General Collectables

Rare Early 20th Century Mercury Light Bulb.

A very rare piece of technological history, this dates from around 1910 and probably French. It was in its time a quirky novelty, when the filament gets hot, the mercury will jump about causing a light effect. It is in perfect working condition and looking at the thickness of the filament and glass, it will never blow. It measures 3.5 inches.  read more

Code: 27529

Georgian Silver Sugar Nips.

A superb pair of Georgian silver sugar nips hallmarked in London 1801. They have beautiful bright cut decoration and have no signs of wear. They come in perfect condition and measure 5.25 inches long.  read more

Code: 27528

Early Victorian Plated Cheese Scoop.

A good early Victorian silver plated cheese scoop with an ivory handle. It is in excellent original condition and a nice piece of dining history. it measures 9 inches long.  read more

Code: 27527

Five Good Vintage London County Council Ambulance Service Buttons

Here is a good group of five, four large and one small button for the London County Council ambulance service from the early to mid part of last century, the four large which are not maker marked have I think a bakelite front with a metal back, the small is brass and marked for H. Lotery & Co London, they all come in very good condition.  read more

Code: 27521

Vintage Ever Ready Fish Eye Torch

An interesting pre WW2 Ever Ready ‘fish eye’ torch, an unusual looking item with a bulbous glass ball lense to amplify the light, marked to the bottom with Ever Ready made in England, it pops open at the bottom to fit the batteries and the top I assume to change a bulb, it comes in good order for its age with signs of use and is lacking a bulb and wires inside. It measures 5.5 inches long.  read more

Code: 27516

George VI Penny 1940 Uncirculated.

A very good 1940 George VI Penny, Uncirculated and retaining a lot of its original lustre.  read more

Code: 27100

Various Pre Decimal Coinage.

A lot of pre decimal coinage from the 1950’s and 60’s, including 7 two shillings, a one shilling, 2 three pence and 2 pennies. 12 coins in all. Grades vary but mostly good. Please see pictures.  read more

Code: 27088

Early 1960’s Austin Sales Brochure Full Range of Cars.

An original polychrome Austin sales brochure for their full range of cars; including the 1800, the Mini, A60 Saloon, A40, 1100 Saloon and the A110 Westminster. It was compiled by the Austin Distributors of London and Essex. It measures around A4 in size and folds out to A2 and comes in very good condition.  read more

Code: 27079

1970’s Sales Brochure Volvo 144.

An original coloured sales brochure dating from around 1975 for the Volvo 144 and including the 142. It is in excellent condition with no damage and measures about A4 in size.  read more

Code: 27073

19th Century Tirolian Meacham Pipe.

A Late 19th century Tirolian pipe out of Meacham or Sepiolite, which is a soft white clay like material which is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea, hence its name ‘Meacham’ meaning sea foam.
This pie is beautifully carved with a horse running through a village, the base of the large bowl is carved with a wave of scrolls, also the date of 1809. The stem is mostly wood cove...  read more

Code: 26543