Desk Accessories
For sale here is our unique selection of collectable desk accessories, desk ornaments, stationery and deskware.
We have antique and vintage perpetual calendars, desktop thermometers, book ends, paperweights and curios. They're the sort of functional or quirky things which make interesting gifts (including to ourselves).
Gilbey's Ashtray
A handmade, pale-blue, brand advertising ashtray, produced by James Green & Nephews Ltd for Gilbey's, the famous wine and spirits merchant. Second-hand.
£44.00
Kodak Pocket No. 1 Camera Series II
An impressive folding camera and accessories, made for use with Eastman Kodak's Autographic 120 film during the 1920s. Second-hand.
£35.00
Soho Myna All Distance Camera
A fixed aperture, two stop, British, folding camera made for 120 film during the 1930s. Second-hand.
£26.00
Rototherm Space Age Red Dial Desktop Thermometer
A small and quite rare, 1950s or 1960s, metal and plastic desktop thermometer, made by the reliable British maker with dual Celsius and Fahrenheit readings. Second-hand.
Sold.
Calendox Major Bakelite Punch Magazine Desk Calendar
A 1930s, brown, British, Bakelite, promotional perpetual calendar. Second-hand.
£59.00
Art Deco French Chrome and Marble Perpetual Desk Calendar
An Art Deco style, French language, desktop perpetual calendar in chrome plate and yellow plastic, mounted on a marble base. Second-hand.
Sold.
Green Dati Perpetual Desk Calendar by Arlac
A German language, 1970s desktop perpetual calendar in bright green. Second-hand.
Sold.
Rototherm Joseph Lucas Space Age Desktop Thermometer
A rare and very distinct, British desktop thermometer, from the 1950s or 1960s in a round, clear plastic case. Second-hand.
£55.00
Rototherm Brown Bakelite Dual Scale Desk Thermometer
A mid-20th century desktop thermometer in brown, with readings in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Second-hand.
£32.00
Tagua Nut Bird Corkscrew
A sweet, little bird corkscrew, combining early phenolic resin plastics and a polished tagua nut. Second-hand.
£48.00
Wooden School Teaching Clock
A handmade, British teaching aid from around the 1950s. Second-hand.
£16.00
Art Deco Chrome Plated Perpetual Calendar
A stylish, octagonal, desktop perpetual calendar in chrome plated metal and Bakelite. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Nouveau Pewter Trinket Box
A small, ornate, pewter jewellery or trinket box with original lining. Second-hand.
Sold.
Tagua Nut Bird Card Game Trump Marker
A well made, charming suit indicator for card games. Second-hand.
£66.00
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Photo Frame
A circa 1906, polished pewter photo frame from the collectable German manufacturer. Second-hand.
Sold.
Small Handmade Ricard Striped Fish Ashtray
A handmade, green, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
£22.00
Large Handmade Ricard Fish & Starfish Ashtray
A handmade, red and green, aquatic, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
£29.50
Small Handmade Ricard Yellow & Blue Fish Ashtray
A cute, handmade, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
£22.00
Small Handmade Aquatic Ricard Ashtray
A handmade, fish-themed, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
£22.00
Small Art Nouveau Brass Photo Frame
An old brass photo frame in the Art Nouveau Style. Second-hand.
Sold.
Promotional Antibiotic Desk Thermometer
A novelty, promotional desktop thermometer from the 1950s by the American drug company Lilly. Second-hand.
£14.50
Spark Plug Model Biplane
A model biplane, handmade from a spark plug and various bits of scrap metal. Second-hand.
Sold.
Spark Plug Model Triplane
A small, model triplane, handmade from a spark plug and scrap metal. Second-hand.
£18.00
Rototherm Green Bakelite Desk Thermometer
A mid-20th century desktop thermometer in the rarer green, by British maker Rototherm. Second-hand.
Sold.
Chrome and Bakelite Desktop Perpetual Calendar
A perpetual desktop calendar in chrome and Bakelite, with a characterful, robot-like face. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Deco Wooden Bird Bookends
A pair of hand carved, wooden bookends from the 1930s or 1940s. Second-hand.
Sold.
French Space Age Ringed Planet Desk Thermometer
A charming desktop thermometer, from the 1950s or 1960s and styled like a ringed planet. Second-hand.
Sold.
Bakelite Junior Round Calendox Perpetual Calendar
A 1930s, rare, green Bakelite perpetual calendar by Charles Letts & Co. Second-hand.
Sold.
Dati Perpetual Desk Calendar by Arlac
A 1970s desktop perpetual calendar in bright orange by German manufacturer Arlac. Second-hand.
Sold.
Circular Orange Plastic Perpetual Desk Calendar
A numeric, flip-over, desktop perpetual calendar in bright orange plastic. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Nouveau Brass Desktop Perpetual Calendar
An old brass desktop perpetual calendar in the Art Nouveau Style. Second-hand.
Sold.
(MacFarlane Lang, Glasgow & London)
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