Everything Else
Some of our vintage items that don't easily fit into a specific category. Please call us on +44 (0) 1245 363764 or email us at sales@metroretro.co.uk with your requirements and we will be happy to help.
£220.00
A complete and original set of commercial scales. Manufactured by Miles & Co Shoreditch. Likely from a fairly large establishment as it is labelled 'No. 80 to weigh 6 CWT.' Ideal as a decorative garden feature or for visual merchandising in a retail setting.
- 60cm wide
- 85cm deep
- 126cm high
£45.00
A wooden form used in the manufacture of cast iron machine parts using the sand casting process. This form was salvaged from the Footprint Tools factory in Sheffield. A plate has been attached to the back of the form to allow it to be wall hung.
- 23cm wide
- 16cm high
- 23cm projection.
£75.00
A wooden form for use in sand casting. These forms were used in the manufacture of cast iron machine components using the sand casting process. This form was salvaged from the Footprint Tools factory in Sheffield. A plate had been attached to the back to allow this to be wall hung as shown. A great piece of wall art.
- 41cm wide (widest point)
- 33cm high
- 16cm deep (deepest point)
£45.00
A faded green canvas trunk with beech banding and steel and brass fittings, one side handle missing.
- 92cm wide
- 55cm deep
- 34cm high
£45.00
A faded green canvas covered trunk with beech banding and brass fittings, striped cloth lining.
- 82cm wide
- 54cm deep
- 35cm high
£175.00
A heavy duty industrial tripod fitted with a bayonet bulb holder, the height can be adjusted by fitting the split pin through holes in the smaller inner tube. two available , PAT tested.
- 65cm leg to leg
- 123 - 168cm height adjustment
£280.00
A pair of decorative painted wooden obelisks with mirror tops. the tapering sides are made from multiple semi circular wooden strips. The obelisks sit on wooden bun feet. Price is for the pair
- 57cm x 57cm base
- 31cm x 31cm top
- 202cm high
£55.00
A set of good quality brass scales, possibly from a chemist shop. Mounted on a teak base, complete with four brass weights.
- 37cm wide
- 17cm deep
- 50cm high
£250.00
An unusual counterweight desk lamp, maker unknown. The counterweight and stepped base give it an Art Deco feel although it was almost certainly produced in the 1950s. The base is cast iron with an aluminium covering, the counterweight is also cast iron. The rest of the lamp body and shade are aluminium. The light has an aged brass lampholder taking bayonet bulbs and has been re-wired using a cloth covered twisted flex. As with all electrical items offered for sale this lamp has been PAT tested.
- 64cm high
- 14cm base dia.
- 13cm shade dia.