English South Bucks pillow lace bobbin, also called a "thumper" or a "Huguenot" bobbin. Turned wood with darker wood spots inlaid. (Leopard pattern). Bobbin measures 9.1 cm  More »

English South Bucks pillow lace bobbin, also called a "thumper" or a "Huguenot" bobbin. Turned wood with darker wood spots inlaid. (Leopard pattern). Bobbin measures 9.1 cm long and 1.3 cm diameter at its widest. Excellent condition.   « Less

English pillow lace bobbin. Turned dark wood with pewter rings. (Tiger pattern, although there is also a bit of pattern to the rings). Has a spangle of blue, amber and clear  More »

English pillow lace bobbin. Turned dark wood with pewter rings. (Tiger pattern, although there is also a bit of pattern to the rings). Has a spangle of blue, amber and clear glass beads with the bottom bead being black glass. Bobbin measures 10.8 cm long (not including the spangle weight) and 6 mm diameter at its widest. Excellent condition. 19th century.   « Less

English pillow lace bobbin. Turned dark wood with fine brass wire wound around it in stripes. Has a spangle of square-cut beads in cranberry and clear glass, with the  More »

English pillow lace bobbin. Turned dark wood with fine brass wire wound around it in stripes. Has a spangle of square-cut beads in cranberry and clear glass, with the bottom bead being swirled blue and white glass. Bobbin measures 8.8 cm long (not including the spangle weight) and 5 mm diameter at its widest. Excellent condition. 19th century.   « Less

English pillow lace bobbin. Slim turned dark wood with unusual top portion. Has a spangle of beads in cranberry, amethyst glass, pale lemon and Bristol blue glass, with the  More »

English pillow lace bobbin. Slim turned dark wood with unusual top portion. Has a spangle of beads in cranberry, amethyst glass, pale lemon and Bristol blue glass, with the bottom bead being blue glass. Bobbin measures 9 cm long (not including the spangle weight) and 5 mm diameter at its widest. Excellent condition. 19th century.   « Less

English pillow lace bobbin. Slim turned dark wood. Has a spangle of beads in opaque lemonand blue glass, and square-cut beads, with the bottom bead being clear overlaid in  More »

English pillow lace bobbin. Slim turned dark wood. Has a spangle of beads in opaque lemonand blue glass, and square-cut beads, with the bottom bead being clear overlaid in a pink/white spot. Bobbin measures 8.2 cm long (not including the spangle weight) and 5 mm diameter at its widest. Chip out of bobbin end, otherwise very good condition. 19th century.   « Less

English 19th century pillow lace bobbin. Made in turned bone. The decoration is binding with fine brass wire, and red and dark blue spots and stripes. The spangle has a dark  More »

English 19th century pillow lace bobbin. Made in turned bone. The decoration is binding with fine brass wire, and red and dark blue spots and stripes. The spangle has a dark blue bead with pink and white spots for the bottom bead. Bobbin measures 9 cm long and 6 mm diameter at its widest. Excellent condition.   « Less

Early 20th century tortoiseshell case - possibly for cigarettes, although there are no restraining band holders. Hinged case, but the clasp on the front is half missing, so  More »

Early 20th century tortoiseshell case - possibly for cigarettes, although there are no restraining band holders. Hinged case, but the clasp on the front is half missing, so it does not close properly. Case measures 8.5 cm by 5.4 cm and is 2.1 cm thick. Exterior of case is somewhat dull with age, commensurate with having been in a pocket for many years.   « Less

Little antique magic lantern, with glass mini lantern slides, which you can view through the eye piece of the viewer. They appear to be hand drawn and coloured, and each  More »

Little antique magic lantern, with glass mini lantern slides, which you can view through the eye piece of the viewer. They appear to be hand drawn and coloured, and each slide has four or five scenes on it. There are 15 slides in all. Some are numbered in sequence, so appear to tell a story, others are just heads of characters, or animals. Probably you have to make up your own story to match the scenes - a good exercise in imagination! The little metal viewer measures 8.5 cm long and 2.7 cm diameter. The slides are each 2.5 cm by 10 cm, and fit in the slot halfway up the viewer tube. There is also a spare lens, not sure where this fits - have tried it on the end, but it doesn't add anything to the viewing. They came in an old Gold Flake tobacco box, and I have left them in it. Victorian, 19th century.   « Less

Stylish Coronation mug, conical shape, by Shelley, England. King George and his Queen, Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother) on the front, and the Royal Princesses on the rear.  More »

Stylish Coronation mug, conical shape, by Shelley, England. King George and his Queen, Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother) on the front, and the Royal Princesses on the rear. Measures 10 cm high and 7.2 cm diameter at the top, plus the handle. Excellent condition, 1937.   « Less

Emerald green glass bottle, mould stamped with "Moone's Emerald Oil" on one side, and Rochester New York on the other. Bottle measures 12.7 cm high, 4.7 cm wide and 2.45 cm  More »

Emerald green glass bottle, mould stamped with "Moone's Emerald Oil" on one side, and Rochester New York on the other. Bottle measures 12.7 cm high, 4.7 cm wide and 2.45 cm thick. A bit dirty inside, but no chips or cracks.   « Less