Very rare copy of “THE GOLDEN ERA / San Francisco, California / 1854″ newspaper. Of special interest to antique Bowie knife collectors (& especially to California knife collectors) is an outstanding and historical ad for “Huge McConnell” the earliest knife maker in San Francisco. Many ads for banks. All you needed to open a bank in those days was a safe. One ad is for a “SALOON” on Commercial street. The article titled “San Francisco Within Doors” mentions Commercial St. As being a notorious area for vice. The Hugh McConnell ad is a special one. There are only, maybe, 3 or 4 other ads known in other early S. Newspapers but this one has more meat than the others. The second to last photo is an ad from 1853 and has only a couple lines below the makers Name and no mention of knives. This ad being offered has the great ad for Bowies & Dirks made to order. This could be the only surviving ad with the mention of Bowie’s & Dirks. Condition of newspaper is okay. The front, as you can see, isn’t in very good shape and one half of one page is missing. The item “California gold rush San Francisco Newspaper withgreat ads Antique Bowie Knife” is in sale since Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Western Americana\Antique Western”. The seller is “atthediggings” and is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. This item can be shipped worldwide.