This is for a nice clean Victorian Damp Detector pocket fob. It was very similar to a barometer and it is thought that it was generally used by servants to check that beds and bedrooms were not damp.

 

This is a brass Auto-Lite Carbide Mining Lamp, produced by the Universal Lamp Company. Auto-Lite carbide mining lamps were produced from 1913 through 1960, most following the design Jacob Sherman pate

 

Up for bid is a set of vintage Lefils opera glasses from Paris that comes with a case. They are Mother of Pearl & Brass. I don't see any numbers on them but they are marked Lefils and Paris on the

 

Two slide boxes from the collections of R.S.Bagnall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Siddoway_Bagnall) Very nice condition for age, hinges and clasps perfectly sound, some slight scuffing to cor

 

Up for auction is this vintage Staedtler Mars 788 mechanical pencil, or lead holder - basically a drafting pencil. It is in very good condition, but it has a number of light dings and/or scratches. Al

 

my good old slide rule from 1965 ands now it can be yours

 

Very nice, used porcelain sign advertising Utah Blue Blaze Coal. Measures 10" x 4 1/2" and is in "as shown" condition....some minor rust, some chips. If you like coal advertising, this is a neat, colo

 

Up for Bid: Rare Union Explosives Company Blasting Caps Tin,Clarksburg,West Virginia (2.35in,x 1.50in.x 2.0in.)...In Very Good Orignal Condition,with some lite general overall wear...This is a Hard to

 

Up for auction is this vintage precision drawing drafting kit. All the pieces are in very good condition with only very minor wear. Pieces and the case are marked France. One of the pieces is marked D

 

Great Antique 1930's or 40's Era GOLD Filled Round Wire GlassesMarked inside the bridge 1/10 12 K GF Ful-Vue. Which means the frame is 12k Gold Filled The frame has a ribbon like pattern that complete