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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
*** Ship's carpenter's box, solid teak with lift out trays, late 19th early 20th century, 25 cm high, 63 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** Schatz German ship's clock with time and strike movement in brass case, 20th century, 18 cm diameter ***
*** Gerdes & Co. Of Hamburg ship's bulkhead clock in brass case, with later wooden mount, 19th/20th century, the clock 18 cm diameter, 28 cm diameter overall ***
*** Surveyor's office equipment including Vernier callipers, slide rule, parallel rule, protractor in mahogany case, adjustable dividers, and a drawing set by Cooke Troughton & Simms, (6 items) ***
*** Stanley rule & level Co. No.113 compass plane, sole length 26 cm ***
*** Railway hardware: Fog Signalman's Handlamp, embossed LNER (UK). Complete except for wick, with red, green and clear lenses. 32 cm high. One minor dint and one small paint chip but still very good condit ***
*** S.S. Moorabool Huddart Parker & Co. Melbourne, souvenir life buoy picture frame, hand-painted on pine, late 19th early 20th century, 25 cm diameter. ***
*** A goldrush-era tin candle mould for 12 candles. New old stock found at the original premises of Clark Brothers Ballarat. These are fragile and usually much used so are usually found in poor condition. 25 cm high, 25 cm long, 10 cm wide ***
*** A miners tin water bottle, 1850s by John Holloway Ballarat, and another example, slightly smaller. (2) ***
*** A miner's tin candle lamp, 23 cm high. Ex Ballarat, made by John Holloway, Montrose cottage collection ***
*** Books 'Gold at Gaffneys Creek' by Brian Lloyd & Howard Combes, 1981, 267 pages; 'Victoria's Forgotten Goldfield' by R.W.Christie & G.D.Gray, 1981, 136 pages, a History of the Dargo and Crooked river goldfields; 'Gippsland East Its Geology and Mining… ***
*** 'Victorian Railways - dining car Services menu', C1950s, set of four cards covering: breakfast, Lunch/dinner, light Refreshments, Liquor & wine services. Also: duplicates of the breakfast, lunch/dinner & liquor menus. All 125 x 190 mm, with printed… ***
*** Hornby No. 2 signal cabin 1932-34 in excellent near mint boxed condition. Has lift up roof panel and cut away area in front for Hornby control system. Has had interior light fitted without disturbing original appearance. In buff lift off lid with yellow… ***
*** Three antique clocks, two American nickel plated carriage clocks with alarm movements, the other a German timepiece on figural cast spelter base, early 20th century, the largest 29 cm high ***
*** Goldfields mine shaft safety hook, designed for hauling buckets, 19th century 60 cm high overall with rope attached ***
*** Group of ten assorted turned whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the largest 9 cm high ***
*** A hand forged whale hook, 19th century, 81 cm high ***
*** An antique telescopic survey rule, extends from 5ft to 14ft ***
*** Antique ivory ruler, drawing tools, whalebone spoons, ivory glove stretcher, bodkins, boot hook and three clay pipes, 19th century, (13 items), the ruler 15 cm long ***
*** Alex Mathieson 24' brass and mahogany 71D antique spirit level, 19th century ***
*** Victorian Government Reports 1895-96: '1895 Victoria Department of Mines..Report on the Gold-Fields of Dargo High Plains, Big River, Glen Wills, Gibbo River, Cassilis, Bald Hill Creek, Sheep Station Creek and Haunted Stream', 4 pages; '1895 Department of… ***
*** A sailor's seam rubber, carved wood, 19th century or earlier, 16 cm long ***
*** Safe Manufacturer's Metal Plates: Chubb & Sons; T. Pitt & Co. Melbourne; M.G. Dyke & Sons, Richmond; J.L. Kelly, Melbourne; & M.G. Dyke & Sons, Melbourne. (5 items). ***
*** A tin miner's lamp, made by John Holloway in Ballarat, Montrose cottage collection; 25 cm high ***
*** Victorian Government Reports 1886: 'Gold-Fields of Victoria. Reports of the Mining Registrars', Quarter ended 31 March 1886, 105 pages, lovely colour lithos of Mt.Bogong and town of Rushworth inserts; Quarter ended 30 June 1886, 76 pages (2); Quarter… ***
*** 1923 Victoria Department of Mines: 'Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria (W.Baragwanath Director)..No.14, the Ballarat Gold-Field with Plates and Figures', 257 pages; together with 'Map, Sections and Plans to Accompany No.14 the Ballarat… ***
*** Miners Rights: Issued to Mary Thena at Ballarat, September 1890 and to James Govan at Ballarat, August 21, 1916. (2) ***
*** VR, Home Signal Arm, red front with white vertical stripe, white back with black vertical stripe, 142 cm, c1920s. Some chipping but still good condition ***
*** Edmondson Date Stamper (ex Victorian Railways), working condition, with ink roll, 23 cm high with 13 cm diameter base, painted in Victorian Railways green. The usual paint chipping but no dings - good condition. Also huge 1972 plan (328 x 99 cm) of… ***
*** Four timber cased Napoleon hat mantle clocks, two and three train movements, American, German and English manufacturers, early 20th century, the largest 24.5 cm high, 40 cm wide ***
*** A sailor's seam rubber, 19th century, an impressive 22 cm high, 10 cm wide ***
*** A Victorian mahogany writing box and antique shop bell, 19th century, the box 13.5 cm high, 35 cm wide, 23 cm deep ***
*** Antique gold scales in oak case with brass pans and square weights, 19th century ownership inscription inside lid 'C.A. Evans' the box 17 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** Antique gold scales in mahogany case with brass pans and three lozenge weights, 19th century the box 17.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** A miner's shovel with wooden handle, 19th century 76 cm high ***
*** An iron miner's spike candle holder, 22 cm long ***
*** Three sailor's whalebone fids, 19th century, the largest 11 cm long ***
*** A miner's pick, four pound solid cast brass with later timber handle, 81 cm high ***
*** An antique portable safe, iron with hand-painted wood grained finish, 19th century, 12 cm high, 29 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** An antique ship's gaff hook, together with an antique harpoon tip, 19th century, (2 items), 57 cm and 30 cm long ***
*** An antique blubber hook, together with a ship's gaff hook, 19th century, 53 cm and 50.5 cm long ***
*** Collection of sundries including watches, medallions, corkscrews, bottle openers, wallet with gold mount, ruler etc, (27 items) ***
*** An antique wood plane, iron and timber, blade marked 'T. Sorby', 19th century, 8.5 cm sole, 10 cm long overall ***
*** Antique wooden plough plane with two arm adjustable fence, stamped 'No.9', 19th century, 27 cm fence length ***
*** Rare Australian cedar wood plane, 19th century, 14.5 cm sole ***
*** Three antique wood planes comprising a John Green moulding plane, circa 1800, a router plane and a coffin plane, 19th century, the router plane 39 cm wide ***
*** Eclectic group with Surprise stainless steel Co vintage bed warmer (35 cm high), two Art Deco bakelite/phenolic trinket boxes, Kgv 1932 'Christmas Broadcast to the Nation' tin box (missing one foot), Evans & Matthews (Birmingham, England) small pewter jug… ***
*** Stanley No.10½ English made plane with post 1936 mark. Nice rosewood handle, all in fine condition, 24 cm long ***
*** Black & white magazine: 'Black & white. A Weekly illustrated record and Review' Vol.I: Feb - June 1891, Vol.II: July - Dec. 1891, Vol.III: Jan - June 1892 and Vol IV: July - Dec. 1892. [London : black & white Publishing Co.], includes double-page and… ***
*** A miner's lamp and pannikin, with old tallow candle, 12 cm high, 11 cm diameter. Ex Ballarat, made by John Holloway, Montrose cottage collection ***
*** Mining Companies: Miscellaneous typed and handwritten correspondence regarding Mining Company activities comprising: 'Altannor Hydraulic Sluicing Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Buckland River'; 'The South Federation Gold Mining Company, No Liability,… ***
*** Australiana: books including 'Whaling Ways of Hobart Town' by Philp (Hobart, c1936); 'Black Opal' by Prichard (Sydney, 1946); 'The First Hundred Years' by Palmer and McLeod (Melbourne, 1954). (9 items) ***
*** 1916 Victoria Department of Mines. 'Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria..No.38 The Tanjil or Russell's Creek Gold-Field, with Geological Map and Sections by R.A.F.Murray', 21 pages; '1917 Victoria Department of Mines. Records of the Geological… ***
*** Books Central Highlands Victoria, vintage books and pamphlets comprising: 'Gold & Colonial Society' by G. Quaife 1975; 'Wedderburn Goldfields Scrap Book' by Charles Bishop 1982; 'Sebastopol Victoria, An Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol 1864-1964' by… ***
*** 'Victorian Railways - dining car Services menu', C1950s, set of five cards covering: breakfast (two different menus), Lunch/dinner, light Refreshments, Liquor & wine services. Also: duplicates of the breakfast & liquor menus. All 125 x 190 mm, with… ***
*** Large Railway lantern, c1900, original in every respect. Original clear glass lens unbroken, small clear glass on reverse broken.40 cm tall, 25 cm wide. Some dents and paint missing. Must view ***
*** A whaler's spoon, carved wood, 19th century, 27 cm long ***
*** Bendigo goldfields ore specimen, together with a vial of alluvial gold from the Adelaide hills ***
*** A carpenter's tool trunk, painted pine fitted with one drawer, (tray missing), 19th century, 25 cm high, 55 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** An antique parallel rule in original silk oak box labelled ' E. Esdaile & Sons, Sydney', 19th century, the box 32 cm wide ***
*** Two American cast iron money boxes, one in the form of an elephant the other a bank safe, 19th century, 8 cm and 10 cm high ***
*** Shop counter display cabinet, circa 1920, 98 cm high, 217 cm wide, 57 cm deep ***
*** Harpoon bomb head fragment, early 20th century, 22 cm long ***
*** An antique skew rebate plane with wooden screw adjustable fence, 19th century, 27 cm fence length ***
*** [N.S.W. Railways & Tramways] Goverment Tramways: 'Rules, Regulations, and By-Laws for the Conduct of the traffic and for the Guidance of the officers and men in the service of the railway Commissioners of New South Wales.' [Sydney, William Gullick ***
*** An antique railway signal lamp with bracket mount, early 20th century, 23 cm high including bracket ***
*** Astro compass Mk.II housed in original, 20th century, 27 cm wide ***
*** Dumpy level stamped 'Wild, Heerbrugg, Switzland, T1A-14,2002', 28 cm high ***
*** Britains vintage lead toy soldiers, armoured cars, battleships and plane, early to mid 20th century, very well loved!, the largest 9 cm long ***
*** Ship's Foghorn: 1950's Yahagi Works siren from Sanyo Trading Co.,working condition, lacks blind lever ***
*** A rare iron prospector's bar. Used for extracting quartz and crushing samples in a dolly pot. Ballarat. 19th century. 79 cm long ***
*** A whalebone page turner, Tasmanian origin, 19th century 23 cm long ***
*** A brass rolling rule in a fitted wooden case, made by J. Halden & Co. Ltd. The ruler, used with maritime charts, measures 38 cm inches in length and is finished in black. Comes with small adjusting pin. ***
*** A tinware watering can, 19th century, 45 cm high Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo ***
*** Myer Department store figural shop display light, circa 1980, 84 cm high ***
*** An English oak wall barometer, pipe rack and an antique wood plane, 19th and early 20th century, (3 items) the barometer 28 cm high ***
*** An antique skew rebate plane with adjustable fence and additional side cutting blade, 19th century, 26 cm fence length ***
*** Antique wooden plough plane with two arm adjustable fence, 19th century, 27 cm fence length ***
*** Assorted antique and vintage tools including rulers, saws, block plane, scribes etc, (10 items), the block plane 55.5 cm long ***
*** Multife French portside marine navigation lamp, circa 1950, 18 cm high ***
*** Buttons, medals, plane ornament, pocket compass, lighters and oddments, 20th century, (quantity) ***
*** Vintage car badges, vanity ware, brush, porcelain bust, jug, and car gauge, (13 items), the brush 29 cm long ***
*** '1901 Victoria Special Reports issued by J.Travis, Secretary for Mines, Under the Authority of the Hon.J.Balfour Burton M.P., Minister for Mines. Report on the Pitfield Plains Gold-Field (with Plans and Sections) by Stanley B. Hunter'. A number of very… ***
*** 1914 Victoria Department of Mines: 'Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria..No.29 Some Daylesford Mines By H.S.Whitelaw and W.Baragwanath', together with 'Plans and Sections to Accompany Bulletin No.29..'; 'No.35 the Jubilee Mines Scarsdale By W… ***
*** Government Report: Report from the Select Committee on the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company's Bill : together with the proceedings of the Committee and minutes of evidence (Melbourne, 1853) A very interesting report on the implemetation of the… ***
*** An iron miner's 'spider', spike, hook & shackle ring. Blacksmith made, Montrose Cottage Collection, 20 cm long ***
*** An iron miner's 'spider' candle holder and old candle, made by John Holloway, Montrose Cottage Collection, 15 cm long ***
*** A tin miner's lamp, Montrose Cottage Collection; 21 cm high ***
*** Ballarat: various interesting papers pertaining to Mr. James Govan comprising: 3 'Miner's Rights' issued 1915, 1917 and 1921; a 'Notice of Application For Registration of Claim' by Mr. Govan, 1916 and 7 'Record of Gold Purchased' receipts from the… ***
*** The Municipal Tramways Trust Adelaide 'Street Guide & Traffic Handbook - No. 404 - For Employees Only', 147pp, undated, starting with Route No. 3 Cheltenham. Plus a 1958 Railways Systems map of Australia. Plus 4 other. (6) ***
*** Three Napoleon hat timber cased mantle clocks, including two with three train movements, 20th century, the largest 60 cm wide ***
*** Three pottery jugs by Pates, Lane Potteries & Ballarat Pottery, the largest 24 cm high ***
*** A blacksmith made double-linked bullock chain, 19th century 142 cm long ***
*** An old crosscut saw, 20th century, 210 cm across ***
*** Three antique coffin planes one with half steel sole, 19th century, the largest sole 24 cm long ***
*** Antique wooden moulding plane with adjustable fence, stamped 'No.5', 19th century, 24 cm fence length ***