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A collection of vintage curiosities and advertising ephemera including metalware, scientific instruments, and assorted collectables. The lot features a large copper-alloy vessel with a heavy verdigris patina and a pair of leather-bound field binoculars showing surface oxidation. Included is a rusted circular metal tobacco tin with a printed label reading ‘Ogden’s LANYARD CIRCULAR ONE POUND NET’ and an illustration of a sailing ship. The collection also contains a cylindrical slide rule with black and white scales, a pewter tankard, and four glass apothecary bottles with ground glass stoppers housed in a wooden rack. Further items include a wicker-clad spirit flask with a silver-tone cap, a wooden tiered cribbage board, and a silver-tone letter opener in a blue presentation box with the characters ‘ARMAD’ visible on the blade. A vintage bottle stopper is present with a white adhesive label reading ‘Ballantine’s SUPERB SCOTCH’. The group is completed by a magnifying paperweight in a wooden frame depicting a coastal scene, a pair of gold-trimmed pens in a black presentation box, and a quantity of rusted skeleton and barrel keys. The metal components within the collection are of a medium weight class.
Condition report:
Heavy verdigris oxidation is present throughout the large copper-alloy vessel (photo 1). The circular Ogden\'s tobacco tin shows significant surface rust and paint loss (photo 3). There is visible oxidation and wear to the leather-bound surfaces of the field binoculars (photo 1). The bundle of metal keys exhibits heavy corrosion and rust (photo 2). General surface dust, oxidation, and age-related wear are visible across all items in the lot.
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