I thought we would start rounding up the year, so I give you …
Ten Odd Things I’ve Seen Auctioned this Year
- a pair of musket shot recovered from the ‘Invincible’ (1744-1758), with certificate of authenticity
- a decorative Christmas tree made from pipe cleaners
- an Elf transformer
- a Victorian stag hoof converted as an inkwell
- a Mills bomb grenade number 36M
- a Brookes Champion Standard B17 reproduction penny farthing
- a quantity of glamour magazines including Mayfair and Escort
- a vintage Agricastriol hand delivery pump for oil in original green cabinet
- a cocktail shaker in the form of a penguin
- an Edward VIII commemorative toilet roll holder, circa 1936, with an unopened pack of Tri-Sol medicated toilet paper (price 6d)