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Antique Hand Crank

Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press
Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press

Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press

Located in Forney, TX

A rare antique industrial hand crank iron blacksmithing farmer barn post or bench drill press mounted on large wooden stump log base.

Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Oak hand cranked rise and fall articulating artist’s studio easel
Oak hand cranked rise and fall articulating artist’s studio easel

Oak hand cranked rise and fall articulating artist’s studio easel

Located in London, GB

A late 19th century French oak hand cranked rise and fall articulating artist’s easel, circa 1890.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Rare Large Turkish Ottoman Fruitwood Hand Crank Coffee Grinder
Rare Large Turkish Ottoman Fruitwood Hand Crank Coffee Grinder

Rare Large Turkish Ottoman Fruitwood Hand Crank Coffee Grinder

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A RARE LARGE TURKISH OTTOMAN FRUITWOOD HAND CRANK COFFEE GRINDER Late 18th/Early 19th Century.

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Late 18th Century Turkish Other Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Wood

Antique Mini Stella Hand Crank Disk Player With 20 Disks C1890
Antique Mini Stella Hand Crank Disk Player With 20 Disks C1890

Antique Mini Stella Hand Crank Disk Player With 20 Disks C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

This antique mini Stella hand-crank disk player, dating to approximately 1890, features a charming hand-painted wooden case.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Wood

Antique Sears Roebuck & Co Oak Hand Crank Wall Telephone Phone on Stand 24"
Antique Sears Roebuck & Co Oak Hand Crank Wall Telephone Phone on Stand 24"

Antique Sears Roebuck & Co Oak Hand Crank Wall Telephone Phone on Stand 24"

By Sears, Roebuck & Company

Located in Dayton, OH

Early 20th century oak case hand crank wall hanging telephone produced by Sears, Roebuck & Company.

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

Antique Swedish American Telephone Co Oak Fiddleback Hand Crank Wall Model c1900
Antique Swedish American Telephone Co Oak Fiddleback Hand Crank Wall Model c1900

Antique Swedish American Telephone Co Oak Fiddleback Hand Crank Wall Model c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

This fiddleback style telephone is crafted from oak and features a hand-crank mechanism. The design includes a receiver with visible text "AMERICAN-TELEPHONE CO." and two prominent r...

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Early 20th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Oak

Antique Hand-Crank Mechanical Wooden Folk Art Blacksmith Model
Antique Hand-Crank Mechanical Wooden Folk Art Blacksmith Model

Antique Hand-Crank Mechanical Wooden Folk Art Blacksmith Model

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique mechanical and functional sideshow or fair model. This piece appears to depict a blacksmith or forge scene. The figures seem to be "powering" the forge, using kinetics to bl...

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Wood

Antique Oak Wall Mount Crank Telephone Unsigned C1910
Antique Oak Wall Mount Crank Telephone Unsigned C1910

Antique Oak Wall Mount Crank Telephone Unsigned C1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

The telephone features a classic design with twin brass bells, a hand-crank magneto, and a receiver arm. The receiver is marked "MFG.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Oak

Antique Regency Brass And Painted Tole Fireplace Bellows
Antique Regency Brass And Painted Tole Fireplace Bellows

Antique Regency Brass And Painted Tole Fireplace Bellows

Located in Essex, MA

Painted green tole body with brass hand crank. Lacking the bands for it to function.

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Brass, Tin

Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone
Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone

Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone

Located in Guaynabo, PR

It depicts a black color square shaped metal box desktop hand-cranked telephone. In the front of the telephone is the label of the company that made it.

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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

.10 Carat Diamond Yellow Gold Ford Model T Locket Pendant
.10 Carat Diamond Yellow Gold Ford Model T Locket Pendant

.10 Carat Diamond Yellow Gold Ford Model T Locket Pendant

Located in Stamford, CT

Early 1900's diamond locket pendant. 2 dimensional hand crank Model T in 14k yellow gold with a round cut diamond. 1 old mine cut diamond, H VS approx. .10cts 14k yellow gold Stamp...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn
18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn

18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn

Located in Dallas, TX

Oak staves were steamed and bowed, then held in place by hand-welded iron straps. The churn was created with a slotted paddle connected to a hand-crank, also fashioned from iron and...

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1870s Belgian Rustic Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Georgian Era Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from England
Georgian Era Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from England

Georgian Era Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from England

Located in Austin, TX

A fine English mechanical fire bellows of brass and mahogany from the Georgian era, used for blowing air on a fire - the flames in fireplaces were fanned by turning the hand crank to...

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal, Brass

Clark & Johnson Gold Medal Sewing Machine
Clark & Johnson Gold Medal Sewing Machine

Clark & Johnson Gold Medal Sewing Machine

Located in Guaynabo, PR

It depicts an open octagonal shaped black painted iron manual hand crank sewing machine. Decorated with gold branches of leaves and a shield at the upper top.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Antique Early 20th Century Organic Hand-Crafted Indian Charka Spinning Wheel.
Antique Early 20th Century Organic Hand-Crafted Indian Charka Spinning Wheel.

Antique Early 20th Century Organic Hand-Crafted Indian Charka Spinning Wheel.

Located in Reading, Berkshire

The charkha, a small, portable, hand-cranked wheel, is ideal for spinning cotton and other fine, short-staple fibers, though it can be used to spin other fibers as well.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century French Desk Telephone
Early 20th Century French Desk Telephone

Early 20th Century French Desk Telephone

Located in Guaynabo, PR

A long cord join the handset to the generator in the wood box. This is a hand-cranked telephone. A metal plaque in the from of it reads: Propiete de L’Etat Concours du 7 Juil 1926, L...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

Antique Hand-Built Wooden Pile Driver Instructional Model
Antique Hand-Built Wooden Pile Driver Instructional Model

Antique Hand-Built Wooden Pile Driver Instructional Model

Located in Dekalb, IL

Hand-built wooden model representing a pile driver-type construction machine, featuring a vertical timber tower, pulley system, rope, counterweight, and a hand-cranked geared winch m...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine
19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine

19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine

Located in Guaynabo, PR

The sewing machine is attached to a rectangular wood base that is also decorated with some rectangular blocks inlaid. The hand crank has a white lucite handle. A gold metal plaque wi...

Category

Late 19th Century German Machine Age Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

19th c. Cast Iron Coffee Grinder Model No. #8
19th c. Cast Iron Coffee Grinder Model No. #8

19th c. Cast Iron Coffee Grinder Model No. #8

Located in San Francisco, CA

Model #8 features a fully functional hand crank mechanism and sturdy cast iron construction built to last generations. it's a substantial piece that combines utility with vintage cha...

Category

Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Coffee/Grain Grinder #1762
Antique Cast Iron Coffee/Grain Grinder #1762

Antique Cast Iron Coffee/Grain Grinder #1762

Located in San Francisco, CA

Model #1762 features a fully functional hand crank mechanism and sturdy cast iron construction built to last generations. it's a substantial piece that combines utility with vintage ...

Category

Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Cast Iron Water Pump Fountain
19th Century French Cast Iron Water Pump Fountain

19th Century French Cast Iron Water Pump Fountain

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The large housing has a hand crank on the side and a platform around the bottom.

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from the Georgian Era
Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from the Georgian Era

Mechanical Fire Bellows of Brass and Mahogany from the Georgian Era

Located in Austin, TX

A fine English mechanical fire bellows of brass and mahogany from the Georgian era, used for blowing air on a fire - the flames in fireplaces were fanned by turning the hand crank to...

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Jolly Time Popcorn Maker c.1930-1950
Antique Jolly Time Popcorn Maker c.1930-1950

Antique Jolly Time Popcorn Maker c.1930-1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sturdy countertop piece features a cylindrical metal body supported by three red-painted wooden legs, complete with its original red-painted wooden hand-crank agitator and match...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Steel

Antique Kwik Maker Popcorn Maker c.1930
Antique Kwik Maker Popcorn Maker c.1930

Antique Kwik Maker Popcorn Maker c.1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sturdy countertop piece features a cylindrical metal body supported by three red-painted wooden legs, complete with its original red-painted wooden hand-crank agitator and match...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Steel

Antique English Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel
Antique English Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel

Antique English Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel

Located in Bridgeport, CT

English sharpening wheel with wooden drum set vertically on cast iron base with four feet with hand crank. Identifying marks: in relief on either side of base: "KENT'S PATENT" in re...

Category

Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Brass, Other, Iron

Magnificent large antique 19th Century original musik-automat symphomian
Magnificent large antique 19th Century original musik-automat symphomian

Magnificent large antique 19th Century original musik-automat symphomian

Located in Ipswich, GB

Having a magnificent quality large 19th century carved walnut symphomian having a quality carved walnut case with arched cutouts and turned columns on each side with the original cen...

Category

19th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Early American Walking Wheel, or Spinner's Loom
Early American Walking Wheel, or Spinner's Loom

Early American Walking Wheel, or Spinner's Loom

Located in Dekalb, IL

The form is defined by its oversized turned drive wheel, elongated horizontal bench, and hand-cranked spindle assembly mounted at the head.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Wood

Japy Frères Antique French Coffee Grinder Beechwood and Cast Iron, circa 1920
Japy Frères Antique French Coffee Grinder Beechwood and Cast Iron, circa 1920

Japy Frères Antique French Coffee Grinder Beechwood and Cast Iron, circa 1920

By Japy Frères

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Constructed from varnished beechwood with dovetail joinery, the piece features a metal hopper, original hand-crank mechanism with decorative iron collar, and internal burr system.

Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Antique Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Antique Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels

Antique Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The top of the cleaning machine has multiple chutes that cleaning powders would have been put in while the knife was inserted into another and turning the hand crank, turns the wheel...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Stone, Metal

Fully Adjustable Oak Artist’s Studio Easel
Fully Adjustable Oak Artist’s Studio Easel

Fully Adjustable Oak Artist’s Studio Easel

Located in Cheshire, GB

The piece is centred on a tall vertical mast with a sliding carriage, operated by a hand-cranked iron screw mechanism, allowing smooth and precise adjustment of canvas height to acco...

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Oak

Antique Set of Six Industrial Singer Sewing Adjustable Chairs, Stools, 1920s
Antique Set of Six Industrial Singer Sewing Adjustable Chairs, Stools, 1920s

Antique Set of Six Industrial Singer Sewing Adjustable Chairs, Stools, 1920s

By Singer

Located in Antwerp, BE

These products were primarily sewing machine components, such as parts for antique Singer machines like hand cranks, bobbin winders, and even lamps. The most prominent example is a s...

Category

1920s British Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Early 20th C. American Phonograph in Cabinet by the Kimberley Phonograph Company
Early 20th C. American Phonograph in Cabinet by the Kimberley Phonograph Company

Early 20th C. American Phonograph in Cabinet by the Kimberley Phonograph Company

Located in Morristown, NJ

This era saw the rise of mechanical phonographs, which were hand-cranked and used acoustic horns for sound amplification.

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"
Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Located in Dayton, OH

Lock on front - no key. Hand crank at left numbered 24753. Mechanism at center protected with glass cover; comb concealed with a floral etched plate and lyre.

Category

19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Rosewood

Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records
Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records

Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records

By Edison

Located in Dallas, TX

Housed in a handsome quarter-sawn oak case, the tabletop machine features a hinged lid opening to reveal the original mechanism, including the mandrel and carriage assembly, operated...

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Carpentry Woodworking Pine Workbench Table
Vintage Carpentry Woodworking Pine Workbench Table

Vintage Carpentry Woodworking Pine Workbench Table

Located in Forney, TX

Dating to the first half of the 20th century, having a thick rectangular solid pine top with desirable overhang and recessed chanel trough, single hand crank vice clamp with heavy ir...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Steel, Iron

Manopan Crank Musical Organ 19th Century
Manopan Crank Musical Organ 19th Century

Manopan Crank Musical Organ 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Manopan crank musical organ. 19th Century. It is complete but it does not work, it needs to be revised. It has 6 cards with spanish songs of the time. Good condition.

Category

19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Wood

Ancient Planet Model, Tellurium, FR. J. Berg, Stockholm, circa 1900
Ancient Planet Model, Tellurium, FR. J. Berg, Stockholm, circa 1900

Ancient Planet Model, Tellurium, FR. J. Berg, Stockholm, circa 1900

Located in Greven, DE

The tellurium is set in motion with a hand crank. Thus the earth rotates around itself, the moon around the earth and moon and earth around the sun.

Category

Early 1900s Swedish Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

c. 1860s Rotating Wood and Cast Iron Meat Chopper
c. 1860s Rotating Wood and Cast Iron Meat Chopper

c. 1860s Rotating Wood and Cast Iron Meat Chopper

Located in Dekalb, IL

Dechant - Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States Large hand-cranked rotating sausage meat chopper constructed of a painted wood frame with iron gearing and hardware.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal, Iron

Set of Three Early 20th Century Metal and Wood Kitchen Utensils
Set of Three Early 20th Century Metal and Wood Kitchen Utensils

Set of Three Early 20th Century Metal and Wood Kitchen Utensils

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A collection of three unusual early 20th-century mechanical kitchen utensils, constructed primarily in metal with wooden handles and hand-operated mechanisms. The group includes a r...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

Antique Tall Standing Coffee Grinder  Cast Iron Wheel & Solid Pine Cabinet
Antique Tall Standing Coffee Grinder  Cast Iron Wheel & Solid Pine Cabinet

Antique Tall Standing Coffee Grinder Cast Iron Wheel & Solid Pine Cabinet

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Wonderful antique standing coffee grinder featuring a large cast iron flywheel, hand-crank mechanism, and rustic solid pine cabinet base.

Category

Early 1900s Industrial Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Metal

1918 Art Nouveau Swedish Wooden Wall Telephone Ericsson Model 305 Crank Magneto
1918 Art Nouveau Swedish Wooden Wall Telephone Ericsson Model 305 Crank Magneto

1918 Art Nouveau Swedish Wooden Wall Telephone Ericsson Model 305 Crank Magneto

Located in Sweden, SE

This authentic antique Ericsson No. 305 wall telephone was manufactured by AB L.M. Ericsson & Co. in Stockholm. Model No. 305 was produced from the late 19th through the early 20...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel

French Cast Iron and Wood Coffee Grinder with Crank and Drawer, Dated 1901
French Cast Iron and Wood Coffee Grinder with Crank and Drawer, Dated 1901

French Cast Iron and Wood Coffee Grinder with Crank and Drawer, Dated 1901

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France in the early 20th century and dated 1901, this large-scale cast iron coffee grinder combines functional design with rustic charm. The piece features a deep cast iro...

Category

Early 20th Century French Country Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Iron

Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co

Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pedal-operated models like this were first introduced in the Middle Ages, replacing the hand-cranked model and freeing a craftsman’s hands to hold wood-turning tools.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century French Chestnut Grinder on Custom Wall Mount
18th Century French Chestnut Grinder on Custom Wall Mount

18th Century French Chestnut Grinder on Custom Wall Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

Its weathered and timeworn patina evokes a connection to the past -- you can almost envision the hands that turned its crank, imbuing it with a sense of history.

Category

18th Century French Rustic Antique Hand Crank

Materials

Oak

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Antique Hand Crank For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique hand crank you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique hand crank for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique hand crank, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique hand crank bearing industrial, Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique hand crank that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pathe Freres, Thomas Edison and Edison produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Hand Crank?

An antique hand crank can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $218 and the highest can go for as much as $250,000.