*** | Pair of Georgian boot hooks with whale bone handles. 15.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A collection of ropework whale boat fittings, 19th century and later, the largest 98 cm | *** | |
*** | A ships clock 'Smiths Astral', made in England. 18 cm diameter. | *** | |
*** | Wood Planes: Stanley no.49 plane; Sargent autoset plane; 19th century brass & cedar smoothing plane etc. (4 item) | *** | |
*** | A small whalebone fid (hole through top), 19th century, 21.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A slender whalebone fid, 19th century, 24.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A whales tooth and lignum vitae seam rubber, 19th century, 15 cm long | *** | |
*** | Two whalebone and steel sailors chisels, 19th century. 27.5 cm and 27 cm long | *** | |
*** | Georgian whale bone handled boot hook. Early 19th century. 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A whalebone whistle, 19th century, 6.3 cm long | *** | |
*** | An 'International' antique American brass cash register. 55 cm high, 59 cm wide, 38 cm deep. | *** | |
*** | Miner's Right & Bank Cheques: 1888 Miners Right issued to William Edwell Harcourt of Moonee Ponds for mining in the Castlemaine district (details verso); Plus a group of 9 Ballarat bank cheques (1876-1886). 10 items | *** | |
*** | A brass mounted 'Seth Thomas' ships clock, American, late 19th century, 29 cm high | *** | |
*** | An Art Deco shop display female bust, painted plaster, circa 1930s. 69 cm | *** | |
*** | A Starboard side wind proof ships lantern, early 20th century, 34 cm | *** | |
*** | An early railway luggage rack. Mount: 81 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Two steel explosive harpoon heads, first half 20th century, the longest 42 cm | *** | |
*** | A Victorian brass cased mahogany spirit level, circa 1840, 20 cm long | *** | |
*** | A harpoon, 43 cm long | *** | |
*** | A harpoon, 54.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A gun metal harpoon with retractable fins, 45 cm long | *** | |
*** | A gun metal harpoon, 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Edwardian ship's wheel, English, circa 1920 103 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A ships porthole window, brass & glass, early 20th century. 44 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A whale hunters logbook stamp, with fine whalebone and shell handle, mid 19th century 11 x 8 cm | *** | |
*** | A turned beech and brass mounted plane by B. Brice 19th century approximately 22 cm long | *** | |
*** | A whalebone fid on leather thong, 19th century, 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A wooden seam rubber, 19th century, 12 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Edwardian ships wheel, English, circa 1920, 103 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Gold miner's bucket, hand forged iron in relic condition. 76 cm. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat. | *** | |
*** | 1880s share certificates ex Ballarat printer F. W. Niven, noted Kaiser Gold Mining Company, Butler's Extended Freehold Gold Mining Company, Prince of Wales Birthday Quartz Mining Company, The New Koh-i-Noor Gold Mining Company. Poor/G condition. | *** | |
*** | An early 3 inch brass drum sextant by Stanley of London, with leather case | *** | |
*** | A 19th century whalebone handled sailors knife, 28 cm long | *** | |
*** | A British Navy ordinance box, timber and brass,19th century, 54 cm high, 42 cm wide, 25 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A whalebone sailor's tool with inscription, 19th century, 29 cm long | *** | |
*** | A gun metal harpoon, 38 cm long | *** | |
*** | Ships Lantern: Brass & copper port side lantern made by Griffiths & Sons, Birmingham. 59 cm | *** | |
*** | A brass NSW Railway luggage rack approximately 74 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A circular ships clock by Edwin Bowers & Sons, Sydney, 24 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Axes: Group of antique & vintage axes comprising Robesbrey (Sheffield) broadhead; Autograph Fayette Plumb axe head; German tomahawk & a number 2 adze. (4 items) | *** | |
*** | A brass and timber ship's pulley, 43 cm high | *** | |
*** | A gun metal harpoon, 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (3) & Castlemaine, dated 1902-16. Fair/G condition. | *** | |
*** | A life buoy from the Coromandal Clipper Panama, 20th century, 75 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Ship's Engineer brass jug with black ceramic handle, 19th century, 29.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A collection of items made from parts of the famous British Navy ship, H.M.S. Britannia, comprising a tobacco jar, 17 cm high, a copper jewel box and two framed photo portraits of the ship's captain both with plaques 'Ex H.M.S. Britannia 1879-1884'… | *** | |
*** | A gold veined quartz specimen on a timber stand, The timber stand with a plaque inscribed 'The base of this momento is a piece of Messmate timber from a tree about 6 feet in diameter. It was recently removed by Western Mining from an old Bendigo mine… | *** | |
*** | Railway lantern, black painted finish with red & green rotating lens, late 19th century. 31 cm | *** | |
*** | A whalebone seal, 19th century. 6 cm. Note: This lot has been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding export | *** | |
*** | A ships compass (Type P4) in timber case with Admiralty Compass Observatory Examination stamp, 20th February 1930. 18.5 cm diameter. | *** | |
*** | A small Chinese geomancers compass 19th century. 9 cm | *** | |
*** | An explosive whaling harpoon tip, 20th century, 39 cm | *** | |
*** | Two gimballed ships lamp bases, brass, 19th century, tallest 26 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of whalebone boot hooks, glove stretcher and implement, 19th century, longest 26 cm | *** | |
*** | Two heavy brass portholes, early 20th century, largest 40 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A wooden fid, 19th century. 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Three sailmaker's whalebone tools, 19th century, 15.5, 15.3 and 14.8 cm long | *** | |
*** | Ballarat gold fields tinware map canister by John Hollway (ex major Ted Millet/Montrose cottage); plus early Ballarat tinware money box with Penhalluriack mark. Largest 26 cm | *** | |
*** | A cast iron harpoon finial, 37 cm long | *** | |
*** | An 8 day German ships clock by Schatz, brass with rope decoration, early 20th century, 12 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese wooden compass, 20th century, 12.5c m diameter | *** | |
*** | A painted concrete Dovecote, French, Circa 1950. Approximately 84 cm high, 84 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A whalebone seal, 19th century, 6 cm high | *** | |
*** | A whale blubber mincer, with wooden handle, Trademark Hassam Boston, New Bedford Whaler's celebrated Mincer, 20 cm high, 73 cm long. Provenance: Eldred's Massachusetts, USA, Americana & Paintings, 04/04/09 lot 860 | *** | |
*** | A cast iron harpoon finial, 43 cm long | *** | |
*** | A whalebone marlin spike, 19th century, 34 cm | *** | |
*** | A hardwood ship's ruler, 19th century, 54 cm long | *** | |
*** | Norman Penrose (1903-1970), Head of Bendigo Miner, pencil, signed 'N Penrose' lower right, 36 x 26 cm (oval) | *** | |
*** | A large timber and iron bound mallet. 93 cm | *** | |
*** | An antique carved whalebone bodkin, 19th century, 12.6 cm long | *** | |
*** | The Gold-Fields of Victoria Reports of The Mining Registrars for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1887, & 'The London Mining Journal, 75th Anniversary Number.' with circa 1910 Ballarat news clippings. (2 items) | *** | |
*** | A cast iron kettle, ceramic jelly mould and a Bendigo pottery pot | *** | |
*** | A huon pine butter churn and two butter pats 32 cm high | *** | |
*** | A turned walnut and brass-mounted ship's wheel approximately 100 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A ship’s bell with turned wood handle, 19th century 26 cm high | *** | |
*** | Railways: 'Railways in Australia' magazine, first 23 issues, July 1948-May 1950. Fair/Good condition. | *** | |
*** | A round brass ships wall clock with quartz movement 24 cm diameter | *** | |