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   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

  DT  24426  SOLID BRASS DINNER OR SERVENTS BELL, 4 3/4" TALL, 2 5/8" DIAMETER, BEEHIVE HARDWOOD HANDLE AND BRASS FINIAL.  NICE TONE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  CIRCA 1900.  $65.00

   DT  22289  VINTAGE BRASS SCHOOL BELL, 3" DIAMETER, 6 1/2" TALL INCLUDING ENGLISH WALNUT HANDLE.  VERY NICE GOOD QUALITY PIECE.  EXCELLENT, UN-CLEANED, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  CIRCA LATE 1800'S.  $65.00

  DT  20468  CALENDAR 1915 - ENGLISH CALVARY BAND ON PARADE, GORGEOUS FULL COLOR IMAGE . 1915 CALENDAR ON HEAVY CARDBOARD, 6" X 8".  EASELS FOR DESK USE IMAGE FACING OUT, CALENDAR FACING IN.  NOTE DATES LISTED VERTICAL RATHER THAN HORIZONTAL.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $12.00

   DT  24134  VINTAGE WOOD OR TREEN PERPETUAL CALENDAR.  SCOTTY DOG LAYING IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE, ABOUT 6" WIDE, 4" TALL.  PROBABLY ENGLISH PINE.  SHOWS DAY, MONTH & DATE, EXCELLENT, COMPLETE CONDITION.  $55.00

   DT  26735  IVORY CALLING CARD CASE, 1 7/8" WIDE, 3 3/8" TALL, 5/16" THICK.  TWO PIECE WITH A COMBINATION OF INITIALS "C.H.R."  VERY NICE 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION.  NO NICKS OR CRACKS.  TYPICAL DISCOLORATION, CIRCA MID TO LATE 1800'S.  $165.00

   DT 25624  LEATHER CALLING CARD CASE, ABOUT 3" SQUARE, TWO PIECE.  GOLD INITIALS ON THE FRONT.   MOST LIKELY FOR "VISITOR" CARDS, RATHER THAN BUSINESS CALLING CARDS.  CIRCA PRE-WWII, SUPERB CONDITION, APPEARS UNUSED.  $18.00

   DT  20518  VINTAGE CELLULOID COVER ERASER IN THE FORM OF A BOOK.  "TO RIGHT A WRONG BY ANNE ERASER", "MY DOG" A CUTE TERRIER IN A FULL COLOR VIGNETTE.  SUPERB SLIGHTLY USED CONDITION.  UNUSUAL DESK TOP COLLECTIBLE, CIRCA 1900-1920.  $25.00

  DT 21918 ANTIQUE BONE INK BOTTLE, 2 3/4" TALL WITH SCREW TOP, (THREADS ARE WORN SO IT BARELY HOLDS TOGETHER).  INTERESTING WRITING RELATED MEMORABILIA CIRCA 1700'S, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  ENGLISH ORIGIN.  $85.00

  DT 30570 INK WELL, SOLID HEAVY BRASS, GLOBE SHAPE WITH HINGED TOP, ELABORATE BASE, 7 1/4" DIAMETER, 6" TALL.  HAS A TRENCH ART FEEL.  NOT A MASS PRODUCED PIECE, POSSIBLY MADE BY SOMEONE IN A MUNITIONS PLANT WITH ACCESS TO BRASS.  HEAVY WELL MADE PIECE, CIRCA WWI, 1914-1918 VINTAGE.  VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $145.00

  DT   22802  CAST IRON INK STAND WITH PEN RACK OR HOLDER, 3 1/2" X 5" BASE EMBOSSED FAN PATTERN DECORATION.  MADE TO ACCOMMODATE A 2" SQUARE INK JAR.  SIDE COMPARTMENT FOR NIBS, VERTICAL RACK TO HOLD 3 DIP PENS, EMBOSSED WITH A SNIPE OR STYLIZED BIRD IN FLIGHT.  AN EXCELLENT, MID VICTORIAN ERA DESK TOP ACCESSORY IN EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  THE GLASS JAR IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE PIECE.  pens not included.  $125.00

  DT  20474  VINTAGE CURLING STONE INK WELL, 3" DIAMETER, 1 1/2" THICK.  GRANITE TYPE STONE, NICKEL PLATED BRASS HARDWARE.  UNUSUAL CURLING RELATED COLLECTIBLE, PRE WWII VINTAGE.  $150.00

Russian bear inkwell  DT 36977  RUSSIAN BRASS INK WELL, 5" DIAMETER BASE, 2 3/4" DIAMETER HINGED BALL CONTAINING THE INK WELL.  MOUNTED ON THREE STANDING BEARS.  NICELY DETAILED, ABOUT 6 1/2" TALL.  SOME DINGS AND DENTS AROUND THE BASE, OTHERWISE, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  CIRCA 1800'S.  $285.00

  DT 31526 IVORY AND SILVER PLATED BRASS DESK TIDDY, OVAL SHAPE, 2 1/4" X 2 3/4" NOT INCLDING HANDLES.  BOTTOM MARKED "F.M. & CO. EPNS".  VERY NICE GRAIN AND COLOR TO THE IVORY.  RARE AND UNUSUAL PIECE.  CIRCA 1900, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  $185.00

Heintz silver plated ink well  DT 32953  HEINTZ BRONZE SILVER PLATED INK WELL.  ABOUT 5 1/4" SQUARE, 2 1/2" TALL.  ART DECO GEOMETRIC DECOR WITH A BLUE AND WHITE CAMEO INSERT.  PLATING IS WORN, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD, USEABLE CONDITION.  BOTTOM SIGNED, ALSO "NO. 1109 STERLING ON BRONZE PAT. AUG 2 1912".  $135.00

  DT 20510  VINTAGE MACFARLANE LANG BISCUIT BONE LETTER KNIFE, 4" LONG.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1900.  $22.00

   DT 21635  VINTAGE FIGURAL PARROT SOLID BRASS LETTER KNIFE OR OPENER, 8" LONG.  STAMPED BRITISH ON BACK.  PROBABLY MADE JUST AFTER WWI, 1920'S.  VERY NICE DETAIL.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $85.00

   DT  20913  ROCK LIFE CELLULOID LETTER OPENER/RULER, 6" LONG.  PRE WWII INSURANCE ADVERTISING PIECE.  $12.00

   DT  11764  Sharp's Toffee, Advertising letter knife and toffee hammer.  Heavy solid brass with nickel plating, 7 1/2" long, embossed at top with the parrot logo on one side and the walking gentleman on the other.  Very good detail.  Excellent 100% original condition.  A great piece of confectionery memorabilia.  Probably pre-WWII vintage.  $55.00

   DT  28075  IVORY LETTER KNIFE, 8" LONG X 7/8" WIDE.  DECORATIVE INITIAL "M".  EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1900.  $95.00

  DT  20280  VINTAGE C.W.S. IRONWORKS, KEIGNLEY ENGLAND, ADVERTISING PAPER CLIP.  CELLULOID 1 3/4" DIAMETER MULTICOLOR BUTTON PROMOTING "MANGLES AND WIRE MATTRESSES", ATTACHED TO A 3 3/4" WIDE PAPER HOLDER.  INTERESTING PRE-WWII ADVERTISING PIECE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $45.00

letter rack  DT 36869  FRENCH BRONZE LETTER RACK OR HOLDER, 9 1/2" WIDE, 7 1/2" TALL, 4" DEEP.  INTERESTING DECOR - RIVETED HAMMERED SURFACE, FLUER-DI-LIS SHIELD.  VERY HEAVY SUBSTANTIAL PIECE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  CIRCA 1800'S.  $295.00

page turner  DT 36979  MASTER OF THE HUNT PRIZE OR AWARD.  IVORY PAGE TURNER WITH OTTER FOOT HANDLE, SOLID SILVER FITTINGS ENGRAVED "SINNINGTON HOUNDS BUTTERWICK TO GOODHAM DALE MARCH 31, 1941 WITH GRATEFUL THANKS D.A.G."  FULL ENGLISH HALLMARKS INDICATE BIRMINGHAM 1941, MAKERS MARK CTF.  VINTAGE SPORTING MEMORABILIA DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.  A SUPERB PIECE.  $285.00

   DT  20858  SOLID CLEAR GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, 3 1/4" IN DIAMETER, 1 1/4" TALL, DOMED SHAPE.  ETCHED LETTERING, "THE BEST APENTA NATURAL APPARENT WATER".  VERY NICELY DONE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, 100% ORIGINAL.  PROBABLY 1900-1930 VINTAGE.  $48.00

   DT   28145  HYDE WINDGLASS CO., MATH, MAINE, PAPERWEIGHT, 3 1/4" HEAVY BRONZE BASE WITH BILLIARD CLOTH BOTTOM COVER.  BRASS ROTATING PROP WITH 3 BLADES.  SUPERB, UNPOLISHED ORIGINAL CONDITION.  AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PIECE OF MARITIME OR BOATING RELATED MEMORABILIA.  $250.00

  DT   12079  VINTAGE BRASS PAPERWEIGHT, SITTING HOUND DOG WITH A HARE LAYING IN FRONT, 3 5/8" X 1 1/2" X 1" BASE, 3" OVERALL HEIGHT.  NICELY DETAILED, HIGHLY UNUSUAL.  EXCELLENT UN-CLEANED CONDITION.  CIRCA 1880.  $150.00

Equestrian paperweight  DT 36964  EQUESTRIAN PAPERWEIGHT, SOLID BRASS AND COPPER - FENCE WITH A SADDLE, HAND AND RIDING CROP, 1 3/4" X 2 1/2" X 2" TALL.  INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL HORSE RELATED MEMORABILIA.  PROBABLY PRE-WWII VINTAGE.  FOUND IN SCOTLAND.  $55.00

  DT 22242  VINTAGE KANGAROO BRASS PAPERWEIGHT.  SOLID BRASS FIGURE OF A KANGAROO WITH HER JOEY, 4" LONG, 3 1/2" TALL, MOUNTED ON A 3" X 5" EBONY BASE.  VERY ATTRACTIVE, CIRCA 1900-1920.  $95.00

dt36877tray.jpg  DT 36877  PEN TRAY, BAKELITE, 9" LONG, 3" WIDE.  BOTTOM MARKED "CRITERION S & D LTD. B NO. 983 BRITISH MANUFACTURE".  MINT CONDITION, CIRCA 1920'S.  $28.00

   DT  21601  VINTAGE SOLID HEAVY BRASS VICTORIAN ERA DESKTOP PEN TRAY, 8" LONG, 3 3/4" WIDE, RAISED UP ON FOUR LEGS TO ABOUT 1 1/4" TALL.  HIGHLY DETAILED EMBOSSED PATTERN WITH VINES, FLOWERS AND MYTHICAL FIGURES AND INTRICATE BORDER.  AN ATTRACTIVE MID VICTORIAN ERA DESKTOP PIECE IN VERY NICE CONDITION.  $95.00  Sale $65.00 

  DT 22357  VINTAGE BRASS PEN TRAY.  A HEAVY PIECE WITH A HAMMERED FINISH, APPROXIMATELY 9" X 3" HALF OVAL SHAPE.  ATTRACTIVE EDGE PATTERN, LATE VICTORIAN ERA, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $65.00

DT 22332  VINTAGE GLASS PEN TRAY AND STAMP HOLDER, 4" WIDE, 3" DEEP, 1 1/4" TALL.  pen and stamps not included.  $18.00

vintage Postal Scale w/book rates  DT 32241  ENGLISH POSTAL SCALE, SOLID OAK  BASE, 6" WIDE, 12" LONG, ALL SOLID BRASS FITTINGS AND WEIGHTS.  UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION, MADE TO WEIGH BOTH LETTERS AND BOOKS.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  COMPLETE WITH PROPER WEIGHTS.  CIRCA 1900.  $195.00

Vintage English Postal Scale  DT 32233  ENGLISH POSTAL SCALE, MAHOGANY BASE, 7" LONG, 4" WIDE.  ALL BRASS MECHANICS AND WEIGHS.  NICE ORIGINAL PATINA.  MARKED "POSTAL RATES FOR LETTERS" WITH PRICES PER OUNCE.  VERY GOOD CONDITION.  CIRCA 1900.  $95.00

dt32642brassin.jpg  DT 32642  SHOP SIGN, IN/OUT.  HEAVY SOLID BRASS, SLIDING COVER TO REVEL "IN" OR "OUT", 7 1/4" WIDE 4 1/4" TALL, BRASS BACK STAND.  MADE TO SIT ON COUNTER OR DESK.  PROBABLY 1900 VINTAGE.  UNUSUAL, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $85.00

  DT  21928  VINTAGE DESK SIGN, MAHOGANY WITH BOXWOOD  INLAYS "IN & OUT", 2 3/4" HIGH, 6" WIDE.  SITS UP ON FOUR LEGS.  NICE OLD OFFICE COLLECTIBLE IN EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $38.00

  DT 30974 BARRISTER OR SOLICITORS WAX SEAL HAMMER.  SOLID NICKEL PLATED BRASS, 8" LONG.  MADE TO BREAK AND MARK WAX DOCUMENT SEALS.  19TH CENTURY ITEM.  RARE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $95.00

  DT   10679  BRASS STAMP OR DESKTOP TRINKET BOX, 3 1/2" X 2 1/2" FROM FOOT TO FOOT.  HINGED TOP LID IS EMBOSSED WITH A WOOD GRAIN AND STRAPS WITH A STAG OVER A BANNER "EXMOOR".  PRESUMABLY A HIGH QUALITY VINTAGE SOUVENIR.  REGISTRATION NUMBER ON BOTTOM.  $55.00 

  DT 31459 ENGLISH MINIATURE CUTLERY BOX, 5" X 2 3/4" X 1 1/8".  TWO HINGED LIDS WITH BONE HANDLES, ORGANIC FLOWER AND VINE DECOR.  BEAUTIFULLY MADE OF BOXWOOD, PROBABLY MEANT TO BE A DESK TOP TIDY OR STAMP BOX.  CIRCA 1900, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $195.00

  DT 31458 ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLE STAMP BOX, DESK TIDY, 4" LONG, 2" WIDE, 2" TALL.  NICELY FIGURED ENGLISH WALNUT, DARK GREEN BILLIARD CLOTH.  ADORNED WITH 2 CUES AND 3 BILLIARD BALLS.  PROBABLY EDWARDIAN, CIRCA 1910.  GREAT BILLIARD, SNOOKER, POOL MEMORABILIA PIECE.  $195.00

  DT 21616  VICTORIAN SOLID BRASS ORNATE STAMP BOX, 3 3/4" WIDE, 1 1/2" DEEP, 1 3/4" TALL.  HINGED TOP, 3 STAMP  COMPARTMENTS, INTERESTING APPLIED DECORATION, HORSE AND RIDER IN 3 PLACES, FLEUR-DE-LIS AND 7 GOLD INLAYED CROSSES.  ORIGINAL SILVER PLATE GONE, VERY UNUSUAL , CIRCA MID 1800'S.  $85.00

  DT 23013  STAMP BOX, ENGLISH WALNUT, 2" X 3" X 1 1/4" TALL.  HINGED TOP, TWO COMPARTMENTS, SILVER HINGE.  GOOD QUALITY PIECE, MONIR NICKS ON BOTTOM EDGE COULD BE REMOVED.  LATE VICTORIAN VINTAGE. Was $85.00 Sale $55.00

   DT  28069  BLACK FOREST CARVED WOODEN STAMP BOX, 5" X 2" X 1".  HINGED TOP LID, BRASS HARDWARE, FOUR STAMP COMPARTMENTS.  $65.00

  DT  20911  typewriter ribbon tin, "Remtico Paragon", by Remington Typewriter Company, 327 Broadway, New York.  Empty two piece graphic tin, pictures the typewriter on the side, 2" x 1 5/8", 1 3/4" high, empty tin marked "purple copying".   $27.00


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