Sold for: £12
A vintage horological tool and repair kit housed in a custom two-part hinged wooden case. The case interior is fitted with internal dividers, fixed wooden blocks for tool retention, and a dedicated storage block featuring eighteen circular recesses. The assembly contains a variety of specialized precision instruments including needle files, pliers, tweezers, burnishing spatulas, and a sliding caliper, accompanied by a collection of brass clock wheels and gears. The kit utilizes diverse repurposed vintage packaging for organization, notably Swan VESTAS THE SMOKER’S MATCH boxes with handwritten labels reading KIENZLE clock PALLETTS and Clock SWAN SPRING VESTAS, a C O P box for SMITH’S THE BRAND, and a GLORY matchbox. Other storage items include white and red tins for ROOCROFTS BOLTON, LANCS. marked TICS and POCKET WATCH SMALL HANDS, a red plasters tin with a handwritten label for WATCH SPRINGS, and a paper packet for B. E. KIRCH LTD. 87/89 Broad Street HANLEY, Stoke-on-Trent. The set further includes a green vinyl sleeve for BEDFORD SHEFFIELD steel needle files and a small glass vial for OIL OF CLOVES from AYRTON, SAUNDERS & CO. LTD. LIVERPOOL.
Length: 38 cm
Width: 23 cm
Depth: 8 cm (approximate closed).
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