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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 209

Tombstone, A.T. "Old City Hall" John Clum Desk

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Starting Bid
$3,500

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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Territory "Old City Hall" Mayor John Clum writing or drafting desk circa 1880's and was displayed at the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The writing desk features a wonderfully and professionally crafted draft or writing desk design that shows two towers with a waist high writing medium that shows a wide drafting area for documents and was housed in City Hall in Tombstone and used by John Clum himself during his time as mayor starting in 1881 surrounding all of the unrest following the Gunfight at the O.K. Coral. John Clum was a pivotal figure in Tombstone’s early history, known for his roles as a newspaper editor, Indian agent, and mayor. Born in 1851 in New York, Clum graduated from Rutgers College and later became the Indian agent at the San Carlos Apache Reservation, where he earned a reputation for his fair and progressive policies, most notably capturing Geronimo without bloodshed. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone and founded The Tombstone Epitaph, a newspaper that supported law and order in a volatile boomtown. Clum became Tombstone’s first elected mayor in 1881, during a time of mounting tension between lawmen like the Earps and the outlaw Cowboys. As mayor, he backed the Earps and worked to stabilize the city’s political structure, but after increasing threats and an assassination attempt, he left Tombstone in 1882. Clum’s leadership and advocacy for civil governance left a lasting mark on the town’s turbulent early years. The condition of this Mayoral writing desk is well preserved with some wear to the wooden frame consistent with age and shows the locking mechanisms missing from the writing desk but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this drafting desk is 51" x 72 1/2" x 28 1/2". The collective weight of this writing desk is TT38

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