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Vintage Chinese Single Bar Exercise Wind-up Gymnast Acrobat Toy MS014

Jon Nix — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:06:11 +0000

A very entertaining and cleverly engineered vintage toy which, when correctly set up and wound up, rather dramatically and energetically emulates a gymnast on the bar apparatus. The very light plastic (celluloid, possibly) figure spins around the bar with a variety of movements based on the counterbalance of the weight provided by the vertical arm. It's impressive and very quirky!

In working condition and with only some minor signs of wear and tear to the box and some minor tarnishing to the metalwork. Otherwise, it's in very good shape indeed.

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Vintage Thermos Chrome and Black Bakelite Ice Bucket Cooler No. 923

Jon Nix — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:51:16 +0000

Made by Thermos, and dating from the 1950s, this small two-handled ice cooler bucket, is as striking as it is useful. The chromed design features bakelet handles to the sides and knob to the lid and a plastic inner basket. The seal is good and tight and the interior is nice and clean. Aside from a few minor surface scuffs, the exterior only has one flaw, a minor dent to the lid which is not immediately apparent unless closely examined. A very nice-looking item indeed - perfect for a vintage-inspired cocktail cabinet or bar.

The bucket has a diameter at the base of 10cm (4 in.) and around the rim of 16.5cm (6½ in.), and is approximately 15cm (6 in.) in height.

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Vintage 17 Bar Wood Xylophone with rubber beaters

Jon Nix — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:02:02 +0000

A quirky decorative piece if ever there was one...! This vintage 17 bar major note G-A wood xylophone which comes complete with rubber mallets/beaters makes a superb display and conversation piece, with its interesting ebonised style finish, gold lettering, and interesting shape. It has plenty of signs of age and wear to it as one might expect from something which has basically been hit repeatedly (!). One section of damage has been repaired to make it safe and structurally sound - please see photos. The xylophone has retained its tuning and although the felt dampers would benefit from renovation, it plays effectively in its current state.

The beaters are provided as an accompaniament - they also show significant signs of age and use, and are a good match for the xylophone. They have rubber ends and although not entirely straight (!) they perform adequately and look the part too.

The xylophone measures 48cm in length, 23cm at its widest, 12cm at its narrowest and is 3.5cm in height. It would easy enough to add hanging furniture to it if preferred.

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