Copper Stockpot CP61 Original, quality, late 19th Century, circular, copper stockpot with a lid and a copper swing handle. The lid has a strap handle and the body has two stops to prevent the swing handle from dropping down onto the side of the pot. The interior is rubbed and would require retinning if needed for cooking. The lid is engraved 'WCK' and the pot 'PHK' for the previous owners and, although the pot is a little knocked and scratched, it has super dovetailed joints to the side and underneath and is complete and in good order; polished and lacquered. Body 11.5" diameter and 12" tall including lid but with swing handle down, widest 13.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Copper Stockpot CP60 Original, quality, late 19th Century, circular, copper stockpot with lid and a wrought iron swing handle. The lid has a strap handle and the body has two stops to prevent the swing handle from dropping down onto the side of the pot. The internal tinning is in super order and both the lid and pot are engraved 'M.D.' for a previous owner. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 11" tall including lid and with handle down, body 10.5" diameter and 12.5" wide including swing handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Copper Cookpot CP57 Original, quality 1920's heavy gauge copper, rectangular shaped cookpot in a hammered finish, with two good side handles and good tinning to the interior. The maker's details are impressed to one side 'Benham & Sons Ltd. 66 Wigmore St. London'. Alas the lid is missing, but otherwise all is complete, polished and lacquered and in good and working order. Pan 8.25" x 6" x 5" high and length including handles 12". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £200.00
Large Copper Stockpot with Lid CP50 Original quality large, late 19th century, deep circular copper stockpot with side loop cast brass handles and the original lid with a wide overlapping rim and strap handle. The tinning to the interior is in super condition and the handle of the lid is stamped "17". All has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 15" tall including handle x 17.5" wide including side handles, pan 12" diameter + 12" deep. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Copper Cookpot CP32 Original quality early 19th century, bellied circular copper cookpot with brass mounts and a wrought iron swing handle. The exterior is fairly pitted but good dove tail seams are visible, and a repair has been braized to a split in the bottom. Probably not very suitable for use but a good looker nevertheless. 10.5" high with handle down, 10.5" Base diameter and 11" top diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
Bread / Cheese Grater KI.81 Original, quality, 1920's, unused, shelf or table mounted bread or cheese grater in the original green paintwork and with the original wooden block to feed into the hopper. The cast iron section is embossed 'The Life Brand Mill' and has decorations of acorns and ears of corn. It really is as clean as it looks and is complete and in good and working order. 14" x 4" x 8.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
White Hart Hotel Salt KI.79 Original, quality, 1920's, silver plated on cast brass, bollard shaped salt cellar for the dining table. Engraved to the front in upper case is 'White Hart Hotel' and to the underside 'Silver Plated'. All is complete and in good and working order. 3" high and 1.5" base diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00
Skewer Rack KI.74 Original, quality 19th Century, cast iron hanging hook for meat skewers, usually hung on the chimney breast. A very unusual item; cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good order. 2.25" x 2.25". The pair of skewers in the picture are not included in the price, but may be available reference code KI.75. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Enterprise Raisin Stoner KI.72 Original, quality late 19th Century cast iron raisin stoner, with a table clamp, an adjustment for cutting and a side mounted handle. The main stem is embossed for the maker 'Enterprise Manufacturing Co, Phil'a USA', and with the patent date of 'October 5th 1897' to one side and to the other 'No 38' and 'Wet the Raisins'. This is the largest model we have seen and this one is complete and in superb order. 15" high, 10.25" front to back and 7.5" wide, including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00
Biscuit Press KI.69 Original, quality 1920's/30's, tinsmith made cylindrical tin biscuit press, with the original applewood pusher and star shaped 'nozzle'. This example is embossed 'Tala Regd Made in England'. The nose will twist off for cleaning and a ring is fixed to the top for storage. All has been cleaned and is complete and in good and working order. 11" x 1.75" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Biscuit Press KI.68 Original, quality 1920's, tinsmith made cylindrical tin biscuit press, with the original beech pusher and star shaped 'nozzle'. The nose will twist off for cleaning and a ring is fixed to the top for storage. All has been cleaned and is complete and in good and working order. 12" x 2" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Mini Aluminium Saucepan K165 Original, quality, pre war, miniature cast aluminium saucepan with a brass handle. Impressed to the inside of the base 'Guaranteed Thickness of Our Patented Series', 'Weight B O R at least 42/5 lbs', and to the outside of the base 'Made in France'. I assume these were issued as promotional items by the manufacturer. Complete and in good order. Body 1.5" x 0.75" and total length 3" and 1.5" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Enterprise Meat Chopper KI.63 Original, quality, cast iron mincer, manufactured in the USA, circa 1900 and marked for the maker "Enterprise Manufacturing Co Philidelphia U.S.A.", "Made in the USA" and "The No 5 enterprise tinned meat and food chopper". This example has a table or shelf clamp, a wooden grip for turning the handle and is complete and in good and working order. 11" tall x 4" wide x 9.5" front to back including handle Click on photo for a larger or other views Price: £45.00
Tin Flour Dredger KI62 Original, quality, tinsmith made flour dredger circa 1900/1920's with a side loop handle and a lift off perforated dome shaped cover. Has been cleaned, lacquered and is complete and in good order. Base 4" Height 5.5" x 5" widest including handle. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £65.00
Pastry Board Brush KI61 Original, quality, later 19th century circular scrubbing brush with a shaped grip and stiff bristles. The body appears to be sycamore and does have a few old worm holes but all has been treated and is complete and in good order. An unusual shaped brush probably for scrubbing of pastry boards etc. 3.25" tall and 3.75" diameter.
Click on photo for larger view Price: £56.00
Skewer Rack KI.60 Original, quality, 19th century, cast iron hanging hook for skewer storage, usually hung on the chimney breast. A very unusual item. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 3" x 2.75". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Adjustable Roasting Hook KI.58* Original, quality, mid to late 19th century, adjustable meat roasting hook with engraved brass fittings with double sharp ended wrought iron hooks. An unusual meat hook. Shortest length 16.5", longest 18.5" and 3.5" wide when closed. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Sycamore Vegetable Press KI.57 Original quality, 1920's, turned sycamore vegetable press for straining vegetables through a hair sieve. A short grain split otherwise complete and in good order. 6" diameter x 4.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00
Slipware Dish KI.54 Original quality, 19th century, glazed terracotta slipware baking dish with a coffee brown glaze to the inner surface and over the top edges. It has a central divider and cream coloured slip decorations to the inner surface. Many chips to the slip decorations and to the glazing overall, but no chips, cracks or damage to the terracotta dish itself. A super large baking dish in super order. 18" x 14.75" x 3.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00
Bakelite Lemon Squeezer KI.53 Original quality, 1920/30's, russet brown coloured bakelite lemon squeezer embossed to the underside 'Made In England'. Complete and in good and working order. 6.5" x 2.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Sycamore Potato Beetle KI.40 Original quality, late 19th century, large potato beetle or kitchen pestle / masher, in turned sycamore. Complete and in good order. 15" long and 3.25" base diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Sycamore Potato Beetle KI.39 Original quality, late 19th century, large potato beetle or kitchen pestle / masher, in turned sycamore. An unusual example. Complete and in good and working order. 14.75" long, 3.5" base diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Pair of Crab Claw Crackers KI.27 Pair of original quality, 19th century, wrought iron crab claw crackers with adjustment for 2 sizes, large and small. Complete and in good and working order. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £48.00
Cast Iron Revolving Oven Shelf KI.24 Original quality, 19th century, decorative circular cast iron revolving oven shelf, originally fitted in the kitchen ranges with a curved back to the ovens. The shelf would be revolved to turn the cooking food towards the firebox. Now decorative, or functional as a potstand on the table or work surface. Repainted and in good order. 10.5" diameter x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00
Cast Iron and Brass Oval Kettle K71 Original, quality, late 19th Century, oval shaped, cast iron kettle with a brass handle and lid. The underside of the kettle is impressed 'BH', 'No 4' and '8 Pints'. An unusual example; cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good and working order. The lacquer can be removed upon request, at no extra cost. 11.75" tall including handle x 7" and 13" including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £235.00
10 Pint Cast Iron Kettle K70 Original, quality, late 19th Century, Scottish pattern, cast iron kettle with a wrought iron handle and a cast iron lid; both the lid and the underside of the kettle are impressed 'No 4' and '10 Pints' for the capacity. A great looking kettle; complete and in good order. 13.5" tall, 9" wide and 13.5" front to back including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00
2 Gallon Cast Iron Water Fountain K69 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron, circular boiler with a wrought iron swing handle, a cast iron circular lid and a brass spout and tap to the front. The lid is impressed '2 Galls' for the capacity, 'T & C Clark & Co Ltd' for the manufacturer from Birmingham. These were suspended in the fireplace over an open fire or grate or used on a kitchen range. The water could be poured without lifting the pot. All is complete and in good and working order. 12" tall with handle down, 17" tall with handle up, 10" wide and 17" front to back including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Large Copper Kettle K68 Original, quality, large, late 19th Century, circular, copper kettle with a cast brass handle and supports and knob to the lid. This larger than average kettle has super dovetailed seams to the back and underside, has a few very minor dents, has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. A great looker. The lacquer can be taken off upon request if required, at no extra charge. 13" tall, 10" diameter and 14" wide including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
Kenrick Cast Iron Kettle K67 Original, quality, late 19th Century, eight pint, cast iron kettle with a wrought iron handle and the original circular tin lid with a brass knob. The underside is impressed 'Kenrick' for the manufacturer, '8 Pints' and 'No 4' and the lid is stamped '4'. All has been cleaned and is complete and in good and working order. Base 7.5" diameter, 12" tall and 12.5" wide including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Copper Kettle K65 Original, quality, late 19th Century, copper kettle of the circular form, with the original lid with an acorn finial and a copper handle with cast brass supports. This example has super dovetailed seams to the body and, although there is a little pitting to the rear, all is complete and in good and working order. Body 7" wide, 10.5" front to back including spout and 10.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Cast Iron Kettle K61 Original, quality, late 19th Century, 8 pint, cast iron kettle with lid and the original wrought iron handle. Impressed to the underside 'No 2' and '8 Pints'. A super kettle in the Scottish pattern; complete and in good and working order. Base 7.25" diameter, body 8" diameter, high including handle 11.5" and 13.5" wide including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00
Square Copper Kettle K59 Original, quality late 19th Century large rectangular shaped copper kettle, with an oval lid and a tubular copper handle on cast brass supports. The handle support is impressed '3' probably for the size, 3 gallons. Said to be a tea-tasting kettle. Has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. A super example. Base 10.75" x 11", height 11.5" and 15" wide including spout. Other similar kettles may well be available, see this section. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Square Copper Kettle K58 Original, quality late 19th Century, large rectangular shaped copper kettle, with an oval lid and a tubular copper handle on cast brass supports. The handle support is impressed '2' probably for the size, 2 gallons. Said to be a tea-tasting kettle. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. A super example. Base 11" x 8.75", height 11.5" and 14.5" front to back including spout. Other similar kettles may well be available, see this section. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Copper Kettle K54 Original, quality 1920's/30's, Art Deco / Pyramidal shaped copper kettle with the original bakelite handle and knob to the square lid. A very unusual shape, in super condition with just a few minor dents. Base 7.5" square x 8.75" high and 11" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
3 Piece Tea Set TP11 Original, quality, 1930's, very slim, silver plated teapot with matching sugar bowl and milk jug. Each item is impressed to the underside of the plinth 'Hacker, Sydney' (of Australia). The teapot has a side hinged lid and mounts on the main handle to help keep the handle cooler. The plated finish is in superb condition throughout, all is of 'Hotel Plate' quality and is complete and in good and working order. Teapot 6.5" tall, 3.5" wide at base, body 2.5" wide and total 9" including spout and handle. Price is for the three piece set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Doulton Copperware Teapot TP10 Original, quality, copperware teapot produced by Doulton at Lambeth, between 1887 and 1914. The hard silicone, stoneware body was fired once and then again after the copper lustre had been applied. These items appeared in every aspect as if they were copper - the seams, dents, rivets and verdigris are all very realistic. This example is impressed to the underside 'Doulton, Lambeth Silicone' and is complete and in good order. A very unusual item for the Doulton or teapot collection. 5" tall x 4.5" and 7.5" front to back including handle and spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00
3 Piece Pewter Tea Set TP7* Original quality, 1920's, three piece matching, hammered pewter teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl in a distinctive style. The teapot has the original red bakelite handle and the knob to the hinged lid. All of the three pieces are stamped to the underside 'Period Pewter' and '421' and have a manufacturer logo 'F&C' in a block. A very clean three piece set of an unusual design. Complete and in good order. 9" x 4" x 5" tall. Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Scottish Brass Tea Caddy TC14 Original, quality, late 19th Century, brass, casket shaped, Scottish tea caddy with a hinged lid and a tin back. These were stored on the mantel shelf above the fireplace, thus keeping the tea leaves dry. This example has 'Tea' engraved to the front, 'R.G & Co' and the registration number for the year 1902 to the top of the lid. A super caddy; polished, lacquered and complete and in good order. 8.5" widest, 5" tall and 4" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Lipton's Brass Tea Caddy, 2 available TC13* Original, quality pressed brass tea caddy with lid as purchased at the British Empire Exhibiton in 1926, issued by Lipton's Tea Company and supplied filled with tea leaves. The lion logo for the exhibition is embossed to the top surface; 'British Empire Exhibition 1926' is around the centre followed by 'Liptons Souvenir Tea Caddy' and the underside is impressed 'Liptons' and with the registration number for the year 1926. Some minor dents to the underside otherwise complete and in good order. 4.25" high x 4.5" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Liptons British Empire Exhibition Brass Tea Caddy TC11* Original, quality pressed brass tea caddy with lid, purchased at the British Empire Exhibition in 1925. Issued by Lipton's tea company and supplied filled with tea leaves. The lion logo for the exhibition is embossed to the top surface; 'British Empire Exhibition 1925' is around the centre followed by 'Liptons Souvenir Tea Caddy' and the underside is impressed 'Liptons' and with the registration number for the year 1925. Some minor dents to the underside otherwise Complete and in good order. 5" tall x 3.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
1/2 Pint Brass Saucepan SP94 Original, quality, early to mid 19th Century, bellied shaped, small, cast brass saucepan with a tapered, tubular, wrought iron handle. The handle to the pan has a good old repair and the underside of the pan is impressed 'I W & I' for the manufacturer, and '1/2 Pint No 0' for the size. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 9" long x 6.5" tall x 3.5" and pan 2.75" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
9" Copper Saucepan SP93 Original, quality, late 19th Century copper saucepan with the original lid, both with wrought iron handles and copper rivets. This example has good internal tinning and would be suitable for use, if required, and a great looker if for display. Polished and lacquered, a really clean pan with lid, complete and in good and working order. 9" diameter and 5.5" high, 17.5" wide including handle and 8" high including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00
10.5" Copper Saucepan SP92 Original, quality, late 19th Century, copper saucepan with a wrought iron handle to the side and copper rivets. This example has good internal tinning and would be suitable for use if required, and a great looker if for display. Polished and lacquered, a really clean example, complete and in good and working order. 10.5" diameter, 6.5" high, 21.5" long including handle and 7.5" high including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
12" Copper Saucepan SP91 Original, quality, huge, late 19th Century copper saucepan with a wrought iron handle to the side and copper rivets. This example has good internal tinning and would be suitable for use, if required, and a great looker if for display. Polished, lacquered, complete and in good and working order. Pan 12" diameter and 6.75" high, 24" wide including the handle and 7.5" high including the handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00
12" Copper Saucepan SP90 Original, quality, huge, late 19th Century copper saucepan with a wrought iron handle to the side and copper rivets. This example is punch engraved to one side 'Mutton, Brighton' and also engraved 'G.P.B', all presumably for previous owners. This pan has some old repairs and would require re-tinning, if required for use, otherwise a great looking pan of great quality, polished and lacquered. Pan 12" diameter x 7" high, 24" wide including handle and 9.5" high including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00
Small Brass Saucepan SP88 Original, quality, 19th century, cast brass saucepan with a blacksmith made tubular wrought iron handle to the side with a heart shaped mount and copper rivets. A good usable pan, polished and lacquered and complete and in goood and working order. Top pan diameter 4.75" + 2.5" tall. 11" long including handle and 4.5" tall. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £34.00
Bronze Skillet SP87 Original, quality, 17th or early 18th century, cast bronze skillet, a transitional saucepan from a cookpot on 3 legs. These were ofter cast at bell foundries and this example is in "Latten" the bronze material. The handle is embossed "Love thy neighbour" and has an old repair using three copper rivets fitting the handle to the bowl. The outer rim has a crack from the top but otherwise it is complete and a good colour. 14" long including handle, 5.75" top diameter x 4" tall. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £115.00
Bronze Skillet SP86 Original, quality, 17th century or early 18th century cast bronze skillet, a transitional saucepan from a cookpot on three legs. These were often cast at bell foundries and this one is in 'Latten' the bronze material. This example is embossed "Ye Wages of Sin are Death" to the handle and has two old repairs where the legs meet the base of the pan. Otherwise all is complete and in good order with a great colour. 16.75" including handle 7.25" tall + 7 top diameter. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £185.00
Bronze Skillet SP85 Original, quality, 17th century or early 18th century cast bronze skillet, a transitional saucepan from a cookpot on three legs. These were often cast at bell foundries and this one is in 'Latten' the bronze material. This example is embossed "Wasborough" to the handle and has more wear to two legs than the other, a good example in super condition colour colour and is complete and in good order otherwise. 18.75" including handle 8.25" tall + 8.5" top diameter. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £165.00
Small Brass Saucepan SP84 Original, quality 19th century cast brass saucepan with a blacksmith made tubular wrought iron handle to the side with a heart shaped mount and copper rivets. A good heavy grade usable saucepan, polished and lacquered. Pan top diameter 4.75" x 2.5" tall. Total including handle 4.25" tall x 9.5" long. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £34.00
Brass Saucepan SP82 Original, quality, 19th century cast brass saucepan with a pouring lip and a blacksmith made wrought iron tapered tubular handle to the side with a heart shaped mount and copper rivets. A good heavy usable saucepan, polished and lacquered. Pan top diameter 6" + 3" tall Total including handle 6" tall x 12.5" long Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £25.00
Brass Saucepan SP81 Original, quality, 19th century cast brass saucepan with a pouring lip and a blacksmith made wrought iron tapered tubular handle to the side with a heart shaped mount and copper rivets. A good heavy usable saucepan, polished and lacquered. Pan top diameter 6.5" x 3" tall. Total including handle 8" tall x 15" long Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £25.00
Brass Saucepan SP80 Original, quality, 19th century cast brass saucepan with a tapered tubular blacksmith made, wrought iron handle and a heart shaped mount with copper rivets. This heavy brass saucepan has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. Top diameter 6.75", pan 3.5" tall. 6" tall x 14.5" long including handle. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £34.00
Brass Saucepan SP79 Original, quality, 19th century cast brass saucepan with a tapered tubular, blacksmith made, wrought iron handle and a heart shaped mount with copper rivets. This heavy brass saucepan has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. Top diameter 9" Pan 4.5" tall. 8.5" tall and 20" long including handle. Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £56.00
Copper Saucepan & Lid SP78 Original, quality, late 19th century, 9" copper saucepan and lid both with wrought iron handles. All has been polished and lacquered, but both pieces would need re-tinning if required for use. The pan is impressed to the underside with the orb & cross trade mark for the manufacturer 'Benham & Froud of London'. Apart from the tinning all is complete and in good order. 9" diameter x 5.5" high and 18" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £125.00
Copper Saucepan & Lid SP77 Original, quality, 19th century, 9" copper saucepan and lid, both with wrought iron handles. All has been polished and lacquered. The saucepan is stamped to one side 'W.S. Adams & Son, 57 The Haymarket, Ironmongers to the Queen' for the retailer and the lid is impressed 'M.B' for a previous owner. The tinning to the pan is in good order but it is a little worn on the lid, otherwise all is complete and in good and working order. Pan 9" diameter, 6" high and 18" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £125.00
Siddons Square Cast Iron Saucepan SP76 Original, quality square shaped, two pint cast iron saucepan, circa 1900/20's, in the flecked grey enamelled finish. The enamelling to the tin lid is rather chipped but otherwise all is complete and in good order, and the lid has retained its pressed brass makers plate detailing 'Siddons' for the manufacturer J & J Siddons of West Bromwich. Pan 5" square and 4.25", total width 13.75" and 7.5" high including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Small Brass Saucepan SP71 Original quality very small, late 19th century, cast brass saucepan with a tubular steel tapered handle to one side. Great quality and a great looker. Complete and in good order. Top diameter 4.5", bottom 4", pan 2.75" tall + 10" widest including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Small Copper Saucepan SP66 Original quality, 1920's, small copper saucepan with a wrought iron handle. The tinning to the interior has worn away and would need re-tinning if this pan was required for use, otherwise all is complete and in good order. Stamped to the underside "A&NCSL" for the retailer/wholesaler, Army and Navy Co-operative Stores Ltd, a large department store of the time. 4.75" diameter x 3.25", total including handle 9" x 4" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Small Copper Saucepan SP65 Original quality, late 19th century, small copper saucepan with wrought iron handle and good dove tailed seams but the tinning to the interior has worn away and would need re-tinning if this pan was required for use, otherwise all is complete and in good order. 4.75" diameter x 3.5", total including handle 9.5" x 4.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Copper Saucepan & Lid SP58 Original quality, 19th century, heavy copper, shallow saucepan with a lid with a deep rim and wrought iron handles to both. This pan has good dove tailed seams, but no maker's mark and would require re-tinning if wanted for use, otherwise all is complete and in good order. Has been lacquered, but this can be removed if required. Pan 10.25" diameter, 5" high and 19.5" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
Benham & Son Copper Saucepan SP57 Original quality, late 19th century, copper saucepan with a turned ebony side handle, a heart shaped copper mount from the handle to the pan and a large sparrow's beak pouring lip to the front. The handle mount is stamped '5 1/2', the pan has the orb and cross logo for Benham & Froud the manufacturer, to the underside the buckle and belt design logo for 'Benham & Sons of Wigmore Street London' to one side. This pan appears not to have been tinned on the inside. All is complete and in good and working order and an unusual shaped saucepan. Base 5.5" diameter and 4" high, 14" wide including side handle and 7.5" front to back including spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Small Brass Saucepan SP36 Original quality, early 19th century, tiny cast brass saucepan with blacksmith made wrought iron tubular handle. Complete and in good order. 7.5" tall including handle, pan 3" tall, 2.5" diameter of base. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £95.00
Copper Cookpot Lid SP28 Original quality, 19th century, oval copper cookpot lid with strap handle to the top, a good deep rim and good tinning to the underside. Some minor dents but otherwise complete and in good order and lacquered. 17" x 13.5" x 4" to top of grip. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Copper Saucepan with lid SP22 Original quality, 19th century, copper 'bellied' saucepan with lid and wrought iron tubular handle of tapering form. The lid is stamped '10 1/2' and the impressed 'orb and cross' trade mark for the maker 'Benham & Froud' is clear on the underside of the pan. Complete and in superb order. Length of handle 11.5", 9.25" tall, 9.5" widest diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £175.00
6 Tier Wrought Iron Saucepan Stand SS11* Original, quality, 1920's, blacksmith made, wrought iron saucepan stand of the tapered form. Has been stove enamelled black and all is complete and in good and working order. Perfect for the original use or ideal as a plant stand in the conservatory. 54" high, 10" top diameter and 16" base diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £156.00
5 Tier Wrought Iron Saucepan Stand SS10* Original quality, late 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron saucepan stand with turned up ends to the top and bottom. Has been stove enamelled black and all is complete and in good order. Perfect for the original use or ideal as a plant stand in the conservatory. 40" tall, 16" base diameter and 12" top diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00
12" Copper Fry Pan F8 Original, quality, late 19th Century, 12" diameter, copper fry pan with a blacksmith made, wrought iron handle with a hanging eye. This example has good tinning to the inside and the wrought iron handle and the external copper has been polished and lacquered. Complete and in good order. Pan 12" x 1.5" and 23" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Copper Frying Pan F6 Original, quality, late 19th Century, 11" diameter, copper frying pan with a wrought iron handle, with a hanging eye. The underside is impressed with the orb and cross logo for the manufacturer Benham and Froud of London. Has been polished and lacquered, has reasonable tinning to the inside and is complete and in good and working order. Pan: 11" x 1.5" and 19.25" in width including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Stoneware Water Filter WF1 Original, quality, mid 19th Century, buff coloured, stoneware water filter with applied white ceramic decoration, a stoneware lid, side handles and a brass tap to the front. Although there are some glazing chips, the white ceramic decoration is complete and in good order and details: 'Chamberland Patent Pasteur Filter'. 'J. Defries and Son Ltd, 147 Houndsditch, London, EC'. The lid has a short hairline crack and the inner liner is missing, otherwise all is complete and in good order; a great looker. Base 7.5" diameter, widest 9" and 21.5" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £195.00
8.75" Pewter Plate P37 Original, quality, mid 19th Century, pewter dinner plate in the original unpolished grey colour, with some minor dents and scuff marks mainly to the reverse. No touchmarks or maker's details, otherwise complete and in good order. 8.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00
9.5" Pewter Plate, 3 Matching Available P36 Original, quality, mid 19th Century, 9.5", pewter dinner plate in the original unpolished grey colour. All examples have the family crest to the front, detailing a bent arm holding a baton and the touchmark to the underside for 'Robert Nicholson'. All are complete and in good order. 9.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00
Elm Bowl P35 Original, quality, 1920's/30's, small and clean, turned elm bowl with a super grain. Complete and in good order. 8.75" diameter and 3.25" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Wedgwood Oval Platter P35 Original, quality late 19th Century, off white coloured, large oval meat platter with grey transfer decoration of flowers and leaves. Impressed to the reverse 'Wedgwood & Co', with a transfer logo of a head of a unicorn; this mark is from 1862 to 1908. Wear marks to the base on the reverse and some rubs and stains to the edges, but no chips or cracks and complete and in good order. 18.5" x 15" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Willow Pattern 10" Plate P33 Original, quality late 19th Century, blue and white ceramic dinner plate in the willow pattern, with a blue transfer printed detail to the reverse of a small rectangular picture in frame with ribbon swags and 'Stone China Warranted'. Some discolouration to the underside, otherwise complete and in super condition. 10" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £25.00
Willow Pattern 9" Plate, 3 Available P32 Original, quality late 19th Century, blue and white ceramic desert plates in the willow pattern. Marked to the reverse within a swag 'Warranted Staffordshire, J.T.H' for John Thomas Hudden, of Staffordshire Potteries. Complete and in good order. 9" x 1.25". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £20.00
Willow Pattern Soup Bowl, 4 Available P31 Original, quality late 19th Century, blue and white ceramic soup bowls in the willow pattern, with the wide rim. The only visible mark to the reverse is a blue, upper cased 'B'. Complete and in good order. 10" x 1.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00
Willow Pattern Oval Platter P30 Original, quality mid to late 19th Century, small, oval, blue and white ceramic meat platter, in the willow pattern with a pearly glaze. Some rubbing to the glazing on the edges to the reverse. Otherwise, complete and in good order. 12.5" x 10.25" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00
Willow Pattern Oval Platter P29 Original, quality, small, oval, blue and white ceramic meat platter in the willow pattern, circa 1900. In good order. 12.25" x 9.75" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00
Willow Pattern Oval Platter P28 Original, quality mid 19th Century, oval meat platter, in the blue and white willow pattern. This example has good glaze and swirled ribbing to the underside, and is transfer printed in blue 'R & C' for Read and Clementson of Hanley, in the Staffordshire Potteries. Complete and in super condition. 17.75" x 14.25" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Part Dinner Service, 63 Pieces P27 Original, quality late 19th Century part dinner service, in white ceramic with a plum red outer border, a gilt Greek key pattern band inside and a family coat of arms of a mediaeval maiden above a ribbon banner detailing: 'Labor Omnia Vincit' which is a common Latin phrase and translates into 'Hard Work Conquers All'. With the exception of two pieces, all is printed to the underside 'Alfred B. Pearce, 39 Ludgate Hill, London' and the other two pieces have the registration lozenge mark for the year 1872. This super quality part dinner service comprises: 36 x 10.25" dinner plates, 17 x 8.75" dessert plates, 1 x 18.75" x 15" oval platter, 1 x 14.75" x 11.75" oval platter, 3 x 11" x 8.75" oval platters, 3 x 9.5" x 7.5" oval platters, 1 x 14.25" x 10.3" oval tureen plate and 1 x small tureen with lid. A great looker with no damage, no chips, no cracks and no staining. Price is for the 63 pieces. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £495.00
Wedgwood Kidney Shaped Side Plate, 5 Matching Available P25 Original, quality, Wedgwood, kidney shaped side plates, circa 1880, with a green decoration on an off white base. The main border is of stylised holly leaves and berries; The reverse is impressed 'Wedgwood' and transfer printed 'Made for James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars Glass Works E.C & Conduit St W London' and 'Wedgwood Etruria'. Some matching dinner plates may be available, reference code P24. All are complete and in good order. 8.5" x 6" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £20.00
Wedgwood Dinner Plates, 7 Matching Available P24 Original, quality, Wedgwood dinner plate, circa 1880, with a green decoration on an off white base. The main border is of stylised holly leaves and berries. The reverse is impressed 'Wedgwood' and transfer printed 'Made for James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars Glass Works E.C & Conduit St W London' and 'Wedgwood Etruria'. All are complete and in good order. Some matching, kidney shaped side plates may be available, reference code P25. 10.5" x 1". The size and price is for each Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £25.00
GR.VI Oval Platter P23 Original, quality, oval shaped white ceramic meat plate with the cypher of King George VI in blue to the front and "1941", "W.Adams and Sons England" to the reverse. This platter would have been used in a government establishment but not at the palace. In super condition. 16" x 13" x 1.5" Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £65.00
Pair of Wesleyan Sunday School Plates P15* Pair of original quality, late 19th century plates. One dinner size and one tea, both with a transfer to the top of the rim in orange for 'Wesleyan Sunday School, Crow Edge' within a ribbon banner. Both plates also have a gilt line close to the outer edge and a transfer maker's mark to the reverse for 'The Ceramic Art Co Ltd'. The tea plate is a little stained but otherwise they are both complete and in good order. Larger plate 9.75" x 1" and small plate 7" x 0.75". Price is for the pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00
Brass Preserve Pan PP46 Original, quality, late 19th Century, heavy, brass preserve pan with a blacksmith made, wrought iron, fixed loop handle with copper rivets. One small dent to the bottom edge, otherwise complete and in good order, polished and lacquered. Top diameter 13", base diameter 10.25" and pan 6.5" tall and total 15.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Copper Preserve Pan PP45 Original, quality late 19th Century, circular copper preserve pan with cast brass side loop handles. Has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good order. Top diameter 14", base diameter 12.25", 7" high including handles and 15.25" widest including handles. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £95.00
Large Copper Preserve Pan PP43 Original, quality, late 19th century heavy and large copper preserve pan with a good rolled over top rim and two cast brass side loop handles. A great looking example, polished, lacquered and complete and in good order. Top diameter 19.5". Base 17" + 23.5" wide including handles. Body, 7" tall + 9.5" tall including handle. Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £230.00
Brass Preserve Pan PP34 Original quality, 19th century, heavy cast and spun brass preserve pan with a wrought iron loop over handle. The outside surface is heavily pitted from use, but all is still complete and in good usable order. Top diameter 13.5", pan depth 6.5" and 13" high including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00
Large Copper Preserve Pan PP21 Original quality, late 19th century, large copper preserve pan, with good brass dove-tailed seams and heavy brass ring handles to the sides. Some minor dents to one area but still complete and in good order. Has been cleaned and lacquered. Top diameter 19", base diameter 17.6", 8.5" high including handles, 22" widest including handles. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
Copper Preserve Pan PP17 Original quality, late 19th century, copper preserve pan with upright brass side grips. A very clean heavy pan marked to the underside 'A & NCSL' for Army and Navy Co-operative Stores Ltd, a large department store organisation. Complete and in good and working order. Base diameter 15", top diameter 17", pan depth 5". Click on photo for a larger view Price: £145.00
Cast Iron Potstand P32 Original, quality, cast iron potstand / trivet in the original black paintwork. This simple trivet has a design in relief to the top and three plain, tapered legs. All is complete and in good and working order. 6" diameter and 2.75" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00
WT & S Brass Potstand P31 Original, quality, rectangular shaped, cast brass, four legged potstand with an Aesthetic Movement design of sailing boats with the rays of the sun behind. The reverse is impressed with the registration number for the year 1915 and 'WT & S' for the manufacturer: William Tonks and Son of Birmingham. All has been polished and is complete and in good and working order. 10" x 5" and 4" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
WT & S Brass Potstand P30 Original, quality, 1920's, cast brass, circular potstand / trivet on three turned legs. This pierced example depicts a golfer on the green and is impressed to the reverse 'WT & S' for the manufacturer: William Tonks and Son of Birmingham. All has been polished and is complete and in good and working order. 6" diameter and 4" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Brass Folding Pot Stand P29 Original, quality late 19th Century, brass 'Cat' pot stand with three brass rods, each with brass ball finials / feet and decorated in relief. When in use, stood in the hearth, the pot or plates are placed on the cross; it really does work. Polished, lacquered and complete and in good and working order. Closed 19" x 1", open 14" spread and 14" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Cast Iron Potstand P22 Original quality, late 19th century, cast iron potstand with a removable bracket will fit the front of a firegrate if required or as a standard potstand. The design to the front is in the aesthetic movement style and '1247' is cast into the reverse. All has been cleaned, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 6.25" x 5." x 1.25" as standing potstand. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00
Bonzo Trivet P21 Original quality, 1920's, circular cast iron three legged potstand with a pierced design depicting 'Bonzo Dog'. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 6" diameter and 3.25" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00
Brass Potstand P9 Original quality, 19th century, pierced brass potstand for use in the hearth in front of the fire. The square, pierced brass top plate is mounted on a turned column and a circular base with a cast iron weighted insert. The top plate is supported beneath with a 4 armed, spring steel support, stamped 'patent', has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 9.5" tall x 8.5" square top and 6.75" diameter base. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £100.00
Acme Nutmeg Grater NG9 Original quality tin nutmeg grater with storage section at the top with a sliding cover embossed 'Acme Nut Grater' and the registered number for year 1888. Complete and in good and working order. 6.75" x 2.5".
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Cast Iron Nutmeg Grater NG8 Original, quality, superb, late 19th Century, cast iron nutmeg grater, with a turned wooden handle, a brass clip to the body, a sprung loaded plunger to grip the nutmeg and a threaded thumbscrew to grip the table or shelf. The main body is embossed 'Patented June 7th 1870'. An unusual example; complete and in good and working order. 4" high, 3" wide and 3.5" front to back including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Nutmeg Grater NG3 Original quality, late 19th century, steel and cast iron nutmeg grater, manufactured in USA. The sprung grip holds the nutmeg against the grating wheel, which is turned by the cranked handle. In lacquer finish. Complete and in good and working order. Diameter 2.5", length 7". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Wrought Iron Nutcrackers NC5* Pair of original, quality, mid 19th century, fine wrought iron nutcrackers, adjustable for both medium and small nuts and with turned stems and acorn finials. All is complete and in good and working order. 5.2" x 1" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00
Carved Wooden Nut Cracker NC1* Original quality, early 20th century, large swiss carved wooden nut cracker, in the form of a standing alpine hiker on a square plinth. The body is in green, brown and black stained wood. There is a repair to the stick and there is no left hand, but otherwise all is original and complete and in good and working order. Base" x 3.7" x 11" high, figure 4.25" wide x 5.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Run of Revolving Triple Cast Iron Coathook, 3 Similar Available CH305 Original, quality, 1920's, cast iron triple revolving coathook in the original bronzed finish, to be mounted beneath a shelf, ideal also for cup hooks in the kitchen. The circular backplate has three countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. Backplate 1.5" diameter, 2" tall and 3" wide. Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £16.00
Run of Revolving Triple Brass Coathooks, 3 Matching Available CH303 Original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass triple revolving coathook to be mounted beneath a shelf, ideal also for cup hooks in the kitchen. The oval backplate has 2 countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 2.5" x 1", 2.75" tall + 4" diameter. Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £26.00
Wrought Iron Muffin Fork TF12 Original, quality, 19th Century, blacksmith made, wrought iron, three prong, down hearth muffin or toasting fork. The long shaft has a beaten shaped hand grip, with an eye for hanging. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 27" x 3.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Extending Toasting Fork TF11 Original, quality 1920's, tubular, brass toasting fork with a steel hanging ring and decorative nickel, three tined fork. This example has the original black japanned painted finish and can be extended. All is complete and in good and working order. 13" x 2" closed and extended 19.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Toasting Fork TF10 Original, quality late 19th Century tinned steel, four prong toasting fork with a push off action. This unusual fork has a turned and ebonised wooden handle and a knob attached for the push off rod action. All is complete and in good and working order. 20" x 2.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £125.00
Extending Brass Toasting Fork TF8 Original, quality 1920's/30's tubular brass toasting fork, with a wrought iron, three tined fork and a hanging ring to the top. This example can extend twice and is complete and in good and working order. Closed 12" x 1.5" and extended 22" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Down Hearth Toaster TF7* Original, quality, early 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron down hearth toaster of an elegant form with curled over tips and a super hook to the handle. Used in front of the fire on the hearth to toast muffins and oatcakes etc. Complete and in good order. 16.5" long x 5" x 5" tallest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00
Copper Wirework Toasting Fork TF6* Original quality, late 19th century, superbly worked copper wire, five pronged toasting fork, fashioned using six strands of copper wire. Complete and in good and working order. 20.25" x 2.25". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £56.00
Copper Wirework Toasting Fork TF5* Original quality, late 19th century, superbly worked copper wire, three pronged toasting fork, fashioned using six strands of thick copper wire. Wonderful and complete and in good and working order. 20" x 3". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £85.00
1907 Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book B17 Original quality, 1907 edition of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book with three colour Plates. Complete and in reasonable condition but some damage to the spine and staining to the covers. 7.5" x 5" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £40.00
Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book B16 Original quality, 1930/40's edition of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book with one colour plate. All in near mint condition, with much of the dust jacket. 7.5" x 5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00
Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book B14 Original quality, 1930/40's edition of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book with four colour plates. Complete but some staining to the covers and damage to the spine. 7.5" x 5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £22.00
Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery B13 Original quality, 1920/30's edition of Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery with 12 colour plates. In very good condition. 8" x 5.5" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
1936 Food & The Principles of Dietetics B11 Original quality, Food & The Principles of Dietetics, 8th edition by Robert Hutchinson and V.H Mottram, and printed by Edward Arnold & Son in 1936. Generally in very good condition. 8.75" x 6" x 2.5" thick. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £22.00
Pestle and Mortar PM23 Original, quality, off white coloured, composition mortar (the bowl) and matching pestle with a turned fruitwood handle, circa 1900/1920's. Impressed to the underside of the mortar 'Warranted Acid Proof' and '4', and to the pestle also '4' for the size. Some discolouration to the pestle head, but otherwise all is in super condition and ideal for use. Mortar base 4.5", top 6.5" and 4" high. Pestle 9.25" x 2.25". Price is for the pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Pestle and Mortar PM21 Original, quality, off white coloured composition mortar with matching pestle, with a turned fruitwood handle, circa 1900/1920's. Impressed to the underside of the mortar (the bowl) 'Wedgwood Best Composition KCD 5' and '6' for the pestle. Complete and in good and working order. Mortar base 4.75", top 6.75" and 4" high, pestle 10" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Lignum Vitae Pestle PM17 Original quality, 19th century, lignum vitae kitchen pestle. Super quality, super grain and in great condition. Complete and in good order. 10.5" x 3.5" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £78.00
Sycamore Pestle PM16 Original quality, late 19th century, turned sycamore kitchen pestle. One grain split and several dents, but otherwise in good order and a super colour. 12" x 2.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00
Pair of Ceramic and Silver Plated Salad Servers SS9 A pair of original, quality late 19th Century, superb silver plated salad servers, with engraved bowls and stems, and leaf green ceramic handles. Both are impressed to the reverse of the stem for the manufacturer 'Mappin Brothers'. The best salad servers we have seen for a long time, but sadly not boxed. Complete and in good order. 11" x 2.5" x 1.25". Price is for the pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Oak Salad Bowl & Servers SS8 Original quality polished oak salad bowl, circa 1900, with silver plated fittings, a white ceramic liner and a pair of silver plated salad servers with turned oak handles. The plating is rubbed to the pair of servers and most of the retaining screws to the bowl, otherwise all is complete and in good and working order. Bowl 9.5" diameter, 6.5" high, 11.5" wide including handles and servers 11" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Horn Handled Butcher's Steel BS12 Oringinal, quality, late 19th Century, butcher's steel with a carved horn handle, a brass swivel hanging ring and a brass shoulder guard. The steel is stamped for the manufacturer 'Gregory ?' and all is complete and in good and working order, with the brass polished and lacquered. 18" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Horn Handled Butchers' Steel BS10 Original, quality, late 19th Century, butchers' steel with a horn handle, a brass swivel hanging ring and a brass shoulder. The steel is stamped for the manufacturer 'Lewis Barmasoone, Sheffield' and all is complete and in good and working order. A super looking sharpening steel. 17.5" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Butcher's Sharpening Steel BS9 Original, quality, butcher's sharpening steel circa 1900/1920's, with a cow horn handle, a brass shoulder plate and a swivel brass suspension ring to the top. The steel is stamped 'cast steel' and all is complete and in good and working order, with the metalwork polished and lacquered. 17.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Beatrice Cast Iron Knife Cleaner KC11 Original, quality, shelf or table mounted, cast iron knife cleaner in the original red paintwork. The side cranked handle has a turned wooden grip and the main body is embossed: 'Beatrice Knife Cleaner', 'Made in England', with instructions for use and impressed with the registration number for the year 1921. In superb condition, complete and in good and working order. Main body 5.5" x 1.75" and total 11" tall x 7.25" x 8.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00
Knife Sharpener KC10 Original, quality, patent cast iron knife sharpener circa 1900, with two steel blades on a decorative cast iron base with a turned wooden handle. The brass discs beneath the wing nuts are embossed 'Patent Knife Sharpener' and the cast iron base is stamped to the underside 'Patent No 4339'. The base has most of its original matt gilt finish, the brass has been polished and lacquered and all is complete and in good order. 7.75" x 1.75" x 2.75" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Knife Sharpener KC9* Original, quality, late 19th century, cast iron knife sharpener embossed 'The Acuminator' to one side and various instructions and 'Hilliard & Chapman', the patentees, to the other. We have not seen this model before. All has been cleaned and lacquered and it appears to be complete and in good order. 5" high x 3" x 1.7" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Steel Knife Sharpener KC7* Original quality, 1920's, steel knife sharpener of the twin grinding wheel principle with an ivorine hand grip. Complete and in good and working order. 8" x 1.5" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £40.00
Pallete Knife K9* Original, quality, late 19th century, kitchen pallete knife with a lignum vitae two part rivetted handle. The blade is marked 'M. Hunter & Son Cutler's of Sheffield' for the maker. All is complete and in good and working order. 13" x 1.25" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00
Corn On The Cob Breadknife BK7 Original, quality, 19th Century, steel bread knife with an ivorine handle, simulating a carved ivory corn on the cob. The blade is stamped 'VR' with a crown and for the maker 'Joseph Rodgers and Sons, Cutlers to Her Majesty' to one side, and with the registration lozenge mark for the year 1848 to the other. Apart from a short split to the handle, all is in superb condition and very realistic. 12" x 1.25" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Steel Bread Knife BK2* Original quality, late 19th century, steel bread knife with a nickel plated decorated pistol grip handle with acantus leaf designs. The blade is engraved 'Bread Knife' with a seed sowing scene to one side. The blade is steel and not stainless steel, and will sharpen to a good sharp blade when necessary. Complete and in good and working order. 13" x 1.25" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00
Double Ended Copper Spoon L2 Original, quality, late 19th century, heavy copper, double ended spoon used in catering, with different size spoon bowls. Stamped to the shaft for the manufacturer / supplier "Jones Brothers of Down Street London". A very unusual heavy grade copper utensil the first we have seen, complete and in good order. 12" x 2" x 1.75" Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £135.00
Cased Set of Biscuit Cutters PC5 Original, quality, 1920's, set of twelve, small, decorative, shaped biscuit / pastry cutters, in the original circular tin with lid. The lid is stamped 'FY' and all have been cleaned and are complete and in good and working order. Tin 4" diameter and 1.5" high. Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Cased Set of Biscuit Cutters PC4 Original, quality, 1920's, set of seven, oval shaped, tin pastry / biscuit cutters, in the original oval tin with lid. The lid is stamped 'P7' and all is cleaned and complete and in good and working order. Tin box 7" x 5" x 1.5". Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Tin Pastry Cutter PC3 Original, quality, 1920's tin and wire pastry cutter. Unbelievable, but it really does cut out 3.5" diameter circles of pastry, by rolling it along. Complete and in good and working order. 8" x 4" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00
Set of Tin Pastry Cutters PC1 Original, quality, set of ten, oval tin pastry / biscuit cutters, circa 1900, in the original tin box with lid. The lid is stamped 'F7' for reference. All has been cleaned and is complete and in good and working order. Box 7" x 5" x 1.5". Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Brass Grape Scissors S11 A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century, decorated brass grape scissors, probably originally silver plated. The handles are detailed in relief with bunches of grapes and leaves, and all is complete and in good and working order. These grape scissors were used for dessert at the table and will cut and grip grapes as required. 6.25" x 2.25" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Copper Fish Kettle FK2 Original, quality 1920's, heavy copper, three piece, long, narrow fish kettle with the original lid and lift out perforated liner. The pan has heavy, cast brass lifting handles to each end and one for the lid and very good tinning to the inside throughout. The lid is impressed in upper case 'G. P. H'. Overall the copper has a mild hammered look, is complete and in good order and ideal for use. Not easily found these days. Pan 23" x 5" x 7", total 24.5" x 6.75" x 7". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Bovril Mug M5 Original, quality, 1930's, white ceramic mug with three transfer shield panels, inset with 'Bovril', and a blue transfer logo to the underside of a 'crown over Czecheslovakia'. All is complete and in good order. 3.5" high, 2.25" diameter and 3.25" including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00
Grimwades Oval Storage Jar SJ68 Original, quality, oval shaped, off white ceramic kitchen storage jar with green printing and decoration, manufactured by Grimwades. The base has 'Sugar' with a laurel wreath with ribbon beneath, a beaded pattern under the top rim and is detailed to the underside with line drawings and details of other Grimwade items, the pie dish and pudding bowl, and the registration number for the year 1909. The lid also has a beaded decoration to the top outside edge, a central flower design and is detailed to the underside 'Hygienic Household Jar, Note Its Merits, Oval Shape, Rounded Interior, Cover that serves As Scoop So That Contents Need Not Be Touched By Hand' and 'Registration Number 550735' for the year 1909. The lid is perfect and the jar is without cracks or chips, but is rather stained in places inside and out. An exciting item nevertheless, for the more unusual Grimwade items are hard to find today. Base 4.5" x 3.5" and 5.5" high. Another similar item may be available, item code SJ49. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £95.00
Copper Warming Pan WP25 Original, quality 19th Century warming pan in a thick gauge copper, with a rolled over top rim and a tapered, tubular handle. Two minor metal fatigue stresses to the rolled over rim, but otherwise complete and in good order, polished and lacquered. Pan 13" x 4", length including handle 21.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Brass Sugar Cleaver SC11 Original, quality, super little brass sugar cleaver with a turned hickory handle, circa 1880. This very unusual cleaver has the shape of the medieval halbert, has a hanging loop to the end and a brass ferule to the handle. All is cleaned and polished and is complete and in good order. 9.75" x 3" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00
Wrought Iron Sugar Cutter SC10 A pair of original, quality, late 19th Century wrought iron sugar cutters with a good strong spring and clip. These items were used in the kitchen to break down smaller pieces of sugar from the sugar cone. Sugar for the home use was originally sold in tall cone shapes wrapped in blue papaer. It has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 8.75" x 2.75" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Kenrick Sugar Cutter SC8* Original quality, 19th century, cast iron sugar cutter manufactured by A. Kenrick & Sons, with original lignum vitae grip. Impressed marks underneath 'Model No2 AK & Sons' and visible painted ironmonger's coded price, also steel nut underneath impressed with 'AK'. Base 13.5" x 4.5". Complete and in good and working order. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £300.00
W.Bullock & Son Sugar Cutter SC5* Original quality early, 19th century, cast iron sugar cutter, manufactured by W.Bullock & Co, with a replacement lignum vitae grip and brass ferrule, both copied from the original. A circular brass plaque is fixed to the top of the base detailing the maker, 'Patent' and the registration lozenge mark for the year 1843. The same details are also cast into the underside of the base. The cast iron base is rather pitted and has been repainted and now all is complete and in good and working order. Base 9.75" x 3.5, total length 14.25", 5.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Sugar Cleaver SC2* Original quality, 19th century, steel sugar cleaver of superb shape with original brass ferrule and fruitwood handle. Chips to wooden grip, otherwise complete and in good order. Used to break sugar blocks when sugar was supplied in blue paper wrapped cones. 21" x 6" max. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £225.00
Egg Beater / Whisk EB6 Original, quality late 19th Century egg beater / whisk, with a cast iron handle, cogs and wheel and the original turned wooden knob. The cast iron wheel is impressed ' Pattern Improved' to one side and 'Made in USA' to the other. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 12" x 4" x 4". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Egg Beater EB5 Original, quality, 1920's, tinned steel egg beater with a red stained wooden knob to the cranked winding handle. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 13" x 3.5" x 4". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
1885 Dover Egg Beater EB1 Original quality egg beater / whisk with cast iron cogs, wheel and handle. The open fretted wheel is impressed 'Dover Pat July 14 85 USA' and the ring handle is embossed 'Dover Stamping Co' and '7'. Has been cleaned and lacquered and all is complete and in good order. An exciting egg beater. 10.5" long and wheel 3" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Waste Not Breadboard BB16 Original, quality late 19th Century, circular, sycamore breadboard with a deep carved border, with 'Waste Not' to the top, holly leaves and berries to the one side and other leaves and berries to the other side. This board has a slight warp and some wormholes, now well treated and is otherwise, complete and in good order and of a super colour. Well above average carved detail. 12" x 12.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Carved Oak Breadboard BB15 Original, quality 1920's, circular, oak breadboard with carved acorns, oak leaves and ears of corn around the border. Unusual for these boards to be in oak, usually in sycamore and this one is a superb example, with a good colour and complete and in good order. 12" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Carved Breadboard BB14 Original, quality, circular, sycamore breadboard, circa 1900/20's, with carved leaves and flowers around the border, a short grain split and two minor burn marks to the glazing on the underside. Otherwise, a super breadboard in a good colour and complete and in good order. 11.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Carved Bread Board BB13 Original, quality, late 19th century, very clean and nicely worn, carved sycamore, circular bread board with 'Bread' carved to the top rim. A simple, but super bread board complete and in good order. 12" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Waste Not Bread Board BB1 Original quality carved sycamore circular bread board, circa 1900. Good clean carved detail, 'Waste Not', to the top and flower and foliage to the lower half. Usual knife cuts to the front, and reverse very smooth with a small burn. Complete and in good order. 10.75" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £120.00
Doulton Improved Bread Pan BP8 Original, quality, glazed buff coloured stoneware circular bread pan, circa 1900, with a recess to the top rim. Transfer printed detail to the front 'Doulton and Co, Lambeth, Improved Bread Pan' and a design of acanthus leaves. Impressed to one side for the size is '3'. These tubs originally had a perforated tin lid, but sadly this one has long gone, otherwise all is complete and in good order. 10" high and 13" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £195.00
Kenrick Cast Iron Coffee Grinder CG29 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron coffee grinder with a brass hopper, a wooden knob to the handle and a drawer to the front. The brass maker's plate details a royal coat of arms, 'A. Kenrick and Sons' of West Bromwich and 'Patent Coffee Mill' and both the drawer and the top cast iron surface are impressed '2' for the size. The side lugs enable the grinder to be fixed to a shelf or a table and the grind can be adjusted with a screwdriver from the underside when the drawer is removed. The brass has been polished and lacquered and most of the original paintwork to the iron body has been retained. All has been fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Base 5" x 6" including lugs and 8" tall including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Kenrick No 2 Cast Iron Coffee Grinder CG28 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron coffee grinder with a replacement brass hopper, made to suit, and a drawer to the front. The brass maker's plate details a 'Royal Coat of Arms' and 'A Kenrick and Sons, Patent Coffee Mill' for A Kenrick and Sons of West Bromwich. Both the drawer and the top cast surface are impressed '2' for the size and a replacement wooden knob has been fitted, copied from an original. The side lugs enable the grinder to be fixed to a shelf or a table and the grind can be adjusted with a screwdriver from the underside when the drawer is removed. The brass has been polished and lacquered and the ironwork cleaned and repainted. All has been fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Base 6" x 5", total height including handle 8" and bowl diameter 5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Kenrick No.1 Cast Iron Coffee Grinder CG27 Original, quality late 19th Century, cast iron coffee grinder with a brass hopper to the top and a drawer to the front. The brass maker's plate details a 'Royal Coat of Arms' and 'A. Kenrick and Sons. Patent Coffee Mill' for A Kenrick and Sons of West Bromwich. Both the drawer and the top cast surface are impressed '1' for the model size, and a replacement wooden knob has been fitted, copied from an original. The side lugs enable this grinder to be fixed to a shelf or table and the grind can be adjusted with a screwdriver from the underside with the drawer removed. The brass has been polished, the cast iron cleaned and all has been fully overhauled and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. Base 4.5" x 5.5", 7.5" high including knob and 7.75" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
T&C Clark & Co Coffee Grinder CG25* Original, quality, late 19th century, cast iron coffee grinder with a brass hopper and label, a pull ot drawer to the base at the front and a turned hardwood knob to the cranked cast iron handle. The brass label details 'T&C Clark & Co' for the manufacturer and 'Awarded A Silver Medal in Paris in 1878'. The side lugs enable the grinder to be fixed to a shelf or a table. The grind can be adjusted with a screwdriver from the underside when the drawer is removed. The wooden knob and the brass hopper are both replacements copied from originals. All has been fully overhauled, cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. Base 6" x 6", 8.5" high including handle and 8.5" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £195.00
T&C Clark Coffee Grinder CG17* Original quality, 19th century, very decorative cast iron coffee mill. Quite the prettiest we have had to date. Impressed in script to the underside 'T&C Clark Registered Feb 17 1842 No 1100'. The cast iron body, the pull out drawer and the cranked handle, all have acanthus leaf decoration in deep relief and the oval brass plate to the front has a Royal Coat of Arms and details 'T&C Clarke & Co Improved Coffee Mill'. The original brass knob to the drawer and the turned extoic hardwood knob to the grinding handle are both in good order. The two side lugs, in a rope twist design, were to secure the grinder to the shelf or table and the grind can be adjusted by using a screw driver through the aperture underneath with the drawer, when out. The original finish is long gone I'm afraid, for this was painted in a later cream paint, which has been removed and it has been finished in a coat of clear lacquer. Last, but not least, the original brass hopper was badly corroded and beyond repair, so we have fitted a replacement bowl made to suit copied from the original. Overall a super very early, very usable cast iron coffee grinder. Base 6.75" wide including lugs, 5.75" front to back, 7.75" high including knob and 9" wide including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £485.00
York Minster Font Coffee Grinder CG15* Original quality, 19th century, cast iron, table model, coffee grinder manufactured by A Kenrick & Sons of West Bromwich. Modelled on the font in York Mister Abbey. This example has the original finish still to the underside, the original inner tray and turned hardwood knob grip. All has been cleaned, fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. A replacement locking spring catch has been fitted, copied from an original. The underside is impressed 'AK & Sons' for the manufacturer and the registration number for the year 1894. A very hard to find coffee grinder, in superb order. Octagonal base 5.5" widest, 8" to top of knob and 8.5" widest including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £400.00
Vegetable Chopper HC7 Original, quality late 19th Century steel herb or vegetable chopper, with replacement wooden handles turned in ash and copied from the very wormy original ones. The blade is impressed with the Isle of Man three legs logo and the maker's name, which is illegible. A superb example with the original brass ferrules; complete and in good and working order. 10.5" x 4.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Vegetable Chopper HC6 Original, quality late 19th Century steel herb or vegetable chopper, with a replacement wooden handle, turned in ash and copied from the very wormy original. The blade is stamped 'Ibbetson, Roebuck and Cast Steel' for the maker and all is in superb condition, complete and ideal for use. Blade 6.5" wide, handle 7" x 1.25" and total height 7". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Unused Herb Chopper HC2 Original quality unused, 1920's, steel herb or vegetable chopper with a 'T' bar turned ash handle. The steel is impressed 'T&SL' for the maker. Complete and in good and working order. Handle 5.75" x 1", blade 6" x 3.25" and 7" total height. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £30.00
Steel Herb Chopper HC1 Original quality steel herb or vegetable chopper, circa 1900, impressed for the maker 'Reeves & Son'. The shaped chopping blade is mounted with a turned beech hand grip and retained with two brass rivet heads. Complete and in good and working order. Handle 8.25" x 1.25" and blade 5" x 5.5". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Brass Clockwork Spit SB17 Original, quality, late 19th Century, brass, bottlejack, clockwork spit; complete with the original cast iron wheel with the four sliding rings and a replacement brass key, made to suit. The underside of the jack is impressed '1' and 'Warranted' and the front has an embossed panel detailing a tree, with 'John Linwood Warranted'. This has been fully overhauled and will run for just over one and a half hours with one wind and would have been used suspended in front of an open fire from a bracket on the mantel shelf, to cook a leg of lamb, a small chicken or game. The cast iron wheel with the meat suspended beneath would rotate first clockwise for several rotations, then anticlockwise and so on. This example is in super working condition with hardly a dent and has been polished and lacquered. 19" long, wheel 6.75" diameter, jack 4.5" widest. Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00
Brass Spit Bracket SB14 Original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass "Bottlejack" (clockwork spit) bracket with a lock on and off system. This example has a shaped top edge to hold the spit at a variable distance from the fire. The lower pin of the bar, located into the backplate is square above round and enables the locking system to work. The backplate has six countersunk screw holes for mounting on the mantel shelf above the fire. Complete and in good and working order. Backplate 3.5" x 2" x 10.5" Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £65.00
Brass Spit Bracket SB9* Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass bottlejack (clockwork spit) bracket with a lock on and off system. The bar has pierced decoration beneath the castellated top rail and a mythical fish form as the end stop. The lower pin of the bar, located into the backplate is square above round and enables the locking system to work. An unusual example which is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 3" x 1.75", closed 8" x 0.75", open 7.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Grimwades "Lentils" Storage Jar SJ62* Original quality, 1920's, Grimwades white ceramic storage jar with hoops in relief and a lift off lid, etched to the front is "Lentils". This example is the smallest of seven sizes manufactured and is transfer detailed to the underside of the base and the lid. Under the base it reads in green "The Grimwades Hooped Household jar supplied in 7 sizes 4.5" inch to 10.5", Sago, Rice, Tapioca, Raisins, Currants, Flour, Meal, Salt, Sugar, Peas, Oatmeal, Barley, Sultanas and Lentils". The underside of the lid details an advert for the Grimwades patent quick cooker bowl. Both pieces are perfect and complete and in good order. 4.5" base x 5.75" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Ferris and Co Stoneware Tub SJ61* Original quality, 1920's, very small two tone stoneware salve or ointment pot with impressed beaded decoration to the darker glazed area and transfer printed to the front for the supplier of original contents "Ferris and Co Ltd, Bristol" and "Trade Mark". All is complete and in good order. This type of jar did not originally have a matching lid, only a waxed cardboard cover held on with a linen cover and twine. 2.5" diameter and 2.75" tall. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £36.00
Large Stoneware Tub SJ51* Original quality, late 19th centruy, large, red terracotta, bellied shaped tub with a brown glazed interior and outside shoulders with side cup grips. The main outer body and the top rim are unglazed and apart from a minor chip to the top rim all is complete and in good order. 18.5" high, 13.5" widest and 11" base. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00
Grimwades Oval Currants Storage Jar SJ49* Original quality oval shaped, off white, ceramic kitchen storage jar with green printing and decoration manufactured by Grimwade. The base has 'Currants' with a laurel wreath with ribbon beneath, a beaded pattern under the top rim and is detailed to the underside 'Hygienic Household Jar, Note Its Merits, Oval Shape, Rounded Interior, Cover That Serves As Scoop So That Contents Need Not Be Touched By Hand' and the 'Registration Number 550735' for the year 1909. The lid also has a beaded decoration to the top outside edge, a central flower design and a repeat of what is beneath the jar base under the lid. The scoop/lid is perfect, but the base is rather crazed and discoloured. There is an underglaze chip to the front of the base, a proper chip towards the back and it does sound rather dull to the tap, otherwise all is complete. Any unusual Grimwade items are hard to find today. Base 4.75" x 3.5" and 6" high. Another similar may be available item code SJ50. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Shepherd & Walker Stoneware Flagon SJ76 Original quality 19th century small stoneware flagon with a loop handle and a 1.75" mouth to the top. Impressed 'Shepherd & Walker Settle' for the supplier of the contents. All in a rough glaze over the two tone body with a short firing crack to the base, otherwise complete and in good order. 7.5" tall x 4.5" base diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00
Rice Storage Jar SJ14 Original quality, 1920's, white banded china, kitchen storage jar with lid, printed to the front 'Rice' in black. Perfect. 7" tall x 5.5" diameter. Other matching jars may be available, see item code SJ13. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00
Ground Rice Storage Jar SJ13 Original quality, 1920's, white banded china, kitchen storage jar with lid, printed to the front 'Ground Rice' in black. Perfect. 7" tall x 5.5" diameter. Other matching jars may be available, see item code SJ14. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £50.00
Camwal Soda Syphon SS24 Original, quality, thick, clear glass soda syphon with a pewter top, circa 1900. The glass is acid etched 'Camwal' and the pewter top is marked the same. All is complete and in good order, but is not suitable for use. 12.75" high and 4" diameter of base. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00
Dublin Soda Syphon SS18* Original quality thick clear glass soda syphon, acid etched to the front for the suppliers of the contents "Mineral Water Distributor Ltd, Dublin" and with an Irish Harp and Shamrocks. The chrome top is also marked "Hovenden and Orr Ltd 1925". No knocks or chips and it is complete and in good order but not suitable for use. 3.75" diameter x 12" tall. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £38.00
H.Troughton Soda Syphon SS10* Original quality clear glass soda syphon, circa 1880, with a pewter top and spout etc. The front of the thick glass is acid etched for 'H.Troughton's Chemists Lancaster'. Although this is not usable it is generally complete otherwise and is an early example with details of a Chemist. 12" x 4" diameter. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £50.00
Copper Washing Posser WP15* Original, quality, 1920's, copper washing posser with the original beech shaft with a 'T' handle. The copper is embossed 'CWS Invincible Tyseley, Birmingham', and has been polished and lacquered, all is complete and in good order. Possers were used by plunging in and out of the wash tub. 9" base diameter, 34.25" total height and 10" wide at 'T' bar. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Copper Washing Posser WP10* Original quality, 1920's, unused small copper washing 'dolly' with the original turned wooden handle. Unusual, small table top size, ideal for use as a loo roll holder in the bathroom. Purchased from an old ironmonger's stock in Scotland. Has now been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. Base 5.75" diameter x 14" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £40.00
Heavy Copper Ladle CS15 Original, quality 19th Century large wrought, copper cooking ladle, made in a thick guage with a deep bowl, a stretched flattened shaft and a curled over end. All has been polished and lacquered and is a great looking copper ladle; complete and in good order. Bowl 5.25" diameter, 3.5" deep and total length 24". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00
Copper Straining Ladle CS14* Original, quality, late 19th century, wrought copper straining ladle / spoon made from thick sheet copper with a perforated bowl and a curled over hook for hanging. Complete and in good and working order. 17.5" x 3.5" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00
Brass Ladle CS7* Original quality, 19th century, thin cast brass ladle, with a circular hanging loop to the top. A lot of wear to the leading edge of the bowl, otherwise complete and in good order. 17.5" x 3.5" diameter of bowl. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £36.00
Brass & Wrought Iron Ladle CS4* Original quality, early 19th century, small ladle, with a brass bowl rivetted to a blacksmith made flat wrought iron shaft with a circular hole for hanging. Complete and in good order. 14" long x 2.5" diameter bowl. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Salter's Family Scale S41* Original quality cast iron scale, circa 1900, with a brass face and rectangular lift-off steel pan. The face is marked 'Class 11 Salter's Improved Family Scale No. 50' and 'Silverster's Patent to Weigh 14lbs.'. The central needle can be adjusted . All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 6.75" diameter base x 12.75" tall including pan; pan 11" x 7.5" x 2.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £140.00
Wedding Cake Stand CS3 Original, quality, circular silver plated on nickel, wedding cake stand with an inset mirror top, beaded top and bottom rims and mounted on 3 bracket feet. The front face is engraved "First prize awarded to E Barret at Sandy on the 31st August 1939, in the VitBe competition" I am informed E Barret was a master baker, this has been polished and lacquered. Base diameter 17" top diameter 13" + 5.25" tall Click on photo for a larger or other views Price: £245.00
Enamelled Electric Stove S5 Original, quality, 1940's, grey flecked, enamelled electric stove, manufactured by the 'Jackson Electric Stove Co'; in amazing condition. This stove was working well when disconnected in 2010. The main oven has three removable wire shelves and the top oven has an aluminium toasting tray. The top surface has one circular and one rectangular hotplate and a fold down, white enamelled splashback. All the bakelite handles and switches are in good order and, apart from one minor corner chip to the grey flecked enamel side, all is complete and in superb order, but not sold as working. 36" high to work surface and 9" splashback when up, 20.5" wide and 17.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £450.00
Fletcher Russel Gas Ring S3* Original, quality cast iron gas ring used to heat a kettle or pan one at a time, circa 1900. Embossed to the top 'FR & Co' for the manufacturer Fletcher Russel & Co, and 'T Fletcher of Warrington Patent' also with designs in the Aesthetic Movement manner. Has been cleaned and painted black and is complete and in good order. 10" x 6.5" x 3.5" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Davis Gas Ring S1* Original, quality, 1920's, cast iron gas ring used to heat a kettle or pan, one at a time. It would have been fired by gas via a tube fitted to the end. Embossed to the top "Empire" and "The Davis Gas Stove Co Ltd, London and Luton" and some Art Nouveau designs, has been stove enamelled black, not complete but otherwise in good order. 11" x 5" x 3.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
Bryant & May Spice Box SB1* Original quality late, 19th century, embossed cushioned topped square tin box with four sections divided inside and with a folding pierced tin double grater, one marked 'Bread' and the other 'Nutmeg'. The embossed outer has a 'Convolvulus Bindweed' design all over and the underside is stamped 'Bryant & May London Patent'. Complete and in good order. 4.5" square x 2" deep. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00
White Dairy Jug J51 Original, quality, two and a half pint, bellied shaped, white dairy jug circa 1900/1920's, with a banded body, a side loop handle and a good pouring lip. Transfer printed to the underside in red: 'Booth's Royal Semi Porcelain' beneath a crown. Some chips to the spout, otherwise, all is complete and in good order. 6.5" high, 5.25" wide excluding handle and spout and 8.25" wide including handle and spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00
White Dairy Jug J50 Original, quality, three pint, bellied shaped, white dairy jug circa 1900/1920's, with a banded body, a side loop handle and a good pouring lip. Transfer printed to the underside in red: 'Booth's Royal Semi Porcelain' beneath a crown. An old hairline crack to the handle and some chips to the spout; otherwise, in good order and a great looker. 7" high, 5.5" wide excluding handle and spout and 9" wide including handle and spout. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00
Fat Boy Ceramic Jug J46 Original, quality 1920's, coloured ceramic character jug, impressed to the underside 'England' and 'Fat Boy' and transfer printed 'Avon Ware, Made in England'. A good, brightly glazed jug, depicting a plump lad with blue eyes and a blue shirt. Perfect. 5" high, 3.5" wide and 6" front to back, including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Large Banded Jug J44 Original, quality, large, white ceramic bellied shaped water jug, with embossed simulated barrel staves and hoops and a vine leaf to the underside of the pouring lip. Although this jug looks to be mid 19th Century, it has the cipher of King George VI in green to the front, '1940' and 'Bovery Pottery Ltd' to the underside. As stunning as it is, this jug is damaged; it has two short hairline cracks from the top, a star crack to the base and a large chip glued back in on the rim of the base, otherwise complete and a great looker. Ceramic items with these Royal ciphers were generally from Government or Royal establishments for staff use, but not for the Royalty to use themselves.10.25" high, 8.25" diameter and 11.5" widest including handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Copper Jug with Lid J39 Original quality, 19th century, tapered copper jug with a side loop strap handle, a pouring lip to the front and a fitted hinged lid with a cast brass knob to the centre. A super looking jug, tinned inside and with only a few very minor dents. Complete and in good order. 4.5" base diameter, 6.5" tall including knob on lid x 7" wide including loop handle. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Set of 5 Doulton Harvest Jugs J35 Set of five original quality two tone, glazed harvest jugs in graduated sizes, manufactured by Doulton & Co Lambeth and all impressed to the front 'Mr and Mrs Dunn June 11th 1905'. Each jug is two tone with dark glaze to the upper half and buff coloured to the lower and all are decorated with applied reliefs of gents drinking and smoking and of a horse with a rider and hounds chasing a stag. All are complete and the largest and smallest are perfect but the other three do have some damage which does not detract from their appearance. The largest of the three with some damage has a star crack to the front, hardly visible. The second has a chip and short hairline to the top rim and a horizontal hairline to the front and the third has chips to the rim only. All the decoration and the glaze otherwise is perfect, sharp and bright. The underside is impressed with an oval mark detailing 'Doulton & Co Lambeth'. A super set of jugs, great lookers and really in lovely condition considering. Tall 7.25", 6.5", 5.75", 5.25" and 3". Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £600.00
Loveridge Milk and Sugar Bowl Set J22* Original quality pressed brass milk/cream jug and sugar bowl with lid. Impressed to the underside of both with a large registration lozenge mark for '24th Jan 1881', 'The Pekin' and 'Henry Loveridge & Co'. The lid, with its turned ebony knob, may well be from the teapot of the set, which is sadly not available. H.Loveridge & Co was a respected manufacturer in Wolverhampton, famous for its metal ware and papier mâché household ware and produced items designed by Dr Christopher Dresser. This pair does have an Arts & Crafts feel about them. Both items have good tinning to the interior, are free of any dents and are perfect. Bowl 4" high x 5" wide including handles, jug 3" x 3.5" including handles. Price is for the set. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00
Collapsible Drinking Cup C3 Original, quality, late 19th Century, collapsible, nickel plated drinking cup with its clip on cover. The top of the cover is embossed with 'Cyclists Cup', in decorative upper case and a scene with two people on a tandem. The underside is stamped 'Made in the USA' and 'Patented Feb 23. 97' for the year 1897. Some of the nickel is rubbed through to the brass, but all is otherwise complete and in good and working order. 2.75" diameter, 1" down and 2.75" cup up. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
White Mountain Apple Peeler AP10 Original quality cast iron apple peeler, circa 1880/1900, with much of the original green paint finish. This model peels, cores and spirals the apple and has the table clamp beneath. Marked to the body 'White Mountain Apple' 'No 3 made by Goodell Co. Antrim NH. USA'. All has been lacquered. Complete and in good and working order. 9.5" x 6.25" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £105.00
Mechanical Apple Peeler AP5 Original quality cast iron mechanical apple peeler manufactured in USA, circa 1880. Peels and ejects the apple. Complete and in good and working order. 8" long, 5.5" diameter of large wheel.
Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £105.00
Goodell & Co Apple Peeler AP3 Original quality mechanical cast iron apple peeler marked 'Made by Goodell Co Antrim N.H.USA' and 'Patented May 24 1898' and 'Turntable 98'. Peels and ejects the apple. In lacquered finish. Complete and in good and working order. 10.5" long, 4" diameter of large wheel. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £130.00
Little Star Apple Peeler AP2 Original quality mechanical cast iron apple peeler marked 'Little Star Patented June 9, 1895' Manufactured by 'Geo Hudson Leominster USA'. This model peels, cores and spiral cuts the apple. In lacquered finish. Complete and in good and working order. 6.5" high, 10" long. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £77.00
Pewter Charger P14* Original quality, 19th century, 15.75" pewter charger in a good patinated colour. Some old repairs to the inner edge and the many touch marks are very rubbed and not easy to determine, but are still evident. A damaged but good looking charger. 15.75" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Pewter 14" Charger P13* Original quality, 19th century, 14" diameter pewter circular charger with a good rim and some old repairs to the base which has obliterated the touch marks. All of a good pewter colour and complete and in good order. 14" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Brass Skimmer SK7 Original, quality, 19th century, perforated brass skimmer with a blacksmith made long wrought iron shaft with a curled loop end. The brass bowl has some minor metal fatigue but is still good and sturdy and is fixed to the shaft with three copper rivets. A good early example. 26" long x 7.5" wide at the bowl, 4.5" front to back when flat. Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £115.00
Hopper's Cast Iron Can Opener CO2 Original, quality, late 19th Century, circular, cast iron, U.S. patented can opener, patented Oct 3.99 for October 1899. A simple gadget, with an adjustable cutting blade and complete and in good and working order. 5" x 4.25" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00
Can Opener CO1 Original, quality cast iron can opener with a steel blade. This example is embossed 'Never Slip' to one side and with a patent date 'May 17th 1902' to the other. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 5.5" x 1.25" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00
Aidex Egg Beater DB2 Original, quality, 1920's, egg beater, whisk with pressed steel gearing and bottom whisk. The wheel is stamped 'Aidex' for the manufacturer, 'Patent Applied For' and 'Made in England'. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 10" long, wheel 3" diameter and base whisk 2.25" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00
Copper Ladle / Scoop L1 Original, quality, 19th century, saucepan shaped copper ladle with a blacksmith made wrought iron handle with a super curled over hook to the end. An unusual form for a ladle. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. Bowl 3.25" high and 4.25" top diameter, total 19.5" long and 9" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00
Copper Water Boiler CP13 Original quality, early 19th century, copper water boiler with a brass tap on a copper neck, a lid and a blacksmith made wrought iron swing handle with a swivel ring to the top. To be hung over the open fire in the inglenook. A good usable heavy copper item. Complete and in good and working order. 23" tall with handle up, diameter of base 12", spout to back 23". Click on photo for larger and other views Price: £385.00
Copper Pot Hook PH7 Original, quality, coppersmith made, wrought copper, 'S' chimney pot hook. This longer than average example has a twist to the centre of the stem and two super curled hooks to the ends. Polished, lacquered and complete and in good and working order. 11.5" x 2.25". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £75.00
Adjustable Pot Hook PH4 Original quality, 19th century, blacksmith made wrought iron, adjustable ratchet type, chimney pothook. Used in the chimney over a down hearth. Cleaned, lacquered and complete and in good and working order. Minimum 46.5" long. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £58.00
Ice Paddle IC5* Original quality, late 19th century, ice paddle with an old but later replacement shaft. This cast pink brass paddle was used with ice making equipment and for filling ice moulds and would have originally been tinned. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 25" x 2.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00
Set of 5 Silver Plated Food Covers FC2 Original, quality, set of five, graduated, superb, silver plated on solid nickel, food dome covers circa 1880, each one with a removable, decorated ring handle to the top, a beaded outer rim to the base and a hinged hanging loop also to the base. The inside of each is impressed with the pennant trademark and 'Walker and Hall, Sheffield, England' and with the number 51109. This is a true, original, matching set of five covers, although with a few very, very minor dents, but otherwise in superb condition. Great lookers and great for use. The exterior have been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer can be removed at no extra cost. The best we have seen. 18.25" x 14.5" x 11.75" tall including handle, 16.25" x 12.5" x 10" tall including handle, 14.5" x 11.75" x 9.5" tall including handle, 11.75" x 9.25" x 8" tall including handle and 10" x 8.5" x 6.75" tall including handle. Price is for the set.
Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £650.00
Loveridge Steel Serving Food Cover FC1 Original quality nickel plated on steel, domed serving food cover, circa 1880/1900, with a plated Britannia metal top grip, a hanging ring to one end and an inner plate marked for the maker 'H. Loveridge & Co Wolverhampton'. The handle is removable, the plating to the inside and the outside is worn in places and there are a couple of minor dents, but otherwise it is complete and in good order. 12" x 10" x 7" tall including grip. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £30.00
Co-op Bread Tokens, several available T1* Original, quality, 1920's, oval shaped token coins detailed on both sides 'Northampton Co-operative Society Ltd', 'Bread' and 'Ardill Leeds' in tiny print for the maker. All are complete and in good order. 1.25" x 7/8". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £16.00
Ice Equipment IM15* Original, quality, late 19th century, we think nickel plated on pewter or Brittania metal container, use unknown? The screw off cap is detailed 'Piston Freezing Machine & Ice Company 314. & 315. Oxford St. London'. In good order. Do you know what it is? Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00
Pewter Tray T46 Original, quality, 1920's, beaten pewter, oval shaped, tea tray with a wide cushioned border with two raised side handles and four shaped bun feet to the underside. This tray has a super colour and Art Nouveau form and is impressed to the underside 'W & Co hand beaten English Pewter' and 'Homeland 6735 1/2'. Some scratches to the underside but otherwise in superb order and complete. 18.5" x 13.5" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00
Bovril Mug M2 Original quality, 1930's, white ceramic mug with three transfer shield panels inset with 'Bovril,' the whole mug also decorated with gold lines. Complete and in good order. 3.25" tall. Another mug is available, but with a small chip.
Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £45.00
Benson Copper Ice Bucket / Soup Tureen IB4* Original quality, 1920's, copper ice bucket with an enamelled white interior to the bucket and lid, with brass side handles and knob to the lid. The underside of the handles are impressed 'W.A.S. Benson Patent'. The white enamel lining has a few very minor chips and rub marks but otherwise all is in superb order. This is the first we have seen in the flesh. Complete and in good and working order. 10.5" wide including handles, 8" front to back and 9" tall including lid. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £450.00
Cast Iron Griddle G4 Original, quality, circular cast iron griddle circa 1900, with a wrought iron, swing over handle with a locking band, a swivel ring to the top and '16' embossed to the underside. The swing over handle can be folded flat or locked up for use and this griddle was designed for use suspended over an open fire. All is complete and in good and working order. Diameter of griddle 16", 17" widest and 11" high when handle locked up for use. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00