UNCONSIDERED TRIFLES


The term 'unconsidered trifles' comes from William Shakespeare's Winter's Tail (act 1V scene 3) '....a snapper up of unconsidered trifles..'



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A Brass Boot

A Brass Boot

This is just what you have always been looking for – a brass boot.  Sooo useful……sooooo pretty…. Put it on your mantelpiece for your friends to...
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A Bread Dish

A Bread Dish

  Just imagine your dinner party….the guttering candles to detract from the smell of burning emanating from the kitchen,  the strategically placed...
£12.00

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A Medal for Handicraft

A Medal for Handicraft

  Know a handy woman? Then give her a medal! This medal is minted from purest base metal and cunningly embossed with its stylish image and legend:...
£10.00

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A phial of bat droppings

A phial of bat droppings

These are not just ordinary bat droppings – these are hand-picked, evening- gathered moon-kissed, lesser horseshoe bat droppings, freshly bottled by...


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A photo of Glastonbury

A photo of Glastonbury

This is a photo of a photo…. It is a new photo of an old photo, it is not an old photo. It may perhaps be a new print from an old negative quite...
£8.00

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A Thingy

A Thingy

What’s This? It is made of marble It looks like a book It is about 3 x 4 inches On one side is carved IHS* On the other A.M 1911 is carved and...
£17.00

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A very small dog indeed

A very small dog indeed

A very small dog indeed.... We think this dear little doggie is probably Victorian – made either of bone (which would be apt) or perhaps ivory. It is...
£22.00

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A Victorian steel and silver button hook

A Victorian steel and silver button hook

  A collector’s item This is a genuine Victorian silver-handled button hook. The hallmarks seem to indicate it was made in Chester (we could be...
£72.00

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Abdulla Turkish Cigarette box

Abdulla Turkish Cigarette box

Be impressed - be very impressed.  We challenge you to find another of these anywhere in the world.  Ephemera or what? We suspect that this box that...
£12.50

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An ole packet of Tide

An ole packet of Tide

The problem these days with having a washing powder called Tide is that the name conjures up visions of squished plastic bottles, feathers coated in...
£10.00

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Ashwell's Patent Toilet Lock

Ashwell's Patent Toilet Lock

This choice item is not for sale but we thought you would like to look at it anyway.  It belongs to a descendant of the inventor who cannot be...
£2,000.00

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Beswick Loch Ness Monster

Beswick Loch Ness Monster

One can only assume that the link between the Loch Ness monster and 70º proof whisky is that the consumption of the one makes you think you have seen...
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Considered Trifles

Considered Trifles

A trifle is a typically English ‘pudding’ or dessert made with cream, custard, jelly, sherry and so on…….. It is probably so named because it is a...


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Dolls Cup and Saucer

Dolls Cup and Saucer

We think this comes from China!  (See the base marks. Can anyone out there read this? Okay, okay   - silly question - to which the answer is...
£16.00

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First World War Postcard by Bruce Bairnsfather

First World War Postcard by Bruce Bairnsfather

OUR ADAPTABLE ARMIES (series 6) Private Jones (late “Zogitoff,” the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of hate per yard of...
£4.00

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Four Cricketer Cigarette Cards

Four Cricketer Cigarette Cards

These 4 Cigarette cards are dated 1934 and show famous cricketers of the day.  Now we know that you ciggy card collectors like to take your fix in...
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How much milk do you want then eh?

How much milk do you want then eh?

Remember these?   A thingy to pop on the top of your empty milk bottles when you put them out on your doorstep overnight – to indicate how many pints...
£2.50

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Knife and Fork Earrings

Knife and Fork Earrings

Pewter For pierced ears New £6 We have other equally yummy earrings (including spoon and fork) scattered around the shop – to find them the easy way...
£6.00

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Model Bike

Model Bike

Yippeeee You have found it! The perfect gift for your cycling friend (male) .  This desk top model is a winner.  The wheels rotate, the pedals...
£19.00

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Mould

Mould

Mould Ah you were expecting something green and furry and smelling rank weren’t you?  We don’t sell nasty things – except in the nasty things...
£22.00

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Owl Pellets

Owl Pellets

(limited edition of 3) Owls eat small rodents, small birds, insects, fish, and worms and so on. They often swallow their prey whole and it passes...
£5.00

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Quick - put this date in your diary

Quick - put this date in your diary

Quick – put this date in your diary: 23 September 2090 This is the date of the next total eclipse to be visible in the UK.  It will be close to...
£5.00

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Really useful puncture repair outfit

Really useful puncture repair outfit

Romac puncture repair outfit Containing Cure C Cure Motorway patches.  We guess this slightly rusty tin dates from the 1960s – when we say tin we...
£5.00

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Soft toy reading problem?

Soft toy reading problem?

  So, we all know that old age brings its problems – hair loss, creaky joints, mange, lack of desire to get up in the morning, fading eyesight.  The...
£6.00

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Studs and Links box

Studs and Links box

Brass and something that looks-like-tortoise-shell-but-is-probably-plastic. Lined with furry stuff – velvet perhaps? This is a stylish and...
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The Phoenix and the Horse Brass

The Phoenix and the Horse Brass

If you have been shrewd and purchased T.H. White’s The Book of Beasts available on this site you will already know all about the legendary phoenix….a...
£8.00

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Three Legs

Three Legs

Here is a test for you: Which of the following statements do you agree with? a) This is a set of four legs – but one is missing. b) This is a set of...
£21.00

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Tortoise Button

Tortoise Button

Allegedly made of silver and allegedly Victorian this is a charming little button (well we have been told it is a button – we think the word stud is...
£10.00

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Tortoise Earrings

Tortoise Earrings

Tortoise earrings Nice and shiny - pewter There must be a joke in there about the tortoise and the hair….. but we will leave that up to you. For...
£7.00

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Victorian Papier Maché String Holder

Victorian Papier Maché String Holder

This genuine Victorian string holder probably dates from around 1870.  It is made of compressed paper that has been lacquered to give a fine...
£10.00

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What's this?

What's this?

Fresh from the rubbish dump we are proud to offer this thing.  (Please understand that it is the thing that is fresh from the rubbish dump not us!) A...
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Ye Olde English Customs - Onions

Ye Olde English Customs - Onions

Buy my four ropes of onyons This delightful little plate was made soon after 1940.  It shows part of a series of Ye Olde English Customs. Here we...
£23.00

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