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Lot 464: A Collection of Mixed Decorating Supplies and Hand Tools Including Lancaster Cables

This auction ended on September 2, 2026.

Start price: £5

Estimated price: £5 - £10

Buyer's Premium: 20%

Sold for: £12

A collection of mixed decorating supplies and hand tools contained within a black plastic toolbox with an internal tray, a white plastic bucket, and a cardboard box. The decorating equipment comprises multiple paint brushes with varied widths and handle types, paint roller frames with white synthetic covers, a white plastic paddle paint mixer, and orange plastic notched spreaders. The lot also includes various grits of sandpaper and rolls of mesh jointing tape. The hand tools include multiple claw hammers, a ball-peen hammer with a wooden handle, several screwdrivers, a pair of locking pliers, blue-handled slip-joint pliers, an adjustable wrench, and various wood-handled chisels and punches. Additionally, there are two part-used spools of flat white electrical cable, a metal sliding bolt latch, and two small aged rectangular tins. The cardboard ends of the cable spools are printed in red ink with the text LANCASTER CABLES. The exterior of the white bucket bears a printed label reading Superflat.


Condition report:

The lot is in used workshop condition throughout. The decorating tools, including the brushes, rollers, and mixer, are heavily soiled with dried paint and plaster residue (photo 2). The metal hand tools exhibit varying degrees of surface corrosion, rust, and wear to the wooden and plastic handles (photo 6). The electrical cable is part-used (photo 3). The plastic toolbox and bucket show scuffing and internal dirt consistent with general workshop use (photo 1).