French Wooden and Iron Cheese Press, circa 1900

Having a large weighing surface and a smaller side for weights.

Constructed entirely of solid walnut and having a rotating slightly concave circular seat atop an adjustable down rod supported by three legs braced in iron and ending on uniquely sh...

Cast in great detail in bronze in the neo-Gothic style, the top lifting to reveal three round openings, lacking glass inkwells, resting on a marble plinth base, raised on cast bronze...

worn leather has a beautiful patina

Very unique in its design and riveted construction, the open sphere with four arms, UL Wired and Listed

In complete and original condition and retaining bright patina this set of scales has a main scale and a smaller upper scale, both supported by dolphin forms hanging on a reeded stan...

Large wooden screw of a wine press, Italy, 1900s. A walnut sculpture. Really nice.

A rare antique and all original fully functioning cast iron English cheese press, by Thomas Corbett of Shrewsbury, circa 1880. This cheese press has just ...

A wooden and metal horse tricycle created in France circa 1900. Vibrant yet seasoned and matured, this sprung horse glides on metal wheels that roll it gracefully into modernity. Thr...

A miniature cast iron linen press with Schildkröt doll, 1890-1900 An antique miniature mangle linen press, circa 1890-1900, made of cast iron with 2 wooden shelves and wooden roll...

A wooden black board from France, produced circa 1900. Stretching four feet wide and standing nearly as tall, this scholastic rectangle will stir memories ...

Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. These printing innovations can be attributed to Chinese Buddhist devotees, who embraced woodblock printing as an important vehicle to spread sutras and good spirits. Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of Chinese characters and the labor involved in manipulating them. Enclosed in a contemporary wooden frame, each of the miniature wood blocks included in this early 20th-century type set was hand-carved with a Chinese character. Each is a unique and wonderful curiosity, providing an unusual look at a moment in time. Each set contains approximately 70 individual tiles.