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DESCRIPTION: Original and Extremely Rare and Vintage David Bowie 1972 Handbill (leaflet and mini poster) from Bill Graham Presents for David Bowie’s concert at Winterland in San Francisco California on October 27 & 28 1972. The record album “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars” had been released earlier that year. An article from the S. Examiner newspaper regarding David Bowie is printed on the backside. I inherited this handbill from a music memorabilia collector who found it on a sidewalk in San Francisco in 1972, hence the dirt smudges. I have only seen one other come up for sale and that was a few years ago. These were promotional paper handouts and were also affixed to telephone polls and other street posts and most were likely tossed into the trash after the concert. Very difficult to find. Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches. CONDITION: Very good condition. Has a small tear to one side and a small piece of clear tape on the bottom front center area. This has been safely stored in a smoke free home. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists B\Bowie, David\Posters”. The seller is “jecfan” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
• Issued By: Bill Graham Presents
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Item: Concert Handbill or Mini Poster
• Concert Venue: Winterland San Francisco California
• Artist/Band: Bowie, David
• Industry: Music

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Very rare “American Made” California style Bowie Knife C. 1850’s to 1870’s. This is an amazing, lovely old knife. While not marked it just screams California. The original sheath is hand tooled & silver mounted in the California style and it has a very unique silver belt clip that has a tab which folds down to loosen the clip and and back up to clamp tight to a belt or clothing. Never have seen this design before. Kind of an intricate detail just for a belt clip. I’m wondering if it was designed to hang upside down inside a coat if one chose to. The knife holds well enough in the sheath and there are six small catch-barbs on the inside to keep the sheath from sliding if the knife was pulled in the upside-down position. As mentioned it’s not marked, but it has all the grace, class & character of the Barbary Coast/San Francisco knives made by M. Price & Will & Finck. All the mounts on the knife and sheath are heavy duty silver including the butt cap. The 6 blade shows wear from sharpening. The handle is beautifully aged a creamy, buttery, golden yellow. It’s one piece bone with finger grooves. Total length of knife is 10-3/4. In the sheath it’s near 11-1/2. The sheath has some damage on both sides, a piece missing on one side and there’s a tear. The item “California gold rush San Francisco Antique California Bowie Knife” is in sale since Monday, December 14, 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.

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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.

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