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Lot 51:
Description
A miscellaneous collection of vintage artist and drafting equipment primarily of mid-20th-century manufacture. The assortment includes a jointed wooden artist mannequin and a variety of measuring instruments including a Singer branded wooden ruler, a Faber-Castell slide rule in a yellow case, and a TECTA protractor marked MADE IN ENGLAND housed within a gold metal tin alongside several brass and steel compasses and dividers. Calligraphy and writing tools feature a Rotring ArtPen Calligraphy set, Art 250 205, on its original backing card, and a green Brit-i-noor box by L & C Hardmuth. Further items include a Stephens Rubber Stamp Pad tin, two red-handled linocut tools, and a Stephens black endorsing ink bottle. The collection also comprises tubes of Rowney Georgian oil colour, including Viridian (Hue), and a box of Vanguard copper pointed wire staples. The items are contained within and around a textured white-finished wooden storage box.
Height: 30 cm
Width: 28 cm.
Condition report:
The items are in used vintage condition throughout. The wooden storage box shows significant surface wear and loss to the white textured finish on the exterior (photo 1). The metal tins, particularly the Stephens stamp pad and the drafting tool tins, exhibit heavy oxidation, surface scratches, and finish loss (photo 1, 3, 4). The brass drafting instruments show a heavy aged patina (photo 4). The Rotring ArtPen backing card is creased and worn at the edges (photo 1). The Faber-Castell slide rule case shows yellowing consistent with age (photo 1). The tubes of Rowney oil colour and ink bottles are part-used with some staining to the labels, and the fluidity of these liquid media is unverified (photo 2, 3).
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