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The Use of the Diving Engine in Stopping Leaks - 18th-Century Engraving
The Use of the Diving Engine in Stopping Leaks - 18th-Century Engraving

The Use of the Diving Engine in Stopping Leaks - 18th-Century Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The vessel is equipped with a complex system of ropes and pulleys, which hold a specialized diving engine suspended below the waterline.

Category

1750s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze & Cut-Glass 6-Light Chandelier
French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze & Cut-Glass 6-Light Chandelier

French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze & Cut-Glass 6-Light Chandelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The elongated gilt-bronze body with a pierced apron and silvered lining with a beaded brass chain suspension around pulleys, decorated with female masks and surmounted with five scro...

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock

Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

Original four spoke brass pulley wheel and small brass cased weight. Fine fruitwood case with a full length glazed door surmounted by a carved scroll pediment and terminating in ...

Category

1840s Austrian Biedermeier Used Pulleys

Materials

Fruitwood

Vintage 60s Pendant Light Made in Italy - Large Opaline Orange and White Glass
Vintage 60s Pendant Light Made in Italy - Large Opaline Orange and White Glass

Vintage 60s Pendant Light Made in Italy - Large Opaline Orange and White Glass

Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT

The lamp is equipped with a practical ‘Rolly’ saliscendi (pulley) system, allowing you to adjust the cable length from 40 cm to 170 cm, making it versatile for any space.

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Eighteenth-Century Engraving of a Cannon-Boring Machine from Fonte des Canons
Eighteenth-Century Engraving of a Cannon-Boring Machine from Fonte des Canons

Eighteenth-Century Engraving of a Cannon-Boring Machine from Fonte des Canons

Located in Langweer, NL

The print meticulously depicts the elevation of the boring apparatus, showing the mechanical structure, gears, pulleys, and support framework essential for refining the interior of c...

Category

1770s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815
Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815

Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815

Located in Greven, DE

In order to cope with the significantly longer travel of the roller shutters, the builder of the piece of furniture has fitted a transmission with pulleys of different sizes. A good ...

Category

1810s German Biedermeier Used Pulleys

Materials

Cherry

Counter Balance Pendant Lamp Paavo Tynell
Counter Balance Pendant Lamp Paavo Tynell

Counter Balance Pendant Lamp Paavo Tynell

By Paavo Tynell, Taito

Located in New York, NY

Having brass canopy with two pulley wheels, wire receiver, stainless steel cable supporting Aluminum painted shade.

Category

1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures
Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures

Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hand-carved from solid wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japanese and function as the leveling pulley for the attached hearth hook. Traditionally, they were used abov...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Used Pulleys

Materials

Iron

Red Wall Lamp Model 2601 by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, Italy 1950s
Red Wall Lamp Model 2601 by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, Italy 1950s

Red Wall Lamp Model 2601 by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, Italy 1950s

By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari

Located in Hellouw, NL

The cord can be replaced by for instance a fabric round cord that fits neatly into the pulleys attached to the suspension system.

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal, Brass

Important Arts and Crafts Black Opal Galleon Necklace
Important Arts and Crafts Black Opal Galleon Necklace

Important Arts and Crafts Black Opal Galleon Necklace

Located in Riverdale, NY

Above are a pair of citrine set ships wheel motifs which link to ship pulleys' in gold and silver with an amazing anchor clasp, all of which is fully hand made and articulated.

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Used Pulleys

Materials

Opal, Citrine, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique
Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Mounted Plinths Structure capped with a Huge Stone block with a pulley system and the Hand Crafted Iron work for the sump system.

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Used Pulleys

Materials

Stone, Metal

Art Deco 1930's Regulator
Art Deco 1930's Regulator

Art Deco 1930's Regulator

Located in Amersham, GB

This clock is a one off made for a jewellery and watch shop by the proprietor,and every detail has been considered down to the hook of the weight and the steel and brass pulley. The ...

Category

1930s Scottish Art Deco Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Steel

Gio Ponti wooden and glass occasional table, Italy, 1930s
Gio Ponti wooden and glass occasional table, Italy, 1930s

Gio Ponti wooden and glass occasional table, Italy, 1930s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Chiavari, Liguria

The very concept of a table is radically revisited, with two perpendicular disks at the base evoking the stylized image of large industrial machinery, with gears and pulleys, enablin...

Category

1930s Italian Bauhaus Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"
New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"

Located in Norwell, MA

The sturdy rigging and pulley to lower the cargo into the hold is well executed.

Category

1930s North American Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Original Antique Poster Societe Marseillaise De Credit Post WWI Rebuilding Loan
Original Antique Poster Societe Marseillaise De Credit Post WWI Rebuilding Loan

Original Antique Poster Societe Marseillaise De Credit Post WWI Rebuilding Loan

Located in London, GB

Subscribe to the French Loan - featuring a great design by Auguste Leroux (b. 1871) of a busy harbour scene with men carrying sacks from wooden rowing boats to the docks with barrels...

Category

1920s French Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

18th Century Six Italian Gilded Wall Cadleholders Set of Six Foliate Sconces
18th Century Six Italian Gilded Wall Cadleholders Set of Six Foliate Sconces

18th Century Six Italian Gilded Wall Cadleholders Set of Six Foliate Sconces

Located in Milano, MI

Originally these Italian artworks were arms that, fixed in a ring placed on the wall, were used to hold the chains of votive lamps in churches, as attested by the hooks placed at the...

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Used Pulleys

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

French 1950s Counterbalance Swing-Arm Wall Lamp by Lunel
French 1950s Counterbalance Swing-Arm Wall Lamp by Lunel

French 1950s Counterbalance Swing-Arm Wall Lamp by Lunel

By Arlus

Located in Hanover, MA

1950's French wall mounted swing arm lamp with counterbalance pulley mechanism for raising and lowering the shade.

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Stilnovo counter balance pendant lamp Italy 1955
Stilnovo counter balance pendant lamp Italy 1955

Stilnovo counter balance pendant lamp Italy 1955

By Stilnovo

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Rare counterbalance pulley pendant lamp designed and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1955.

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Set of 1770s Cannon Foundry Engravings from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, France
Set of 1770s Cannon Foundry Engravings from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, France

Set of 1770s Cannon Foundry Engravings from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, France

Located in Langweer, NL

Each plate contains a variety of technical components, including: - Ground plans detailing the foundational layout of the foundry, showing the structure and brickwork of the furna...

Category

1770s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007
Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007

Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007

By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Large gold outside, ivory inside laquered diffuser with a perforated chrome counter-cup, The brass counterweight is filled with hunter buckshots. The pulley is made of wood. The fabr...

Category

1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island
Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island

Located in Forney, TX

Ferrell and Company (Saginaw, Michigan, United States), dating to the turn of the late 19th / early 20th century, repurposed and now fashioned as a work table / kitchen island, with ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Builder’s Half Model of the Schooner Yacht Migrant
Builder’s Half Model of the Schooner Yacht Migrant

Builder’s Half Model of the Schooner Yacht Migrant

Located in Norwell, MA

Fittings include winches, portholes, chocks, pulleys, davits, anchors, stove pipe, etc. The rigging is beyond compare.

Category

1920s North American Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed
Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed

Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Because of its toughness it is used for items such as mortars, mallets, pulleys and batons and sometimes used for furniture Measures: Length 41cm., 16" weighted ends diameter 7.5c...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Glazed Ceramic Chandelier in the Style of Antonia Campi, 1950s
Glazed Ceramic Chandelier in the Style of Antonia Campi, 1950s

Glazed Ceramic Chandelier in the Style of Antonia Campi, 1950s

By Antonia Campi

Located in taranto, IT

Stunning 1950s glazed ceramic chandelier with typical windows of the workmanship inspired by antonia campi It is probably a prototype specimen, never going into production, which ...

Category

1950s Used Pulleys

Materials

Ceramic

Lignum Vitae Treen Vices Pair of Minature Tree of Life
Lignum Vitae Treen Vices Pair of Minature Tree of Life

Lignum Vitae Treen Vices Pair of Minature Tree of Life

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Because of its toughness it is used for items such as mortars, mallets, pulleys and batons and sometimes used for furniture.

Category

1750s English George II Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Very Large Ophtalmotrope

Very Large Ophtalmotrope

Located in Peekskill, NY

An ophthalmotrope is an apparatus for demonstrating the movements of the eye and the action of the different muscles which produce them, consisting essentially of a model eyeball to ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Archimedes Vortex
Archimedes Vortex

Archimedes Vortex

By Terry Poulos

Located in Chicago, IL

Included are one vintage pulley and corkscrew (representing the water screw), both honoring Archimedes inventions, and one valve handle.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

English Folk Art Church Model
English Folk Art Church Model

English Folk Art Church Model

$2,183Sale Price|20% Off

English Folk Art Church Model

Located in London, GB

This example is mounted to a wooden handmade base, the model is crafted onto a wooden construction, Amazingly this models interior is filled with church decor including a full alter,...

Category

1940s British Folk Art Used Pulleys

Materials

Wood

Speaking in Paradise  - Paint by Dario Cusani - 2000

Speaking in Paradise - Paint by Dario Cusani - 2000

By Dario Cusani

Located in Roma, IT

He joins her with the clothes hanging in the sun to dry on a rope that runs between 2 pulleys. Inside you can see two of my works, on the right the Maschio Imperante symbol of Naples...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Used Pulleys

Materials

Acrylic

1950's Italian Mid-Century Adjustable Pendant by Stilux
1950's Italian Mid-Century Adjustable Pendant by Stilux

1950's Italian Mid-Century Adjustable Pendant by Stilux

By Stilux

Located in Paris, FR

The light is brilliantly designed with a pulley under the shade. The apple green color is original.

Category

Mid-20th Century Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum

ANTIQUE THE ECLIPSE PATENT 15398 ViCTORIAN FULLY RESTORED ELEVETTE DRINKS TABLE
ANTIQUE THE ECLIPSE PATENT 15398 ViCTORIAN FULLY RESTORED ELEVETTE DRINKS TABLE

ANTIQUE THE ECLIPSE PATENT 15398 ViCTORIAN FULLY RESTORED ELEVETTE DRINKS TABLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The unfolding action is a thing of beauty, as you lift the top up and out it unfolds, at the same time chrome pulleys lift a platform up, the pulleys lock in place and sit flush with...

Category

1860s English High Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Oak

Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
Folk Art Primitive Whirligig

Folk Art Primitive Whirligig

$3,753Sale Price|20% Off

Folk Art Primitive Whirligig

Located in London, GB

The item still has all its original primitive handmade art features including, a moving saw, moving wooden pump, cogs, pulleys, central rope wheel, main 2 hand carved figures (one is...

Category

1870s European Folk Art Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s

Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s

By Erwine & Estelle Laverne

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The family also owned a very unusual twin-wing Swedish sailboat, with a rotating mast that did away with the ropes and pulleys that make sailing such a rigorous sport. My husband liv...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Fiberglass, Rosewood

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Used Pulleys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of used pulleys available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used pulleys was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Used pulleys have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Used pulleys made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Used pulleys have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari and Lightolier are consistently popular.

How Much are Used Pulleys?

Used pulleys can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $22,950.