An assortment of vintage decorative and advertising items, including breweriana and cast metal novelties. The collection includes a horseshoe magnet shaped ashtray for Magnet Ales, a brand of John Smith’s Brewery. The ashtray features a black gloss base with a red-painted top and silvered poles, bearing the printed red serif text MAGNET ALES. Also included is a painted cast iron letter or napkin holder, decorated in relief with a pink pig, a farmhouse, and fruiting trees under a vine arch. A separate cast metal figural ornament depicts a standing cream-toned pig on a grassy mound base. The items are accompanied by a lithographed tinplate storage box with a brown crocodile skin effect finish. The interior lid is finished in green and black with the cursive brand name Magna? and features a paper instruction label from Colton Palmer & Preston Ltd. of South Australia. The label details instructions for a machine assembly including a G clamp and handle.
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