Lot 246:
Sold for: £8
Description
An assortment of vintage industrial and domestic metalware including four cast metal fleur-de-lis ornaments. The collection comprises a variety of hardware items, featuring two pulley blocks: one larger double-sheave unit with a swivelling hook and one smaller single-sheave pulley with a white oxidised finish. The lot includes two industrial gauges, including a large vacuum and pressure gauge with a dial marked VACUUM in red and PRESSURE in white, showing units in kg/cm2 and an outer scale with numerals 6, 10, 14, 22, 26, and 28. A smaller aged pressure gauge is also present.
Further items include a cylinder lock with one inserted key, a scalloped metal radiator cap embossed with OPEN SLOWLY and 7 LBS 0.9, two pairs of scissors in differing sizes, and two rectangular metal tags stamped with the number 2 and smaller characters reading 138 and 152 respectively. The fleur-de-lis ornaments are finished in black and feature two mounting holes each for architectural use.
Condition report:
The items are in aged vintage condition with significant signs of surface wear. Heavy oxidation, pitting, and surface rust are visible on both pairs of scissors and the pulleys (photo 1). The smaller pressure gauge has a heavily yellowed and obscured face, while the larger gauge shows some internal debris (photo 1). The radiator cap and cylinder lock exhibit surface tarnishing and wear to the plating (photo 1). All pieces are sold as found.
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