Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had a nice break with your families.

We enjoyed the New Year Fireworks in Launceston 

 they were quite spectacular and very loud!

For those of you with interstate families (like us)

we also had to see the QLD New Year in

which meant staying awake till 1am and then talking to 

my brother till 1.30am!

Somehow he thinks Tassie is backward yet

 Tasmania saw the New Year in FIRST.....

So I don't see his logic!

Anyhow back to business....

I have some unusual and interesting items to show you.....

This is a 19th Century Leather covered Travelling Inkwell 

Nicely decorated and in pretty good condition

given its age.....

One WW2 German Army Pin, 

an Italian Fascist Pin from the Mussolini era,

and a Russian Supreme Commando Regiment Pin.

(Thanks Neil Harris for correcting me !)

A lovely Brass Railway Lamp c1904

with a Red Glass Lense and rear clear glass lenses either side.

It would have been used to indicate the end of the train or carriage.

A Jews Harp.....

if you want to learn how to play this (you put it in your mouth)

have a look on You Tube.....

This is one of my favourite pieces at the moment....

It is a knife..... late 1800's early 1900's....

This is how you would have it in your pocket.

Then you slide the middle bit out....

open up the knife

Then slide it back in and it clicks in place....

ready to use..... how good is this???

Schick Injector Razor

c1930's with a butterscotch bakelite handle

in its original case and box!

Lovely Sovereign and coin holder with a 

9ct Gold Fob Medallion with 2 rifles.

This is a Swiss Made lighter by Thorens

very special .... when it is closed

 you push the button to open and it lights

as it opens.... lovely workmanship.

The picture doesn't do this Victorian Vesta 

justice..... it is  a lovely piece.....

 has a nice feel to it. 

The matches go in under the elephants chin and 

to light the match you strike it down its back.

Could be worn on a chain......

I do have some other new pieces but unfortunately

my camera and I don't get a long sometimes.....

I have a Royal Navy Badge and an Australian Airforce Pin as well.

Anyhow I hope you are having a great week!