GONE - BUT STILL HERE!

These items have been sold but thanks to the miracles of modern science you can still see them - you can't do that in a normal shop now can you?


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'Returning at one o'clock in the morning'

'Returning at one o'clock in the morning'

This delightful 19th century fairing is inscribed: ‘Returning at one o’clock in the morning.’ German We need say no more – except that the bottom...
£45.00

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1930s Vase by E Radford

1930s Vase by E Radford

  You may be wondering why we keep offering you pieces by E. Radford?  No? Well we are going to tell you anyway.  We think they are...
£32.00

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1931 Raleigh ladies loop-framed bicycle

1931 Raleigh ladies loop-framed bicycle

VERY VERY OLD BICYCLE This lovely item - we have been told - is a 1931 Raleigh loop-frame lady’s bicycle, single speed with 28 inch wheels. It is...
£45.00

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1939 Reichsmark

1939 Reichsmark

This is a 2 mark silver coin from Hitler’s 3rd Reich – large eagle and swastika on one side and a profile of Paul von Hindenburg (former German...
£7.00

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1960s Style Bedspread (NEW)

1960s Style Bedspread (NEW)

Wow!  Some bedspread this! Amazingly although 1960s in style it is actually brand new. How hip is that? Guaranteed utterly unique and totally...
£9.20

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3 Dead Scorpions

3 Dead Scorpions

3 Dead Scorpions in a Nasty Frame   This choice item defies description. 3 dead (we promise) scorpions, badly glued onto a piece of slightly...
£12.00

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A bakelite Teapot Stand

A bakelite Teapot Stand

  We are selling a teapot stand made from carbolic acid (phenol) and formaldehyde, mixed, heated, and then moulded and calling it Bakelite. Fie! ...
£4.00

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A Card Game

A Card Game

This is a really awful card game.  Do remember Happy Families? Mr Bun the Baker and all that stuff?  … Shuffle the cards, deal them all out among...
£4.00

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A Cod Piece

A Cod Piece

This small articulated fish is made of white metal and abalone shell. Its mouth is gaping and we think you might be able to open beer type bottles...
£5.00

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A Drum shaped wooden box

A Drum shaped wooden box

... probably dating from the early 19th century Just over 1 inch high and under 1½  inches across Overlooked for years…it has a worn and torn label...
£15.00

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A Fireman's Helmet

A Fireman's Helmet

This has to be the fashion accessory of the year.  Ooh how stylish.  You could wear it to ladies' day at Ascot, to your daughter’s wedding, or to...
£67.00

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A First World War Postcard

A First World War Postcard

by Bruce Bairnsfather.  Unused - in reasonable condition for age. Price £4 includes postage and packing   From “Bystander’s” Fragments...
£4.00

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A golden Brussels sprout

A golden Brussels sprout

So …..we have puzzled long and hard over this one, at first erroneously believing it to be a rose bud.  But no, it can’t be because: 1) No one...
£15.00

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A Horse Brass

A Horse Brass

A Fake Horse Brass This horse brass has never been near a horse in its life. It is a real fake As most horse brasses are. Made with deception in mind...
£7.00

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A Jubilee Brooch

A Jubilee Brooch

  This little brooch dates from 1935.  It shows King George V and Queen Mary and it commemorates their silver jubilee – it has the legend Silver...
£4.00

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A Knob

A Knob

For those knob fanciers out there – and yes we have reason to fear that you exist – this is a must-have for the collection.  It is made of gun...
£10.00

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A lovely brooch

A lovely brooch

A really lovely brooch  Ooooooooooooh!   How lovely!    Sparkling jewels!  Guaranteed genuine glass.  Lots of expense spared… no gold, no silver, no...
£8.00

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A Nautical Key Ring

A Nautical Key Ring

We are incapable of describing this thing - except we think it is a key-ring... but as for the technical terms......... well......... we asked the...
£4.00

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A Netsuke

A Netsuke

This old Japanese netsuke* is carved from a tagua nut. The tagua nut comes from a type of palm tree called a Yarina (as eny fule no) which is found...
£72.00

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A Post Horn

A Post Horn

Yes you want this. You want it a lot!  Yes you do. Christmas is coming – angels blow these things don’t you know? Very festive, very decorative. ...
£25.00

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A silver sugar bowl

A silver sugar bowl

  Oh my goodness…. Is it?  No?   It can’t be…. Yes it is!  It’s Silver…. The real thing…. What could be more elegant when taking tea (English style)...
£37.00

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A six glass thingy

A six glass thingy

This is a sort of stand thingy made of EPNS* It holds 6 glasses (see below) and there are places where we think spoons (?) may have hung.  Four of...
£24.00

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A small fish to hang round your neck

A small fish to hang round your neck

  If you know someone of a piscatorial bent* this charming little articulated fish could be the most perfect stocking filler…. Crafted in...
£9.00

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A Snake in the Glass

A Snake in the Glass

This is a real snake charmer.   True, the snake is a bit dead, and somewhat desiccated (as opposed to stuffed you understand). But Lo! Would it...
£7.00

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A starfish dish

A starfish dish

Starfish are not actually a fish – nor are they stars ……. Still, there are a lot of inaccurate names around in the animal kingdom and this is just...
£6.00

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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 Tiddly Tortoise

A Tiddly Tortoise

Tortoises – are land dwelling reptiles of the family of Testudinidae (order Testudines).  They are generally reclusive and shy – particularly the one...


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A Very Lovely Mug

A Very Lovely Mug

This is charming mug will make the perfect present for someone you know….the gold is in a very good state and the handle is unsurprisingly extremely...
£8.00

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A very rude mug

A very rude mug

We LOVE this mug…. It’s everything a mug should be.  Tactile, elegant, witty and jolly rude… in fact the only thing wrong with it (apart from some...
£14.00

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A Very Special Brooch

A Very Special Brooch

Yes, this is the one you have been waiting for.  A red plastic Scottie-dog brooch. We had an argument about its date… some swore it is from...
£5.00

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A Wee Barrel

A Wee Barrel

This wee barrel contains a collection of small mother-of-pearl buttons… What more perfect stocking filler for grandma eh?  Old – probably...
£5.00

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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 Interesting Map

An Interesting Map

Jolly interesting this It’s an ordnance survey map on paper probably dating from the 1930s.  It has been overprinted in red.  "Was heißt der...
£6.00

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An Ivory Impala

An Ivory Impala

We don’t approve of things made of ivory, but this little brooch dates from the 1950s when elephants were not endangered. Not that that makes it any...
£9.00

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An Old Goat Bell?

An Old Goat Bell?

Know an old goat? Stick this round his neck. About 3½ (excluding the ole thong-thing) Old and rusty but can be used in an emergency. (Some might...
£9.00

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An Old Rupert Bear Hanky

An Old Rupert Bear Hanky

The trouble with second-hand handkerchiefs is that they sound a bit – well – you know – USED . This one has been loved to death, and as a result it...
£2.00

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An Oxymoron?

An Oxymoron?

A Susie Cooper Tea Cup and Saucer. Here we have a broken Susie Cooper cup – in the ‘Everlasting Life’ pattern. Conceptually speaking we think this...
£7.00

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Antique Saddle Rack

Antique Saddle Rack

Sad indeed!  Why has someone chucked out this lovely old rack?  We know not…… Much nicer that that hideous modern tat…….. It is quite rusty and dusty...
£20.00

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Art Deco plate

Art Deco plate

Art Deco Cake Plate (Try saying that quickly!) This is a wonderful old (around 1930 we think) Art Deco Cake Plate. The leaf design is embossed and...
£22.00

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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...
£5.00

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Book Ends

Book Ends

  These quite-well-made wooden book ends have a distinctly nautical theme.  Ship’s-steering-wheel-type-thingy.  We don’t know what is called …....
£12.00

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Bristol Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition 1893 - souvenir

Bristol Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition 1893 - souvenir

We have been able to find little about the above – but the building it was in is shown below.  Try not to yawn, the Crystal palace it ain’t....
£12.00

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Cast Iron fire surround

Cast Iron fire surround

  This old cast iron fireplace has been pulled from the back of a shed It was once painted an inelegant and loathsome shade of cream, but this...


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Coffin cigarette box

Coffin cigarette box

We suppose it was inevitable that in the end someone would design a coffin-shaped cigarette box.  This one is rather alarmingly engraved with a...
£4.00

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Corkscrew Earrings

Corkscrew Earrings

Witty little silvery corkscrew earrings. Made of pewter. For pierced ears. New. £8 the pair (also available in goldy) We have other equally...
£8.00

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Coronation Money Box

Coronation Money Box

This nice little money box is made from cast metal and is undistinguished in every way. To add insult to insult it is also dusty. It represents the...
£8.00

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Dead Wasp with Free Honey Pot

Dead Wasp with Free Honey Pot

Now here is a bargain that is the bee’s knees…… This is no ordinary dead wasp, this is a jumbo-size crispy dusty dead wasp - feather light and poison...
£13.00

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Dessicated sea horse.

Dessicated sea horse.

Yes, this is the real thing – very small, very lovely, very dead and before you start thinking we are really horrible, this came to us dead – we did...
£5.00

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Edwardian photo in original frame

Edwardian photo in original frame

Edwardian Photo in its Original Frame Now here is a rather wonderful old photo…Edwardian we suppose – and no it is not a reproduction – it is an...
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Elements of Riding

Elements of Riding

Elements of Riding By R.S.Summerhays   This is a wonderful little book – written for children and dedicated to New Riders. It contains all you need...
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