I thought we would start rounding up the year, so I give you …
Ten Odd Things I’ve Seen Auctioned this Year

1. a pair of musket shot recovered from the ‘Invincible’ (1744-1758), with certificate of authenticity
2. a decorative Christmas tree made from pipe cleaners
3. an Elf transformer
4. a Victorian stag hoof converted as an inkwell
5. a Mills bomb grenade number 36M
6. a Brookes Champion Standard B17 reproduction penny farthing
7. a quantity of glamour magazines including Mayfair and Escort
8. a vintage Agricastriol hand delivery pump for oil in original green cabinet
9. a cocktail shaker in the form of a penguin
10. an Edward VIII commemorative toilet roll holder, circa 1936, with an unopened pack of Tri-Sol medicated toilet paper (price 6d)