I - Length 9 1/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked on shaft IRON RANGE, Western bend open hook, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #38 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in MAC #2, pg14) (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Iron Range I.jpg slides/Iron Range II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR IRON RANGE II - Length 9 1/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked on shaft IRON RANGE, eastern tight bend style hook, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #38 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in MAC #2, pg14); with Chinese azurite and malachite specimen (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR IRON RANGE II - Length 9 1/4 in; 1 5/8 in tall hook; marked on shaft IRON RANGE, eastern tight bend style hook, thimble brazed in slot, Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #38 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in MAC #2, pg14); with Chinese azurite and malachite specimen (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Iron Range II.JPG slides/IXL.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 IXL - Rare forged steel stick, 9 in. long, marked on the inside of handle I. X. L. either cast or cold rolled into the bar stock when made, with tight-bend Midwestern-style hook, thimble brazed on with brass, came from an underground mine near Hibbing, MN (#21 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide) IXL - Rare forged steel stick, 9 in. long, marked on the inside of handle I. X. L. either cast or cold rolled into the bar stock when made, with tight-bend Midwestern-style hook, thimble brazed on with brass, came from an underground mine near Hibbing, MN (#21 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide) slides/IXL.JPG slides/IXL Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 IXL MARKING - Rare forged steel stick, 9 in. long, marked on the inside of handle I. X. L. either cast or cold rolled into the bar stock when made, with tight-bend Midwestern-style hook, thimble brazed on with brass, came from an underground mine near Hibbing, MN (#21 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide) IXL MARKING - Rare forged steel stick, 9 in. long, marked on the inside of handle I. X. L. either cast or cold rolled into the bar stock when made, with tight-bend Midwestern-style hook, thimble brazed on with brass, came from an underground mine near Hibbing, MN (#21 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide) slides/IXL Marking.JPG slides/Knippenberg Patent Rightview.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) slides/Knippenberg Patent Rightview.JPG slides/Knippenberg Patent Leftview.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) slides/Knippenberg Patent Leftview.JPG slides/Knippenberg Patent Items.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) CHECK OUT THE KNIPPENBERG PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC KNIPPENBERG PATENT DETACHABLE STICK - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 1/4 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed (see Husson lamps in my oil wick pics). In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks elsewhere in my candlestick pics). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) CHECK OUT THE KNIPPENBERG PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Knippenberg Patent Items.JPG slides/Knippenberg Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Knippenberg Patent.JPG slides/Knippenberg Detachable Marked Stick LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart slides/Knippenberg Detachable Marked Stick LSide.JPG slides/Knippenberg Detachable Marked Stick RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart slides/Knippenberg Detachable Marked Stick RSide.JPG slides/Husson Thimble Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart slides/Husson Thimble Marking.JPG slides/Husson Stick Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart DETACHABLE HUSSON STICK & KNIPPENBERG CANDLE THIMBLE - As advertised in a Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. brochure ca. 1908, the Husson candle holder with detachable stick is the only detachable and interchangeable candle holder or lamp stick made. Patent No. 820,209 was awarded on May 8, 1906 to Philip M. Knippenberg, Oshkosh, WI, for the detachable candle holder and stick which also attaches to Husson No. 2-6 oil wick lamps through a special bracket at the base of the font; the spring-loaded steel stick is 8 5/8 in. long with two slots on the short side; the steel candle holder is 1 7/8 in. high with a base diameter of 1 3/16 in; the base tube is equipped with two slots through which the stick attaches; it is marked PAT. APLD. FOR vertically on the bottom tube opposite the hook; the steel stick is marked HUSSON PAT. NOV. 17, 03 on the outside edge of the rounded handle, the patent was awarded to Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI as No. 744,686; the fact that Knippenberg’s 1906 patent was also issued for the detachable stick begs the question of how the same detachable stick could receive two patents, 3 years apart slides/Husson Stick Marking.JPG slides/Launder.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 W H LAUNDER - Length 7 in; one-piece steel stick, marked W H LAUNDER M’F’G’R on side of shaft, #29 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in Eureka #5 pp 8-9 by Thorpe); Launder was thought to have worked in the Bodie, CA area; ex-Dave Thorpe collection; with NM petrified wood specimen (W. H. Launder's name appears on a few crudely made candlesticks but very little is known as to who he was and where he practiced his trade. Recently, Leo Stambaugh ran across a letterhead with the W. H. Launder General Blacksmith Horseshoer label at the top with a Central City, CO location dated in the late 1890s. Perhaps Mr. Launder was an itinerant blacksmith who moved around to the mining camps of the west as many others did. See Stambaugh, Eureka #33, p 17) W H LAUNDER - Length 7 in; one-piece steel stick, marked W H LAUNDER M’F’G’R on side of shaft, #29 in Wilson’s candlestick book (see article in Eureka #5 pp 8-9 by Thorpe); Launder was thought to have worked in the Bodie, CA area; ex-Dave Thorpe collection; with NM petrified wood specimen (W. H. Launder's name appears on a few crudely made candlesticks but very little is known as to who he was and where he practiced his trade. Recently, Leo Stambaugh ran across a letterhead with the W. H. Launder General Blacksmith Horseshoer label at the top with a Central City, CO location dated in the late 1890s. Perhaps Mr. Launder was an itinerant blacksmith who moved around to the mining camps of the west as many others did. See Stambaugh, Eureka #33, p 17) slides/Launder.JPG slides/Korea Model LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) slides/Korea Model LSide.jpg slides/Korea Model Inlay Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) slides/Korea Model Inlay Closeup.jpg slides/Korea Model RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) slides/Korea Model RSide.jpg slides/Korea Model Thimble Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) slides/Korea Model Thimble Closeup.jpg slides/Korea Model Bottom.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) KOREA MODEL - Rare fancy Korea model, steel with fancy silver inlay, marked on shaft KOREA in script on top and 1903 on side, 11 in. long, unique among few other known Korea models, number 155 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks; The Korea model shown here was found at Renningers Antiques Market (Denver, PA) during a collecting trip circa 1975. It was purchased from a Philadelphia dealer, the only mining item he had. (The Korea models are among the most attractive and unique of miners’ candlesticks. It is thought that a dozen or so examples, all different, exist in private and museum collections. All known examples are constructed of steel with excellent craftsmanship and inlaid with silver in oriental designs that include floral patterns, a butterfly, deer and other motifs. At least two examples are known to include gold inlay as well. Each is marked with the year and Korea. The earliest is marked 1903 and the latest 1915. Each example except one also shares a common problem with the stick design; the thumb tab is positioned opposite to that necessary to open the thimble while holding the stick in one hand. It is thought that all were made by Korean blacksmiths according to American designs. All share a common crosshatched surface similar to that of a file. Silver wire was inlaid on the surface and hammered into a continuous pattern. The history of the Korea model candlesticks is somewhat cloudy but thanks to Tony Moon, the origin of these sticks has been identified. The following is based on Tony’s research presented in Wilson and Bobrink’s A Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks, pp 76-77. The first foreign mining concession in Korea was granted in 1895 to an American named James R. Morse, who merged with two other companies in 1901 to form the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. This concession, known as the Unsan Mines, was the only American mining presence in Korea during the early 1900s and apparently the only successful one among the other foreign concessions granted by Korea. It is fairly certain that the source of the Korea model candlesticks is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company. The company operated a number of different mines located approximately 25 miles north-northeast of the city of Anju in present-day North Korea. As of 1903, the date of the earliest Korea model candlestick, the company employed nearly 7000 Koreans and 70 Americans producing $1.5 million in gold. The Americans provided the engineering and mining guidance to the Koreans that resulted in a successful enterprise that by 1916 had produced nearly $30 million in gold. It is believed that the Korea model candlesticks were made as presentation pieces for the American mine managers and/or executives upon completion of their stints in Korea for the company. By 1939, when the Americans had sold out their interests to the Japanese, the Unsan Mines had become the most lucrative enterprise of its kind in Asia. For additional information on the Unsan Mines, see Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1907 – Vol. I North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1908, pp 499-501) slides/Korea Model Bottom.jpg slides/Varney and Lindahl Ads 1905 Hendrie and Bolthoff Catalog.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LINDAHL STICK - Ad from 1905 Hendrie and Bolthoff Co. catalogue showing both Varney and Lindahl candlesticks LINDAHL STICK - Ad from 1905 Hendrie and Bolthoff Co. catalogue showing both Varney and Lindahl candlesticks slides/Varney and Lindahl Ads 1905 Hendrie and Bolthoff Catalog.JPG slides/Lindahl.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LINDAHL PATENT - Length 11 1/4 in; Lindahl with match safe, marked on screw cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. USA, closed thimble, ex-Len Gaska collection; with chalcopyrite and quartz specimen from Santa Eulalia, Mexico (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA as shown in this photo. The third and most recent has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) CHECK OUT THE LINDAHL PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC LINDAHL PATENT - Length 11 1/4 in; Lindahl with match safe, marked on screw cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. USA, closed thimble, ex-Len Gaska collection; with chalcopyrite and quartz specimen from Santa Eulalia, Mexico (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA as shown in this photo. The third and most recent has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) CHECK OUT THE LINDAHL PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Lindahl.JPG slides/Lindahl Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Lindahl Patent.JPG slides/Lindahl Open Thimble LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) slides/Lindahl Open Thimble LSide.jpg slides/Lindahl Open Thimble RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) slides/Lindahl Open Thimble RSide.jpg slides/Lindahl Open Thimble Brass Cap Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) LINDAHL OPEN THIMBLE - Lindahl with brass match safe in handle, marked on brass screw cap PATENT NO. 801465, LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER, COLO. U.S.A. 11 3/4 in. long, less common cut-out thimble variation, ex-Doc Kraft collection, No. 201 on pp 102-103 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide (The LINDAHL is one of the most sought after manufactured candlesticks. The distinctive brass match safe handled candlestick was patented by John Bernt Lindahl of Denver, CO in 1905. Lindahl traveled from his home in Sweden to the Colorado Rockies in 1887 and worked in the mines at Aspen and elsewhere. His invention of a stick with a match safe handle to store extra matches to avoid being without light in the dark, wet mines caught on with miners and he was able to sell them for a dollar apiece. Beside the brass match safe, the other distinctive feature is that the Lindahl can be disassembled by unscrewing the shaft from the handle and removing the hook and thimble so it could be carried in a pocket. Three basic styles exist. The earliest has a large hex nut directly in front of the hook and has PAT. APLD. FOR stamped on the hook. The second style has a smaller round spacer replacing the hex nut and a stamping on the brass cap PATENT NO. 801465 LINDAHL MFG. CO. DENVER COLO. USA. The third and most recent as shown here has a cut-out thimble. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #7, pp 15-16) slides/Lindahl Open Thimble Brass Cap Marking.jpg slides/Lindahl Sticks Quarter Scale Model and Full Size.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SCALE MODEL LINDAHL - The quarter-scale Lindahl candlestick model shown here with the full scale Lindahl was made by model maker extraordinaire David White. SCALE MODEL LINDAHL - The quarter-scale Lindahl candlestick model shown here with the full scale Lindahl was made by model maker extraordinaire David White. slides/Lindahl Sticks Quarter Scale Model and Full Size.jpg slides/Madore.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 G MADORE - Length 10 in; 2 3/4 in tall hook; one-piece steel, light and delicate design, marked on inside of handle G MADORE 4, fancy hook, No. 44 in Wilson's Miners' Candlestick Guide, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections G MADORE - Length 10 in; 2 3/4 in tall hook; one-piece steel, light and delicate design, marked on inside of handle G MADORE 4, fancy hook, No. 44 in Wilson's Miners' Candlestick Guide, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Madore.JPG slides/Madore II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 G MADORE II - One-piece steel, light and delicate design, 9 1/8 in. long with 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on inside of handle G MADORE, No. 44 in Wilson's Miners' Candlestick Guide G MADORE II - One-piece steel, light and delicate design, 9 1/8 in. long with 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on inside of handle G MADORE, No. 44 in Wilson's Miners' Candlestick Guide slides/Madore II.jpg slides/Miniature Candlesticks.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE CANDLESTICKS - Variety of miniature steel and copper candlesticks ranging in length from 2 3/4 in. to 5 3/4 in. MINIATURE CANDLESTICKS - Variety of miniature steel and copper candlesticks ranging in length from 2 3/4 in. to 5 3/4 in. slides/Miniature Candlesticks.jpg slides/Miniature Steel Sticks.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL STICKS MINIATURE STEEL STICKS slides/Miniature Steel Sticks.jpg slides/Miniature Steel Full Thimble Hook Side.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL FULL SIZE THIMBLE HOOK SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 3 3/4 in. long, 2 1/2 in. hook, full size thimble without thumb tab, very early open style, ex-George Foott and ex-Steve Rush collections MINIATURE STEEL FULL SIZE THIMBLE HOOK SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 3 3/4 in. long, 2 1/2 in. hook, full size thimble without thumb tab, very early open style, ex-George Foott and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Miniature Steel Full Thimble Hook Side.jpg slides/Miniature Steel Full Thimble Side.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL FULL SIZE THIMBLE SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 3 3/4 in. long, 2 1/2 in. hook, full size thimble without thumb tab, very early open style, ex-George Foott and ex-Steve Rush collections MINIATURE STEEL FULL SIZE THIMBLE SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 3 3/4 in. long, 2 1/2 in. hook, full size thimble without thumb tab, very early open style, ex-George Foott and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Miniature Steel Full Thimble Side.jpg slides/Miniature Steel Hook Side.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL HOOK SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 2 3/4 in. long, 1 1/4 in. hook, made by Idaho Springs, Colorado blacksmith late 19th century, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections MINIATURE STEEL HOOK SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 2 3/4 in. long, 1 1/4 in. hook, made by Idaho Springs, Colorado blacksmith late 19th century, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Miniature Steel Hook Side.jpg slides/Miniature Steel Thimble Side.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL THIMBLE SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 2 3/4 in. long, 1 1/4 in. hook, made by Idaho Springs, Colorado blacksmith late 19th century, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections MINIATURE STEEL THIMBLE SIDE - Miniature steel stick, 2 3/4 in. long, 1 1/4 in. hook, made by Idaho Springs, Colorado blacksmith late 19th century, ex-Leo Stambaugh and ex-Steve Rush collections slides/Miniature Steel Thimble Side.jpg slides/Miniature Copper.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE COPPER - Miniature copper stick, length 3 1/2 in., thimble dia. 1/4 in; ex-Henry Pohs collection (Originally from Tucson attorney Victor Verity collection; found at an antique store in Bisbee, AZ in 1972) MINIATURE COPPER - Miniature copper stick, length 3 1/2 in., thimble dia. 1/4 in; ex-Henry Pohs collection (Originally from Tucson attorney Victor Verity collection; found at an antique store in Bisbee, AZ in 1972) slides/Miniature Copper.JPG slides/Miniature Stick.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MINIATURE STEEL - Miniature steel stick, length 5 3/4 in., thimble dia. 7/16 in. MINIATURE STEEL - Miniature steel stick, length 5 3/4 in., thimble dia. 7/16 in. slides/Miniature Stick.JPG slides/Montana Pistol Grip.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MONTANA PISTOL GRIP - Length 8 in; pistol-style grip, thimble attached with two rivets, round-stock hook; #106 in Wilson’s candlestick boo; sticks were sold by Anaconda Co.-owned Montana Hardware Co. in Butte from 1890s to 1900 MONTANA PISTOL GRIP - Length 8 in; pistol-style grip, thimble attached with two rivets, round-stock hook; #106 in Wilson’s candlestick boo; sticks were sold by Anaconda Co.-owned Montana Hardware Co. in Butte from 1890s to 1900 slides/Montana Pistol Grip.JPG slides/Montana.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR MONTANA - Length 10 1/4 in; 2 in tall hook; marked on shaft MONTANA, thimble brazed in slot, some Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #43 in Wilson’s candlestick book (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR MONTANA - Length 10 1/4 in; 2 in tall hook; marked on shaft MONTANA, thimble brazed in slot, some Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #43 in Wilson’s candlestick book (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA, ARGAUNAUT and WASHINGTON. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Montana.JPG slides/Montgomery Ward Favorite.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MONTGOMERY WARD FAVORITE - Favorite type, 10 inches long, with riveted thimble, sold by Montgomery Ward (advertised in Ward’s 1908 catalog for 40 cents), no marking, circular handle, with attractive shepherd's bend on hook probably added by a creative miner, #46 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide. (In the early 1900s, two giant catalog companies, Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, were in stiff competition to supply miner's candlesticks to the mining community. The Sears 1902 catalog identifies their stick as the "favorite" brand selling for 30 cents and is shown elsewhere on my site. The Montgomery Ward stick advertised in their 1908 catalog sold for 40 cents and in all features is identical to the Sears stick except for the handle shape. The Sears stick has a teardrop shape while Montgomery Ward's handle is circular. The Sears stick is unmarked as are most of the Ward's sticks. However a few Ward's sticks do carry a MW mark on the shaft. It is thought that the same maker sold sticks to both Sears and Wards. The distinguishing feature unique to these sticks is the manner in which the thimble is applied. A 180-degree bend is made to form the thimble stem, a single rivet fastens the sheet steel thimble to the thimble stem and the stem continues under the spike to form the hook. The Ward's stick came in two sizes of bar stock: 3/16 and 1/4 in. The stick shown here is the 3/16 in. variety. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #6, p 15) MONTGOMERY WARD FAVORITE - Favorite type, 10 inches long, with riveted thimble, sold by Montgomery Ward (advertised in Ward’s 1908 catalog for 40 cents), no marking, circular handle, with attractive shepherd's bend on hook probably added by a creative miner, #46 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide. (In the early 1900s, two giant catalog companies, Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, were in stiff competition to supply miner's candlesticks to the mining community. The Sears 1902 catalog identifies their stick as the "favorite" brand selling for 30 cents and is shown elsewhere on my site. The Montgomery Ward stick advertised in their 1908 catalog sold for 40 cents and in all features is identical to the Sears stick except for the handle shape. The Sears stick has a teardrop shape while Montgomery Ward's handle is circular. The Sears stick is unmarked as are most of the Ward's sticks. However a few Ward's sticks do carry a MW mark on the shaft. It is thought that the same maker sold sticks to both Sears and Wards. The distinguishing feature unique to these sticks is the manner in which the thimble is applied. A 180-degree bend is made to form the thimble stem, a single rivet fastens the sheet steel thimble to the thimble stem and the stem continues under the spike to form the hook. The Ward's stick came in two sizes of bar stock: 3/16 and 1/4 in. The stick shown here is the 3/16 in. variety. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #6, p 15) slides/Montgomery Ward Favorite.JPG slides/Moss Inlaid Silver.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 MOSS INLAID SILVER - Steel timber stick with fancy inlaid decorative silver on shaft and handle by noted Colorado spur maker J. D. Moss, marked on bottom of shaft MOSS, 14 ¼ in. long with 4 ½ in. high hook, acquired from Steve Rush MOSS INLAID SILVER - Steel timber stick with fancy inlaid decorative silver on shaft and handle by noted Colorado spur maker J. D. Moss, marked on bottom of shaft MOSS, 14 ¼ in. long with 4 ½ in. high hook, acquired from Steve Rush slides/Moss Inlaid Silver.JPG slides/Nash I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 NASH I - Length 7 3/4 in; steel wire stick, stamped on hook PAT. JUNE 2. 1896, unusual in that stamping normally on spike, patented stick by Samuel Nash, Georgetown, CO, patent 561,428 on June 2, 1896; ex-Steve Rush collection; with Colorado silver ore specimen NASH I - Length 7 3/4 in; steel wire stick, stamped on hook PAT. JUNE 2. 1896, unusual in that stamping normally on spike, patented stick by Samuel Nash, Georgetown, CO, patent 561,428 on June 2, 1896; ex-Steve Rush collection; with Colorado silver ore specimen slides/Nash I.JPG slides/Nash II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 NASH II - Length 7 3/4 in; steel wire stick, stamped on spike PAT. JUNE 2. 1896, patented stick by Samuel Nash, Georgetown, CO, patent 561,428 on June 2, 1896 CHECK OUT THE NASH PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC NASH II - Length 7 3/4 in; steel wire stick, stamped on spike PAT. JUNE 2. 1896, patented stick by Samuel Nash, Georgetown, CO, patent 561,428 on June 2, 1896 CHECK OUT THE NASH PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Nash II.JPG slides/Nash Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Nash Patent.JPG slides/Packer LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PACKER - Twisted steel wire candlestick, patented by Edson W. Packer as patent No. 760,398 awarded on May 17, 1904, 9 1/4 in. long, number 88 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (Of the 90 or so patented miners’ candlesticks, only 5 are based on the use of twisted wire. Examples of these 5 candlesticks are all rare. These include the David B. James patent No. 366,320 awarded on July 12, 1887 (San Francisco, CA); the Samual Nash patent No. 561,428 awarded on June 2, 1896 (Georgetown, CO); the William H. Pleasants patent No. 707,409 awarded March 28, 1899 (Victor, CO); the Allen W. Powell patent No. 626,817 awarded June 13, 1899 (Lead, SD); and the Edson W. Packer patent shown here (Mace, ID). The Packer design is unique in that it uses two different sizes of wire, a heavier gauge to form the hook, handle and spike and a smaller gauge to form the thimble. All the other patented wire designs use a single piece of wire to form the candlestick.) PACKER - Twisted steel wire candlestick, patented by Edson W. Packer as patent No. 760,398 awarded on May 17, 1904, 9 1/4 in. long, number 88 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (Of the 90 or so patented miners’ candlesticks, only 5 are based on the use of twisted wire. Examples of these 5 candlesticks are all rare. These include the David B. James patent No. 366,320 awarded on July 12, 1887 (San Francisco, CA); the Samual Nash patent No. 561,428 awarded on June 2, 1896 (Georgetown, CO); the William H. Pleasants patent No. 707,409 awarded March 28, 1899 (Victor, CO); the Allen W. Powell patent No. 626,817 awarded June 13, 1899 (Lead, SD); and the Edson W. Packer patent shown here (Mace, ID). The Packer design is unique in that it uses two different sizes of wire, a heavier gauge to form the hook, handle and spike and a smaller gauge to form the thimble. All the other patented wire designs use a single piece of wire to form the candlestick.) slides/Packer LSide.jpg slides/Packer RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PACKER - Twisted steel wire candlestick, patented by Edson W. Packer as patent No. 760,398 awarded on May 17, 1904, 9 1/4 in. long, number 88 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (Of the 90 or so patented miners’ candlesticks, only 5 are based on the use of twisted wire. Examples of these 5 candlesticks are all rare. These include the David B. James patent No. 366,320 awarded on July 12, 1887 (San Francisco, CA); the Samual Nash patent No. 561,428 awarded on June 2, 1896 (Georgetown, CO); the William H. Pleasants patent No. 707,409 awarded March 28, 1899 (Victor, CO); the Allen W. Powell patent No. 626,817 awarded June 13, 1899 (Lead, SD); and the Edson W. Packer patent shown here (Mace, ID). The Packer design is unique in that it uses two different sizes of wire, a heavier gauge to form the hook, handle and spike and a smaller gauge to form the thimble. All the other patented wire designs use a single piece of wire to form the candlestick.) PACKER - Twisted steel wire candlestick, patented by Edson W. Packer as patent No. 760,398 awarded on May 17, 1904, 9 1/4 in. long, number 88 in Wilson & Bobrink’s Collector’s Guide to Antique Miners’ Candlesticks (Of the 90 or so patented miners’ candlesticks, only 5 are based on the use of twisted wire. Examples of these 5 candlesticks are all rare. These include the David B. James patent No. 366,320 awarded on July 12, 1887 (San Francisco, CA); the Samual Nash patent No. 561,428 awarded on June 2, 1896 (Georgetown, CO); the William H. Pleasants patent No. 707,409 awarded March 28, 1899 (Victor, CO); the Allen W. Powell patent No. 626,817 awarded June 13, 1899 (Lead, SD); and the Edson W. Packer patent shown here (Mace, ID). The Packer design is unique in that it uses two different sizes of wire, a heavier gauge to form the hook, handle and spike and a smaller gauge to form the thimble. All the other patented wire designs use a single piece of wire to form the candlestick.) slides/Packer RSide.jpg slides/Edson Packer Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Edson Packer Patent.jpg slides/Paxton.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PAXTON CREEDE - Steel stick, 10 in. long, etched PAXTON CREEDE COLO on bottom of shaft, thought to be a contemporary stick (Leo Stambaugh provided the history on a man named Paxton. "Paxton made some candlesticks and sold them around Colorado in the 1980's and early 1990's. He made a standard style and a nice folder also. He came in my shop in 1989 and I bought a folder from him. Nice guy, he said he didn't make much but didn't want to overcharge. They are neat sticks. I never saw him again but talked to a couple of other collectors who bought them at a shop in Creede". Obviously, this is a contemporary stick so if you run across one, be aware. Thanks Leo for the information) PAXTON CREEDE - Steel stick, 10 in. long, etched PAXTON CREEDE COLO on bottom of shaft, thought to be a contemporary stick (Leo Stambaugh provided the history on a man named Paxton. "Paxton made some candlesticks and sold them around Colorado in the 1980's and early 1990's. He made a standard style and a nice folder also. He came in my shop in 1989 and I bought a folder from him. Nice guy, he said he didn't make much but didn't want to overcharge. They are neat sticks. I never saw him again but talked to a couple of other collectors who bought them at a shop in Creede". Obviously, this is a contemporary stick so if you run across one, be aware. Thanks Leo for the information) slides/Paxton.JPG slides/Pistol Grip Lampstick.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PISTOL GRIP LAMPSTICK - Length 8 1/2 in; carbide lamp stick, pistol grip with 2 in. dia. steel clip, from family estate in Molalla, OR, (see Poh’s book pg. 553 for similar lamp stick in Tony Moon collection) PISTOL GRIP LAMPSTICK - Length 8 1/2 in; carbide lamp stick, pistol grip with 2 in. dia. steel clip, from family estate in Molalla, OR, (see Poh’s book pg. 553 for similar lamp stick in Tony Moon collection) slides/Pistol Grip Lampstick.jpg slides/Pistol Grip Folding Hook Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PISTOL GRIP FOLDING HOOK CLOSED - Unique folding pistol grip steel stick, hook folds down into handle, 6 in. long, ex-Tony Moon collection with M62 identifying label PISTOL GRIP FOLDING HOOK CLOSED - Unique folding pistol grip steel stick, hook folds down into handle, 6 in. long, ex-Tony Moon collection with M62 identifying label slides/Pistol Grip Folding Hook Closed.jpg slides/Pistol Grip Folding Hook Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PISTOL GRIP FOLDING HOOK OPEN - Unique folding pistol grip steel stick, hook folds down into handle, 6 in. long, ex-Tony Moon collection with M62 identifying label PISTOL GRIP FOLDING HOOK OPEN - Unique folding pistol grip steel stick, hook folds down into handle, 6 in. long, ex-Tony Moon collection with M62 identifying label slides/Pistol Grip Folding Hook Open.jpg slides/Pleasants Patent RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection slides/Pleasants Patent RSide.jpg slides/Pleasants Patent LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection slides/Pleasants Patent LSide.jpg slides/Pleasants Patent Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection PLEASANTS PATENT - Pleasants patent steel wire model, 10 1/4 in. long, patented by William Henry Pleasants, Victor, CO on Mar. 28, 1899 as Design No. 30,406 and Serial No. 707,409, stamped on spike PAT. MARCH 28, 99, No. 87 on p 52 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, ex-Roger Peterson collection slides/Pleasants Patent Marking.jpg slides/Pleasants Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Pleasants Patent.jpg slides/Pocket Folder Open I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) slides/Pocket Folder Open I.jpg slides/Pocket Folder Open II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) slides/Pocket Folder Open II.jpg slides/Niels Larsen Claim Survey and Larsen Folding Candlestick.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LARSEN MINING CLAIM SURVEY AND FOLDING STICK - The original claim survey signed by William L. Campbell, U.S. Surveyor General for Colorado, and dated April 8, 1878 for the Joe Reynolds No. 2 Lode is a fabulous association piece for a Larsen folding candlestick shown together. The claim filed by Niels Larsen and J. M. Daily is in the Montana Mining District (also known as the Lawson or Dumont Mining District) which occupies about 10 square miles in the south-central part of the Central City quadrangle in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It lies along Clear Creek between the Idaho Springs and Empire districts, includes the towns of Lawson and Dumont, and extends for about 1 mile south and 2 miles north of the creek. The ore deposits of the Lawson-Dumont District are of two types, lead-silver and pyritic gold. The claim survey was filed nearly four years after Larsen was awarded patent No. 151,297 for his folding candlestick while living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Mill City was founded in 1859 but in 1880 the name was changed to Dumont in honor of Colonel John M. Dumont, a pioneer and influential mining man in the county. It’s an interesting note that Mr. Larsen’s first name seemed to have different spellings depending on whether it was a patent application or a mining claim. Many thanks to Leo Stambaugh for providing this piece of Colorado mining history. LARSEN MINING CLAIM SURVEY AND FOLDING STICK - The original claim survey signed by William L. Campbell, U.S. Surveyor General for Colorado, and dated April 8, 1878 for the Joe Reynolds No. 2 Lode is a fabulous association piece for a Larsen folding candlestick shown together. The claim filed by Niels Larsen and J. M. Daily is in the Montana Mining District (also known as the Lawson or Dumont Mining District) which occupies about 10 square miles in the south-central part of the Central City quadrangle in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It lies along Clear Creek between the Idaho Springs and Empire districts, includes the towns of Lawson and Dumont, and extends for about 1 mile south and 2 miles north of the creek. The ore deposits of the Lawson-Dumont District are of two types, lead-silver and pyritic gold. The claim survey was filed nearly four years after Larsen was awarded patent No. 151,297 for his folding candlestick while living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Mill City was founded in 1859 but in 1880 the name was changed to Dumont in honor of Colonel John M. Dumont, a pioneer and influential mining man in the county. It’s an interesting note that Mr. Larsen’s first name seemed to have different spellings depending on whether it was a patent application or a mining claim. Many thanks to Leo Stambaugh for providing this piece of Colorado mining history. slides/Niels Larsen Claim Survey and Larsen Folding Candlestick.jpg slides/Pocket Folder Closed II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) slides/Pocket Folder Closed II.jpg slides/Pocket Folder Closed III.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues. THE LARSEN PATENT IS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING PIC.) POCKET FOLDING CANDLESTICK - Unique hand forged steel pocket folder, shaft and hook both fold and rotate independently snapping firmly into place each quarter turn, very small folder with full size thimble, 3 5/8 in. closed and 5 1/2 in. open, unmarked (This folding candlestick is one of the smallest folders I've ever seen and is even more interesting in that it's equipped with a full size thimble to hold a miner's candle. The maker's workmanship is exquisite and the folding mechanism looks like it was made by a machinist, a testament to the blacksmith's skill. The stick was purchased by a collector at a flea market in Denver, Colorado in 1968. The stick is unmarked but since the stick was found in Denver, it is thought the folder is of Colorado origin. My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues. THE LARSEN PATENT IS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING PIC.) slides/Pocket Folder Closed III.jpg slides/Larsen Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LARSEN PATENT FOLDING STICK LARSEN PATENT FOLDING STICK slides/Larsen Patent.jpg slides/Larsen Patent - Museum Object Report.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LARSEN PATENT FOLDING STICK MUSEUM OBJECT REPORT - My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. Thanks also to Leo for providing this object report including a photo from the Henry Ford Museum showing the only known Larsen stick. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) LARSEN PATENT FOLDING STICK MUSEUM OBJECT REPORT - My special thanks to Leo Stambaugh whose keen eye notes that this folder is very similar to the design of the Larsen patent folding candlestick shown as No. 238 in Wilson and Bobrink's Miners' Candlesticks Guide. Thanks also to Leo for providing this object report including a photo from the Henry Ford Museum showing the only known Larsen stick. The Neils Larsen folding hook and spike model was awarded patent No. 151,297 on May 26, 1874 while Larsen was living in Mill City, Colorado Territory. Larsen soon after moved to the Leadville area. The Larsen stick in addition to the folding spike and hook includes a fold out knife blade for cutting fuse. While somewhat smaller (the Larsen stick is 3 in. closed and 4 1/4 in. open), Larsen's patent and this pocket folder are a very similar design and share many of the same features including the folding mechanism, open thimble, hook shape and construction. The only known example of the Larsen patent is the patent model itself currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. The 1874 patent model is the earliest known example of a miner's candlestick with hook. It is quite interesting that this folding stick and the Larsen's patent stick without the folding blade look too much alike to be coincidental. Speculation that this could be a pre-patent model of Larsen's design or a copy of Larsen's design by a competent blacksmith makes the search for its history even more interesting. Research continues.) slides/Larsen Patent - Museum Object Report.jpg slides/Rabb.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 JOHN RABB - Steel stick marked JOHN RABB on shaft, 8 5/8 in. long, #48 in Wilson’s candlestick guide, acquired from Steve Rush JOHN RABB - Steel stick marked JOHN RABB on shaft, 8 5/8 in. long, #48 in Wilson’s candlestick guide, acquired from Steve Rush slides/Rabb.JPG slides/Ramstead and Johnson Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) slides/Ramstead and Johnson Open.JPG slides/Ramstead and Johnson Reverse Side.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) slides/Ramstead and Johnson Reverse Side.JPG slides/Ramstead and Johnson Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) SEE THE RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT IN THE NEXT PIC RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT - Very hard to find Ramstead and Johnson patent folding steel stick, folding hook style, 10 in. long with 1 1/8 in. thimble and 3 3/4 in. hook height, marked on spike PAT MAY 25 09, patented by Charles J. Ramstead and Peter J. Johnson of Ouray, CO, patent #922,950, May 25, 1909, #214 in Wilson’s candlestick guide (Of the 87 patents granted for miners' candlesticks, more than half were issued for folding sticks. It’s also interesting to note that of the 87 patented sticks, only 37 of them are known in collections as actual examples. The folding sticks were priced much higher than simple fixed models and few were purchased leading to their rarity today. The Ramstead and Johnson folder shown here is an example of the simplest folding model with one folding component, the hook. Although somewhat crude in style, the stick was durable with a positive locking design on the hook. The hook pivots on a bushing atop the spike. Spreading the handle neck apart allows the lower part of the hook to free itself from a rectangular slot in the handle neck and be folded back onto the handle. Lifting the folded hook separates the neck allowing the hook to slide into the neck slot and locking the hook firmly into an upright position. The Ramstead and Johnson is a sought after folder even more so since it was patented from Ouray, a very well known mining town in Colorado. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #11, pp 8-13 and Wilson, Miners’ Candlestick Patents) SEE THE RAMSTEAD AND JOHNSON PATENT IN THE NEXT PIC slides/Ramstead and Johnson Closed.JPG slides/Ramstead and Johnson Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Ramstead and Johnson Patent.JPG slides/Rice pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM slides/Rice pic1.JPG slides/Rice pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM slides/Rice pic2.JPG slides/Rice pic3.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection; with rhyolite and garnet specimen from Grants, NM slides/Rice pic3.JPG slides/Rice pic4.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection CHECK OUT THE RICE PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC RICE PATENT - Length 6 1/2 open and 4 in closed; Rice patent folding stick, folding hook and spike model, sheet steel with nickel plated brass thimble, marked on handle RICE PAT MAR 29.81 for Hugh L. Rice, Fair Play, CO, patent #239,548, March 29, 1881; #235 in Wilson’s candlestick book; ex-Henry Pohs collection CHECK OUT THE RICE PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Rice pic4.JPG slides/Rice Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Rice Patent.JPG slides/Sears Favorite.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SEARS FAVORITE - Favorite type, 10 inches long, with riveted thimble, sold by Sears (advertised in 1902 catalog), no marking, teardrop handle, #15 in Wilson's Candlestick Guide (In the early 1900s, two giant catalog companies, Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, were in stiff competition to supply miner's candlesticks to the mining community. The Sears 1902 catalog identifies their stick as the "favorite" brand selling for 30 cents and is shown in my photo. The Montgomery Ward stick advertised in their 1908 catalog sold for 40 cents and in all features is identical to the Sears stick except for the handle shape. The Sears stick has a teardrop shape while Montgomery Ward's handle is circular. The Sears stick is unmarked as are most of the Ward's sticks. However a few Ward's sticks do carry a MW mark on the shaft. It is thought that the same maker sold sticks to both Sears and Wards. The distinguishing feature unique to these sticks is the manner in which the thimble is applied. A 180-degree bend is made to form the thimble stem, a single rivet fastens the sheet steel thimble to the thimble stem and the stem continues under the spike to form the hook. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #6, p 15) SEARS FAVORITE - Favorite type, 10 inches long, with riveted thimble, sold by Sears (advertised in 1902 catalog), no marking, teardrop handle, #15 in Wilson's Candlestick Guide (In the early 1900s, two giant catalog companies, Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, were in stiff competition to supply miner's candlesticks to the mining community. The Sears 1902 catalog identifies their stick as the "favorite" brand selling for 30 cents and is shown in my photo. The Montgomery Ward stick advertised in their 1908 catalog sold for 40 cents and in all features is identical to the Sears stick except for the handle shape. The Sears stick has a teardrop shape while Montgomery Ward's handle is circular. The Sears stick is unmarked as are most of the Ward's sticks. However a few Ward's sticks do carry a MW mark on the shaft. It is thought that the same maker sold sticks to both Sears and Wards. The distinguishing feature unique to these sticks is the manner in which the thimble is applied. A 180-degree bend is made to form the thimble stem, a single rivet fastens the sheet steel thimble to the thimble stem and the stem continues under the spike to form the hook. See Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #6, p 15) slides/Sears Favorite.JPG slides/Semi Fancy.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SEMI FANCY - Length 8 1/4 in; semi-fancy stick, fancy detailing on shaft and hook SEMI FANCY - Length 8 1/4 in; semi-fancy stick, fancy detailing on shaft and hook slides/Semi Fancy.JPG slides/Sholder Castellated.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SHOLDER PATENT CASTELLATED - Length 8 1/4 in; Sholder patent stick, patented by Louis H. Sholder, Cleveland, OH, June 17, 1890, California pattern with thumb button on castellated thimble; marked PAT. JUNE 17, 90 on shaft, made by Cleveland Lock Co. est. in 1883; #10 in Wilson's candlestick book; with NM petrified wood specimen SHOLDER PATENT CASTELLATED - Length 8 1/4 in; Sholder patent stick, patented by Louis H. Sholder, Cleveland, OH, June 17, 1890, California pattern with thumb button on castellated thimble; marked PAT. JUNE 17, 90 on shaft, made by Cleveland Lock Co. est. in 1883; #10 in Wilson's candlestick book; with NM petrified wood specimen slides/Sholder Castellated.JPG slides/Sholder.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SHOLDER PATENT SERRATED - Length 8 7/8 in; Sholder patent stick, patented by Louis H. Sholder, Cleveland, OH, June 17, 1890, California pattern with thumb button on serrated thimble, made by Cleveland Lock Co. est. in 1883; #10 in Wilson's candlestick book; with Florida coral agate specimen CHECK OUT THE SHOLDER PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC SHOLDER PATENT SERRATED - Length 8 7/8 in; Sholder patent stick, patented by Louis H. Sholder, Cleveland, OH, June 17, 1890, California pattern with thumb button on serrated thimble, made by Cleveland Lock Co. est. in 1883; #10 in Wilson's candlestick book; with Florida coral agate specimen CHECK OUT THE SHOLDER PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Sholder.JPG slides/Sholder Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Sholder Patent.JPG slides/Snuffer Style.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SNUFFER STYLE - Length 7 5/8 in; unique candle snuffer style with riveted snuffer arm, left-handed spring snuffer, no hook, follows patent drawing of Theodore A. Washburn, Gold Hill, NV, #134,113, December 17, 1872; #190 in Wilson’s candlestick book; pictured in Pohs book, pg 158; ex-Henry Pohs collection, purchased by Pohs Oct. 28, 1964 from Silver Bell Antiques, Rapid City, SD; with chalcopyrite and quartz specimen from Santa Eulalia, Mexico THIS STICK LOOKS TO BE A COPY OF THE WASHBURN PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC SNUFFER STYLE - Length 7 5/8 in; unique candle snuffer style with riveted snuffer arm, left-handed spring snuffer, no hook, follows patent drawing of Theodore A. Washburn, Gold Hill, NV, #134,113, December 17, 1872; #190 in Wilson’s candlestick book; pictured in Pohs book, pg 158; ex-Henry Pohs collection, purchased by Pohs Oct. 28, 1964 from Silver Bell Antiques, Rapid City, SD; with chalcopyrite and quartz specimen from Santa Eulalia, Mexico THIS STICK LOOKS TO BE A COPY OF THE WASHBURN PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Snuffer Style.JPG slides/Washburn Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Washburn Patent.JPG slides/Spider.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BROKEN HILL SPIDER - Length 8 3/4 in; standard Broken Hill miner’s Spider stick, used extensively at Broken Hill, Australia; used up to 1915-1925, described in “The Newsletter of Australian Mining Collectables” Vol. II, No. 3, Spring 1993; ex-Len Gaska collection; with Florida coral agate specimen BROKEN HILL SPIDER - Length 8 3/4 in; standard Broken Hill miner’s Spider stick, used extensively at Broken Hill, Australia; used up to 1915-1925, described in “The Newsletter of Australian Mining Collectables” Vol. II, No. 3, Spring 1993; ex-Len Gaska collection; with Florida coral agate specimen slides/Spider.JPG slides/M. Werk Co. Ad from Kenney's 1879 Cincinnati Illustrated.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 M WERK & CO AD - Early ad for the M. Werk & Co. from Kenny's 1879 Cincinnati Illustrated. Werk was the manufacturer of the Star brand mining candle. M WERK & CO AD - Early ad for the M. Werk & Co. from Kenny's 1879 Cincinnati Illustrated. Werk was the manufacturer of the Star brand mining candle. slides/M. Werk Co. Ad from Kenney's 1879 Cincinnati Illustrated.jpg slides/Werk Candles Box Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WERK CANDLE BOX LABEL - Label notes that Star brand was a Werk product. WERK CANDLE BOX LABEL - Label notes that Star brand was a Werk product. slides/Werk Candles Box Marking.jpg slides/STAR Mining Candle.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 STAR MINERS CANDLE - Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters STAR, 10 in. long, manufactured by M. Werk & Co., from the Eureka, NV mining district, NOS condition, shown with fancy diamond shaft candlestick (The M.Werk Company was founded as Werk Soap and Candle Company in 1832 by Michel Werk and was one of the oldest soap and candle business in the city of Cincinnati. Werk was born in 1807 in Alsace, France. He married Pauline La Feuille in 1843 and their eldest son Casimir went on to become president of the company. The Werk Soap and Candle Works factory at the corner of John and Poplar Streets in downtown Cincinnati was destroyed by fire in 1874, but was rebuilt as a three-story building in the same location in 1875. Michael Schwartz succeeded Casimir Werk as president of the company from 1894 to 1904, and his son Albert Schwartz succeeded him. By 1912 Werk sold more soap in Cincinnati that any other brand, becoming a household name, and the company decided to move into a larger, fireproof factory with more modern facilities on about 20 acres of land on Murray Road in St. Bernard, just north of downtown Cincinnati. Werk made many different kinds of soap and candles, beginning with German Soap, which was eventually renamed to avoid confusion with other brands. The most well-known is Tag soap, on which tags were placed that could be redeemed towards various household items. They also made Meerschaum soap, "Clean Work" soap powder, Falcon soap and white castile soap, as well as manufacturing Stearic Acid, Star (as shown here) and X-Ray candles and chemically pure glycerine for manufacturing use. M. Werk Co. was eventually purchased by Proctor & Gamble.) STAR MINERS CANDLE - Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters STAR, 10 in. long, manufactured by M. Werk & Co., from the Eureka, NV mining district, NOS condition, shown with fancy diamond shaft candlestick (The M.Werk Company was founded as Werk Soap and Candle Company in 1832 by Michel Werk and was one of the oldest soap and candle business in the city of Cincinnati. Werk was born in 1807 in Alsace, France. He married Pauline La Feuille in 1843 and their eldest son Casimir went on to become president of the company. The Werk Soap and Candle Works factory at the corner of John and Poplar Streets in downtown Cincinnati was destroyed by fire in 1874, but was rebuilt as a three-story building in the same location in 1875. Michael Schwartz succeeded Casimir Werk as president of the company from 1894 to 1904, and his son Albert Schwartz succeeded him. By 1912 Werk sold more soap in Cincinnati that any other brand, becoming a household name, and the company decided to move into a larger, fireproof factory with more modern facilities on about 20 acres of land on Murray Road in St. Bernard, just north of downtown Cincinnati. Werk made many different kinds of soap and candles, beginning with German Soap, which was eventually renamed to avoid confusion with other brands. The most well-known is Tag soap, on which tags were placed that could be redeemed towards various household items. They also made Meerschaum soap, "Clean Work" soap powder, Falcon soap and white castile soap, as well as manufacturing Stearic Acid, Star (as shown here) and X-Ray candles and chemically pure glycerine for manufacturing use. M. Werk Co. was eventually purchased by Proctor & Gamble.) slides/STAR Mining Candle.jpg slides/STAR Mining Candle Marking Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 STAR CANDLE MARKING - Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters STAR, 10 in. long, manufactured by M. Werk & Co., from the Eureka, NV mining district, NOS condition, shown with fancy diamond shaft candlestick (The M.Werk Company was founded as Werk Soap and Candle Company in 1832 by Michel Werk and was one of the oldest soap and candle business in the city of Cincinnati. Werk was born in 1807 in Alsace, France. He married Pauline La Feuille in 1843 and their eldest son Casimir went on to become president of the company. The Werk Soap and Candle Works factory at the corner of John and Poplar Streets in downtown Cincinnati was destroyed by fire in 1874, but was rebuilt as a three-story building in the same location in 1875. Michael Schwartz succeeded Casimir Werk as president of the company from 1894 to 1904, and his son Albert Schwartz succeeded him. By 1912 Werk sold more soap in Cincinnati that any other brand, becoming a household name, and the company decided to move into a larger, fireproof factory with more modern facilities on about 20 acres of land on Murray Road in St. Bernard, just north of downtown Cincinnati. Werk made many different kinds of soap and candles, beginning with German Soap, which was eventually renamed to avoid confusion with other brands. The most well-known is Tag soap, on which tags were placed that could be redeemed towards various household items. They also made Meerschaum soap, "Clean Work" soap powder, Falcon soap and white castile soap, as well as manufacturing Stearic Acid, Star (as shown here) and X-Ray candles and chemically pure glycerine for manufacturing use. M. Werk Co. was eventually purchased by Proctor & Gamble.) STAR CANDLE MARKING - Stearic wax candle marked with inset letters STAR, 10 in. long, manufactured by M. Werk & Co., from the Eureka, NV mining district, NOS condition, shown with fancy diamond shaft candlestick (The M.Werk Company was founded as Werk Soap and Candle Company in 1832 by Michel Werk and was one of the oldest soap and candle business in the city of Cincinnati. Werk was born in 1807 in Alsace, France. He married Pauline La Feuille in 1843 and their eldest son Casimir went on to become president of the company. The Werk Soap and Candle Works factory at the corner of John and Poplar Streets in downtown Cincinnati was destroyed by fire in 1874, but was rebuilt as a three-story building in the same location in 1875. Michael Schwartz succeeded Casimir Werk as president of the company from 1894 to 1904, and his son Albert Schwartz succeeded him. By 1912 Werk sold more soap in Cincinnati that any other brand, becoming a household name, and the company decided to move into a larger, fireproof factory with more modern facilities on about 20 acres of land on Murray Road in St. Bernard, just north of downtown Cincinnati. Werk made many different kinds of soap and candles, beginning with German Soap, which was eventually renamed to avoid confusion with other brands. The most well-known is Tag soap, on which tags were placed that could be redeemed towards various household items. They also made Meerschaum soap, "Clean Work" soap powder, Falcon soap and white castile soap, as well as manufacturing Stearic Acid, Star (as shown here) and X-Ray candles and chemically pure glycerine for manufacturing use. M. Werk Co. was eventually purchased by Proctor & Gamble.) slides/STAR Mining Candle Marking Closeup.jpg slides/Stroehle Small Stick pic1.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 STROEHLE SEMI-FANCY SMALL - Semi-fancy small stick, 4 in. long with full-size thimble, made by Idaho Springs, CO blacksmith in 1890s, purchased by Leo Stambaugh and later sold to Steve Rush [information from Leo Stambaugh “I remember the stick; it was from the Stroehle family. Fred Stroehle was in a mine machinery company with his family from Central City and he opened a shop in Idaho Springs just over the hill. He made the stick. It was the late 1890's. His family was there until the 1940's when they died out. I got it from a family friend of the Stroehles who had lived next door.” The workmanship is outstanding and it's very unusual for a miniature stick to have a full size thimble. The Geo. Stroehle and Sons Machine Shop was a long time business in Idaho Springs.] STROEHLE SEMI-FANCY SMALL - Semi-fancy small stick, 4 in. long with full-size thimble, made by Idaho Springs, CO blacksmith in 1890s, purchased by Leo Stambaugh and later sold to Steve Rush [information from Leo Stambaugh “I remember the stick; it was from the Stroehle family. Fred Stroehle was in a mine machinery company with his family from Central City and he opened a shop in Idaho Springs just over the hill. He made the stick. It was the late 1890's. His family was there until the 1940's when they died out. I got it from a family friend of the Stroehles who had lived next door.” The workmanship is outstanding and it's very unusual for a miniature stick to have a full size thimble. The Geo. Stroehle and Sons Machine Shop was a long time business in Idaho Springs.] slides/Stroehle Small Stick pic1.JPG slides/Stroehle Small Stick pic2.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 STROEHLE SEMI-FANCY SMALL - Semi-fancy small stick, 4 in. long with full-size thimble, made by Idaho Springs, CO blacksmith in 1890s, purchased by Leo Stambaugh and later sold to Steve Rush [information from Leo Stambaugh “I remember the stick; it was from the Stroehle family. Fred Stroehle was in a mine machinery company with his family from Central City and he opened a shop in Idaho Springs just over the hill. He made the stick. It was the late 1890's. His family was there until the 1940's when they died out. I got it from a family friend of the Stroehles who had lived next door.” The workmanship is outstanding and it's very unusual for a miniature stick to have a full size thimble. The Geo. Stroehle and Sons Machine Shop was a long time business in Idaho Springs.] STROEHLE SEMI-FANCY SMALL - Semi-fancy small stick, 4 in. long with full-size thimble, made by Idaho Springs, CO blacksmith in 1890s, purchased by Leo Stambaugh and later sold to Steve Rush [information from Leo Stambaugh “I remember the stick; it was from the Stroehle family. Fred Stroehle was in a mine machinery company with his family from Central City and he opened a shop in Idaho Springs just over the hill. He made the stick. It was the late 1890's. His family was there until the 1940's when they died out. I got it from a family friend of the Stroehles who had lived next door.” The workmanship is outstanding and it's very unusual for a miniature stick to have a full size thimble. The Geo. Stroehle and Sons Machine Shop was a long time business in Idaho Springs.] slides/Stroehle Small Stick pic2.JPG slides/Sunset.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SUNSET - Hard to find favorite type, 11 3/4 inches long, with riveted thimble, marked SUNSET on top of spike just forward of hook, circular handle identical in construction to Montgomery Ward stick (see elsewhere in my pics) as contrasted to the tear-drop shaped handle of the Sears favorite (see elsewhere in my pics), #46 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide SUNSET - Hard to find favorite type, 11 3/4 inches long, with riveted thimble, marked SUNSET on top of spike just forward of hook, circular handle identical in construction to Montgomery Ward stick (see elsewhere in my pics) as contrasted to the tear-drop shaped handle of the Sears favorite (see elsewhere in my pics), #46 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide slides/Sunset.JPG slides/Swansea.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 SWANSEA - Fancy timber-style steel candlestick marked with inlay silver A.B.H. SWANSEA on shaft, 16 in. long, decorated thumb lever and fancy hook [This stick is heavy and unused and appears to be a presentation stick for a miner or mine boss. The stick's workmanship is excellent and the unique thimble thumb lever makes it a mechanical marvel. The Swansea name draws an association with the city and county in Wales well known for copper mining and smelting during the late nineteenth and early 20th century. The origin of the stick however is a mystery. The marking could be associated with the name of a mine. At least three hardrock mines including the Southern Swansea Mining Co. in Juab County Utah; the Swansea Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining Co. in Yuma County Arizona; and the Swansea Consolidated Mining Co. in Tintic Utah are noted from the Copper Handbook by Horace Stevens. Perhaps more importantly, two ghost towns from the early mining history in the western US, one in Arizona and the other in California are named Swansea after the Welsh city. By pure speculation, the fact that the stick was found many years ago in a shop in central California leads me to think that the stick was made by or owned by someone with the initials A. B. H. who lived in Swansea, California around the turn of the century on the shore of Owens Lake in Inyo County very near the famous Cerro Gordo mines.] SWANSEA - Fancy timber-style steel candlestick marked with inlay silver A.B.H. SWANSEA on shaft, 16 in. long, decorated thumb lever and fancy hook [This stick is heavy and unused and appears to be a presentation stick for a miner or mine boss. The stick's workmanship is excellent and the unique thimble thumb lever makes it a mechanical marvel. The Swansea name draws an association with the city and county in Wales well known for copper mining and smelting during the late nineteenth and early 20th century. The origin of the stick however is a mystery. The marking could be associated with the name of a mine. At least three hardrock mines including the Southern Swansea Mining Co. in Juab County Utah; the Swansea Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining Co. in Yuma County Arizona; and the Swansea Consolidated Mining Co. in Tintic Utah are noted from the Copper Handbook by Horace Stevens. Perhaps more importantly, two ghost towns from the early mining history in the western US, one in Arizona and the other in California are named Swansea after the Welsh city. By pure speculation, the fact that the stick was found many years ago in a shop in central California leads me to think that the stick was made by or owned by someone with the initials A. B. H. who lived in Swansea, California around the turn of the century on the shore of Owens Lake in Inyo County very near the famous Cerro Gordo mines.] slides/Swansea.JPG slides/The Miners Baby LSide Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby LSide Open.jpg slides/The Miners Baby Thimble Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby Thimble Marking.jpg slides/The Miners Baby RSide Open.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby RSide Open.jpg slides/The Miners Baby Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby Closed.jpg slides/The Miners Baby Pat Apd For Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby Pat Apd For Marking.jpg slides/The Miners Baby RSide Closed.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby RSide Closed.jpg slides/The Miners Baby Steel Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) THE MINERS BABY - Very rare folding hook and thimble model candlestick, nickel plated over copper on steel, 10 1/2 in. long with 1 in. thimble and 2 3/4 in. hook, marked on the shaft near the tip PAT APD FOR and also mid shaft STEEL, thimble is marked THE MINERS BABY, 5 or 6 known examples, ex-Bob Schroth collection (The Miners Baby was patented on Mar. 8, 1910 as patent No. 951,595 awarded to John J. Cluin of Chicago, IL. The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 1909. All known examples follow the patent except for the thimble thumb tab. No thumb lever is present on any known model but all have the small tabs at the top and bottom of the thimble. To operate the stick, one pulls on the ring by the hook, thus disengaging the hook shaft from the slot and allowing both the hook and thimble to be rotated into a flat position. Releasing the ring allows the hook shaft to reengage the locking slot. The Miners Baby is unique in that it’s the only mining candlestick marked with any variation on the words mining, miner or mine. #224 in Wilson’s Miners’ Candlestick Guide) slides/The Miners Baby Steel Marking.jpg slides/John Cluin Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 John J. Cluin's patent of The Miners Baby candlestick John J. Cluin's patent of The Miners Baby candlestick slides/John Cluin Patent.jpg slides/Timber Stick.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 TIMBER STICK - Length 14 1/2 in; 4 1/4 in tall hook; steel timber stick, HE etched in side of shaft; ex-Steve Rush collection TIMBER STICK - Length 14 1/2 in; 4 1/4 in tall hook; steel timber stick, HE etched in side of shaft; ex-Steve Rush collection slides/Timber Stick.JPG slides/Two Piece RSide Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique slides/Two Piece RSide Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece LSide Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique slides/Two Piece LSide Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Top Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique slides/Two Piece Top Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Disassembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique TWO PIECE DETACHABLE SPIKE - Steel two piece stick, 11 1/4 in. long, 4 3/8 in. hook, the hook/thimble assembly is attached by fitting into slots on the spring-loaded handle/shaft; #174 in Wilson's Miners' Candlesticks Guide, rarity described as unique slides/Two Piece Disassembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Blacksmith Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH TWO PIECE - Two-piece steel stick, blacksmith made, removable hook and thimble locked in place by handmade slotted screw, 13 5/8 in. long with 3 1/4 in. hook and teardrop shaped handle BLACKSMITH TWO PIECE - Two-piece steel stick, blacksmith made, removable hook and thimble locked in place by handmade slotted screw, 13 5/8 in. long with 3 1/4 in. hook and teardrop shaped handle slides/Two Piece Blacksmith Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Blacksmith Disassembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 BLACKSMITH TWO PIECE - Two-piece steel stick, blacksmith made, removable hook and thimble locked in place by handmade slotted screw, 13 5/8 in. long with 3 1/4 in. hook and teardrop shaped handle BLACKSMITH TWO PIECE - Two-piece steel stick, blacksmith made, removable hook and thimble locked in place by handmade slotted screw, 13 5/8 in. long with 3 1/4 in. hook and teardrop shaped handle slides/Two Piece Blacksmith Disassembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Fancy Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWO PIECE - Steel two-piece fancy stick, decorative shaft and hook, hook fits into slot on shaft, 10 5/8 in. long, acquired from Steve Rush FANCY TWO PIECE - Steel two-piece fancy stick, decorative shaft and hook, hook fits into slot on shaft, 10 5/8 in. long, acquired from Steve Rush slides/Two Piece Fancy Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Fancy Disassembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 FANCY TWO PIECE - Steel two-piece fancy stick, decorative shaft and hook, hook fits into slot on shaft, 10 5/8 in. long, acquired from Steve Rush FANCY TWO PIECE - Steel two-piece fancy stick, decorative shaft and hook, hook fits into slot on shaft, 10 5/8 in. long, acquired from Steve Rush slides/Two Piece Fancy Disassembled.JPG slides/Fancy Heart Hook LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 UNMARKED MCGILL FANCY STICK - Fancy steel stick, 11 in. long with 1 5/8 in. tall thimble, thought to be unmarked McGill made stick, ex-Al Winters collection (The marked McGill sticks all seem to come from the Eureka and Frisco mining districts of Utah. Little is known of the maker McGill but it is assumed he lived in Utah and sold his sticks there. This stick although unmarked shares many similarities with other McGill sticks and is thought by Al Winters to be a McGill stick. McGill sticks are very well made with elaborate details and fine craftsmanship.) UNMARKED MCGILL FANCY STICK - Fancy steel stick, 11 in. long with 1 5/8 in. tall thimble, thought to be unmarked McGill made stick, ex-Al Winters collection (The marked McGill sticks all seem to come from the Eureka and Frisco mining districts of Utah. Little is known of the maker McGill but it is assumed he lived in Utah and sold his sticks there. This stick although unmarked shares many similarities with other McGill sticks and is thought by Al Winters to be a McGill stick. McGill sticks are very well made with elaborate details and fine craftsmanship.) slides/Fancy Heart Hook LSide.jpg slides/Fancy Heart Hook RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 UNMARKED MCGILL FANCY STICK - Fancy steel stick, 11 in. long with 1 5/8 in. tall thimble, thought to be unmarked McGill made stick, ex-Al Winters collection (The marked McGill sticks all seem to come from the Eureka and Frisco mining districts of Utah. Little is known of the maker McGill but it is assumed he lived in Utah and sold his sticks there. This stick although unmarked shares many similarities with other McGill sticks and is thought by Al Winters to be a McGill stick. McGill sticks are very well made with elaborate details and fine craftsmanship.) UNMARKED MCGILL FANCY STICK - Fancy steel stick, 11 in. long with 1 5/8 in. tall thimble, thought to be unmarked McGill made stick, ex-Al Winters collection (The marked McGill sticks all seem to come from the Eureka and Frisco mining districts of Utah. Little is known of the maker McGill but it is assumed he lived in Utah and sold his sticks there. This stick although unmarked shares many similarities with other McGill sticks and is thought by Al Winters to be a McGill stick. McGill sticks are very well made with elaborate details and fine craftsmanship.) slides/Fancy Heart Hook RSide.jpg slides/Two Piece Victor Assembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VICTOR TWO PIECE - Heavy steel two-piece stick, guitar shaped handle with hook that slides over shaft and held in place by friction, 11 1/2 in. long (stick was acquired by George Foott from a miner in Victor, CO; it had been brazed to lock the hook in place instead of being removable; George removed the brazing to convert it back to a two-piece stick accounting for the brass brazing color at the hook attachment point on the shaft; acquired from Steve Rush who got it from George) VICTOR TWO PIECE - Heavy steel two-piece stick, guitar shaped handle with hook that slides over shaft and held in place by friction, 11 1/2 in. long (stick was acquired by George Foott from a miner in Victor, CO; it had been brazed to lock the hook in place instead of being removable; George removed the brazing to convert it back to a two-piece stick accounting for the brass brazing color at the hook attachment point on the shaft; acquired from Steve Rush who got it from George) slides/Two Piece Victor Assembled.JPG slides/Two Piece Victor Disassembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VICTOR TWO PIECE - Heavy steel two-piece stick, guitar shaped handle with hook that slides over shaft and held in place by friction, 11 1/2 in. long (stick was acquired by George Foott from a miner in Victor, CO; it had been brazed to lock the hook in place instead of being removable; George removed the brazing to convert it back to a two-piece stick accounting for the brass brazing color at the hook attachment point on the shaft; acquired from Steve Rush who got it from George) VICTOR TWO PIECE - Heavy steel two-piece stick, guitar shaped handle with hook that slides over shaft and held in place by friction, 11 1/2 in. long (stick was acquired by George Foott from a miner in Victor, CO; it had been brazed to lock the hook in place instead of being removable; George removed the brazing to convert it back to a two-piece stick accounting for the brass brazing color at the hook attachment point on the shaft; acquired from Steve Rush who got it from George) slides/Two Piece Victor Disassembled.JPG slides/Varney Bonanza.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY BONANZA - Length 12 in; Varney stick marked BONANZA; ex-Jim Baird collection (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY BONANZA - Length 12 in; Varney stick marked BONANZA; ex-Jim Baird collection (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney Bonanza.JPG slides/Varney Clean Cut.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY CLEAN CUT - Varney made steel stick, marked CLEAN CUT on top of shaft, 12 in. long, shown with large piece of New Mexico jasper (The “Clean Cut” mark is an uncommon stamping of the 18 known marked Varney brand name sticks; this stamping is thought to be by the hardware company of Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden of San Francisco and New York (est. 1849) who used the “Clean Cut” trade mark on a variety of products including cutlery and tools; the marking has been documented in the company’s No. 72 Catalog, circa 1922. See Moon, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 12 and Callaway, Mining Artifact Collector #7, p 19) VARNEY CLEAN CUT - Varney made steel stick, marked CLEAN CUT on top of shaft, 12 in. long, shown with large piece of New Mexico jasper (The “Clean Cut” mark is an uncommon stamping of the 18 known marked Varney brand name sticks; this stamping is thought to be by the hardware company of Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden of San Francisco and New York (est. 1849) who used the “Clean Cut” trade mark on a variety of products including cutlery and tools; the marking has been documented in the company’s No. 72 Catalog, circa 1922. See Moon, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 12 and Callaway, Mining Artifact Collector #7, p 19) slides/Varney Clean Cut.JPG slides/Varney Colonial.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY COLONIAL - Varney made steel stick, marked COLONIAL on top of shaft, 12 in. long (The “Colonial” mark is a very hard to find stamping of the 18 known marked Varney brand name sticks; see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY COLONIAL - Varney made steel stick, marked COLONIAL on top of shaft, 12 in. long (The “Colonial” mark is a very hard to find stamping of the 18 known marked Varney brand name sticks; see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney Colonial.JPG slides/Varney Denver.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY DENVER - Length 12 in; Varney stick marked DENVER (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEAN CUT, CLEAN CUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY DENVER - Length 12 in; Varney stick marked DENVER (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEAN CUT, CLEAN CUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney Denver.jpg slides/Varney I.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY 8 IN. - Length 8 in; marked Varney (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY 8 IN. - Length 8 in; marked Varney (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney I.JPG slides/Varney II.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY 10 IN. - Length 10 in; marked VARNEY; ex-Dave Lewis collection (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY 10 IN. - Length 10 in; marked VARNEY; ex-Dave Lewis collection (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney II.JPG slides/Varney III.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY 12 IN. - Length 12 in; marked VARNEY (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY 12 IN. - Length 12 in; marked VARNEY (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney III.JPG slides/Varney Royal.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY ROYAL - Length 12 in; Varnet stick marked ROYAL (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY ROYAL - Length 12 in; Varnet stick marked ROYAL (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney Royal.JPG slides/Varney Sayre & Son.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY L.A.SAYRE & SON - Length 10 in; Varney stick marked L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK, NJ (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) VARNEY L.A.SAYRE & SON - Length 10 in; Varney stick marked L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK, NJ (The VARNEY is the most common and widely collected of the brand-name candlesticks. It was invented in the 1880s by Nathan E. Varney and dominated the candlestick market until carbide lamps and electricity made them obsolete. In 1870, at age 20, Varney moved from Maine to Creede, CO to open one of the first assay offices there. After 15 years of moving about the Colorado mining camps including Boulder and Cripple Creek, he moved to Denver and in 1885 started a manufacturing business where he produced his one-piece candlestick design. Although he filed no patent on his popular design, he did file a patent in 1911 for an intricate folding model highly sought by collectors. It is believed that all the Varney sticks, even those with other brand names stamped on them, were manufactured in the Denver facility with one exception. Nathan's son, Charles E. Varney of Milford, Delaware, also manufactured some candlesticks through a company named L. A. Sayre Co. in Newark, NJ. The stick design is simple yet quite sophisticated. Starting with 1/4 in. bar stock, the end that is the shaft was forged into a square point; the spike shaft was left square while the section that was bent for the handle was forged into an octagonal cross-section; the thimble was formed to be wide and flat and the hook portion was forged into a round cross-section; special forming equipment bent the resulting sections into the stick shape and a name (although a large number of Varney sticks are not marked) was stamped on the shaft just forward of the thimble. Three lengths of Varney sticks were advertised - 8, 10 and 12 in. - although other lengths have been found. Altogether, at least 18 different brand names including VARNEY have been found. These include BONANZA, CLEANCUT, CLEANCUT/TRADEMARK, COLONIAL, DENVER, IMPERIAL, MENLO, OCCIDENT, ROYAL, RUSSELL, L.A.SAYRE & SON NEWARK NJ, L.A.SAYRE & CO NEWARK NJ, SIERRA, SIERRA UHM & CO (Union Hardware and Metal Co), SPARKLE, TRIUMPH and L.A.SAYRE & SON (square stock); see Bobrink, Mining Artifact Collector #5, p 11) slides/Varney Sayre & Son.JPG slides/Varney Sierra.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 VARNEY SIERRA - Varney made steel stick, marked SIERRA, 12 in. long, uncommon marking VARNEY SIERRA - Varney made steel stick, marked SIERRA, 12 in. long, uncommon marking slides/Varney Sierra.JPG slides/Washington.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR WASHINGTON - Cast steel, 11 1/4 in. long with 2 1/2 in. high hook, marked on shaft WASHINGTON, thimble brazed in slot, some remaining Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #30 in Wilson’s book, listed as very rare (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA and ARGAUNAUT. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR WASHINGTON - Cast steel, 11 1/4 in. long with 2 1/2 in. high hook, marked on shaft WASHINGTON, thimble brazed in slot, some remaining Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #30 in Wilson’s book, listed as very rare (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA and ARGAUNAUT. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Washington.JPG slides/Washington Marking.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 LUDLOW SAYLOR WASHINGTON - Cast steel, 11 1/4 in. long with 2 1/2 in. high hook, marked on shaft WASHINGTON, thimble brazed in slot, some remaining Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #30 in Wilson’s book, listed as very rare (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA and ARGAUNAUT. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) LUDLOW SAYLOR WASHINGTON - Cast steel, 11 1/4 in. long with 2 1/2 in. high hook, marked on shaft WASHINGTON, thimble brazed in slot, some remaining Japanned finish of black varnish, made by Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis ca. 1900, #30 in Wilson’s book, listed as very rare (The Ludlow-Saylor Wire Company, St. Louis, MO was a prolific manufacturer of miners' candlesticks, second only to Varney in number of sticks made. Though they vary somewhat in design, all are cast steel and, except for the model marked IDEAL, all have the thimble brazed on. Many are painted with a black varnish (known as Japanned). Like Varney, Ludlow-Saylor made sticks under other names including COLORADO, CALUMET, HECLA, CRESCENT, DULUTH, IMPROVED IDEAL, IRON RANGE, MONTANA, MT SHASTA, MENLO, CALIFORNIA, EUREKA and ARGAUNAUT. Several of these sticks are pictured on my site. They varied in length from 8 ¾ to 12 in; see Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 35-39) slides/Washington Marking.JPG slides/Werntz.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) slides/Werntz.JPG slides/Werntz Disassembled.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) slides/Werntz Disassembled.JPG slides/Werntz Pocket Stow.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) CHECK OUT THE WERNTZ PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC WERNTZ PATENT - Rare steel disassembling mechanical stick, 1888 patented model made by Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA, 10 ½ in. long assembled and 8 ¼ in. disassembled for carrying in pocket, missing the snuffer piece (The patent for this stick, #395,097, was awarded to Gabriel Werntz of Placerville, CA on Dec. 25, 1888, a very nice Christmas present; these unmarked sticks can be mechanically broken down to its parts for carrying in the pocket; in practice, the snuffer was usually discarded or not included in the first place leading to very few sticks that are complete with the snuffer; #193 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide, acquired from Randy Marcotte) CHECK OUT THE WERNTZ PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Werntz Pocket Stow.JPG slides/Werntz Patent.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Werntz Patent.JPG slides/Wire Candlestick.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WIRE STICK - Wire stick, 7 3/4 in. long, 1/8 in. dia. heavy gauge wire WIRE STICK - Wire stick, 7 3/4 in. long, 1/8 in. dia. heavy gauge wire slides/Wire Candlestick.JPG slides/Wire Marquette Iron Range.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WIRE MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Steel wire stick, 8 1/2 in. long, made from one piece of wire with the wire hook coming off the top of the thimble coil and the tight-bend hat hook typical of sticks from the UP of Michigan, this stick came from a long-since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI, #85 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [These wire sticks are associated with the underground iron ore mining in and around the city of Negaunee in the UP of Michigan. Negaunee was built after the discovery of Marquette Iron Range iron ore in the area. The iron ore of the Marquette Range has been mined continuously from 1845 until the present day. The Jackson Mine was established in 1845 to mine ore for shipment to iron forges; the first such forge to operate in the Lake Superior basin was set up in Negaunee during this period. In 1858, the community was given a post office. In 1865, Negaunee was incorporated as a town and in 1868 the first police force was formed. As underground mining operations expanded, many immigrants helped settle the area, bringing with them rich traditions that remain today. Due to extensive underground mining roughly half the city was abandoned in the early 1900's due to risk of cave-in. The Jackson Mine ceased all operations within the city limits in the 1940's. The city is now home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.] WIRE MARQUETTE IRON RANGE - Steel wire stick, 8 1/2 in. long, made from one piece of wire with the wire hook coming off the top of the thimble coil and the tight-bend hat hook typical of sticks from the UP of Michigan, this stick came from a long-since closed hardware store in Negaunee, MI, #85 in Wilson’s Candlestick Guide [These wire sticks are associated with the underground iron ore mining in and around the city of Negaunee in the UP of Michigan. Negaunee was built after the discovery of Marquette Iron Range iron ore in the area. The iron ore of the Marquette Range has been mined continuously from 1845 until the present day. The Jackson Mine was established in 1845 to mine ore for shipment to iron forges; the first such forge to operate in the Lake Superior basin was set up in Negaunee during this period. In 1858, the community was given a post office. In 1865, Negaunee was incorporated as a town and in 1868 the first police force was formed. As underground mining operations expanded, many immigrants helped settle the area, bringing with them rich traditions that remain today. Due to extensive underground mining roughly half the city was abandoned in the early 1900's due to risk of cave-in. The Jackson Mine ceased all operations within the city limits in the 1940's. The city is now home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.] slides/Wire Marquette Iron Range.JPG slides/Wolf Head RSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. slides/Wolf Head RSide.JPG slides/Wolf Head Closeup.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. slides/Wolf Head Closeup.JPG slides/Wolf Head LSide.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. WOLF HEAD PRESENTATION STICK - Fancy steel timber-style stick, thought to be a presentation piece for the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Nederland, Colorado; the stick measures 14.75" long and is in beautiful condition. A wolf’s head with a green glass “eye” makes up the thumb piece. The workmanship is very fine, with beveled edges at the handle and shaft, as well as some fancy work on the hook. The hook appears to have been swaged onto the shaft. The stick was found by Leo Stambaugh many years ago and was kept in his candlestick case at his Powder Cache Mining Museum in Georgetown before being acquired by Steve Rush. The following is a communication from Leo: “The wolf’s head stick was one of my favorites. I got it from a sale of the original owners of the Wolf Tongue Mining Company in Boulder. Wolf Tongue was a big producer in the Caribou mining district west of there. It started as a silver mine but tungsten was the big money maker. The stick came in an old box marked Wolf Tongue Mining Company. I found the glass in the bottom of the box and it fit the hole in the stick. I think it fell off the stick because there was nothing else in the box except old newspaper. I couldn't tell you if it is an emerald, I just assumed it was green glass. The stick is old and original, a beauty.” When "the damned black iron" ore earlier cursed by the prospectors was found to be rich in tungsten, the Wolf Tongue Mining Company was formed in 1904 to mine tungsten from the mines in Nederland, Colorado and the boom was on. It is thought the name came about by combining wolfram and tungsten, two names for the same ore, but the company symbol seems to be the familiar canine relative. In 1904, Billy Loach of the newly formed Wolf Tongue Mining Company leased the Black Swan stamp mill located at Salina to process tungsten ores [see Cobb, Prospecting Our Past – Gold, Silver and Tungsten Mills of Boulder County, 1988]. Processing the ore proved expensive because of the long haul distance so in 1905, the company purchased and retooled the old Caribou mill in Nederland renaming it the Wolf Tongue mill. The mill replaced the old stamp batteries with modern crushing equipment [see Kemp, Silver Gold and Black Iron, 1960]. By 1915 the tungsten boom in Nederland had reached its peak with twenty-two mills humming day and night to meet the demand for tungsten to harden steel for the armaments of World War I. The Wolf Tongue Mining Company was a subsidiary of Firth-Sterling Steel Co. with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Boulder. The mine and mill office was in Nederland and by 1918, Billy Loach was still the general manager, William Todd mine superintendent and C. A. DeWitt mill superintendent. The company controlled over 590 acres of mines including the Cold Spring and other mines of the 75-acre Beaver Group one mile south of Nederland and the Clyde mine 3 miles northeast of town [see Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 13, 1918]. At its peak, the Nederland area mines produced most of the tungsten ore in the world. However, with the signing of the Armistice ending WW I, the market for tungsten collapsed. By 1920 the Wolf Tongue and Vasco mining companies (also at Nederland) were the only tungsten producers in the US [Walter Weed, The Mines Handbook Vol. 16, 1925]. The discovery of vast tungsten deposits in China by 1920 would soon doom the production at Nederland. slides/Wolf Head LSide.JPG slides/Hoosier shaft house; Wolf Tongue Mining Co.; 2 miles north of Nederland, CO, Sept. 3, 1909.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Hoosier shaft house; Wolf Tongue Mining Co.; 2 miles north of Nederland, CO, Sept. 3, 1909.jpg slides/Town Lot shaft house; Wolf Tongue Mining Co.; Nederland, CO, Sept. 3, 1909.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Town Lot shaft house; Wolf Tongue Mining Co.; Nederland, CO, Sept. 3, 1909.jpg slides/Wolf Tongue Gale mine; 2 miles north of Nederland, CO, Feb. 17, 1917.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Wolf Tongue Gale mine; 2 miles north of Nederland, CO, Feb. 17, 1917.jpg slides/Wolf Tongue mill; Nederland, CO, Feb. 27, 1917.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Wolf Tongue mill; Nederland, CO, Feb. 27, 1917.jpg slides/Wolf Tongue Mining and Milling Co. mill and tailings; Nederland, CO, July 24, 1911.html# Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:44 -0700 slides/Wolf Tongue Mining and Milling Co. mill and tailings; Nederland, CO, July 24, 1911.jpg