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Antique heavy Brass Screw-in Chandelier Melon Knob, good Cane Top Ornament
This antique chandelier and ceiling knob has a threaded screw tip. Would make a nice ornament on top of a cane or staff. Bronze or brass construction. Some black patina. 4 1/8" long not counting screw tip, 5 1/4" long overall.
Tool Type: Basin, tub or bathtub wrench
Brand: Trimont Manufacturing Company
Materials: Cast iron, japanned finish
Marks: TRIMO TRADEMARK PAT. AP'D FOR BASIN WRENCH
Condition: Most of japanning is gone, old tool tarnish, adjustment mechanism does work smoothly
Measurements: about 10" long
This antique rabbet plane comes with its iron and wedge. 11/16" wide. Plane body without wedge or cutter installed measures 5 5/8" long, 11/16" wide, and 1 13/16" tall. Hardwood (probably rosewood) body and wedge, brass outer trim and paneling, steel sole. Looks like the work of Norris or Matthieson (though I can't find the exact body type listed anywhere). The wedge is marked "R. CLIFFORD," has the owner's mark "JPP" in the side and a very light "R" towards the front. Back of the brass body has some hammer marks.
16" x 24" Matted Virginia Goolkasian Male Figure Study Sketch
This matted signed figure sketch by Virginia Goolkasian depicts an unknown man. 16" x 24" in the matting. A biography of the artist follows: Virginia Goolkasian was the daughter of Kaehdor Goolkasian, an Armenian born sculptor and painter who came to the Rhode Island School of Design in 1908. Miss Goolkasian received her training at the Boston Museum School (Boston Museum of Fine Arts,) which thought so highly of her that it granted her a full scholarship, and also sent her to Italy to spend one year traveling and studying. She later went to Washington, D.C. Having been greatly influenced by the works of the old masters, she began painting oil portraits. She created portraits of diplomatic personages and eventually was swallowed up by the Pentagon, where she executed portraits of the high Army brass. These portraits included Vice President Alben Barcley, Secretary of War, Robert Patterson, and a number of Ambassadors, their wives and other members of the diplomatic circles. At that time, she was also hired by the Pentagon to draft military equipment and weapons. The late Alexande Iacovloff, whom John Singer Sargent proclaimed "the world's leading draftsman in art form," was one of Miss Goolkasian's teachers at the Boston Museum School. Professor Iacovloff gave her the unique accolade, "the only pupil in my experience, to grasp every detail of my teaching." It was under his influence and encouragement that she toured the museums of Europe, after her studies in Boston, and prior to opening her Washington, D.C. studio. After World War II, she spent several years in Chicago painting portraits of many prominent people. She exhibited in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C., and many other famous museums. She was frequently awarded with the highest of honors and the first prize for her works. Eventually, she returned to the Boston area where she had spent her childhood. Many of her portraits remain in the Boston vicinity. At Emerson College, her portrait of its former President, Dr. Elliott Joslin and his daughter, hangs above the entrance to the Joslin Diabetes Clinic. At the old South Church is the portrait of its former minister, Dr. Russell Stafford.
Antique Unusual West German Angled Adjustable Nut Wrench
Tool Type: Angled Johansson patent "Crescent" style adjustable nut wrench
Brand: unknown
Materials: steel
Marks: W GERMANY; 52 107
Condition: old tool patina, has some nicks and dings, stops short of closing all the way by about 9/16"
Measurements: 11 5/8" long
This antique victorian doorknob has a tenfold pattern with a ring of circles around the edge. Great hardware for antique home builders! 2 1/4" diameter, 1/4" shank hole.
Tool Type: Adjustable nut wrench, full tang
Brand: H.D. Smith & Company
Materials: steel, wood
Marks: THE H.D. SMITH & CO. OFFICIAL PERFECT HANDLE TOOLS
Condition: Old patina, some pitting, some dings on the wood, adjustment mechanism still works
Measurements: 10 3/4" long
Tool Type: Adjustable nut wrench
Brand: The H.D. Smith & Company
Materials: cast steel, wood
Marks: (faint) THE H.D. SMITH & CO "PERFECT HANDLE"; patent dates
Condition: old tool patina, some pitting, maker's mark worn, owner's mark drilled in, dings, particularly on the rear edge
Measurements: 10 1/2" long
Set of 6 Antique Silver & Gold Spoons & Forks Rogers, Walker & Hall, Hotel Astor
This set of spoons and one fork includes a stand as well. Included in this set: * Tests and looks gold plated, not sure what the underlying metal is, some black tarnish. Three and four leaf clover motif, no maker's mark. * Marked WM ROGERS (star) I S; looks like plate * Marked "HOTEL ASTOR" with a flower * Marked "1847 ROGERS' BROS. X9 TRIPLE" * marked "1847 ROGERS BROS 4" * Marked "WALKER & HALL $ C (flag) Grosvenor House"
Tool Type: Drill and wire gauge
Brand: The L.S. Starrett Company
Materials: Steel
Marks: THE L.S. STARRETT CO., ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A.; DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS No. 186
Condition: some tarnish around the edges but perfectly legible
Measurements: 5 5/8" x 1 9/16"
Tool Type: hacksaw
Brand: unknown (possibly B. Banton)
Materials: Steel, rosewood, copper Marks: B. BANTON.
Condition: Patina, dings, handle has a crack but is still attached firmly, fuller iis loose
Measurements: 20 1/4" long, 10 1/4" between pins through blade
This antique bronze or brass (it's kind of coppery colored) doroknob backplate and keyhole escutcheon has a heart and spiral motif. Measures 8" x 2 5/8". Some tarnish spots and patina, wear to the finish.
Antique Diamond Textured Brass Door Handle / Pull for Shop
This vintage brass or bronze door pull handle is sized for a shop or other large building. Textured diamond design. Screw holes are 6 3/4" apart, handle is 9" long overall.
Tool Type: Wallpaper trimmer or base knife
Brand: I.P. Hyde
Materials: wood, steel, nickel plated finish
Marks: I.P HYDE SOUTHBRIDGE MASS. MADE IN U.S.A.
Condition: nickel finish is pretty worn, some smudges and smears on the handle but no cracks
Measurements: wheel is about 2" diameter, tool is 6 1/2" long overall
Tool Type: 2 fold carpenter's caliper rule
Brand: The Stanley Rule & Level Company
Materials: boxwood, brass
Marks: STANLEY; No. 36; graduations; 12 (under the caliper)
Condition: wear on the brass, discoloration on the boxwood. Pin is still intact
Measurements: 6" long unfolded, not counting caliper
Antique Lignum Vitae 1 7/8" Charles Buck Coffin Block Plane
Tool Type: Coffin style block plane
Brand: unknown (blade is Charles Buck)
Materials: Steel, lignum vitae wood
Marks: CHARLES BUCK CAST STEEL WARRANTED
Condition: blade has been significantly sharpened, lots of age pitting. Body has some cracks along the grains, chips in the corners
Measurements: 1 7/8" wide cutter, 2 3/8" wide overall, 8 1/2" long
Tool Type: Four fold carpenter's ruler
Brand: Chapin Stevens Company
Materials: boxwood, brass
Marks: No 61; THE C.S. CO. PINE MEADOW CONN U.S.A.
Condition: Has discoloration, dark patina, maker's mark is faint. missing at least 2 locking pins, still has one.
Measurements: 4 fold, 2 feet
Antique K-D MFG. Co. No. 423 Auto Radiator Hose Spring Clamp Removers
Tool Type: Spring clamp remover pliers (for car and truck radiator hoses)
Brand: KD Manufacturing Company
Materials: steel
Marks: MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. APPL'D FOR; NO. 423 K-D MFG. CO. LANCASTER, PA.
Condition: old tool patina, a little finish wear
Measurements: 8 1/4" long
Antique 1908-1925 Kingston Souvenir Postcards: Stillman Memorial, Clinton Hotel
These two hand tinted photograph litho postcards are from the Kingston Souvenir Company, which operated circa 1908 to 1925. Cards include The Governor Clinton Hotel, Kingston, New York, and SK-8, Storm King Highway, N.Y., Stillman Memorial Fountain on Hudson. They have a swastika mark (a logo that went out of use after World War II for obvious reasons). Cards measure 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".
19th Century John Mosely & Son Beech 3/4" Hollow Plane
This antique wooden hollow plane is marked "81," "G HILLS" and something unintelligible by the owners, maker's mark is "JOHN MOSELY & SON 64-55 BROAD ST BLOOMSBURY LONDON," the mark they used from 1863 to 1894. 3/4" cutter, 1 1/8" wide overall, 3 1/2" tall body, 9 1/2" long overall.
This set of 5 bottle or can openers includes two Rheingold Extra Dry openers, a Knickerbocker Beer opener, a Schaefer: America's Oldest Lager Beer opener, and a Carling "Not for resale" opener. three of them bear "HANDY WALDEN INC. N.Y.C." stamps.
