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     A   21035  A. R. P., ENGLISH "AIR RAID PRECAUTION" LAPEL PIN,
                1" X 1 1/2" POT METAL.  MANS VERSION WITH LAPEL BUTTON HOLE
                BACK.  $15.00

     A 20940 A. R. P., ENGLISH "AIR RAID PRECAUTION", LAPEL PIN,
               1" X 1 1/2", POT METAL.  LADY'S VERSION WITH PIN BACK.
               EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA W.W.II.  $15.00

     A 21765  ANTIQUE SOLICITOR - ATTORNEY -
                      BARRISTERS ARTIFACT DEVICE CIRCA 1750-1850.
                      SILVER PLATED IRON DEVICE USED TO BREAD THE WAX
                      SEALS ON CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS OR "BRIEFS".  WAS
                      SEALED CORRESPONDENCE WAS DELIVERED BY COURIER
                      BETWEEN SOLICITORS, BARRISTERS & THE COURT.  SHARP
                      END TO OPEN THE SEAL, HAMMER TO SEAL OR RESEAL THE
                      DOCUMENT.  VERY SCARCE AND UNUSUAL PIECE OF
                      JUDICIAL - LEGAL WORLD MEMORABILIA.  FOUND IN
                      ENGLAND, GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC, AS DESCRIBED - NOT
                      A TAFFY HAMMER.  VERY NICE GENTLY USED
                      CONDITION, SOME FLAKING AND RUBBING OF THE PLATE.  $125.00

   A 7051 Book, "INDIAN PORTRAITS", By Painter Henry Cross.
                          5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 164 pages.  Numerous pictures, some in color.
                          All major figures from the Indian Wars.  This is a Wisconsin
                          Historical Society Publication, 1948.  Extremely scarce.
                          Excellent condition.  $135.00

  A 9841 "Tambos End-Mens", Book, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2",
                about 160 pages, dated 1875.  good condition
                with a nicely illustrated cover showing two
                Blacks telling stories.  $95.00

   A   20956  Vintage brass box, hinged, 2 5/16" x 2 1/2",
                3/4" high.  Ring handle on lid.  $12.00

  A 21629  ORNATE SOLID BRASS BOX, 3 1/2" SQUARE, 2 1/2" TALL, 
                      HINGED TOP LID.  EMBOSSED WITH ORGANIC DECOR, FLOWERS,
                      VINES AND ACORN FINIAL, 4 SCROLL FEET.  INTERESTING,
                      UNUSUAL INTERIOR WITH CONCAVE SURFACE.  MADE FOR A
                      SPECIFIC PURPOSE, ANY IDEAS?  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  CIRCA PRE-1900.  $95.00 Sale $68.00

  A 22276  VINTAGE FRENCH ORMOLU DRESSING TABLE BOX, 5"
                     LONG, 2" WIDE, 1 1/4" TALL.  HINGED TOP,
                    FABRIC LINING, WONDERFUL EMBOSSED DECORATION.
                     MARKED "BOUCHER PASTORALE".  EXCELLENT,
                     CONDITION, CIRCA 1800'S.  $125.00

      AE  22248  SOLID BRASS VASE 3 1/2" HIGH, 1 5/8" DIAMETER.  $27.00

  A  10166  VINTAGE HEAVY BRASS DECORATIVE POT, 2 1/2" IN
                     DIAMETER, ABOUT 2 1/2" HIGH INCLUDING ITS 3
                     BALL FEET.  VERY ATTRACTIVE BOLD EMBOSSED
                     PATTERN AROUND SIDE.  BOTTOM MARKED WITH
                     REGISTRATION NUMBER INDICATING 1887 DESIGN.  A
                     VERY ATTRACTIVE VICTORIAN ERA DECORATIVE
                     COLLECTIBLE IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $95.00

  A 22175 VINTAGE SOLID BRASS CAST VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A SCOTTISH
                THISTLE, 3" TALL, 2" WIDE.  BOTTOM MARKED "REGISTRATION NO.
                871817 INDICATING 1953.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $18.00

   A 21777 CARTOON BRASS FIGURE, 2 1/4" TALL.  FAT MAN HOLDING A
        PIPE.  PUNCH & JUDY ERA OF ENGLISH HUMOR.  $42.00
 

  A  24443  BRONZE SEATED LADY, SIGNED "A.G.B.". 
                     PROBABLY A GREEK OR ROMAN FIGURE.  ABOUT 6"
                     TALL, 3" X 4" BASE.  SOLID NOT HOLLOW, WEIGHS
                     NEARLY 5 POUNDS.  FINE DETAIL, VERY HIGH QUALITY
                      PIECE. WONDERFUL PATINA, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
                     VINTAGE, FOUND IN ENGLAND.  WOULD SERVE AS A
                     BOOK END THOUGH NOT REALLY MADE LIKE ONE.
                     VICTORIAN ERA, PROBABLY MID 19TH CENTURY,
                     SIGNED "A. G. B." ON EDGE OF BASE.  SUPERB 100%
                     ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH LOVELY PATINA.  $285.00

  ANT 21776 BRONZE MINIATURE STATUE, 2 1/8" TALL BUST ON
       PEDESTAL BASE.  HIGHLY DETAILED IMAGE.  PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
       MILITARY MAN.  DISTINCT MARKING ON RIGHT SIDE OF HAD.
       EXCELLENT CONDITION, ATTRACTIVE PATINA.  $95.00

  A 24020  NAPOLEONIC WAR PERIOD SOLID BRASS UNIFORM
                     BUCKLE, ABOUT 1 1/2" X 2", ENGRAVED "HMG
                     1802".  I FOUND IT IN ENGLAND AND WAS TOLD IT
                     HAD A NAVAL CONNECTION.  GUARANTEED GENUINE.
                     EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $100.00

    A 28368  "BUMBLE" CHARLES DICKENS CHARACTER, 3 DIMENSIONAL
                 IMAGE ON A COPPER DISH, 5 1/2" DIAMETER.  THICK, HEAVY,
                 SUBSTANTIAL PIECE.  REGISTRATION NUMBER INDICATES 1906
                 VINTAGE.  ATTRACTIVE PATINA, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  RATHER
                 SCARCE.  $85.00

   ANT 30454 "WINKLE" CHARLES DCKENS CHARACTER COPPER TRAY
           EMBOSSED WITH HIS IMAGE, STAMPED REGSTRATION MARK DATING TO
           1906, 5 1/2" DIAMETER, ABOUT 1" DEPTH.  HIGHLY DETAILED, VERY
           ATTRACTIVE PIECE.  SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITON, GREAT PATINA.  $85.00
 

   A 24160  CASH STRONG BOX, SHEET METAL WITH BRASS 
                     FITTINGS, REMOVABLE TRAY, 4 SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS.
                     MARKED MADE IN ENGLAND, 8" X 5" X 3", INCLUDES ORIGINAL
                     KEY.  PROBABLY 1920 VINTAGE, POSSIBLY EARLIER, VERY GOOD
                     CONDITION.  $85.00

      A 22785  SOLID BRASS CHANGE TRAY, 5" DIAMETER.  FLANGE
        PROTRUDES OUT EMBOSSED "POCKET CHANGE", CENTER ENGRAVED
        "K.P.W".  EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA PRE WWII.  $38.00

  A 25780 BRASS CLOCK, 1 1/2" WIDE, 1 1/4" TALL, MOVEABLE HANDS.
        SOLID NICELY MADE ITEM.  $18.00

  A 23229  LANCASHIRE CLOGS SALESMAN'S SAMPLE OR 
                STORE WINDOW DISPLAY PIECE.  PAIR, LEATHER TOPS, WOOD SOLES
                AND HEELS, IRON CLEATS.  HAND MADE, EACH ARE 6" LONG AND ABOUT
                3 1/2" TALL.  SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  PROBABLY MID 1800'S
                VINTAGE.  A WONDERFUL COBBLER MEMORABILIA COLLECTIBLE.  $250.00

    A 8306 Crochet hooks, (2) Victorian, made of bone, 5" long. $12.00

  A 21813  COPPER BOX, TWO PIECE CYLINDER, 3" TALL, 1" DIAMETER.
                 POSSIBLY AN EARLY MATCH SAFE?  $14.00

      A 30283  VICTORIAN FLOWER PRESS, CARVED EBONY WOOD,
                 12" WIDE, 4 3/4" DEEP, 9 1/2" TALL.  MOVABLE WOOD BLOCK.  NICE
                 QUALITY PIECE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION.  VERY SCARCE
                 AND UNUSUAL ITEM.  ONLY A VERY AFFLUENT HOME WOULD HAVE
                 HAD THIS.  $325.00

  A 20604 VINTAGE GARDENING AWARD MEDAL, 1 1/2" THICK
        HEAVY BRASS CASTING.  FRONT EMBOSSED "AMATEUR GARDENING"
        WITH A DETAILED IMAGE.  REVERSE "FOR MERIT IN HORTICULTURE
        1952".  MINT CONDITION IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX.  A NICE PIECE OF
        GARDENING MEMORABILIA.  $25.00

  A 21790 ENGLISH OAK GLOVE STRETCHER, CARVED
        DECOR WITH 2 SHIELDS AND "VICTORY" IN BOLD LETTERING.  MADE
        FROM SCRAP WOOD SALVAGED DURING RENOVATIONS TO LORD
        ADMIRAL NELSONS, HERO OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, FLAG SHIP.
        NICE NAVAL RELATED MEMORABILIA PIECE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
        $75.00

    A 20338  IVORY STATUE, PEASANT LADY, 3 3/4" TALL ON 1 1/8"
         WOODEN BASE.  SUPERB DETAIL, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $85.00

  A 24129  BARBOLA MIRROR, 6" DIAMETER, BEVELED EDGE, WOOD
                 BACK WITH EASEL STAND.  FLOWER DECORATION AROUND TOP
                 THIRD, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $95.00

  A  20895  VICTORIAN ERA CHILD'S MIRROR.  SOLID BRASS
                     FRAME AND HANDLE, 3 1/4" LONG, 1 1/2" DIAMETER
                     WITH BEVELED GLASS MIRROR.  HIGH QUALITY
                     CHILDREN'S ACCESSORY.  EXCELLENT CONDITION,
                     CIRCA LATE 19TH CENTURY, 100% ORIGINAL.  $38.00

  A 21642  VINTAGE LADY'S MUFF WARMER, 2" TRIANGLE SHAPE,
                     4" WIDE.  COPPER WITH BRASS SCREW CAP.  A
                     WONDERFUL VICTORIAN ERA (PROBABLY 1850'S
                     VINTAGE MINIATURE HOT WATER CONTAINER FOR THE
                     LADY'S HANDS.  STONEWARE EXAMPLES ARE FAIRLY
                     COMMON.  THIS METAL VARIATION IS VERY RARE.
                     EXCELLENT 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION.  INCLUDES
                     THE CHAIN.  $135.00

  A 28545  DRESSING TABLE CONTAINER/JAR.  PRESSED GLASS, NICKEL
                 PLATED TOP WITH BRASS OWL INSERT.  GLASS EYES, ATTRACTIVE
                ADDITION TO A BATH SHELF OR DRESSER, 1 3/4" DIAMETER, 4" TALL.
                 PRE-WWII VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $55.00

  A 10336 MINIATURE PISTOL, 1 1/2" LONG.  FULLY FUNCTIONAL,
         SIX SIDED BARREL WITH ROUND BORE.  COCKING HAMMER, SILVER
         ENGRAVED GRIPS LANYARD RING.  "AUSTRIA" ON TOP OF BARREL.  I
         DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A WATCH KEY.  QUALITY PIECE IN NICE ORIGINAL
         CONDITION.  $95.00

  A 20633 VINTAGE CORONADO TRANSISTOR RADIO "CROWN 12",
                MODEL NO 43-9981.  LIKE NEW IN THE ORIGINAL
                CARDBOARD BOX.  COMPLETE WITH LEATHER CARRYING
                CASE, PANASONIC HI-TOP BATTERY (DEAD),
                EARPHONE.  LATE 1950'S EARLY 1960'S VINTAGE.
                WORKS PERFECTLY, GREAT CONDITION, ALL
                COMPLETE, 100% ORIGINAL.  $50.00

      A 28554  VICTORIAN ENGLISH OAK, COPPER AND BRASS BARREL,
                 6 1/2" TALL, TAPPERED FROM 4" DIAMETER AT TOP TO 5" DIAMETER
                 AT BASE.  SEPERATE LID WITH BRASS FINIAL.  THIS IS AN EXACT
                 MINITURE COPY OF A RUM BARREL USED ON HIS MAJESTYS SHIPS
                 FOR THE DAILY RUM ALLOWANCE.  MADE AT LEAST 150 YEARS
                 AGO, PROBABLY FOR USE AS A TEA CADDY OR TOBACCO JAR.
                 SCARCE AND UNUSUALMARITIMEMEMORABILIA PIECE.  EXCELLENT,
                 ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $250.00

      A 10700  SILVER PLATED BRASS COVERED SACHET JAR, 3 1/2" X 2 1/4" X
                 1 1/2" THICK.  EMBOSSED TOP WITH HOLES TO LET OUT THE
                 AROMA, MUCH OF THE SILVER PLATE IS WORN FROM AGE AND
                 THERE IS A CHIP IN THE GLASS.  DEFINATELY OLD, GLASS HAS
                 BUBBLES.  NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $25.00

   A 27653  TRINKET BOX, LADY'S DRESSING TABLE ACCESSORY,
                      5" LONG X 2" X 2", NICKEL PLATED BRASS LID WITH CATS
                      FACE INSERT.  HIGH QUALITY WITH GLASS EYES.
                      BOTTOM IS EMBOSSED GLASS.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION, CIRCA 1920-1940.  $145.00

   A 30281  BRASS OWL FIGURE WITH GLASS EYES, HIGHLY DETAILED,
                 SET IN THE LID OF A GLASS TRINKET BOX, 3" X 4" X 2" OVERALL
                 SIZE.  UNUSUAL DRESSING TABLE PIECE.  LID WAS PROBABLY
                 SILVER PLATED NOW WORN WITH BRASS SHOWING.  CIRCA
                 1900-1920.  $68.00

  A 22252  VICTORIAN BRASS URN WITH COPPER HANDLES AND TRIM,
                      4 1/8" TALL, 3 3/4" ACROSS AT HANDLES, APPROXIMATELY 2 1/4"
                      DIAMETER.  COPPER BIRDS & FLOWERS ON FRONT, FLOWRS ON
                      BACK.  HEAVY PIECE FOR IT'S SIZE.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  $58.00

  A 8260 Victorian die cut letter holder, factory sample, unused,
                          colorful, attractive.  Pictures children playing circus.  $25.00

   A 28508  LEATHER WHIP, 6' LONG INCLUDING HANDLE, BRAIDED AND
                      WRAPPED LEATHER WITH IRON TACKS.  VERY GOOD USED
                      CONDITION.  UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION, NOT LIKE ACARRIAGE
                      WHIP.  POSSIBLY USED FOR ANIMAL TRAINING.  $48.00

   A 27542  ENGLISH WIG POWDER APPLICATOR, WOOD, 
                      FABRIC &  METAL WITH CORK CAP, 6 3/4" LONG.  BELLOWS
                      DESIGN, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY.  EXCELLENT, WORKABLE
                      CONDITION.  SCARCE AND UNUSUAL ITEM.  $65.00

  A 11845 WVS "Woman's Volunteer Service" civil defense,
                pin back badge.  About 1" square with crown at the top.
                Circa W.W.II.  Excellent 100% original condition.  $22.00



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