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Face it folks, when we say golden we mean golden and not gold. In fact we think this is probably brass - and reasonably flimsy brass at that... but... |
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Just what you need to make a spectacle of yourself. We are offering for sale this vintage monocle , or “eye ring". These were largely... |
£42.00
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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 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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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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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... |
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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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In one ear and ........in the other ear........ the ultimate ear candy. Keep away from your cake-hole - these earrings are inedible and... |
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We think this probably dates from the early 1960s – a smart clean little full-colour brochure tells you all you need to know about the latest Fiat... |
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We are rather charmed by the idea of taking croissants, stuffing them with lettuce, ham and cheese and then ….. attaching them to your ears…….. ! ... |
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In loving memory of Kate Sims who passed away (WHY CAN'T PEOPLE SAY "DIED" FOR GOODNESS SAKE?) June 13th 1947 aged 81 years.... ... |
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We think the message on this delightful old pot reads Cumberland Bum Flavoured Butter but sadly we have mislaid our specs and may not have got this... |
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Remember these? No, neither do we - but your uncle might. It claims to offer 1001 different patterns. Quite how that figure was arrived at we know... |
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Lighten up! A message in a condiment set. Ha! PS we have included photo 2 (below) to remind you that Embarrassing Bodies is on TV tonight. |
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(first published in 1939 – this is a second edition dated 1947) Great Cover eh? This is a really really boring book – and it is quite obvious that... |
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Man in the moon? Man on the moon? Who knows? Who cares? This is a rather confused souvenir of a world changing moment…..sold to us by a rather... |
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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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(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... |
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We have a notion - and we could be quite wrong - that this was made after Beatrix Potter published The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin in 1903 - for this... |
£53.00
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As a general rule we tend not to be charmed by novelty teapots - apart from our cows of course (and if you have not yet come upon them - well shame... |
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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... |
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This charming object is undoubtedly a threek (as opposed to a fourk you understand). We suggest you do not hand it to a baby to help it eat peas…..... |
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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... |
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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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Unique? Quite a bold claim you might think. Nevertheless we stand by it. Look carefully …. On one side are the words “HOLBORN Restaurant... |
£33.00
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We have many fans who write to us to complain that they have just spent the last 3 hours browsing our site….If you are not one of these but have... |
£15.00
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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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First World War Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition Catalogue No date given but we have found a reference –“now abridged owing to the War” and we fairly... |
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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... |
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