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Click here to subscribeFOUR BOXES OF BOOKS containing over 140 miscellaneous titles in hardback and paperback formats to include a large section of vintage children's stories, authors include J.R.R. Tolkien, J.M. Barrie, Louisa M. Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lewis Carrol, twenty-five Girls Own Paper, a box of postcards from Penguin and a large selection of book titles from Penguin
A VINTAGE WILLCOX AND GIBBS TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, serial number A481848 which appears to come within the range of numbers for 1894, with a tin containing loose parts, along with a Wheeler and Wilson walnut, cased sewing machine, serial number 23834374 (condition report: cable separated, the finish is rusted) (2) (provenance from client: We think this was brought over from America when my American maternal grandmother married my grandfather. I don't know whether this would make a worthwhile story, but thought it worth asking if you might be interested. I have a very attractive photo of her around the time she married, and a copy of their marriage announcement in The Times in August 1902. They produced children pretty regularly at 2 year intervals, boys in 1904 and 1906, followed by 2 miscarriages, then my mother in 1910, followed by three more girls in 1912, 1914 and 1916. In 1918 another boy was born, who sadly died and, even more sadly, so did my grandmother. She must have come from a fairly wealthy family - my mother remembers her having very stylish clothes and hats with ostrich feathers, but when she died it seems a lot of the money dried up ...I have always wondered if her American family didn't entirely approve of the marriage!, My mother was aged eight when her mother died. My grandfather employed a series of housekeepers, none of whom seem to be been very successful or lasted very long with this large, young, bereaved family. My mother, as the eldest girl, took on the role of little mother, and from a very early age made the clothes for herself and for her younger sisters, using this sewing machine. At age 14 my mother left school to take on running the household, and the succession of housekeepers stopped. My mother continued to make her own clothes for many years, well into her married life, and was still using the machine in the 1990s. She taught me to sew and make my own clothes. The machine has a chain stitch, and I remember, while working as a young secretary in an open-plan office in London, I once bent down to the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet and the chain stitch on the whole of one side of my skirt just whizzed open, revealing my red petticoat! I dashed to the Ladies and had to borrow a coat to get home on the tube. It was a good lesson: be sure to finish off the seam securely
A GROUP OF VINTAGE RADIOS, HORN AND EMPTY BOXES, to include a BBC crystal set marked 'P.O. No 410' and 'B504', with green and multicoloured Bakelite top, a Brownie Wireless Co BBC no 3 model crystal set, a horn speaker - indistinct markings to base (no wiring), another un-marked crystal set, a BBC service radio set, and two empty boxes (7) (Condition Report: generally appear ok, af, sd, untested)
A COLLECTION OF MAINLY LADIES' CLOTHING, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES, to include makers names Rohan, Berghaus early to mid-century fur coat collars and mink stoles, a large vintage wool poncho, shopping baskets, a small hard shell Revelation suitcase, a cabin sized silver Fujifilm suitcase, a JVC 'Video -Movie' camera in a black hard case, a collection of leather 'Court' shoes, UK size 7, leather boots and trainers UK size 7/8, a caramel and brown ladies' fur jacket (split to right sleeve), a ladies' grey wool Jaeger overcoat, a men's Berghaus Gore-Tex rain jacket, a navy blue Berghaus rain coat, a mustard coloured Rohan ladies' rain jacket, a ladies' navy blue Rohan quilted rain coat, a plum coloured Rohan ladies' quilted coat, a quilted Rohan gilet, a stone coloured ladies' Rohan long length raincoat, (most coats are UK size L) together with dresses, tops and T shirts, etc. (s.d) (5 boxes + loose) PLEASE NOTE RAIL IS FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY-NOT INCLUDED IN SALE.
A PAIR OF 'DAVID ANDERSEN' WHITE ENAMEL EARRINGS AND JEWELLERY, white guilloche enamel leaf clip on earrings, signed to the reverse 'D-A' 925s Sterling Norway, three pairs of yellow metal imitation pearl drop earrings, each for pierced ears, unmarked, approximate gross weight 2.5 grams, a pair of gold fronted oval chain link cufflinks, a pair of white metal red guilloche enamel maple leaf, clip on earrings, stamped 'Silver', an imitation pearl necklace fitted with a white metal fish hook clasp stamped Silver, together with other clip on earrings, costume chains, two brooches one set with marcasite and red paste, a scarf clip, three vintage jewellery boxes (one requires some attention) and two small pig figurines, two pairs of 9ct on silver chain link cufflinks (one pair broken), loose faceted beads, costume rings and earrings (condition report: David Andersen earrings would benefit from a gentle clean and polish backs have dirt build up and patena, earrings not tested for finesse one pair stamped 9ct, one imitation pearl necklace is broken, one jewellery box broken)
A QUANTITY OF SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, cased Carl Zeiss Theodolite, No.52029, cased Cowley Automatic Level, Cambridge Instrument Company Level, No.L72245, cased G.D. Ltd., Level Spirit No.3 Mk1. OS1848A, contained in a wooden M & W case, with a vintage wooden tripod stand, not tested, all with some marking and wear (5)
A CASED MICROSCOPE AND VINTAGE PREPARED SLIDES, comprising a B & J Beck Ltd cased microscope, and two boxes containing a total of ninety slides, these are mainly human biology with some animal specimens, most having hand written labels (3) (Condition Report: generally appear ok, some wear and sd to slide case)
SIX BOXES AND A BASKET OF VINTAGE AND MODERN CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES, to include vintage baby dresses, two pairs of spats, a Radiac men's formal shirt, evening waistcoat and white bow tie, a boxed Martus 'Dress Bow' black clip on bow tie, belts including a black velvet belt with diamante buckle in a 1969 Selfridges paper bag, hats by Kangol, Mitzi Lorenz of London, and others, handbags and evening bags including a Coach black Mercer demi baguette handbag, serial no E9J-7407, Waldy bag, David Jones, Elliott of Bond Street, Hotter and Marks and Spencer, ladies knitwear and trousers size 12, brands include Jaeger and Marks and Spencer, etc. (6 boxes + a basket) (sd)
A TRAY CONTAINING WOOD PLANES including a brand new Stanley No4 in wooden presentation box, a Stanley No5, a Stanley No4 1/2 (damage to handle) another Stanley Plane (repaired), a Stanley 102, a Stanley bull nosed, a Record No4, a Record No 4 1/2, three spokeshaves, a boxed Footprint No4 and a vintage bullnosed plane with possibly a Cormier wood handle, steel foot and stamped I. Frampton
A G.P.O. PORTABLE LINEMANS TELEPHONE, NO.250A, two red coloured G.P.O. model 746 and 8746 telephones, both converted for modern usage and a vintage wooden based wall mounted telephone, Bakelite fittings with brass mouth/ear pieces, has some damage and is missing a bell. none tested
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