Antique RUNKEL BROTHERS Breakfast Cocoa advertising tin, New York. This is very old and shows signs of wear from age and use, but over all in good unaltered condition with the patina it's earned after 100+ years. The tin measures 5" to top of lid x 2.5" square. Some of the wording..."U.S. SERIAL NUMBER 5"..."GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30TH, 1906"..."PREPARED FROM THE CHOICEST COCOA BEANS"..."ESTABLISHED 1870"..."PURE"..."HIGH GRADE".
Early 19thc English kitchen wall pocket. Solid brass with cut-out design. Excellent original condition. Hand cast and forged from heavy solid brass with handmade rivets. Note the wear to the rivets. Just what one wants to see in a period piece. The back plate measures 11 wide x 7.5 inches high. Curved storage area measures 7 inches wide, 3.25 inches deep, and 3 inches high. Weighs 2.2 lbs.
Early pair of English brass candlesticks, circa 1760-1780. Each has a petal base with four sides and a concave indented design between the fluted petals. The central column has 4 projections; the largest has 4 flat panels. The top has a fixed candle holder. Measures 8 inches tall with a 4 inch square base. Excellent condition. Note the line mold mark we show in one of the photos. Only early candlesticks were made in two parts.See " The Brass Book by Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer Published 1978 page 200 A. for a neanr identical example.
Antique English Victorian brass pipe rack circa 1880 in excellent condition. Floral swag and urn design. Measures 8.5 inches wide and 9 inches high. Holds four pipes.
Antique pearwood treenware covered apothecary container with hand cut screw on top c1880. Attributed to S Maw, Son & Thompson, 7-12 Aldersgate, makers of chemist and pharmacy equipment, they have items displayed in the science museum, London. Excellent condition. Measures 3.25 inches high by 3.25 inches wide. Hand turned on a lathe by a master woodworker. Excellent condition, no cracks or repairs.