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Bratton Iron Works plaque, several available    NP94
Bratton Iron Works plaque, several available NP94
Original quality, unused oval shaped brass maker's plate in the original unpolished finish, circa 1900/1920. Detailed "R & J Reeves and Son, Bratton Iron Works, Westbury, Wilts". Would have been fixed to items manufactured by this company. Complete and in good order. 3" x 2". Price is for each.

 
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Price: £23.00


T.Wells Brass Name Plaque NP72
Original quality thick curved sheet brass name plate engraved 'T.Wells & Son', 'Prize Medal 1867' and a large school mortar board hat to the centre. Also engraved to one corner for the maker 'Colman & Co'. Has five screw holes for mounting and all has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 13.5" wide, 8.5" high and 16.5" circular.  
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Price: £300.00


T.Wells Brass Name Plaque    NP72



Brass House Numbers, 41 & 46     NP45
Brass House Numbers, 41 & 46 NP45
Original quality cast brass number plaques, circa 1900, each with two countersunk mounting screw holes. Impressed to the reverse 'R E & S' in a shield device for the manufacturer. Complete and in good order. 3" x 2.75". Price is for each. Please state which number(s) you require when ordering. 
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Price: £30.00


Various Brass House Numbers NP41
Numbers available: 6 or 9,17,32.

Original quality, 1920's, pink cast brass rectangular plates, with white enamelled numbers, each with four countersunk screw holes. Complete and in good order. 3" x 2". Price is for each. Please state which number(s) you require when ordering on-line. 
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Price: £34.00


Various Brass House Numbers    NP41



Brass No 12   HN23
Brass No 12 HN23
Original, quality, late 19th century, engraved and shaped brass plate, with "12" to the centre, with four screw holes for mounting and infilled with red. Originally from the end of a church pew but ideal for a house number. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed if required at no extra cost and it is complete and in good order. 2" x 2". 
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Price: £34.00


Brass Letter O Ex Shop Sign HN17
Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass letter 'O'. Originally from a shop facia sign. Has been polished and lacquered. Other similar letters may be available. Complete and in good order. 8" diameter x 0.5" 
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Price: £34.00


Brass Letter O Ex Shop Sign     HN17



Brass Letter R Ex Shop Sign     HN16
Brass Letter R Ex Shop Sign HN16
Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass letter 'R'. Originally from a shop facia sign. Has been polished and lacquered. Other similar letters may be available. Complete and in good order. 9" x 7" x 0.5" 
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Price: £34.00


Brass Letter I Ex Shop Sign HN15
Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass letter 'I'. Originally from a shop facia sign. Has been polished and lacquered. Other similar letters may be available. Complete and in good order. 9" x 2.5" x 0.5" 
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Price: £34.00


Brass Letter I Ex Shop Sign     HN15



Brass Letter I Ex Shop Sign     HN14
Brass Letter I Ex Shop Sign HN14
Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass letter 'I'. Originally from a shop facia sign. Has been polished and lacquered. Other similar letters may be available. Complete and in good order. 12.25" x 2" x 0.5" 
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Price: £34.00


Enamel and Brass Letter I - Ex Shop Sign HN12
Original, quality, 1920's cast pink brass upper case letter 'I' with white inset enamelling to the front. This was originally from an exterior shop sign, has been polished and lacquered and has provision for two threaded bolts if required. Complete and in good order. 7" x 2.25" x .25". 
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Price: £34.00


Enamel and Brass Letter I - Ex Shop Sign    HN12



Brass Letter I - Ex Shop Sign, 2 available    HN9
Brass Letter I - Ex Shop Sign, 2 available HN9
Original, quality, 1920's cast pink brass upper case letter 'I' from an exterior shop sign. This has provision for two threaded bolts if required, has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 4" x 1" x.25". Price is for each. 
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Price: £23.00


House Number, 4 available HN8
Original, quality, 1920's, cast aluminium oval shaped plaques with embossed numbers and two countersunk screw holes for mounting. Only numbers '16', '28', '30' and '35' are available. All have been cleaned and lacquered and are complete and in good order. 2.5" x 2". Price is for each. When ordering online please ensure you state which number is required.  
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Price: £16.00


House Number, 4 available    HN8



House / Room Number, 1    HN7
House / Room Number, 1 HN7
Original, quality decorative, cast pink brass house or room number plate detailing '1', circa 1880. This plate is in a serious Art Nouveau form and has two pin holes for mounting. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. A very unusual example, the first we have seen of this type. 3" x 1.75". Two other, very similar, numbers 5 and 13, may well be available, item code HN6.  
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Price: £65.00


House / Room Numbers, 5 & 13 available HN6
Original, quality decorative, cast brass house or room number plates, circa 1880, in serious Art Nouveau form with the numbers in pink brass on yellow backplates, each with two pin holes for mounting. Have been polished and lacquered and are complete and in good order. Very unusual examples, the first we have seen of this type. 3" x 1.75". Price is for each. If ordering online, please state the number required, 5 or 13. A very similar, number 1, may well be available, item code HN7.  
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Price: £65.00


House / Room Numbers, 5 & 13 available    HN6



Brass No.28    HN5
Brass No.28 HN5
Original, quality, late 19th century, oval brass plaque engraved '28' and originally infilled with red. This example has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good order. 2.5" x 1.75". 
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Price: £34.00


Blue & White Enamelled House Door Numbers, large run available HN3
Large run of original quality, 1920's, superb oval house number plaques, probably Continental. The dished plate has white numbers on a Royal blue background and has two holes for fixing. Many, many numbers available the lowest being '45' and the highest '214' some minor chips but otherwise in good bright condition. 3.5" x 2.75". Price is for each. 
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Price: £10.00


Blue & White Enamelled House Door Numbers, large run available    HN3



Assorted Brass Numbers for House Doors    HN2
Assorted Brass Numbers for House Doors HN2
Assorted original, quality, 1920/30's, brass numbers for house doors, each with two fixing holes, some matching. Complete and in good order. Mainly 2" x 1.5", some smaller. Price is for each.  
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Price: £9.00


Brass House Door Numbers, many matching available HN1
Original quality, 1920/30's, matching pressed brass house number each with two countersunk screwholes for mounting. Only 0,6,7,8 & 9 available. Complete and in good order. 2" high x 1.5" x 1/8" thick. Price is for each. Other brass door numbers may be available but not matching this run, code ref: HN2.  
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Price: £8.00


Brass House Door Numbers, many matching available    HN1



Brass Picture Rail Hook, 2 available    PH19
Brass Picture Rail Hook, 2 available PH19
Original, quality brass picture hook of a decorative form with embossed detail. For hanging pictures from the wooden picture rail around a room interior. Stamped to the reverse with the registration number for the year 1900. Has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 1.75" x 2" x 0.75" front to back. Price is for each.  
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Price: £23.00


Brass Picture Rail Hook, 2 available PH18
Original, quality, 1920's, brass picture hook of an unusual shape. For hanging pictures from a wooden picture rail around a room interior. Has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 1.5" x 2" x 1" front to back. Price is for each. 
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Price: £16.00


Brass Picture Rail Hook, 2 available    PH18



Decorated Brass Picture Rail Hook, 3 available    PH16
Decorated Brass Picture Rail Hook, 3 available PH16
Original, quality, 1920's, brass picture hook for hanging pictures from a wooden picture rail on the walls around a room. This example has a checkered pattern and has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 2" x 1.25" x 0.75". Price is for each. 
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Price: £16.00


2 Wrought Iron Picture Hooks PH14
Two original quality, 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron picture hooks designed to fit over the top of an interior picture rail. Very unusual in wrought iron. Cleaned and lacquered, complete and in good and working order. 1" wide x 3.25" long and 1.25" front to back. Price is for each. 
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Price: £34.00


2 Wrought Iron Picture Hooks      PH14



Brass Picture Rail Hooks, large quantity available  PH5
Brass Picture Rail Hooks, large quantity available PH5
Large quantity of similar original quality brass picture hooks, circa 1900/1920's, for hanging pictures etc. from a wooden picture rail fixed on the walls around a room. All of a plain design and of a similar size. Complete and in good and working order. 1.25" wide x 2" drop. Price is for each. 
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Price: £3.50


Pair of Picture Rod Hooks, 7 pairs available PH3
Pair of original quality, 19th century, cast brass wall mounted hooks for supporting 1" diameter picture rails. The circular brass backplate is fixed to the wall with three countersunk screws and the steel thread on the back of the hook is threaded into the wall plate. The backplate is stamped 'WT&S' for the maker William Tonks & Son of Birmingham. Complete and in good and working order. Price is per pair. 
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Price: £40.00


Pair of Picture Rod Hooks, 7 pairs available   PH3



Pair of Cast Iron Brackets   B66
Pair of Cast Iron Brackets B66
Pair of original, quality, late 19th century, cast iron wall brackets in the Art Nouveau form, ideal for shelf brackets and each with three countersunk screw holes for mounting and two for the shelf board. Cleaned, lacquered and complete and in good order. 12" tall x 1.25" wide + 10" front to back. Price is for the pair. Other matching pairs may well be available ref code- B57 and B42.  
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Price: £125.00


Pair of Cast Iron Brackets B64
A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron cistern brackets with a fretted design of a cherub. These were originally used to support a high level toilet cistern, but are ideal for shelf brackets. These examples have three countersunk screw holes for mounting, are marked with the registration number for the year 1896 and have been cleaned and lacquered. All is complete and in good order. 10.25" tall x 2.25" widest including mounting holes and 8.5" front to back. Price is for the pair. Other very similar brackets may well be available. 
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Price: £156.00


Pair of Cast Iron Brackets   B64



Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets   B63
Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets B63
A pair of original, quality, 19th Century, cast iron shelf brackets with an open gothic design and embossed with a registration lozenge mark for the year 1879. Each down backplate has four countersunk screw holes for mounting and the other has two. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 13.75" x 11.75" x 1.5" wide. Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £156.00


Pair of Cast Iron Brackets B62
A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron brackets, originally supporting a hand basin, but now perfect for shelf brackets. These examples have three countersunk screw holes for mounting and although pitted in places, all is complete and in good order, cleaned and lacquered. Backplate 9" x 2.25" and 8.5" front to back. Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £115.00


Pair of Cast Iron Brackets   B62



Pair of Cast Iron Brackets   B61
Pair of Cast Iron Brackets B61
A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron cistern brackets with a fretted design of a cherub. These were originally used to support a high level toilet cistern, but are ideal for shelf brackets. These examples have three countersunk screw holes for mounting, are marked with the registration number for the year 1896 and have been cleaned and lacquered. Apart from some pitting to the surface, all is complete and in good order. 9.75" tall x 2.25" wide and 8.25" front to back. Price is for the pair. Other very similar brackets may well be available. 
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Price: £135.00


Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets B59
A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron shelf brackets with a decorative open design, impressed 'No 5 10 x 12'. The 12" backplate has three countersunk screw holes for mounting and the shorter has two. The shorter arms have been trimmed off, all has been cleaned and repainted black and is now complete and in good and working order. 12" x 8.25" x 1.5". Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £85.00


Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets   B59



Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets    B42
Pair of Cast Iron Shelf Brackets B42
Pair of original, quality, late 19th century, cast iron shelf brackets with an Art Nouveau design of acanthus and other leaves. Has been cleaned and lacquered; one has been repaired but now all is complete and in good and working order. 10" x 8" x 2.25" backplates. Price is for the pair.  
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Price: £85.00


Pair of Cast Iron Loo Seat Brackets B33
Pair of original, quality, late 19th century, very decorative cast iron loo seat support brackets. These examples have a detailed design of a cherub holding up a garland of leaves and fruit. Good repairs have been made to refit a mounting plate to the rear of each bracket and all has been cleaned and lacquered and each has the reqistration number for the year 1897 and '16' for the size, impressed to one side and now all are complete and in good and working order. The two recesses to each of the top rails would originally have been fitted with rubber buffers for those who dropped the loo seat down. Also ideal as supports for a small garden seat / bench. 16" tall x 15" front to back at top, 11" front to back at floor. Price is for the pair. Two matching pairs of cistern brackets may be available code, B39 and B40. 
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Price: £145.00


Pair of Cast Iron Loo Seat Brackets    B33



Pair of Wrought Iron H Hinges   DH27
Pair of Wrought Iron H Hinges DH27
Pair of original, quality, late 18th or early 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron 'H' shaped door hinges, for either a cupboard or a cottage door. Strangely, although I feel these hinges are a pair, one has four screw holes in each leg and the other has five, never the less these are complete and in good order. Cleaned and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed if required at no extra cost. 6" long x 2.25" open, each leg 0.75" wide. Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £65.00


Pair of Cast Iron Door Hinge Plates DH24
Pair of original, quality 1920's, decorative cast iron door mounts, simulating ancient door hinges. Each plate has eight bolt holes for mounting and all has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 18" x 7.5" x 0.25" each. Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £85.00


Pair of Cast Iron Door Hinge Plates   DH24



Pair of Brass Rising Butt Door Hinges    DH20
Pair of Brass Rising Butt Door Hinges DH20
Original, quality, 1920's heavy brass rising butt door hinges, each with central steel pin fitting, and four countersunk screw holes to each plate for mounting. These hinges will permit the door to rise up when opened and to enable the door to be lifted off if required. Complete and in good and working order. Each section is 4.5" x 2.5" x 0.25". Price for the pair. 
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Price: £45.00


Pair of Wrought Iron H Hinges DH15
Pair of original quality, 18th or early 19th century, blacksmith made 12" wrought iron door hinges of the 'H' form with a leg. One is stamped 'TR' the blacksmith's initials. Have been cleaned and lacquered and are complete and in good and working order. Each leg 1" x 1.25" x 9.5". Price is for the pair.  
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Price: £85.00


Pair of Wrought Iron H Hinges    DH15



Pair of 8
Pair of 8" H Door Hinges DH12
Pair of original quality, 18th or early 19th century, blacksmith made, hand wrought, iron "H with a leg" door hinges. Repainted and in good and working order. 8" tall x 6.5" leg. Price is for the pair. 
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Price: £58.00


Run of Brass Pew Umbrella Rails, 3 Available PR22
Original, quality, brass pew end umbrella stand, circa 1880/1900, with a rope twist rail and fleur de lis backplates. These were originally fitted to the end of church / chapel pews to take the canes and umbrellas before church-goers slid along the pew. Fitted one way, the rail can remain away from the wall and the other way it will fold flat against the wall, when not wanted. Ideal as a towel rail. Polished, lacquered and complete and in good and working order. The lacquer can be removed upon request, at no extra cost. Backplate 4.5" x 2" each, 11.5" wide in total, 6" tall when down and 4.5" front to back when down. Price is for each. 
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Price: £45.00


Run of Brass Pew Umbrella Rails, 3 Available   PR22

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