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Antique & Vintage Decorative & Practical Items. Industrial & Architectural Design Classics or One-off.
Sometimes For Sale.
Hertford, United Kingdom.

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🔴SOLD A fantastic, rare original Mid Century, large unit reclaimed from a school.
Such a great looking and practical combination of drawers, 3 x plan chest drawers, 2 x deep storage drawers, 1 x small utensils drawer and 2 x open storage compartments. Looks great from all sides as a stand alone piece. Would make a fantastic kitchen island, shop counter etc perfect height at 3ft. Or back to intended use in an artist studio.
Solid Oak frame and drawer fronts, typical high quality materials and construction of school equipment from the period.
All original as is, Strong and solid, no wobbles, nothing missing, no major damage or repairs. Cosmetic marks, bumbs, scratches and staining consistent with use. Remarkably good condition considering previous life.
Cleaned (all chewing gum removed!) ready for another 70 years.
A real talking point with a lovely history.
Please see all photos.
Dimensions: 5ft x 34” x 3ft high, inside plan drawers 42.5” x 32.5”.

DM for price and further details.

#midcentury #midcenturyfurnitureforsale #midcenturymodern #vintageschoolfurniture #planchest by @therealoldstuff

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U3. Semi-autonomous remote control model submarine.

Helmet Huhn from Düsseldorf Germany built a series of ground breaking model submarines from the 1970s onwards.
He used a tone modulated remote control installation which meant he had only limited commands. The submarine had to work autonomously with automatic depth control and a compass based heading control.
Helmet was able to control 2-5 of these submarines simultaneously with only 1 transmitter.

DM for price and details.

#submarine #uboat #remotecontrol #modelsubmarine #modelboat by @therealoldstuff

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4 months ago

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SOLD🔴 Original 1970s Wall’s ICE CREAM sign.
Printed on aluminium.
Dimensions 24” x 18”

DM for details & price.

#vintageadvertising #vintagesign #icecream #wallsicecream #vintagesignage by @therealoldstuff

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5 months ago

Folk Art Scratch Built Robots.

Constructed from salvaged antique wooden casting patterns.
Articulating joints.
Height: 45cm & 40cm.

Sold as a pair.
DM for price & details.

#folkart #outsiderart #robot #vintage #junkart by @therealoldstuff

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5 months ago

Original Art Deco Desk / Table Lamps.
Chrome with Opaline Glass Shades.

Lovely examples of these sought-after lamps, fully working, new wiring.

Height measurements: 43cm - 54cm - 38cm.

DM for prices & details.

#artdeco #artdecolamp #artdecolighting #periodlighting #tablelamp by @therealoldstuff

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5 months ago

🔴SOLD Original Vintage Kodak Double-Sided Hanging Advertising Sign.

Printed on aluminium.
Dimensions: 24” x 18”

DM for price and details.

#kodak #kodaksign #vintagesign #advertising #advertisingsign by @therealoldstuff

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5 months ago

A rare industrial Blade Chair designed by Rubbery Owens, made in England for factory machinist including the Air Ministry circa 1940s - 50s.

Iconic design featuring metal strap work & ball feet.
Original black paint and bare metal time worn patina. Beautiful colour solid wood seat and backrest.
Seat rotates and height adjustable.

Originally designed as robust chairs for factory workers, now a sought-after collectable design classic.
My personal favourite.

Seat height 52cm - 65cm, 35cm diameter.

DM for price & details.

#bladechair #vintageindustrial #workchair #midcentury #chairdesign by @therealoldstuff

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6 months ago

🔴SOLD “HATE School”
Love Graffiti.

Mid Century School Supplies Cupboard.
Lots of old school character!

DM for price & details.

#midcenturyfurniture #oldschoolfurniture #vintage #grafitti #midcentury by @therealoldstuff

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6 months ago

Danish Mid Century Panthella Table Lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen.

Large Model 23430 circa 1970.
Dimensions: 70cm H x 50cm W.

DM for price & details.

#panthella #vernerpanton #louispoulsen #midcentury #lighting by @therealoldstuff

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6 months ago

Mid Century School Drawers.

DM for details & price.

#midcentury #vintageschoolsupplies #bankofdrawers #chestofdrawers #esavian by @therealoldstuff

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6 months ago

🔴SOLD A rare and collectable vintage shop display. DONNAY Bjorn Borg giant oversized tennis racket circa 1980.

Made by Donnay, this exact XXXL copy of the real sized classic wooden racket, was never for retail sale, used as a shop advertising piece only.

In remarkabley good condition for age, all complete, straight, no broken strings, bright graphics, some scuffs and marks consistent with display use.
A great display talking point from the iconic Borg V McEnroe 1980 Wimbledon Tennis Final.

Dimensions: 137cm tall x 47cm wide.

DM for price & details.

#tennis #tennisracket #bjornborg #shopdisplay #advertisingsigns by @therealoldstuff

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6 months ago

🔴SOLD An Original Early Rare Single STOP Traffic Light by REVO circa 1930s.

Original moulded red glass stop lens, no breaks or cracks. Cast iron with lovely old paint. Heavy cast iron base. A true survivor, reclaimed from an underground car park.

Working light, new wiring & LED bulb (B22).
Height 2m.

DM for price & details.

#vintagetrafficlight #stoplight #autojumble #vintagecar #automobilia by @therealoldstuff

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