The
following shows are for the mining purists. You will only see mining artifacts,
no other antiques. So, if you are only interested in mining artifacts these
shows will help add to your mining collection.
The shows are
in Arizona, Colorado, California and Kentucky where there has been a lot of
mining history. The first one is only a couple weeks away, so you need to get
busy! TUCSON 2017 23rd
ANNUAL MINING ANTIQUE COLLECTOR’S SWAP MEET, DINNER & AUCTION
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Where: 6245 E. Bellevue Street, Tucson, Arizona Location is the same as in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016!
Ample parking is available on west and north sides. Entrance is on north side
Swap Meet: 10:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. (Set up at 9:00 A.M.)
Open to the Public at 11:00 A.M.
Social: 4:00 – 6:30 No Host Bar and Appetizers
Presentation: Tony Potucek, “Forty years of exploring Western USA
mining districts – above and below ground”
Dinner: Mesquite Grilled
Dinner $25.00 per person Auction: Immediately following the dinner.
Contacts: Tony or Ruth Moon, 13000 Desert Moon Place NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111
505-797-0619 and agmoon@comcast.net
The pictures below are from the 2016 show at Tuscon
CARTER CAVES STATE PARK 2017 5th
Eastern
Mining Collectors Association
What: The fourth annual
Spring Meet and Show featuring vendors from across the country selling, buying
mining artifacts.Where: at Carter Caves State Resort Park, 344 Caveland Drive in Olive Hill, Kentucky
When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1.
How Much: Free and open to the public. There are mining items for sale.
Directions: Take I-64 west from Huntington about 40 minutes to Exit 161, take U.S. 60 east.
Go approximately two miles and turn left on KY 182 north. The park entrance is three miles from the
left turn onto KY 182 north.
CONTACT: For more information visit us on the web at www.guysdropper.com or call Colin Gatland at 937-367-6295.
OURAY, CO 2017
Western Mining Artifact Show & Auction
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Where; Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Street, Ouray, Colorado
Swap Meet: 9 AM to 4 PM (set up 7 - 9)
Contact: Steve Rush 970-249-2309 nevsmith@ridgwayco.net
NEVADA CITY 2017
Mining
Antique Collectors Swap Meet
Date: Saturday, August 5, 2017
Where: Nevada City Elks Club 518 Hwy. 49, Nevada City, California
Swap Meet: 10 AM – 4PM (Setup at 8 AM)
Early bird wheeling and dealing begins at 7AM in the parking lot
Social: 4-6 PM No host bar at Elks
Dinner 6 PM
Auction: Following Dinner
Contact: Bob Samay (email bobrobert777@hotmail.com
(phone 650-464-2632)
Hello Charlie, I work for the Placer County Museums and have just finished up rebuilding our ten stamp mill. It's a six foot tall version that was cast in Angel's Camp by the D. D. Demarest Company. The story our docents, who have been around longer than I have, is that its small because it was a "salesmen's sample." Was there such a thing? Or were 6 foot stamp mills a thing a small operation could buy and use? We haven't had any luck tracking down any history on this and I was just hoping you may have. Also, your site is great and was of great use to us as we were assembling our mill. Thanks!
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