August 11, 2026 3:00 PM EDT
- Indianapolis, IN, US
- Auction Details
Pickers Humanitiques TIMED Auction - Native American, Militaria, Civil War, Ephemera, Railroad & Black American History
by Ripley Auctions
206 lots
101: 2 vintage (E.C White Exposition Universelle 1900?, Monarch) stereoscopes and an immense haul of stereo viewing cards, people, places, stories, and wonders from the late 1800s early 1900s.
102: Unusual vintage "Will Bain" tabletop clock from 1763 with a unique diorama inside featuring a large beetle. Cabinet of curiosities, entomology. Clock has been replaced by diorama, 9” x 7” x 2”
103: 4 large mounted exotic & large bugs, Flying Stick, flying beetle, Whip Spider (Amblypygi), as Onomarchus cretaceus, a species of large katydid.
104: Collection of mounted beetles, bugs, flying beetles, various insects, 7 glass topped boxes
105: 9 trays of mounted butterflies, various species and sizes
106: 9 display cases of butterflies, various species, various states
107: Vintage surveying transit Warren-Knight Co. Philadelphia "Sterling" model with plumb bob and wooden case.
108: An antique brass surveying vernier compass with case by A.S. Aloe, an aluminum BF McDonald hard hat, and a WWI? Model 1917 Sketching Board + Tripod, with Army Sketching Case with scale and protractor in leather satchel.
109: Tall antique Warren-Knight wooden surveyor's transit tripod, features a brass head and pointed metal tips for stability, decorative/industrial, 5” x 58”
110: Antique Wrought Iron & Copper Lightning Rod With Blue Glass Ball. No major visible cracks or chips, 60” Tall
111: Antique Wrought Iron & Copper Lightning Rod With white/milk Glass Ball, no visible major cracks/chips, 62” Tall
112: 8 canes, walking sticks, pointers, and scepters, carved, honed and burled. Custom & Natural handles, folk art, ornate designs, 38” (longest)
113: Cast iron table, 3 legged base with street grate top., 29” x 29” x 28”
114: 4 Mid-Century Modern folding deck chairs made of wood and metal, marked McHale in pencil on the bottom. Compact convertible design, 36"H x 18 1/4"W x 3 1/4" each, folded
115: 4 Mid-Century Modern folding deck chairs made of wood and metal, marked “Made in Romania” (one chair has some repairs), compact convertible design., 35"H x 18"W x 3"D each, folded
116: 6 Mid-Century Modern folding deck chairs made of wood and metal, 3 marked “Burlington Patrons/mothers”, 38 1/2"H x 16"W x 2 1/2"D each, folded
117: Antique brass balance scale marked "Agate" Baltimore, Victorian balance scale with brass beam and pans mounted on a mahogany wooden base., 23 1/2” x 20” x 10”
118: Well-maintained antique cast iron counter top scale manufactured by The Computing Scale Co. in Dayton, Ohio. Appears to contain all weights. Circa 1893-1920s.
119: Rare street sign “NO PARKING POLICE ORDER” Lollipop style, Chicago, Darley Co. W/base., 48” x 13” x 12”
120: Coach Stop sign, vintage embossed cast iron bus and transit sign originating from the Connecticut Company (abbreviated as C.T.) a major ELECTRIC railway and bus transit operator that served the state of Connecticut fr...