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Salter 1930’s spring balance weighing scales $125.00
Click Here for Product Details! A great example of postal scales for larger parcels. Made redundant by the change to metric weights they none the less are very decorative and remain significant in the history of this country.
Vintage Continental Postal Scales $63.50
Click Here for Product Details! A nice small and simple set of scales which appear to be French in origin. Brass construction which had been silvered, but considerable wear to the coating through use. Has an effective range of 1/4 ounce to 12 ounces
Patinated Brass 8oz bell shaped weight $28.50
Click Here for Product Details! Bronze patinted weight for scales - marked as 8 oz and carrying the authority marks of the crown, GR, 38 which I understand indicates testing and confirmation of weight , carried out in 1938, in the reign of George V
Art Nouveau period Whisky Advertising Mirror $125.00
Click Here for Product Details! Advertising DCL Whisky with strong art nouveau influences to the decoration, this mirror is big step up from the modern day advertising mirrors. Wooden backing has leached and damaged the mirror silvering
Kitchen Scales and weights $80.00
Click Here for Product Details! A very nice set of English kitchen scales - Excella brand, with a set of seven weights which range from 1/2 ounce to 2 pounds. Lovely display piece or usable in the kitchen for that truly retro look.
Edwardian Style Toilet Mirror $125.00
Click Here for Product Details! Nice small toilet mirror in what we assess as being a light mahogony wood. Style is very much of the Edwardian era, but the unit has been restoed and some modern carpentry applied - see back view.
Cresolene Vapo - Kerosene Powered Vapouriser $75.00
Click Here for Product Details! The Cresolene Vapo lamp was a late Victorian means of heating oils for inhalations. This was a desirable early treatment for bronchitis etc and often involved heating Creasote or Eucalyptus etc.
Sperm Whale Tooth $150.00
Click Here for Product Details! Nice example of a sperm whales tooth - measuring 6" long and 5 1/2" around the circumference. This was one of two teeth we received - the other bigger had been scrimshawed in 1879 by a Spanish sailor
Widemouth Stoneware Crock $65.00
Click Here for Product Details! Lovely widemouthed stoneware crock, which was being effectively used as an umbrella stand when we found it. 13 1/4" tall with a rim diameter of 11". Nice lug style handles but no makers marks seen.
Vintage Cushion Cover $25.00
Click Here for Product Details! Cushion cover in what we assess as a cotton fabric. White on white decoration of a Chinese 5 toed dragon surrounded by representations of clouds. Excellent condition for age - no damage / holes seen
Tastevin or Sommelier’s Cup $38.50
Click Here for Product Details! The tastevin was developed to allow wine-makers to judge the colour of their wine. More commonly now, it is used as a colour check and tasting cup, by sommeliers or knowledgeable wine stewards.
Vintage Cushion Cover $25.00
Click Here for Product Details! Cushion cover in what we assess as a cotton material. Very attractive stitch work / drawn thread work. The cushion cover measures 12" square with an additional 3 inch frill on each side. No holes /damage seen
Brannan Wall Mounted Thermometer $135.00
Click Here for Product Details! Late deco period themometer with a porcelain surround, by Brannan. Thermometer appears original to the mount and contained pigmented alcohol rather than mercury. -8 to 55 C range.
’Clem’ Travelling Iron with original box and stand $37.50
Click Here for Product Details! Nice collectable electric iron which gets its name from the initials of the parent company - Clayton, Lewis and Miller Ltd. of London, England. Fitted with light socket adapter - very clean - perhaps unused.
Oak and metal Paper Roll Holder $75.00
Click Here for Product Details! Nice Oak and metal paper roll holder and dispenser. Has a sprung arm with cutting edge which holds the paper roll taunt and allows a measured amount of paper to be cleanly torn from the roll
AsBESTos Brand Sad Iron $55.00
Click Here for Product Details! ’AsBESTos’ sad irons were manufactured by Dover Manufacturing Co. and consisted of a solid iron core with an asbestos-lined hood. Asbestos lining has gone now and the hood/handle still fits well.
Diminutive Stoneware Mortar Pestle $60.00
Click Here for Product Details! This is an absolute little honey. Measuring just 1 3/4" in diameter it is well suited as a small chemical/tablet crusher style mortar & pestle. Excellent condition.
Victorian Kenrick Flat Iron $55.00
Click Here for Product Details! This is a brilliant small Kenrick flat iron which dates to the late Victorian period. Hollow handle on an otherwise solid, iron. Very decorative and less common than many of the sad and flat irons around.
Larger Morter Pestle $115.00
Click Here for Product Details! This is a great Morter & Pestle - made in England and has travelled well. The morter is 6" (153mm) in diameter and stands approximately 3 1/4" (82mm) tall.
Boxed Bread Knife with Bone Handle $35.00
Click Here for Product Details! This is a beautiful breadknife - appears unused, made by Chris Johnson & Co, Sheffield, England. Blade is stainless steel and has a good sharp serrated edge. the bone handle is pristine - white and unstained. Fitted box which probably explains the excellent condition.
Heavy Stoneware Mortar Pestle $75.00
Click Here for Product Details! A very nice example of mortar & pestle - very decorative, very functional. Excellent condition. 5" diameter.
Small Oak free standing Shield Trophy $23.50
Click Here for Product Details! Cute little Arts & Crafts style trophy cut from oak and with a mounted silver/chrome plate ready for engraving. Clean simple lines and a nice balance between the oak grain and the centre plate.
Vintage Bread Serving Tray $65.00
Click Here for Product Details! Beautiful Carved vine leaf design around the circumference of this useful and decorative tray. Construction is one piece of attractively figured wood, with two stabilising rails mounted underneath , which also act as feet. Hand carved handles with a stylised heart shaped finger space.
Floating dairy Thermometer by Zecol $25.00
Click Here for Product Details! Floating dairy thermometer by G H Zeal of London England, in its original blue cardboard box. Mercury thermometer with lead shot to keep it upright in liquid. Condition is very good for age - about 1930’s.
Possil Pottery Stoneware Hot Water Bottle $85.00
Click Here for Product Details! This stoneware hot water bottle is of the shape which was popular between the 1880’s and the 1920’s. Condition is remarkably good for age - no chips, cracks or signs of restoration.
Earthenware Lion Ornament/Matchstriker $105.00
Click Here for Product Details! This is a delightful piece of functional artistry. The brown earthenware lion carries an excellent glaze which emphasises the great modelling of the piece. It would be easy to display this just as a great ornament, but in fact the rough ground the lion stands on marks this as a matchstriker.

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