This lot comprises a diverse collection of vintage travel ephemera, local history publications, optics, and utilitarian household tools. Included is a softcover book titled South Yorkshire Yesterday: Glimpses of the Past by Melvyn Jones, published in association with BBC Radio Sheffield’s History Man. Travel-related printed items include a KUCHING Official Guide 2002 from the Sarawak Tourism Board, which bears a yellow adhesive label printed 5042, a Lake of Garda tourist booklet, and a guide titled Beijing: The Insider’s Guide to the Best of the Capital by Chinanow.com. A plastic sleeve contains further ephemera including a pamphlet titled The Empire and a map guide titled The Map. A vintage cardboard box for a BURMAN Hair Clipper is present, featuring a green and black graphic illustration of a hand using manual clippers. Utilitarian items include a group of wooden-handled corkscrews, with one example featuring a dusting brush, and a T-handle tool. The lot also contains a pair of vintage prismatic binoculars finished in a black textured material with a brown leather neck strap and an accompanying brown leather carrying case with a shoulder strap. Decorative and souvenir items include a small hand-painted ceramic egg-shaped object with floral motifs, a miniature souvenir globe, a small decorative knife with a black and gold-toned sheath, and a white packet bearing a blue and white adhesive label reading HARTMANN. The items are presented in a yellow plastic storage tray.
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