Used by Henry and Martha Sebire at Mont De Lancey . Part of the original furnishings of the dining room. Mass produced. Marie Colling (Sebire) is the great granddaughter of Henry and Martha Sebire.A dark brown wooden carved cased pendulum mantel clock with a highly decorated floral and column transfer design on the hinged glass front and black roman numerals and hands on the white face. Chimes on the hour.Marked inside "Ansonia Clock Co"clocks, mantel clocks

Merve from Auntie Zillie and Uncle Henry. with love Xmas 1927Grey hardcover children's book The Boy Ranchers by Willard F Baker with brown and white illustration on front with two boys riding horses in the rocky country. Cover has title and author, spine has title, author, publisher and illustration of a cow.Merve from Auntie Zillie and Uncle Henry. with love Xmas 1927children's fiction, adventure stories, books

From the home of Mrs. Nell Sebire, 2nd wife of Thomas Sebire. On loan from Lance Sebire. Son of Nell and Thomas.Aladdin Lamp - White china shade with leaf design and plain glass edging. Clear glass lamp chimney. Metal fuel container, and wick assembly. Has stamped base.Metal base - "Juno Lamp made in USA" stamped. Fuel cap has "Miller" inscribed. Wick has logo and "Made in USA" stamped on it. kerosene lamps

Manders family. Peter Mander.Wooden cased mantel clock with hinged glass front, roman numerals on face. Decorative pendulum with eight sided star with a woman's face design on star.clocks, mantel clocks

Silver shaver head in a metal tin."GEM" Pat.d. 1912shaving equipment

Cast iron mower blade sharpener, hand-cranked fly wheel with a wooden handle. Two (2) smaller wheels for turning 'cleaner'. Attached to a wooden base.International Chicago U.S.A.sharpeners

'Free' Treadle Sewing Machine'Free' barnd treadle sewing machine mounted in a wooden cabinet with two small drawers on each side at the front. It has ornate gold floral design decals on the machine. The treadle is surrounded by a wooden base.'The Free' 'Free Sewing Machine Co. Rockford Ill. USA' 'Designers Patented and Manufacturers Australian Registration Numbers RD 2163 RD ? New Zealand Numbers 862-863. General Offices and Factory 608-644 Harris Street Sydney'.sewing machines, machines, sewing equipment, cabinet sewing machines, cabinets

A meat grinder or mincer was used for mincing or fine chopping of raw or cooked meat, fish, vegetables or similar food. It replaced tools like a mincing knife.A vintage cast iron mincer with a wooden handle attached to the long cast iron handle. It can be screwed to a table or bench, secured tightly by a two pronged claws. It has a funnel at the top for the meat to be pushed into the mechanism which when the handle is turned operates the inner mechanism which forces the minced meat out through a side opening. The cast iron handle is curved.'2 UNIVERSAL' is stamped on the front of the mincer. Stamped on the front side of the handle - ' L. F&C. NEW BRITAIN. CONN.U.S.A.' On the inside of the cast iron handle is stamped - 'PATENT 12 1897. PAT.MAY 15.1909. 4.18. 1899. D.R.ENG 10'...... and several other numbers which are hard to decipher.domestic objects, kitchen equipment, cooking equipment, meat grinders, meat mincers

Used by Dianne McIntyre's grandmother c 1910 and possibly by an earlier generation too.Antique wooden handled metal fruit pitter with bevilled edges on both sides of the wedge shaped blade. Usually used for pitting peaches or apricots.D CARMICHAEL is stamped on the scoop.kitchen equipment, domestic equipment

Used by Harold and Jean ParkerAntique wooden mantle clock made in USA with an Australian made Duff brand oak case with a plain angled top with round shaped pillar styled sides. It has a white ceramic dial face with black digits and black metal hands. The dial is covered by a glass and gold trimmed covering that may be opened on the right side. Inside the case is a Waterbury Clock Co of USA key and the internal workings are visible. It is not in working order.Duff brand brass plaque on back of cover. Key has Waterbury Clock co USA stamped on it.clocks, timepieces, clock components, clock keys, mantle clocks

From the home of Mr and Mrs Parker. belonged to Mr Parker senior.Ornate carved dark timber mantle pendulum clock with brass clock face surround. Has a white dial with black roman numerals and black metal hands. The Ansonia Clock Co. Manufacturers USA Trademark A is printed on the face. It has an ornate brass pendulum and the internal workings are visible. The very ornately embossed in gold decorated glass front opens. There are two spirit plumb levels inside, one is aluminium metal and is attached to the wall, the other is brass with Wm Hunt Level Co with a triangle on top stamped on it. There is a brass key No.7 with two holes on the top of the winder handle. The Ansonia Clock Co. Manufacturers USA Trademark A. printed on the dial. Wm Hunt Level Co. stamped on the level.clocks, timepieces, mantle clocks, clock components, clock keys

Large thick vey worn Mammoth Mother Goose collection of verses and rhymes in various categories for young children. Front cover has a coloured illustration of Mother Goose flying towards elves and pixies outside a house in the clouds. A surprised eagle is pictured beneath her with Series 695 The Goldsmith Publishing Co Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A. The damaged brown fabric spine has the title, No.695, Publisher and place of publisher in black lettering. Severe tanning and foxing seen all through.fictionA Mammoth Mother Goose collection of verses and rhymes for young children in various categories - Alphabet, Wild Animals, Countries, Animal Adventures, Christmas. Black and white illustrations are on every page. M.A. Goldsmith has written some of the categories of verses.nursery rhymes, rhymes, verses, mother goose

The cover of this book famous fairy Tales is missing and pages are loose. It is in very bad condition with tanning on all pages, foxing and tears. The title page is intact and has written - A Volume of Stories for Boys and Girls with Profuse Illustrations underneath a lined ornate symbol. The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio Made in U.S.A is written at the bottom. fictionA collection of eight traditional Fairy Tales with black and white illustrations.fairy tales, children's fiction

A dark green hardcover book with an embossed pattern on the front cover. The spine has Downing's Selected Fruits for the Garden and Market in gold lettering with the publisher John Wiley's emblem at the bottom. There are upwards of 400 illustrations and diagrams of fruits throughout and an Index at the back. Some stains and markings with tanning on he edges of the pages. 679p.non-fictionThis edition of the Fruits and Fruit-trees of America has been prepared to meet the wants and convenience of practical Fruit-growers who wish to cultivate varieties tested and approved as very good or best for general use or most profitable for market. Some new varieties have been included with their culture, propagation and management in the garden and orchard.fruit growing, agriculture

A large homemade green cloth covered book, The Fruits and fruit-Trees of America by A.J. Downing, Second Edition by Charles Downing. It has diagrams and outline drawings of fruit, native and foreign cultivated in America. A section at the back is headed - Key to French Names. An Index to the Different Fruits is included along with a General Index. Appendixes I, II and III has a General Index with synonymous names in Italic. Tanning, foxing and stains are noted. 1098p. plus 193p. for Appendixes.non-fictionA textbook about the Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America; The Culture, Propagation, and Management, in the Garden and Orchard, of Fruit Trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign , cultivated in this country.horticulture, agriculture, fruit growing

Used in the late 19th or early 20th CenturyA two piece steel Burritt Combination Clamp and Drill (clamp is missing) with a wooden handle at the top that turns to operate the mechanism. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th Century.1901 - 1908 Brand: O.W. Burritt & Bro Weedsport, NY, USAdrills, push drills, hand drills, tools, hand tools, clamps, handscrew clamps

Manufactured by F.E. Kohler & Co, Canton, OhioA vintage post hole digger with two long wooden handles and two metal scooped blades. It is operated with a lever action, with the two handles pulled apart to take a 'bite' of earth. The handles are attached by a nut and bolt. There is a crowbar on the end of one handle and a rammer on the end of the other. The brand is F.E. Kohler & Co, Canton, Ohio.'Kohler Little Giant' patented.tools, agricultural tools, farming equipment, garden tools

A brown/gold book titled "A little book of friendship". Suede cover.books

Small bedside kerosene night lamp with decorative handlekerosene lamps

Plain silver christening mug with decorated handle and simple dotted edge around top and base.Made in US America Quadruple 302 Superior Silver Co.christening mugs, mugs

Dover metal Egg Beater with wooden handle.egg-beaters

One Edison Ediphone master wax cylinder for Ediphone Dictation. In green container.Number 3. Save the bottoms.dictating machines

Edison Gem Cylinder phonograph, with gold horn has wooden base. Record Cylinder on Phonograph. Has wooden box cover.gramophones, cylinder players, phonographs

Wooden expandable tape measure. measuring instruments, tape measures

Blow lamps/ torches are a fuel-burning tool used for applying flame and heat to various applications, usually metalworking.Brass blow lamp with red wooden handle.blow torches, welding equipment

Mechanical food choppers or hashers (commonly called in the U.S.A.) were used around the 1880's to chop up food.Starrett cast iron mechanical food chopper with tin barrel, on green wooden base. With booklet. kitchenware, slicers, kitchen equipment

"Westlock" "Big Ben" clock in metal case.clocks, timepiece

Index, p.613.non-fictionThe stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom, ballads and songs of he Irish people.folklore - ireland, ireland - social life and customs

Index, bib, notes, p.632.non-fictionOne country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.english literature - irish authors, irish literature - history and criticism

Index, bib, notes, ill, p. 455non-fictionThis book includes a rich and diverse collection of texts newly translated from Latin, Irish and Welsh. It marks a landmark in the study of Celtic Christianity.spirituality - celtic church - early works to 1800, celtic church - doctrines