Brand: Small items
A charming wooden dish, in the shape of a traditional Japanese motif, a flowering quince. Crafted from a solid piece of Japanese cherry wood, this dish is coated in a non-toxic liquid-glass coating, and can be used for serving condiments, small dishes or keeping jewellery and other small household i..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
Brand: Small items
A charming wooden dish, in the shape of a traditional Japanese motif, that of the Matsu, or Japanese pine tree. Crafted from a solid piece of Japanese cherry wood, this dish is coated in a non-toxic liquid-glass coating, and can be used for serving condiments, small dishes or keeping jewellery and o..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
Brand: Small items
A charming small wooden dish, in the shape of a traditional Japanese motif, a flowering quince. Crafted from a solid piece of Japanese cherry wood, this dish is coated in a non-toxic liquid-glass coating, and can be used for serving condiments, small dishes or keeping jewellery and other small house..
£50.00
Ex Tax:£41.67
Brand: Small items
A charming small wooden dish, in the shape of a traditional Japanese motif, that of the Matsu, or Japanese pine tree. Crafted from a solid piece of Japanese cherry wood, this dish is coated in a non-toxic liquid-glass coating, and can be used for serving condiments, small dishes or keeping jewellery..
£50.00
Ex Tax:£41.67
Brand: Small items
A diminutive and charming wooden dish, in the shape of a traditional Japanese motif, that of the Futaba, or Seed Leaf. Crafted from a solid piece of Japanese Cherry wood, this tiny dish is coated in a non-toxic liquid-glass coating, and can be used for serving condiments or keeping jewellery by the ..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: Small items
A folding beech wood book stand ideal for use with cookbooks, music books, or for place holding academic texts for reference whilst writing - in fact anytime hands free reading might be desired. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s h..
£29.00
Ex Tax:£24.17
Brand: Small items
A 15cm pure brass ruler with with one raised edge for easy pick up and to prevent under-bleeding when used with ink-pens. From a small, long established metal pressing workshop based in downtown Tokyo. Left raw, that is without any chrome or nickel plating, without powder coating or lacquers of any ..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Small items
A rather neat black anodised extruded and precision ground aluminium folding desk top ruler from Japan. Ideally sized at 15cm to fit easily into a pencil case, box, handbag or breast pocket, these fold out to form a full standard 30cm rule and straight edge for draughting or cutting. The pivot is al..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Small items
Small cable tidies of cherry wood designed to neatly shorten overlong, charging, data, and perhaps especially headphone cables for less snagging, clutter or mess. Produced by Naoto Yoshida, who originally sought a use for all the small scraps of fine timber the local Asahikawa furniture industry was..
£26.00
Ex Tax:£21.67
Brand: Zenith
With a curved back design dating to 1943, patented jam release mechanism — the front piece slides up and locks into place allowing easy access to the business end of the stapler — solid metal construction and lead free enamel coating, the Zenith 520 is well deserving of both its classic status, and ..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
Brand: Small items
A very strong hand-held plier stapler, suitable not only for paper but also for thin card, and cardboard, which combines versatility with exceptional strength, considerable stapling capacity (up to 30 sheets) and good loading capacity of up to 100 staples. Made entirely in painted metal with nickel-..
£37.50
Ex Tax:£31.25
Brand: Small items
A very strong hand-held plier stapler, suitable not only for paper but also for thin card, and cardboard, which combines versatility with exceptional strength, considerable stapling capacity (up to 35 sheets) and good loading capacity of up to 150 staples. Made entirely in painted metal with nickel-..
£47.50
Ex Tax:£39.58
Brand: Small items
A box of 1000 plain wire 6/4 staples for the Zenith Tricolour Plier Stapler. From Italy and the company of Balma, Capoduri & Co. renowned makers of Zenith brand staplers and Coccoina glue...
£1.00
Ex Tax:£0.83
Brand: Zenith
A box of 1000 plain wire 24/6 staples for the classic Zenith 520 stapler and the 551 plier stapler. From Italy and the company of Balma, Capoduri & Co. renowned makers of Zenith brand staplers and Coccoina glue...
£1.50
Ex Tax:£1.25
Brand: Small items
A tin of 50 "Book Darts" — perfectly thin, precision cut metallic line pointers that can slide on and off the page without leaving a mark. Archival quality, these will not leave a stain, even after longtime use and are a safe alternative to paperclips, underlining, highlighting or the dreaded dog-ea..
£12.50
Ex Tax:£10.42
Brand: Small items
Packs of 50 triangular paper clips produced in Voghera, Italy by the company of Balma, Capoduri & C. makers of both the Zenith brand of staplers, and the famous Coccoina glues. Made of a one millimetre stainless steel wire loop bent into an equilateral triangular form, the clips are designed to ..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
Brand: Small items
Packs of 50 triangular paper clips produced in Voghera, Italy by the company of Balma, Capoduri & C. makers of both the Zenith brand of staplers, and the famous Coccoina glues. Made of a one millimetre stainless steel wire loop bent into an equilateral triangular form, the clips are designed to ..
£5.00
Ex Tax:£4.17
Brand: Small items
A bone folder with one rounded and one pointed end made of sterilised bone used by bookbinders and leatherworkers for creasing and over-turning paper, card, and finer grades of leather. Still cut, shaped, and polished by hand in Carnforth, Lancashire, site of the one remaining horn-works in Britain...
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
Brand: Small items
An heirloom-quality, letter knife, in this traditional English black-handled cutlery style, albeit with modern materials replacing what would have been an ebony handle. Made in Sheffield — home to the Cutlers' Hall and world-renowned centre of steel and British knife making since at least the 13th c..
£29.00
Ex Tax:£24.17
Brand: Small items
An heirloom-quality, letter knife, in this traditional English cream-handled cutlery style, albeit with modern materials replacing what would have been an ebony handle. Made in Sheffield — home to the Cutlers' Hall and world-renowned centre of steel and British knife making since at least the 13th c..
£29.00
Ex Tax:£24.17
Brand: Small items
A shaped leather case for two Kaweco sport fountain pens or pencils. Squeeze to open, protects the pens whilst loose in a pocket or handbag, with a loop for attachment to a keyring. Kaweco, founded as Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik in 1883, began producing pocket fountain pens in 1912. The 'sport' d..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Blackwing
A beautifully crafted storage box made from high-quality round-grain walnut with a cork-lined interior and secure magnetic closures, containing 24 Blackwing 602 pencils and a Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener. Each box is crafted from beautiful, high-quality round-grain walnut wood in a rich n..
£150.00
Ex Tax:£125.00
Brand: Small items
A long-serving classic, this sturdy container sharpener has been made by Dux in Germany since 1936. Made from Duroplast — a close relative of Bakelite and Formica — this material is durable and long-lasting. Duroplast is a fibre-reinforced plastic, most famously used for the bodywork of the Trabant ..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
Brand: Small items
A long-serving classic, this sturdy container sharpener has been made by Dux in Germany since 1936. Made from Duroplast — a close relative of Bakelite and Formica — this material is durable and long-lasting. Duroplast is a fibre-reinforced plastic, most famously used for the bodywork of the Trabant ..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
Brand: Small items
A long-serving classic, this sturdy container sharpener has been made by Dux in Germany since 1936. Made from Duroplast — a close relative of Bakelite and Formica — this material is durable and long-lasting. Duroplast is a fibre-reinforced plastic, most famously used for the bodywork of the Trabant ..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
Brand: Small items
A long-serving classic, this sturdy container sharpener has been made by Dux in Germany since 1936. Made from Duroplast — a close relative of Bakelite and Formica — this material is durable and long-lasting. Duroplast is a fibre-reinforced plastic, most famously used for the bodywork of the Trabant ..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
Brand: Small items
A long-serving classic, this sturdy container sharpener has been made by Dux in Germany since 1936. Made from Duroplast — a close relative of Bakelite and Formica — this material is durable and long-lasting. Duroplast is a fibre-reinforced plastic, most famously used for the bodywork of the Trabant ..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
Swiss company Caran D’Ache’s standard edition metal sharpening machine. Caran d'Ache means pencil in Russian and has its roots in the Turkish word "kara-tash" meaning black stone, in reference to graphite. Suitable for sharpening pencils measuring 4-10 mm in diameter, allowing adjustment for the per..
£199.00
Ex Tax:£165.83
Brand: Small items
A hand sand-cast brass paper weight from a foundry established in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are left largely ‘I-hada: with a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they were pou..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
A simple, but very useful little table-top gadget, for helpfully holding your small gadgets or books conveniently positioned at the angle of your choice. With five different slots for the stand allowing a more or less acute angle, this painted steel device will hold a smartphone, gaming device or sm..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
Brand: Penco
A desk-top or wall mounted tape dispenser with a body made of a single piece of folded and enamelled sheet steel, with hardened cutting blades, and one piece chromed machined rollers. Takes tape up to 25mm and 10cm. Made in Taiwan. Tape not supplied. Measures 15.5cm x 7cm x 3.5cm...
£40.00
Ex Tax:£33.33
Brand: Penco
A desk-top or wall mounted tape dispenser with a body made of a single piece of folded and enamelled sheet steel, with hardened cutting blades, and one piece chromed machined rollers. Takes tape up to 20mm wide and about 5cm diameter. Made in Taiwan. Tape not supplied. Measures 9.5cm x 3cm x 4cm...
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
Brand: Small items
A steel rule, super straight and deadly accurate, made from hardened stainless steel. These metric rulers are made in Japan by the the Matsui Precision Manufacturing company, for draughtsmen, engineers and carpenters. Slightly sturdier than your average stainless steel ruler, each has conversion tab..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: Small items
Made in France, these, elegant high-carbon inner calipers have a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With a black japanned steel finish for a durable tool, these Inside calipers are used to m..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
Made in France, these, elegant high-carbon inner calipers have a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With a polished steel finish for a durable tool, these Inside calipers are used to measure..
£28.50
Ex Tax:£23.75
Brand: Small items
A French-made, high-carbon steel outer caliper with a finely tempered spring and corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action nuts to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. Available in untreated, or burnished carbon steel. Ideal for accurately measuring the external size of an ob..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
A French-made, high-carbon steel outer caliper with a finely tempered spring and corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action nuts to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. Ideal for accurately measuring the external size of an object for creative, mathematical and woodworking pro..
£28.50
Ex Tax:£23.75
Brand: Small items
Made in France, this elegant high-carbon steel spring compass, complete with knurled pencil holder, has a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With a sharp, hardened point and black japanned s..
£34.50
Ex Tax:£28.75
Brand: Small items
Made in France, this elegant high-carbon steel spring compass, complete with knurled pencil holder, has a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With a sharp, hardened point and a polished steel..
£37.00
Ex Tax:£30.83
Brand: Small items
Made in France, these, elegant high-carbon steel dividers have a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With sharp, hardened points and black japanned steel finish for a durable tool, these divi..
£28.50
Ex Tax:£23.75
Brand: Small items
Made in France, these elegant high-carbon steel dividers have a finely tempered bow spring and a corrosion-resistant, zinc bichromated quick-action screw to allow rapid setup and extra fine, precision tuning. With sharp, hardened points and a polished steel finish for a durable tool, these dividers ..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
Brand: Small items
Hand forged, ground, and paired desk scissors from Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands of the southern coast of Kyushu, and renowned for almost five centuries for the edge tools produced there, be they Tanegashima Hōchō (knives), or Tane-basami (scissors). These small paper scissors have black lac..
£140.00
Ex Tax:£116.67
Brand: Balma Capoduri & C. s.p.a.
Unchanged in recipe, design, or packaging since its launch in 1927, Coccoina contains in its aluminium tin a separate compartment holding a small brush applicator. It is made from a mixture of dextrine (potato starch) and almond oil, and especially suited for use by children — it has been used..
£5.50
Ex Tax:£4.58
Brand: Redecker
A little paintbrush, designed especially to be safer and easier for young hands to hold whilst developing motor skills, with a wooden grip of oiled beech-wood and light natural (pig) bristles. From the the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich R..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Redecker
A flat-profiled brush made of oiled beechwood fitted with two brush heads, one of soft goat hair for dusting the computer’s screen, the other a single row of light bristles for cleaning between rows of keys and dusting tight crevices. From the German workshops of the Redecker company, who since thei..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
Brand: Small items
An elegant pair of nickel-plated carbon steel paper scissors for the precise cutting of paper, made in Solingen, Germany by Wasa. The blades are long and straight, producing long, straight cuts. Great for all sorts of paper crafts, from collage to garland-making, to wall-paper cutting. The scissors’..
£46.00
Ex Tax:£38.33
A fuki-urushi lacquered sakura (Japanese cherry) table-top shelf with curved corners, ideal for organising desk tops and dressing tables. Made entirely by the hand of Iba Takahito in Biei City, close to Asahikawa amongst the forests and highlands of Hokkaido. The shelf supports are fixed using dovet..
£149.00
Ex Tax:£124.17
Brand: Small items
A fuki-urushi lacquered sakura (Japanese cherry) strip, embedded with magnets. Position metal screws in the wall to meet the magnets in the strip, creating a beautifully simple method for hanging paper posters or lists on the wall, easily changed at will. Made entirely by the hand of Iba Takahito in..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
Brand: Small items
A fuki-urushi lacquered sakura (Japanese cherry) strip, embedded with magnets. Position metal screws in the wall to meet the magnets in the strip, creating a beautifully simple method for hanging paper posters or lists on the wall, easily changed at will. Made entirely by the hand of Iba Takahito in..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00