Lot 165:
Sold for: £18
Description
A collection of jeweller’s tools, loose semi-precious stones, and an assortment of empty presentation boxes. The lot includes a metal ring mandrel with a tapered graduated scale and a turned wooden handle, alongside a set of needle files in a blue plastic pouch marked ‘DRAPER 4883 Needle File No.2 Cut Made in Portugal’. Further tools comprise a wooden-handled graver or awl, a jeweller’s loupe, and a white flexible tape measure. A clear plastic bag contains a variety of small, polished tumbled stones and cabochons in various colours including green, blue, and red.
The assortment of empty presentation boxes features various materials such as velvet, leatherette, and plastic in red, blue, brown, and black. Notable items include a black-finished lidded display case and a white plastic tray containing several clear plastic specimen boxes. One black velvet drawstring pouch is embroidered with ‘Dante’ in gold-coloured script. Also included are two blue plastic tool caddies with central handles, one of which bears a white adhesive label reading ‘Shobrook & Co 165 Plymouth’.
Condition report:
The items show signs of frequent workshop use. Oxidation is visible on the metal surface of the ring mandrel (photo 6) and the needle files (photo 7). The blue tool caddies exhibit significant surface dust and internal debris (photo 8). Several presentation boxes show wear to the edges and surfaces, with visible scuffing on the blue leatherette case (photo 6). The clear plastic specimen boxes appear dusty with some surface scratches (photo 5).
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