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1970s Two-tone Tan and Dark Brown Fat Lava Style Cups and Saucers (Six)

Jon Nix — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:07:45 +0000

A set of six mugs or cups and saucers in a distinctly 1970s style, with ribbed surfaces and two-tone brown design, chunky build and unusually deep but narrow saucers. A genuinely unusual design with a great look to them and very usable.

The mug or cups measure approximately 6.5 cm in height, with a rim diameter of 8.5 cm and an overall width including the handle of 12cm. The saucers are 13.5 cm in diameter with a depth of almost 2 cm.

In very good condition with no chips or cracks. Marked with an impress "Made in Emgland" on the undersides of each item.

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“9 in 1 Secretary Aid” desktop accessory made in Hong Kong

Jon Nix — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:49:00 +0000

In its original, but slightly worn box, and appearing to be unused (!), this "9 in 1 Secretary Aid" is pure 1970s plastic fantastic and is almost certainly not a "must-have". Housed in suitably brown plastic this desktop accessory comprises of a calendar, a tape dispenser, pen holder, letter rack, world time reference, handy trays for paper clips, business cards and pins, and a memo feeder! That's your nine in one!

In good condition and... it is what it is! Please note, you'll need to provide your own tape, pens, clips, etc.

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Vintage Hanson Small Chocolate Brown Plastic Desk Clock

Jon Nix — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:20:58 +0000

With a chocolate brown and light brown colour scheme and numerals, this small Hanson desk alarm clock is a little plastic slice of retro style, which would look equally good in the kitchen, in a living space or the bedroom. The distinctively curved body - almost a truncated teardrop shape - houses a battery-powered movement and an alarm with a cream button on top to set/reset the latter.

The plastics are in relatively good shape, bar some superficial scratches. The clear plastic face of the clock has rather more signs of age and wear - there are a couple of reasonably lengthy scratches which are noticeable from certain angles, but there are no cracks or other structural issues. Notwithstanding these cosmetic issues, overall the clock makes a fine piece and certainly has strong visual appeal due to its colours and shape.

The clock measures approximately 11.5cm (4½ in.) in height, including the button, 9.5 cm (3¾ in.) at its widest and has a depth of 7cm (2¾ in.). The width of the base is 7cm (2¾ in.).

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Battery Powered Square Hanson Wall or Kitchen Clock in Brown Tones

Jon Nix — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:03:21 +0000

With its brown colour scheme and retro font, we think it's safe to assume that this square plastic kitchen wall clock by Hanson dates from the era of avocado green bathroom suites, the Austin Allegro, and flowery wallpaper - the 1970s. The clock is almost exclusively brown - chocolate brown square casing, a lighter brown face and digits, and dark brown hands and certainly would have blended in nicely with kitchens of the time. We think it has life left in it, either as a kitchen clock or shelf standing clock, and it is in full working order.

Cosmetically there are some superficial scratches to the case and cover as one might expect, but no chips or cracks. There is some discoloration to the lower section on the inside of the clock due to the clear cover being removed and stressing the plastics, but this is unlikely to be visible in normal use and almost certainly not if wall mounted. The clock takes a single "C" size battery and is almost entirely quiet. There is no sweep or second hand, but rather the minute hand continuously moves around the face in a gentle fashion as the seconds pass. The clock is 20cm (8 in.) square approximately with a depth of 4cm (1.5 in.)

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Small Cream/Light Beige Enamel Desk Lamp

Jon Nix — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:44:59 +0000

Dating, we believe, from the 1970s (possibly even as far back as the 1960s), this British-made small cream/light beige metal enamel finished desk lamp has a chrome retort stand, adjustable height and angle shade, and a rubberised base to avoid scratching your surfaces. It has an inline power switch and has been fully PAT Tested. There are a couple of minor scratches to the enamel but nothing drastic and certainly nothing that would put us off, personally. Overall, this lamp packs quite a bit of vintage punch despite its diminutive size.

The lamp is approximately 34cm in height and the base is 12cm in diameter. The power cable is 1.3m long.

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