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Sold for: £60
A collection of vintage surveying equipment and workshop tools. The primary item is a brass and bronze dumpy level with a blackened finish, mounted on a wooden tripod. The telescope body is engraved with the inscription J. HALDEN & CO MANCHESTER & LONDON in gold-toned lettering, and the frame is stamped WINGET LTD and NO. 1. The instrument is housed in its original fitted mahogany case, which contains internal adhesive labels. One label reads J. HALDEN & CO. … MANCHESTER LONDON AND NEWCASTLE, while two others from HILGER & WATTS LTD record the instrument was Repaired and Adjusted on 21 / 1 / 1949 and again in 1957.
The lot also includes an assortment of secondary workshop and garden tools. This includes a Kinzo 43 pc. socket wrench set in a metal case, marked MADE IN TAIWAN, containing various sockets, a speed brace, and a ratchet. A pink plastic tool box contains an assortment of hand files and a wire brush. Further items include a cardboard box containing wire brush wheels, grinding discs, and metal offcuts, alongside a green and silver long-reach electric hedge trimmer with the head wrapped in plastic and tape.
Condition report:
The dumpy level shows significant surface wear, oxidation to the brass components, and a heavy accumulation of dust (photos 6 and 8). The wooden tripod is weathered with visible age-related wear to the timber (photo 7). The Kinzo socket set and its metal case exhibit widespread surface corrosion and rust (photo 2). The hand tools within the pink plastic box and the items in the cardboard box show significant surface rust and soiling (photos 3 and 5). The electric garden tool is in used condition with tape repairs to the head and has not been tested for functionality (photo 4).
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