The Germania Brewing Co. Glass Bottle, Charleston S.C.

This is a blue glass bottle reading "THE GERMANIA / BREWING CO. / G / CHARLESTON / S.C. / REGISTERED" and also "THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD." The bottle is 7 inches high, and the base has a diameter of 2 3/8 inches. The glass of this bottle is very thick, and it has a seam along the side that ends a bit before the top (probably removed by hand-tooling).

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Vintage Berretta "Pieiro-Beretya" M-9 Cigarette Lighter

This Berretta lookalike hand gun lighter is marked "M-9 T51438" on one side, "Pieiro-Beretya" on the other. Clicks, but does not light, probably needs some internal servicing. Great little collectible.

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Vintage Boy Scouts of America Nickel Silver Wrist Bracelet

This little wrist bangle bears the fleur de lis logo of the BSA and is marked "NICKE SILVER" on the back. 7 1/2" long when unhooked.

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5 1/2 inch stearling spoon 1902 inscribed "Wichita"

This is a sterling spoon with "Wichita" inscribed in the bowl. Behind the neck of the spoon it is marked "STEARLING" and "PAT 1902" as well as two tiny pictorial symbols. It measures 5 and 7/16 inches long and 1 3/16 inches at it's widest, and weighs .7 ounces.

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Huge lot of Antique Buttons: Waterbury Button Co., etc.

This lot of 53 buttons includes a number marked with the Waterbury Button Co. of Connecticut. Includes plastic, brass, and and buttons that stick to magnets.

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Vintage Virginia Snow Automatic Rug Needle

This is a Virginia Snow No. 5 Automatic Rug Needle in it's original box. It is 8 inches long and 1/2 an inch wide. The box says "VIRGINIA SNOW STUDIOS ELGIN, ILL. / VIRGINIA SNOW NO. 5 AUTOMATIC RUG NEEDLE / ARTIST'S MFR'S OF NEEDLE WORK SPECIALTIES" and "BEST AND STRONGEST RUG NEEDLE MADE" and " NO. 5 VIRGINIA SNOW AUTOMATIC RUG NEEDLE." The back of the box is printed with "Directions for Operation."

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Chinese Hand Painted Scrimshaw Bone Segment Cane

This segmented walking stick apears to be made of some sort of bone and hardwood. Has the distinct black pits indicating that it's bone, not ivory, but I'm not sure what kind. Detailed figural scrimshaw with Chinese characters, brush strokes evident in the colored detail. Wood is dark, fine-grained with slightly lighter intrusions (looks like ebony). 9 segments in all, some are somewhat loose. The second segment from the bottom has a chip that was reglued in place at some point. Top wooden ferrule has a crack through it. 34 inches tall.

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Genuine Cuban Alligator Purse made from Complete Alligator

This highly unusual and bizarre vintage purse is made of a whole alligator, including the head and feet. Stamped, "Genuine Alligator; Made in Cuba" on the inside. 3" x 9" x 11". Hand strap is broken (detached) on one end.

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Antique Tiffany & Co. Electroplate Model 150 Teapot

This simple little tea or cream pot measures 2 1/2" in height, 2 1/2" in diameter, and has an early looking Tiffany & Co. maker's mark which reads "TIFFANY & Co MAKERS 150 SILVER-SOLDERED-E.P. C" indicating it's electroplated. Fairly worn. Approximately 4 ounces.

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1966 DI/AN Copper Advertising Printing Press Plates

These six wood and copper plates appear to have been used to mass-produce advertising for di/an controls, a computer parts manufacturer. All are 6 3/4" x 10", two include comics about CTL's, others are flyers for core memory logic controls, digital magnetics, "computer keyboards," and other extremely vintage electronics. All the type is backwards, but one of the plates reads "Jersey Publisher, March 1966," dating them. Some of the most unusual advertising and computer hardware memorabilia you'll find!

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Circa 1913 Conron McNeal Carbon Steel Ice Skates

This pair of strap on antique ice skates is marked "CONRON - MCNEAL CO. KOKOMO INDIANA US" faintly, also "CARBON STEEL" on the blades. Clamping design, 12" long overall.

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Circa 1865 C.A. Williams Wood Figure Ice Skates

These antique ice skates are marked on the blades, "C.A. WILLIAMS & CO," indicating a date of production circa 1865 to 1870. Wooden base, possibly rosewood. Screws in heels, leather straps for toes. Blades are almost 1/4" thick. Skates are 11" long overall.

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German Handmade Bennington Brown Salt Marble

These marbles have the distinct look of "Brown salt bennies," or "Benningtons," made at the Eichornhut factory grounds in Steinarch, Germany.
* Distinctive "eyes" from the glaze firing process
* Slightly uneven ceramic design, Around 14-15 mm each

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Griswold Erie PA No. 3, 709J Cast Iron Skillet

This small cast iron frying pan or skillet bears the marks, "No. 3; Griswold; ERIE PA. 709 J." on the underside. Approximately 6 1/2" in diameter, 1 pound 12 ounces.

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Antique Hand Made Cast Iron Horse Bit

This antique cast iron tool appears to be a horse or ox "snaffle" bit, though it's missing the typical middle joint. Approximately 12" long when unfolded, rings ar 3 3/8" diameter.

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Evans Company 3 1/2" Brass & Copper Table Lighter

This bulbous little table lighter's sparking mechanism still turns the wheel but it looks like it needs a new wheel and flint (makes smoke occassionally but no sparks). Texture on the thumb pad is intact, top pops off to reveal screws for dissembly and wick replacement marked "EVANS PAT PEND" and "US PAT REG 19023." Looks like it has double-thick walls, there's a rivet or weld point or something on the outside that isn't on the inside. Some dings, scratches, and tarish from age. Approximately 3 1/2" tall when assembled.

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Antique Glass & Wooden Syringe and Case Set

This antique plunger syringe is made of wood and rubber with glass plunger and body. Comes in a tightly fitting wooden tube. Tube is 5 5/8" long with cap on, syringe is 4 3/16" with plunger completely depressed. Has some white residue inside it. Looks like a flushing syringe.

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Antique 3" Tall Painted Pink Bristol Glass Vase

This vintage (I think) pink carnival glass vase has a floral and leaf pattern painted on one side. The bottom is of uneven thickness (see photos). No maker's mark. 3 1/8" tall.

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Antique 1848 Pond's Extract Green Glass Bottle

This antique bottle is corked, stand 5 1/4" tall, is marked "1848" on the bottom and "POND'S EXTRACT" on the side, which was apparently originally a witch hazel extract.

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Antique Glass Whitall Tatum Telephone Insulator

This vintage glass telephone line insulator is 3 5/8" diameter at the base, 4" tall, light blue-green glass, and is marked "18 No 1. Made in U.S.A. WHITALL TATUM CO." with a WT in a triangle. No major chips or cracks. 1 pound, 8 ounces.

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Vintage Nickel Plated Pipe Tamping and Cleaning Tool

This vintage looking nickel plated steel pipe tamping and cleaning tool includes a tiny scoop, poker, and tamper. Marked "MADE IN JAPAN." 3 3/8" long.

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Antique German Bennington Brown Salt 1 1/4" Marble

This antique marble was purchased as part of an estate sale that included a marble collection brought to Massachusetts from Germany, including ones from Lauscha and Steinarch. This marbles appears to be an example of the "Benningtons" recovered in Steinarch, Germany, by Gerhard Baz, and has the distinct "eyes" that result from the marbles nudging against one another during the brown salt glaze firing. Approximately 1 1/4" diameter, slightly oblong. "Brown Salt" glaze distinctive to the Eichornhut factory ceramic marbles.

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Antique German Bennington Brown Salt Ceramic Marbles

These antique marbles were purchased as part of an estate sale that included a marble collection brought to Massachusetts from Germany, including ones from Lauscha and Steinarch. These marbles appear to be examples of the "Benningtons" recovered in Steinarch, Germany, by Gerhard Baz, and have the distinct "eyes" that result from the marbles nudging against one another during the brown salt glaze firing. Price is PER MARBLE. Approximately 20 mm diameter, not perfect spheres. "Brown Salt" glaze distinctive to the Eichornhut factory ceramic marbles.

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Cow or Bull Horn Black Powder "Powderhorn" Hunting Flask

This antique looking black powder horn features a wooden stopper affixed firmly in the base with nails and a wooden nozzle on the tapered end. Measures approximately 9 1/2" long.

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Cast Iron Griswold Number 273 Crispy Corn Stick Pan

This vintage baking pan holds seven crispy cornbread (or what have you) sticks. Marked on the underside, "No. 273 GRISWOLD CRISPY CORN STICK PAN ERIE PA., U.S.A. 930A." Measures 5 3/4" x 13 1/8".

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Large Circa 1700's Loom

This large antique loom came from Connecticut and ended up on Beal's Island when we acquired it. Estimated age in the 1700's. Due to this item's enormous size, the buyer is solely responsible for its shipping (whether through arranged freight service or pickup).

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1870s High-Wheel Bicycle Reproduction Sculpture by the "Fuselage Artist"

This large artistic reproduction of an 1870's style "high wheel" bicycle was created in the 40's by a fuselage artist who created sculptures from recycled metal. While nonfunctional, the wheels do roll, the pedals turn, and it's an interesting visual piece. Due to this item's enormous size, the buyer is solely responsible for its shipping (whether through arranged freight service or pickup).

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"B.R." Signed Nantucket Woven Basket

This 4" diameter woven basket has the style of a Nantucket basket from the Massachusetts based company. Underside is signed "BR 10-2000." Some of the base has come loose.

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Bethlehem Steel Ship Commissioning Memorabilia: Seawolf, Andrew Jackson Plank Owner Certificate Plaques, Model Ships

This lot includes a variety of United States Navy memorabilia, mostly from the Bethlehem Steel Works, a company that manufactured a number of American warships. This lot includes the following items:
* Pair of Plank Owner plaques, bronze and wood, no nameplates, that read "Plank Owner USS Long Beach CGN9; 9 September 1961."
* Eight Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding Quincy Yard memorial HEAVY steel plaques, one per year from 1939 to 1946. Each shows the ships built that year. Includes the following:
1939 -- Passenger: Panama Ancon Cristobal; Cargo: Exporter, Explorer
1940 -- Carrier: Wasp; Cargo: Exchange, Express, Exemplar, Exhibitor, Executor; Destroyer: Benson, Mayo
1941 -- Tankers: Stanvac Calcutta, Stanvac Cape Town, Stanvac Manila, Sinclair Opaline, Sinclair Rubilene, Sinclair Superflame; Trawlers: Cohasset, Lynn, Salem, Weymouth
1942 -- Battleship: Massachusetts; Cruisers: San Diego, San Juan; Tankers: Sheldon Clark, Sinclair H.C., Flagship Sinco; Cargo: Examiner; Destroyers: Bancroft, Barton, Boyle, Champlin; L.S.T.: 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367
1943 -- Carriers: Wasp, Bunker Hill, Lexington; Cruisers: Baltimore, Boston, Canberra, Quincy; Destroyers: Nields, Ordronaux; LST's: 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382; DE's: Weber, Schmitt, Frament, Harmon, Greenwood, Loeser, Gillette, Underhill, De Long, Henry R. Kenyon
1944 -- Carriers: Hancock; Cruisers: Vincennes, Pasadena, Springfield, Topeka, Pittsburg; APD's: Raymon W. Herndon, Kline, Scribner, Alex Diachenko, Horace A. Bass, Wantuck; LST's: 1004, 1005, 1006, 10007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027; DE's: Coates, Eugene E. Elmore
1945 -- Heavy Cruisers: Helena, Columbus, St. Paul; Light Cruisers: Providence; Destroyers: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
1946 -- Carrier: Philippine Sea; Heavy Cruiser: Oregon City, Albany, Rochester; Light Cruisers: Manchester; Destroyers: Leonard F. Mason, Charles H. Roan, Rupertus
* Ashtray: Depicts U.S.S Bainbridge in raised embossing, reads "SIXTY YEARS OF DESTROYERS 1902-1962"
* Plank Owner's plaque from the SSBN Andrew Jackson 619. Has the motto "One Man with Courage is a Majority."
* Plank Owner's plaque from the U.S.S. Jalao
* Plank Owner's plaque emblem from the SS 197 SSN 575 USS Seawolf nuclear submarine
* Ashtray, reads BETHLEHEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JUNE 10 1955 BETHLEHEM STEEL
* Three model battleships/destroyers. Largest is labeled BETHLEHEM STEEL QUINCY YARD inside, 13" long, appears to be aluminum. Medium sized one is solid, heavier, but nonmagnetic (looks like copper) and is 10 1/2" long. Smallest appears to be aluminum, 8 1/2" long.
* Four booklets--two copies of each of "From Coal to Nuclear Power, USS Bainbridge (DDI) Commissioned November 14, 1902 - USS Bainbridge DLG(N)25, Commissioned October 6, 1962" and commissioning papers for the U.S.S. Bainbridge DLG(N)25.

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