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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Office, Workshop & Farm
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A set of three antique shop doors, attractive acid etched glass with painted timber surrounds, 19th century, the largest 235 cm high, 92.5 cm wide, the remaining two 235 cm high, 87 cm wide ***
*** Trommel sextant in original box with papers, circa 1978, the box 33 cm wide ***
*** Antique jewellery vice, curved wood plane (10 cm sole), and a Clifton 400 rebate shoulder plane with 8 cm sole, 19th and early 20th century, (3 items), the vice 9 cm high ***
*** An antique Austrian brass sighting compass in wooden travelling box, 19th century, engraved 'E. Krafp & Sohne, in Wein, no. 318', the dial 10 cm diameter ***
*** Eureka Rebellion: 1854 Victorian Parliamentary 'Blue Paper' report, 'Riot at Ballaarat. Report of the Board Appointed to Enquire into Circumstances connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballaarat Together with the Evidence Taken By the Board....21st… ***
*** Searchlight, believed to have had N.S.W.G.R. useage, glass 28 cm diameter, overall 36 x 33 x 32 cm. Presented with large globe and all its original fittings. Good condition ***
*** An all original 19th century wooden Miner?S Food Safe. With gable roof, punched zinc sides and brass lock. 54 cm high. Found in the Buninyong area ***
*** A mining engineers plan box in tin, 19th century, with trade label of 'John Holloway & Sons, Manufacturer, Ballarat'. John Holloway & Sons were established in Ballarat in the 1850's ***
*** Perrina Globe Terrestre 9 1/2 inch world globe lamp in ships wheel stand, mid 20th century, 51 cm high ***
*** An antique voice pipe speaking tube mouthpiece, turned wood with brass mounts and chain, whalebone stopper pin to whistle section, 19th century, scarce 8.5 cm high ***
*** A whale oil slush lamp, blacksmith made, 19th century 40 cm high overall ***
*** An antique branding iron with whalebone handle, 18th/19th century, 48.5 cm long ***
*** Flensing knife with timber handle from Albany, Western Australia, 19th/20th century, 124 cm high ***
*** A vintage solid brass plane table Alidade with directional ruler and built-in compass base, early to mid 20th century, 35 cm wide ***
*** An antique timber birdcage, 99 cm high, 54 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** Record No.020 compass plane, 25 cm long ***
*** E. Preston spoke shave, E. Preston double-side rebate plane, and a cast iron Scotch glue boiler, (3 items) ***
*** Edmondson Date Stamper, with VR logo to top (worn), 23 cm high with base 13 cm diameter, painted in the standard VR green. Appears to be in working condition albeit a little sluggish due to a missing spring. The usual paint chipping. Also a complete set… ***
*** Signal light, green, box 21 x 18 x 19 cm, with 30 cm concave shade. ***
*** A rare 'Betty' or 'Crusie' animal fat lamp. Based upon the 18th century models from Scotland and the U.S.A., this one was made by John Holloway, mid 19th century in Ballarat. Montrose cottage collection. 20 cm high ***
*** Mining Lamps: a 'Wolfe' safety miners lamp ***
*** A 'Hockley' brass safety miners lamp ***
*** Early tin miners candle lamps - ex Ballarat (4) ***
*** South African Railways kerosene lamp, with brass insert and chimney. Front and back lens marked 'Sar'. in fine condition, repainted, but not recently ***
*** A ship's lantern, copper, brass and glass, early 20th century, 41 cm high ***
*** A Georgian ship's carafe and a spherical carafe (2 items), 18th/19th century, 23 and 28 cm high ***
*** An antique two door upright shop display cabinet, glass replaced with ply in the back, early 20th century, 200 cm high, 200 cm wide, 70 cm deep ***
*** Vic. Rail locomotive door, blue painted steel, mid 20th century, 152 cm high, 46 cm wide ***
*** An antique flensing blade with spade tip, impressed maker's mark (illegilbe), 19th century, 44 cm long ***
*** Flensing knife with timber handle from Albany, Western Australia, 19th/20th century, 128 cm high ***
*** Flensing knife with timber handle from Albany, Western Australia, 19th/20th century, 131 cm high ***
*** Photographic Souvenirs: 'The Garden City: Panoramic Views of Ballarat & District', [H.J. Summerscales, Sturt St.,circa 1910], with an essay titled 'Ballarat Revisited' together with, 'Picturesque Port Phillip' by E.J. Brady, [George Robertson & Co., circa… ***
*** Trams - Balance of Collection: Metal Bell (28 cm diameter with 36 cm long bracket & gong); Tram Wheel, 15 cm diameter; driver's starting handle; Brisbane hand brake; Route Number indicator bracket; cloth rolls showing route numbers (3); British rail… ***
*** Terminal Stop Sign, Victorian Railways. Used to indicate the approach of the end of an electrified section. A white 5-pointed star with a black circle in the centre, 38 cm diameter overall. Minor chipping and staining but still good condition ***
*** 2 'Daveys' patent miners safety lamps ***
*** Two novelty shop counter bells, late 19th early 20th century, the larger 8.5 cm high ***
*** A whaler's blubber hook, hand forged steel and wood, initialled 'B.R.', 19th century 102 cm long ***
*** A whale harpoon desk ornament paperweight, cast metal and green marble, 9 cm high ***
*** Two vintage cast brass ship's portholes, 20th century, 32 cm wide ***
*** An antique pocket compass by J. Wardale & Co. In original case, 19th century. ***
*** A Ballarat Miner's Safety hook. Miners soon discovered that even with a windlass and rope, pulling up a bucket of 'Wash Dirt' could be dangerous, especially to people down below, if the lip of the bucket caught and the contents dumped back down. to remedy… ***
*** Gold Mining/ Personal Histories: Don Sheddon papers. Don was a bit of a Legend in Ballarat and particularly within the gold Mining Community. He was a Metallurgist, assayer, and was the last of the 'Old School' of cyanide gold extractors in Ballarat. For… ***
*** Books 'The Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Victoria' by R.Brough Smyth, Preface by Geoffrey Blainey. Queensberry Hill press, 1980, 644 pages, the Acknowledged Definitive Victorian goldfields text ***
*** Ship's Wheel and Anchor: Large wooden wheel with brass center (150 cm diameter) & antique cast anchor, large & extremely heavy (135 x 90 cm). Fantastic decorator items, room bidders only, items will not be posted. (2 items) ***
*** A rare No '2' shop tea tin c1850s ***
*** A sailor's seam rubber with remains of initials or inscription, blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 13 cm long ***
*** An impressive fid, turned timber, copper and brass, 19th century, 69 cm long ***
*** An antique acid etched shop mirror in Australian cedar frame, 19th century, 144 x 73 cm overall ***
*** A woven wicker shop mannequin, 20th century, 102 cm high ***
*** An antique sail maker's tool/fid, user made from old rasp with attractive rope spliced handle, 19th century, 25 cm long ***
*** Schatz 'Ship's Bell' German eight day marine clock, 11 cm diameter ***
*** Whaler's knife with cross hatched whalebone handle, 19th century, 22 cm long ***
*** Troughton & Simms antique sighting level in original mahogany case, made for Kilpatrick & Co. Melbourne No.660, 19th century, the case 42 cm wide ***
*** Diving knife, hunting knives, Japanese paper knife, two cutthroat razors, a mini Maglite and a pair of Yashika 3 x 27 pocket binoculars, (8 items), the diving knife 27 cm long ***
*** Victorian Railways maintenance oil pourer, stamped 'V.R.',19th century, 25 cm wide ***
*** A miner's tin candle lamp, 25 cm high. Ex Ballarat, made by John Holloway, Montrose cottage collection ***
*** 1904 Victoria Department of Mines. 'Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Issued By The Secretary of Mines. No.13, the Berringa Gold-Field, with Plates and Figures, By W.M.Bradford', 18 pages; No. 15 'The Nerrena Or Little Bendigo Gold-Field..',… ***
*** Victorian signal Indicator with iron core magnet, standard type with arm indicating stop, Wrong or Caution/clear. Red metal box 24 x 13 x 10 cm, with glass window to front ***
*** Gold: 'Further Papers relative to the Recent Discovery of Gold in Australia' [London, 1852], 131pp, with two enclosed maps - 'A Chart of the (Upper Turon) Gold Diggings' & 'The South Eastern Portion of Australia compiled from the Colonial Surveys' by… ***
*** Henderson & Goodisson : The Beehive Stores, Bendigo: Brass printing plate, circa 1900, for the well-known Bendigo store; made by the Morris Manufacturing Co, Box Makers, Melbourne. The plate bears the 'By Special Appointment Coat-of-Arms' by which… ***
*** A Chinese 'Coolies' hat; ex Ballarat ***
*** An extremely rare blacksmith made iron grappling hook, a candle 'Spider' and 4 other forged items, all found in Ballarat mines. (6 items) ***
*** Five whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the tallest 9 cm high ***
*** An antique ship's bilge pump, Simac no. V, 19th/20th century, mounted on later wooden stand, 106 cm high overall ***
*** Ships & Water Navigation: library of titles incl. 'Cunard - a Photographic History' by McCutcheon, 'The Long Haul - Ships of the England-Australia Run' by Fitchett, 'River of Light - Monet's Impressions of the Seine', 'Mariners are Warned - Stokes and HMS… ***
*** Antique gold scales in cedar case with glass pans and attractive lozenge weights, 19th century the box 18 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** Antique nickel bound shop counter display cabinet with claw feet, late 19th century, 106 cm high, 180 cm wide, 56 cm deep ***
*** Jagging wheel antique whale bone example with turned handle, 19th century, 20 cm long ***
*** Smiths 'Astral' vintage nickel plated ship's bulkhead clock, 18.5 cm diameter ***
*** An English brass rolling navigation rule, in timber case, 20th century, the box 48 cm wide ***
*** Henry Diston & Sons American 14' tenon saw, ownership engraving 'Charles H. Brooke, 1888, Richmond', 48 cm long ***
*** A charming decorative piece designed as a miner's lamp and miniature ore wagon on wooden stand, 27 cm high, 31 cm long ***
*** N.S.W. Railways guard's lamp with original coloured glass revolving lens (red,white, blue), original reflector and wick ***
*** Books 'Australia's Mines and Miners An Illustrated History of Australian Mining' by B. Carroll, 1977, 111 pages; 'Gold in Australia' ed.Charles Barrett, 1951, 100 pages; 'Dunolly Story of An Old Gold-Diggings' by James Flett, 1980. (3) ***
*** Books 'Ballarat Golden City', original Booklet, with early views, historical piece ***
*** N.S.W. Signal lever labels, all standard small size, (14 x 6 cm; one still attached to metal backing plate, overall 23 x 7 x 8 cm). Noted: 'Shunt Dn or up goods to Botany ', 'Up Third home Main or Sub. To Mortuary'. (the latter could either be from near… ***
*** Adlake electric locomotive lamp with clear glass and a reeded concave lense, (15 cm diameter), rear opening access door and built-in carry handle, overall. Height = 32 cm. British patent 401812 and Indian patent 20076, but believed to have had NSWGR usage… ***
*** Sextant in case stamped 'A.M.' early to mid 20th century, 17 cm high ***
*** An English coromandel writing box, rosewood rolling rule and a pocket brass telescope, 19th century, the rule 54 cm long ***
*** An antique Australian blackwood fid with rope binding, 19th/20th century, 30.5 cm long ***
*** An antique brace and two rosewood and brass scribes, 19th century, (3 items), the brace 36 cm high ***
*** Three Stanley No.3 block planes, 23.5 cm long ***
*** Edward Preston antique brace drill, beech and ebony, 19th century, 36 cm high ***
*** Turn-hadle drill press (16 cm high); c. Early-mid 1900s. (4 items) cast Metal/Tinplate group with windup litho baby's crib (no key, length 13 cm), tinplate litho toaster, cast metal art-deco style gas pump (height 15 cm), vintage metal turn-handle drill… ***
*** Lifeboat Foghorn: Pump action brass foghorn in good original condition ***
*** Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 ***
*** Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 ***
*** Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 ***
*** Steam Pressure gauge, circular with indicator arm, indicates 0 to 15 psi, marked: 'Exhaust steam Pressure When engine is Steaming. Keep as Much below black line as possible. Never Allow to Pass red line.', manufactured by D.S.K. Pty Ltd, mascot, stamped:… ***
*** Recording Instrument, made by the GRS Co. and patented 25-08-1903, believed to have had N.S.W.G.R. useage. Metal (overall 28 x 21 x 18 cm) with 4.5 cm high glass windows to all four sides; 16 outlets to top ***
*** A group of blacksmith forged miner's candle holder spikes. Buninyong. 19th century. Largest 14 cm long. (3) ***
*** A blackwood fid, Tasmanian origin 19th century 33 cm long ***
*** A Smiths porthole nickel plated ships clock, early 20th century, 26 cm across ***
*** Antique gold scales in timber box with glass pans and attractive set of weights, 19th century the box 18 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** Antique Chinese pocket banjo goldfields scales, 19th century 31 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** Railway station guard's lantern with coloured lenses, 19th century, 33 cm high ***