Rolling Pin
Original, quality pre-war rolling pin with two shaped end grips and a thick rolling pin body, all turned in apple or pearwood. A super example very usable and complete and in good and working order.
17" x 2.25".
Ribbed Ceramic Rolling Pin
Original, quality 1940's / 50's white ribbed ceramic rolling pin with the original green plated wood grips. This example was probably used for rolling oak cake pastry or similar and appears unused. One end of the ceramic is detailed in green "Pat. No 448322". All is complete and in good and working order.
Ceramic roll 10" x 2.5".
Total with holder 21".
Adjustable Wrought Iron Meat Hook
Original, quality mid to late 19th century adjustable meat grips, often used mounted beneath the wheel of a clockwork spit or directly on a chain within the chimney space. This good example has punched decoration on both sides of the wrought iron grips and brass hinge plates to the top. Cleaned and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
15.5" long including top hook x 5" when closed x 0.5".
Pair of Clothes Brushes on Wall Mount
Original, quality late 19th century wall mounted pair of oak backed clothes brushes for hanging in the front hallway. This super set with good two-colour bristles have decorative brass mounts and rings to the top and are suspended from a matching brass mount on a bow top honey coloured oak backboard with a mirror plate for fixing. All has been cleaned, the brass polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order.
Backboard 11.5" x 6.25" x 0.75" front to back.
Total 4" front to back.
Brushes 8" x 2.5" x 1.75".
Brass Letter Scales
Original, quality late 19th century brass postal balance with and full set of circular brass weights all mounted on the original walnut plinth on four turned short legs. The six weights are 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz and 1/2" oz and the platform for letter to be weighed is detailing the postal rates for the year 1885 to 1897. All has been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order.
Total 13" x 7" x 6" tall.
Plinth 13" x 7" x 2.25" tall.
Kenrick Folding Coat Rack CR108
Original, quality 19th century folding cast iron coatrack with turned wood pegs. This example has three hanging loops to the top and is extendable to be hanging from three nails of variable spacing. Each cast iron backplate has two wooden pegs one long and one short and an embossed design and the reverse is detailed "A.K & Son No 2" of West Bromwich. The ash pegs are replacements made to suit copied from an original. All have been fully overhauled and cleaned and lacquered and are complete and in good and working order.
Open 18" x 11" x 3.5".
Folded up 13" x 4" x 3.5".
Pearlware Flowerbed Labels
Original, quality, large, unused Staffordshire pearlware ceramic, garden or greenhouse flowerbed label, with a scallop shell design to the top, a central square panel and a pointed end, with three countersunk screw holes. For pushing into the ground or screwing to a wooden border surround. The reverse has a super clear impressed registration lozenge mark for the year 1878 and the retailer or maker's name "G. A. Stubbs Warwick". All are complete and in superb order, with the odd minor stain, but no chips or cracks and much, much larger than you think.
12.25" x 5.25" plus 0.5".
Novelty Brass Cigar Cutter
Original, quality 1920's novelty cigar cutter in the form of a pint bottle of "Bass & Co Pale Ale". Twist the ring to the top and the label to the front of the bottle releases to view the 'V' shaped cutting blade. The reverse is stamped "Made in Vienna". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
2" x 0.5" x 0.5".
Silver Plated Corinthian Column Oil Lamp
Original, quality late 19th century Corinthian Column oil side lamp with a tapered column and cut glass font. This example has all the original fittings with a patent twin 1" wick burner with a snuffer lever and lifting key for the gallery to enable the lamp to be lit without removing the shade and chimney. The burner has both the wick controls on one stem, this is impressed "Hinks Duplex Patent". The burner is stamped with the registration number for the year 1888 and the square plinth to the base is impressed for the retailer "Gibbons & Co Ltd Belfast". Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order, with no wear to the silver plating, a superb example. The chimney is included in the price, the shade is not, but may be available; see our "Lamp Shades" section, item code: OS121.
30.5" tall with chimney.
21.5" without chimney.
Font 6.25" chain.
Plinth 6.25" x 6.25".
Whitfield's Fireproof Safe
Original, quality fireproof safe circa 1900, in the original paintwork to both the interior and exterior. The brass fittings are all original, and it comes with two keys for the door and two keys for the inner drawer. The brass maker's plate to the door is embossed "Whitfield's Safe & Door Co Ltd, London & Birmingham" and the same is transfer printed to the reverse of the door. All has been fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order.
Interior 14" tall over drawer x 12" wide plus 10" front to back.
Exterior 24" tall x 18" wide x 16" front to back.
End of Day Red Glass Electric Light Fitting
Original, quality 1920's / 30's heavy glass light bowl fitting with a multicoloured mottled effect in the glass. Replacement lengths of brass chain, a replacement brass ceiling rose and a brass bulb holder all in matching bronze colour with the bulb holder wired in bronze coloured new three core electric flex and all is complete and in good and working order.
Bowl 15.5" widest plus 5.25" tall.
12" inner aperture.
Total height including the chain as in picture 12.5".
Aluminium Knife Cleaner
Original, quality, 1920/30's, table mounted, unused aluminium knife cleaner, with the original cardboard carton and lid and paper label and a copy of the original instruction card. This example is truely in mint condition, with not a scratch in sight. Embossed to the top "Dura Knife Cleaner, Provisionally Patented". All is complete and in good and working order. The best you will ever see.
Body 6.5" diameter x 4.5" tall with handle fitted.
9.5" wide x 6.75" tall.
Puritan Soap Enamel Sign
Original, quality 1920's rectangular shaped enamel advertising sign with "Puritan Soap No Other" in red text on yellow background. This example is bright with good colours but it does have surface damage to the enamel, otherwise complete and in good order.
48.5" x 18.25" x 10".
Near Pair of Brass Door Porters
Original, quality near pair of late century brass door porters in the form of a cherub version of "Diana the Huntress". These are depicted with wings and a bow in one hand stood atop a pedestal, all in brass with a cast iron counterbalance weight to the base. No maker's marks but complete and in good order with the brass polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and the cast iron cleaned and lacquered.
17.25" plus 17.75" tall.
6" widest.
3.5" front to back at base.
Brass Rim Lock with Handles
Original, quality late 19th century surface mounted brass door lock with the original pair of oval brass door knobs. This example has a curved end, the original cast brass keep, an old key altered to fit and has a standard square hole for the handles. This lock is stamped to the faceplate for the maker "Carter & Aynsley London". All are polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost, fully overhauled and complete and in good and working order.
Lock 7" x 3.5" x 7/8" front to back.
Handles backplate 2 1/8" x knob 2.25" x 1.5".
2 1/8" front to back.
Brass Padlock with Key
Original, quality late 19th century cast brass padlock of a good size with steel a loop and the original steel key. The padlock is stamped '22', has a swinging dust cover to the keyhole with its own pair of holes to locate a second smaller padlock for extra security to ensure two separate keyholers are present at the same time of opening. The front of the padlock is also impressed for the original owner "3/74 In possession of Bank of Maharashtra". All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
5.25" x 3" x 1.5".
Silver Plated Wine Funnel
Original, quality, early to mid 19th century, silver plated on copper, two piece wine funnel. The top has a rope twist decoration to the rim and finger grip and the spout has a curve and three ribs. Some rubbing to the plating showing the copper bleeding through, otherwise complete and in good and working order.
3.75" widest x 5.5" total length.
Brass Letter Flap
Original, quality 1920's / 30's cast yellow brass letter flap with a good sized aperture and a super cast brass letter flap, embossed in bolt type style "Letters" with a punched decoration. A great looking, very usable letter flap with replacement spring nuts, washers and threaded bars. Complete and in good and working order.
Exterior 10" x 4".
Aperture 7.75" x 2".
Green Tinted Glass Oil Lamp Shade
Original, quality green tinted glass oil lamp shade circa 1900, with etched floral designs. This example has a flared upper section and will fit a standard duplex double wick burner gallery. Complete and in good and working order.
6.75" tall x 7.25" widest.
Lower aperture 4" diam.
Mahogany Over Mantel
Original, quality late 19th century mahogany overmantel in the Arts & Crafts Manner. This very clean example has a shaped bevelled mirror glass in the mahogany frame with a shelf on brackets to the top and shaped feet to the base. Each side of the mirror glass and beneath has a carved Arts & Crafts motif, and all is complete and in good order.
Feet 45" wide.
Mirror glass 17.5" tall x 29.5" wide.
Total 30" tall.
Top shelf 50" wide.
5.5" front to back.
Private Posting Box Enamel Plaque
Original, quality small post-war enamel plaque with two screw holes for mounting to private posting boxes usally or the hotel reception or similar. Complete and in good order.
5.25" x 1.5" x 0.25".
