Metal Historical Memorabilia

This vintage Gilbarco Shell Gas Pump is in very good condition. This pump has been fully restored. Lighting elements are operational, pump elements have been removed.

Pillar candy dispenser, BEAVER, made in Canada 1990s Style Postmodern Periodo del design 1990 – 1999 Production Period 1990 – 1999 Year Manufactured 1990 Country of Manufacture Canad...

Add a touch of vintage charm to your Christmas tree with this antique German glass ornament. The unique design features a money bag, perf...

Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s Style Vintage Periodo del design Before 1890s Production Period Before 1890s Year Manufactured 1800 Maker Wertheim & C. ...

A very rare and well preserved World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 brass artillery director theodolite gun sight, (reference no.5 mk1) complete with wooden transit case. ...

This item was used as a washing basin. It can now be used as a a side table for inside or outside.

As they say, "if that bag could talk!" Vintage USPO Mail Carrier Bag in tan, distressed leather. Well worn and appreciated, this original satchel has many...

Notice board with 37 collectible thimbles Purchased during pleasure trips, in many cities and countries, from 1960 to 1990. The notice board measures 41 cm high and 31 cm wide.

Very rare painted metal figure. Absolutely stunning. It stands up fine and displays well. 14 inches tall. German or Italian made. In poor vintage condition; one foot is completel...

Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working. Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette) Frankfurter Rundschau Rheinische P...

Zeiss German Jumelles WW2 12 x 60 Binoculars . These Zeiss Binoculars were primarily used by Luftwaffe Flak Artillery ground crews for spotting and identifying enemy aircraft and directing the crew served Rangefinders, Searchlights and Flak Cannons of the Anti-Aircraft batteries based around many German and occupied ports, cities and industrial centres. Due to their superb optics they naturally also proved useful on the battlefield for tactical observation and from the outset of 1939 were used in many theatres of war by the German Army. Presented here are a very high quality set of binoculars, manufactured by Zeiss bearing the marker of 'Jumelles 12 x 60' , indicating that they would have been made between 1942 and 1944 in occupied France. This set are unpolished in original dark grey with red stripe and are fitted to a polished cradle. They are fitted with adjustable and variable light shades (marked farbglasser) for use in all daytime and darker light conditions and have the later war style rain shield...

A superb set of Russian 10 x 80 Large Anti-Aircraft Binoculars, date stamped 1972, manufactured during the Cold War period and originally issued to Soviet forces with outstanding opt...

ussian Post-war 15 x 110 Military Binoculars by Novosibirsk ref PNB-2 (nHe-2) These so called "big eye" Binoculars were primarily used by Russian patrol, and border guards as well a...

A rare Christmas candleholder clip set off five. Each is made from thin cheet metal, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. These are out of the ...

A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item...

An extremely rare Columbia Studios motion picture reel case with three reels of 35mm movie "Tarzana", circa 1969. The case was manufactured by Goldberg Brothers in Denver, CO and mea...

Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...

A wonderful display of late 18th, early 19th century cock fighting paraphernalia with silver spurs, feathers and a cockfighting hood. Along with the paraphernalia there is also a ma...

These are just sooo cute!! The mercury blown glass birds with long bristle tails, are sitting on spun cotton bedding, held into red mercury blown glass "ne...

A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item...

A rare Christmas ornament set of two. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item i...

Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell casings. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and fea...

Take a piece of history into your home with these authentic English bombshells from the First World War (WWI 1914-1918). Made of brass, the impressive pieces of artillery are round i...

A pair of unique, heavily patinated, hand-crafted historical memorabilia from World War 1, France, between 1914 and 1918. Trench art ("Art des tranchées", in French), was common dur...

This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1950. One of the highest honors bestowed on a French artist, the ceremonial induction into the French Academy has been accompanied by the presentation of a sword since the age of Napoléon. Rather than a weapon, the sword became part of the Academician's uniform, and, over time, its design came to represent the interests and aspirations of its recipient. This example was designed entirely by Domergue's wife Odette, a great sculptor in her own right, and thus it represents both a highly personal gift and an important art historical relic. The design of the sword is simply magnificent. Odette Domergue found her inspiration in antiquity, a theme that is also seen in the neoclassical sculptures that occupy the gardens of the couple's famous home, Villa Fiesole - also known as Villa Domergue - in Cannes. The impressive weapon boasts a solid gold handle that takes the form of a sinuous caryatid, who is nude save for a single swath of drapery. While the female figure recalls the sculpted supports prevalent in ancient Greek architecture, she also calls to mind the subjects for which Domergue was renowned - languorous, slightly risqué women with a seductive air. Other decorative elements such as fauna, cypresses, and grotesque heads enhance the whimsy and imagination of the incredible neoclassical design. Furthermore, the scabbard that contains the finely etched blade is also an impeccable work of art. Crafted of black Moroccan leather in imitation of the snake skin, it displays intricately engraved foliage patterns with a lion's head and Domergue's coat of arms. Though imagined by his wife, the sword was expertly chiseled by the celebrated goldsmith R. Delsinne and assembled by the atelier of the famed sculptor and medalist Raymond Delamarre...

Italian antique vintage Analogue floor camera in wood and brass, 1900s Analogue floor camera in wood and brass. The structure is composed of two solid wood uprights with brass cylind...

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping WWI Belgian War King Albert Medal 1914-1918

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping King Leopold II Belgian Medal 1865-1905

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Belgian Medal Civil Decoration for Long Servive in Administration

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Belgian Medal Civil Decoration for Long Servive 1900

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Belgian Medal Civil Decoration for Long Servive 1900

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping WWII British Infantry Regiment Cap Badges (x3)

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping WWII British Infantry Regiment Cap Badges (x3)

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping WWII British Infantry Regiment Cap Badges (x3)

Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool Brass Two Gallon Automobile Petrol Measure, R Walker & Co., Liverpool, this is a large and very heavy piece made in brass and l...

Discover the charm of times gone by with this authentic Berger's Germania-Cacao storage tin. A unique piece of history, dating from the period 1900-1930, that is not only a beautifu...

A rare meat slicer made by one of the most famous manufacturers: Berkel, Holland. This model is an H9 and comes in two parts, the base which can be removed from the main machine and ...

Judith Leiber miniature duck form purse with mirror, comb and change purse. Signed. Mid 1990's

Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date. Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in. Key L 4 in.

Housed in a wooden and glass vitrine, this small scale was once used for precision measurements. Made at the turn of the 19th Century in France, this mechanical wonder was crafted wi...

Finely cast armorial of the Royal Coat of Arms after Queen Victoria ascended to the thrown, cold painted with gilt and silver gilding. Very fine detailing showing the gold lion and s...

Antique Rotary Telephone c1920s Good Condition

Early Israeli Mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate silvered body, and with gilded top and base. Decorated with colored glass and with gilded bell hangin...

A fabulous kitchen accessory, a rare Kent's London, England knife cleaner dated 1865-1870 with original porcelain label. An amazing historical piece inve...

A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century. Exquisitely hand-crafted in England over a century ago, exceptionally executed, t...

Chinese Silver & Leather Theatre Opera / Wedding Tiered Phoenix Headdress, 1920s Silvered Metal & leather and embroidered Mandarin hat This Chinese silv...

PRESENTING a FANTASTIC and HISTORIC Early 19C American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with OUTSTANDING Provenance. This Secretary Chest was made in Virginia in the Early 19th Century, circa 1810. It is made of cherry, walnut and maple and is most definitely in the Hepplewhite Style of the period, with it’s original Hepplewhite brass drawer pulls. IT IS A REALLY INTRIGUING AND HISTORIC PIECE, ESPECIALLY, WHEN VIEWED IN CONTEXT WITH IT”S AMAZING PROVENANCE! This piece was originally owned by Major William Alexander Obenchain who ‘hailed’ from the State of Virginia. He was an engineer and was in the Virginia Corps of Engineers during the Civil War and served on General Robert E. Lee’s staff. It was acquired by him before the Civil War and we believe that this piece was on campaign with him during the War. We know for a fact that he fought at the Richmond Campaign in 1864, as we have, in our Collection, his original Field Map for that Campaign which ended the War. It has remained in family ownership ever since. It has come directly from the Family Estate, together with other VERY IMPORTANT items belonging to Major Obenchain and other IMPORTANT items that belonged to his wife, Eliza Calvert Hall-Obenchain. ALL these items contained in the Collection, are listed/posted individually on our Website. The top drawer is on retractable curved side hinge supports and pulls outwards and drops to reveal a secretary and writing area. The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle door with another drawer and 2 cubbies and this is flanked by 2 secret pull out compartments. The central tabernacle door has it’s original key and working lock. Closed, it is almost ‘flush’ like the rest of the drawers, with some very minor bowing through age. The 3 drawers underneath are graduated in size and it ends with a serpentine shaped base and sits on four hand carved legs with original metal casters, marked ‘Universal 3’. It has it’s original brasses and hardware throughout, save the addition to 2 contemporary replacement brass hinges to the drop down desk front, as the original hinges were broken, could not be repaired and were not supporting the weight of the drop down leaf. Some minor repairs but not noticeable. Otherwise, the piece is in it’s entirely, ORIGINAL condition! What makes this piece even MORE INTRIGUING and APPEALING HISTORICALLY, are the 2 ‘historic’ circular holes on the piece:- (1) in the back of the piece as seen in the photos. This hole is not symmetrical or fully round and appears to serve no purpose to the piece whatsoever. Sometimes, pieces have holes for wiring for lighting, put in them over the years, but this one never had such lighting or, indeed, any such explanation for this hole, AND (2) the rear hole is replicated, in the corner portion of the bottom drawer and someone (a very long time ago) has used a tin can top, to cover the hole in the back of the drawer. The tin can top is period to the Civil War Era and is embossed “Minimum Volume 1 Pint”. Our conclusion, is that (whilst we are, by no means ballistic experts) that these holes were created by musket balls, fired during one of the Major’s campaigns in the Civil War. It is entirely conceivable that this piece, being strapped into a covered wagon for carriage, would have been on it’s side. We are of the opinion that both holes, were caused or created by a musket ball entered the chest trough the base and back. We also believe that ‘the Major’, used what he had at his disposal on the battlefield, namely, a tin can lid to repair the hole in the drawer. SO THIS PIECE IS A VERY SPECIAL PIECE OF US HISTORY, INDEED! NOT ONLY IS IT AN EARLY 19th CENTURY AMERICAN PIECE, WITH A CONNECTION TO THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, THE CIVIL WAR, HISTORIC & IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THAT WAR AND IMPECCABLE PROVENANCE AND HISTORY! IT IS TRULY UNIQUE! William Alexander Obenchain. Born April 27, 1841 at Buchanan, Botetourt Co., Virginia. Parents: Thomas Jefferson Obenchain and Elizabeth Ann Sweetland. Entered VMI on July 18, 1859 as a member of the VMI (Virginia Military Institute...

Original 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics license plate fob.

This antique Keystone 8 M.M. Film Projector, Model R-8, S/N 444000, was manufactured in Boston, MA, USA. Keystone was an iconic American brand, well k...

Presented is a vintage Remington Rand typewriter from 1947. The typewriter is the portable De Luxe Model 5, issued in a sleek carrying case. Still functional, this classic design features a black crinkle finish, and a QWERTY keyboard. Included in the set of metal rimmed black keys are fun features like a shift key, shift lock key, self-starter key, marginal release, and a back space key. A touch regulator is also included in this De Luxe model. The touch regulator is an adjustment mechanism that permits the keyboard tension to be set at any one of five positions, as indicated by the number in the center of the touch regulator slot. This enables the operator to easily set the key action to suit light, medium, or heavy touch, ensuring maximum typing comfort and speed. The first commercially successful typewriter was designed by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden and manufactured by gunmakers E. Remington and Sons in 1868. In 1886, E. Remington and Sons sold the entirety of their typewriter interests to Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict. Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict manufactured their typewriters under the Remington Standard Typewriter Company name beginning in 1892. The company became the Remington Typewriter Company in 1902, before merging with the Rand Kardex Company in 1927 to become Remington Rand. Remington Rand continued to sell typewriters until around 1955, when it was acquired by the Sperry Corporation. Among the early famous typewriter users was Mark Twain. Twain said in a letter to Remington, “Please do not use my name in any way. Please do not even divulge the fact that I own a machine. … I don’t like to write letters, and so I don’t want people to know I own this curiosity-breeding little joker,” talking about his 1875 Remington model. Twain was the first author ever to have a manuscript typed. Other famous users include Agatha Christie, Rudyard Kipling, who made good use of the Remington Noiseless...

Cabine téléphonique industrielle des années 1970 ,insonorisée en métal. Elle a quelques marques mais peut facilement être repeinte voir customisée. Décoration très originale

Identical on both front and back, this brown gutta percha case has a lovely floral design with minimal geometric designs. The gilt stamped brass inne...

Portrait of Garibaldi is an original handmade object realized in 1880 ca.  Metal, 3,5 x 2,3 cm. Good conditions

Antique 19th Century Austrian exceptionally rare solid silver gilt, enamel and rock crystal drinking horn, by Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880s. The drinking horn is made of...

A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...

Very rare item. Vintage cast iron Christmas tree stand shaped like Santa Boots. The internal diameter of the hole holding the tree stump is ...

Candy cable car nr 38 dispenser, 2000 - wheeled candy vending machine Style Modernist Periodo del design 1990 – 1999 Production Period 2000 - 2009 Year Manufactured 2000 Country of M...

Original 1960s hand painted Hippie hardhat, embellished with Peace Signs, Flowers and the words Peace, Love and Hi. Painted with green, silver, white and pale blue. The brim has cont...