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LANCASHIRERAIL.jpg (59378 bytes) Original Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway notice sign made of very  heavy metal.  £70
SOUTHERNRAILWAY.jpg (63920 bytes) Original Southern Railway Warning sign made of very  heavy metal.  £60
pulverisateur1.jpg (121446 bytes)pulverisateur2.jpg (133048 bytes) Vintage French 'Pulverisateur' (sprayer). Copper with brass fittings and wooden handle, hand held sprayer still attached. Makes a wonderful ornament. Approximately 20" tall. £130
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From the late Cretaceous period (roughly 84 to 71 million years ago), collected in the Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China.
£220
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EUROPEAN BOOKENDS
Charming vintage set of ceramic bookends depicting two young boys very smartly dressed (they remind me of the German Max und Moritz). A very small chip to the bottom rear edge of right side bookend (hardly noticeable). No particular markings but I can notice a very faint mark of an engraved number under the left side bookend. Bookends have at some stage been filed with sand or similar substance, to add weight. Approximately 6" x 4.5" x 2.5".
£20
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Vintage brass plaque depicting Mr Punch painting a portrait of his dog, Toby. Punch has amusingly turned Toby into a lion on the canvas. Ornately decorated with flowers and strange goings on!!! It has a hole punched to the top for hanging. Could be the front cover of a binder for Punch Magazine (?)
Approximately 9" x 11". 
£40
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Vintage Devon & Cornwall constabulary police helmet.
£55
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1950's wooden match striker, made in England. In fine condition.
£40
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Original Rolls Royce Silver Shadow grille complete with Spirit of Ecstasy mascot on top. Buyer collects or delivery to the UK only.
SOLD
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Dr White's 1920's electric Comb to cure baldness. Complete with original box and leaflets. Untested as I do not have the original battery that would fit in the handle! Wonderful example of quack medicine!
£65
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SIEMENS TELEPHONE
Rare (very few made and only produced for around 1 year) 1950's German Trommel (Drum) dialer phone with unique dialing system invented by Siemens. The dialer is operated by pulling down the dialer. Serviced and converted for use with BT. In perfect working order. Fantastic design!

£300
rikstelefon1.jpg (125720 bytes) RIKSTELEFON
Fully restored Norwegian telephone circa 1932. Elegant and heavy telephone, converted for use with BT. In perfect working order.
£220
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Wonderful vintage Black Forest gnome double inkwell (circa 1900's). Complete with original blue glass ink pots & wooden lids. Approximately 9.5" x 6". Very intricate carving. Rare.
£250
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BAND OF THE DEVON & CORNWALL (POLICE) CONSTABULARY SIDE DRUM

Premier Royal Scot
Shell Size 14" x 12"
Shell Type - Birch
Chrome Fittings
Die Cast Batter Hoops
Parallel Throw Off Top & Bottom Snare
Chrome & Rubber Feet Fitted
Emblazoned with Force Crest & Banner Transfers

Comes complete with a Gloss Black PVC two and a half inch wide sling, hard case for the drum, painted drum sticks, traces (drag ropes), Premier drum key and cloth bags for the sling & sticks.

This drum is the equivalent of the current Premier Model 0041 side drum which retails at over £400.

There were only nine of these drums.

Obtained from the original owner who used it up until the Band dis-banded in 2003. In very good condition, the heads were replaced and only had about 12 months use.

£280
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Vintage Kelvin & Hughes Ltd  Hand Anemometer in original wooden box. Some wear but in good working order. Small plaque on the box reads "Hand Anemometer, Made by Smiths, Basingstoke". £70
glasseyestray.jpg (129928 bytes) 36 false eyes made of resin in  wooden tray. Came from an old eye hospital that closed down in the early 60's. Assortment of colours and sizes for every socket. SOLD
victorianglobe2.jpg (105257 bytes)victorianglobe3.jpg (135031 bytes) Antique World Globe approx. 8" diameter in original metal cradle seated on what appears to be part of the original wooden base. No arctic region as yet! SOLD
shoe1.jpg (79667 bytes)shoe3.jpg (66038 bytes)shoe4.jpg (91247 bytes) Victorian Child's Booty dipped in copper. Tradition was to keep the child's first shoes by dipping them in copper. It made a lovely keepsake! There is a brass plaque affixed to the sole of the shoe which reads "A. Kohler & Cie, China Silberwarenfabrik, Wien", the sole also has the number 130 written. The copper is apparent but it could do with a good polish. A charming little memento from days gone by. Shoe is approx. 4 3/4" long. £20
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BARRISTER'S WIG
Early 19th C. barrister's wig made of real hair. Case & wig are marked "F. Micklethwaite Esq.", the original owner. Complete with original metal carry case and stand. Wig is marked "Ravenscroft Patentee". In wonderful condition.
SOLD
jesusstainedglass1.jpg (152417 bytes)jesusstainedglass2.jpg (142466 bytes) French antiques religious stained glass. Stunning example. £700
stphillipstainedglass.jpg (144842 bytes) ST PHILLIP CHURCH STAINED GLASS WINDOW 
Victorian stained glass panel depicting St Phillip the Apostle, with his cross and the gospel in his hand. St Phillip is not often depicted in church stained glass windows so this panel is unusual. Original glass, hand painted and kiln fired. In good condition for its age with no cracks and a good lead matrix. C. 1895.

Approx. 12.75" x 24.75".

£390
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DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321)
Italian Poet, Author of 'The Divine Comedy' & "Inferno"

Antique metal wall charger depicting Dante's Inferno incorporating a plaque written in Italian of a quote from Dante. Approx. 12" diameter. General age wear and toning.
£240
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Italian Poet, Author of 'The Divine Comedy' & "Inferno"

Magnificient 19th C. bust of Dante in crema and rosso Italian marble and with original verde marble base. With foundry seal for 'Aktien Geselschaft Gladenbeck Berlin & Friedrichshagen'. Circa 1888-1892 (the 4 years their brief partnership lasted, the foundry seal presented both Aktien's and the Gladenbeck's names). Gladenbeck is the most prestigious German foundry. Approx. 7.5" x 9".
£780
starglobe.jpg (60907 bytes) RUSSIAN STAR GLOBE
1970's Star Globe encased in its own wooden case. Globe is approx. 7" in diameter.
£260
pennyfarthing.jpg (124326 bytes) PENNYFARTHING
28" wheeled child's penny farthing from 1950's by Dunlop. In perfect working order.
£350
sleepygnome.jpg (75694 bytes) Vintage sleeping garden gnome. Plaster hollow cast. Approx. 12" x 5.5". In good condition with only minor tiny paint chips around the shoes and bottom surface. £65
bubblesconce.jpg (98781 bytes)litsconce.jpg (89877 bytes) Vintage 'Bubble' type lighting sconce with wire frame. Approx. 16" high. When lit, it produces an wonderful orange light. £95
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Charming antique Spelter Frog Matchholder. Fantastic detail . Approx. 4.5" x 3.5". Base is marked "46 LSF".
£38
brasslamp.jpg (55648 bytes) BRASS OIL LANTERN
19th C. hanging lantern. In fine condition. Approx. 12 " x 6".
£75
flyfishing.jpg (100049 bytes) FLY FISHING BY J. R. HARTLEY
The elusive "Fly Fishing" book by J. R. Hartley made famous by the Yellow pages advert. Hardback 1991.
£28
frohsechart.jpg (105705 bytes) ANATOMICAL CHART
Vintage anatomical chart of the mouth  by Frohse (USA). 
£60
rectangularclock.jpg (83500 bytes) Burr Walnut Mantle Clock circa 1900. Fine condition 8 day pleasant chiming clock. New face. Keeps excellent time. £270

ON HOLD

sunmoneybox.jpg (106584 bytes) 1960's 'PLANETS' BANK
By Vacumet Inc. Plastic solar system revolves around the diecast metal sun. Mint condition in original mailing box, complete with map of the solar system & key. Approx. 7" diam.
£140
shuttleradio.jpg (66295 bytes) SPACE SHUTTLE
Space Shuttle Radio made in Hong Kong. Awful quality (!) but in fine working order.
£30
edisongem1.jpg (71087 bytes)edisongem2.jpg (64372 bytes) EDISON GEM
Edison Gem phonograph, model B, from about 1905. This model has a plate on the cover indicating that it was sold under licence by the British based company "Edison-Bell" as the "Gem Type 1". The Gem plays two minute cylinders using an original "New Model" reproducer. With banner logo on the cover. Replacement small, cone type, horn.
SOLD
edisongold1.jpg (73183 bytes)edisongold3.jpg (91409 bytes) EDISON - COON SONG Cylinder
Edison Gold Moulded Record N° 9412 marked "Coon Song" - "He’s a Cousin of Mine". Original box but lid seems to carry a different number than the record. In great condition
£18
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Edison Gold Moulded Record N° 9499 marked "Coon Duet" - "Bake Dat Chicken Pie" Arthur Collins, Byron Harlan. Original box but the lid seems to carry a different number than the record. In great condition
£18
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Edison Blue Amberol Record - Coon Song "Darktown Excentricities" N° 1571 in original box. Cylinder is in great condition and box is good for its age.
£18
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Left glove from pressurized spacesuit "Sokol-KV2" (Falcon) with the initials "KB". Fitted, pressurized glove, moulded rubber left hand, black leather palm pad and pleated nylon overglove attached by straps to base of fingers, anodized aluminium wrist coupling to join to sleeve of spacesuit. Believed to have belonged to an International Crew cosmonaut candidate training in Russia.
£350
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1970's Swedish chrome & canvas groovy swinging chair with original cushion, and beam-stand. Buyer collects.
SOLD
cameraphone1.jpg (69853 bytes)cameraphone2.jpg (69617 bytes) Thorens ‘Exelda’ Cameraphone - circa 1931 Original and in good working order. £175
sinclairtv.jpg (48750 bytes) (Clive) SINCLAIR Pocket TV & Adaptor (MIB & working). £110
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Groovy early 60's electric lamp has a white plastic stand and a wood & plastic shade (original wiring may need changing).
£38
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Fab 70's Roller Skate Platform Sandals with original box! American Ladies size 6. Rollers pop out of the bottom to become roller skates when you push the button on the side! Well in advance for its time - Practical & fashionable!! Never worn - some scratch marks & a small piece of cracked wood on one sandal. Rare & unusual.
£68
blader1.jpg (55114 bytes) 19th century water jug made from a bladder!!  Wonderful paintwork. 9" tall £75
gnome1.jpg (61419 bytes)gnome2.jpg (60453 bytes) German terracotta gnome circa 1900 in fine condition except for clean break across his right ankle, which has been carefully repaired. He sits approx 18" tall, and retains 70% original paint.  Buyer collects from shop. SOLD
ciderjug1.jpg (62247 bytes) Scrumpy jug circa 1700 in fine condition. Oak with metalwork rings and handle, they don't make them like that any more. 16" high approx. SOLD
blueradio1.jpg (54046 bytes) KB Gavotte Bakelite valve radio. In fine working condition. This groovy little number will enhance any 60's bachelor pad. £110
satellitemoonradio.jpg (66978 bytes)satellitemoonradio2.jpg (67629 bytes) U.S. Command Space Satellite "Moon Radio" Mark II, another product by Educational Electronics, Co. Chicago 26, Illinois, USA. Box states that it is "The Latest Adventure in Modern Electronics" - Intercepts local broadcasts, fully assembled, molded in colorful plastic, no batteries required, easy to operate. Box has superb graphics and is in C8 condition. Missing small plastic feet. £200
 

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