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Gold Rush-era pants, $16,875, Holabird Western

Gold Rush-era pants, $16,875, Holabird Western
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by Ken Hall

Gold Rush-era pants, $16,875, Holabird Western A circa 1875-1880 pair of brown canvas standard pants by Neustatter Bros., a classic pair of “miner’s” pants meant for tough outdoor use, sold for $16,875 at an American Treasures of the Past auction held Aug. 22-25 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, NV. Also, a pair of button-fly Mountaineer brand jeans from ZCMI of Salt Lake City earned $21,250; and a men’s California Gold Rush-era denim jacket with no manufacturer’s label but probably SR Krouse hit $6,250.