Monday 6th July - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables

Monday 6th July - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables

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Lot 508: A collection of five vintage and antique utility tools including four lever-action can openers and a 1941 dated British military clasp knife

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Start price: £12

Estimated price: £15 - £25

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This lot features a collection of five antique and vintage utility tools. The group includes four lever-action can openers of various designs. One example is a Peerless brand opener, stamped with PEERLESS PAT. FEB. 11. 90 – MADE IN U.S.A. to the steel body. The collection further includes three cast iron figural openers: one featuring a bull head with horns, another with a wolf or dog head, and a third with an animal head terminal and a solid handle ending in a circular hanging hole. The lot also contains a British military issue three-piece folding clasp knife. This tool comprises a spear-point blade, a combination can opener and cap lifter, and a marlin spike. It is constructed with steel bolsters and a steel lanyard ring, fitted with black chequered composition grip scales. The base of the blade is stamped with the British broad arrow property mark and the date 1941, along with a capital letter L.