An assortment of vintage household collectables, metalware, and ephemera, primarily of mid-20th century British origin. The collection features a wooden-cased aneroid barometer, the silvered dial marked for Vernon and Short & Mason, London. Glassware comprises two pieces of cut crystal including a footed vessel and a flared vase. Metalware consists of a brass sifter, a wire-frame rack, and two circular metal plates with green enamel-style landscape decoration. Tools and domestic items include a T-handle corkscrew with an integrated brush, an Ever-Ready safety corn knife with a cream-coloured handle, a magnifying glass with a wooden handle, and a folding wooden ruler. Storage items feature a green marbled trinket box with a silver-tone metal plaque and a Meggeson Dyspepsia Tablets tin. Ephemera includes multiple Brooke Bond picture card albums including The Race Into Space and Famous People 1869-1969, a Shell Great Britons booklet, and a World Wildlife Fund booklet. The items are displayed on a Cadbury’s Dairy Milk advertising tea towel and a blue textile banner.
Condition report:
Items show signs of age-related wear and use throughout. Metal components exhibit surface oxidation, tarnish, and patination. Paper ephemera and booklets show rubbing to edges, minor creasing, and surface marks. Glassware appears to be free from significant chips or cracks upon visual inspection. The barometer case has minor scuffs and surface wear; the internal mechanism is untested. The advertising tea towel and textile banner show light staining and fading consistent with age.
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