Brand: Small items
A box of coloured glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy — since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Ea..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Small items
A box of black glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy - since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Easily visi..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Small items
A box of white glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy — since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Easily visi..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Bohin
A box of 200 no.4 extra-fine hardened and tempered ‘Couturex’ professional quality pins, smooth and properly tapered for use without snagging on fine and medium weights materials. Produced on the original machines still in operation at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur ..
£3.00
Ex Tax:£2.50
Brand: Small items
A Pack of 24 all brass, coil sprung, safety pins of 19mm length. Being especially fine and sharp these are particularly recommended for fine or delicate fabrics where larger, thicker pins, might snag or pull the weave out of shape. Made on original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bo..
£1.80
Ex Tax:£1.50
Brand: Small items
A Pack of 24 all brass, coil sprung, safety pins of 23mm length. Being especially fine and sharp these are particularly recommended for fine or delicate fabrics where larger, thicker pins, might snag or pull the weave out of shape. Made on original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bo..
£2.00
Ex Tax:£1.67
Brand: Small items
A pack of 12 size 2 safety pins of about 36mm length, made in the classic 'French' style, that is without a coil, but with the addition at the elbow of a small ball, or olive which helps to maintain tension of the spring, whilst avoiding fabric becoming nipped and trapped between the coils. Made on ..
£3.50
Ex Tax:£2.92
Brand: Small items
A pack of 12 size 3 safety pins of about 44mm length, made in the classic 'French' style, that is without a coil, but with the addition at the elbow of a small ball, or olive which helps to maintain tension of the spring, whilst avoiding fabric becoming nipped and trapped between the coils. Made on ..
£4.00
Ex Tax:£3.33
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of Franch Navy linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, li..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of black linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, lint fre..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of Gabardine linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, lint..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of Grey linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, lint free..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of Ochre linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, lint fre..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in black. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy ..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in blue. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy s..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in ecru. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy s..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in green. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy ..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in grey. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy s..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in red. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy se..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in red. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy se..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in white. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy ..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
5 gram cocoons of approximately 110 metres of French made mercerised three ply cotton sewing thread in yellow. Mercerised cotton is specially treated to improve its lustre and strength, and ‘gassed’ - that is passed briefly through a gas flame to burn away any stray fibres resulting in a smooth easy..
£2.60
Ex Tax:£2.17
Brand: Small items
A 130 metre ball of two-ply jute twine in heritage green. Whilst as weather resistant as more traditional jute garden twines, this also makes an ideal household, craft, or packing twine. From Nutscene’s own Breahead Works which first opened in 1922, at a time when almost all the worlds jute passed t..
£5.00
Ex Tax:£4.17
Brand: Small items
A 90 metre spool of bi-coloured 2 ply jute twine in a green/blond mix. Whilst as weather resistant as more traditional jute garden twines, this also makes an ideal household, craft, or packing twine. From Nutscene’s own Breahead Works which first opened in 1922, at a time when almost all the worlds ..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A 90 metre spool of bi-coloured 2 ply jute twine in a red/blond mix. Whilst as weather resistant as more traditional jute garden twines, this also makes an ideal household, craft, or packing twine. From Nutscene’s own Breahead Works which first opened in 1922, at a time when almost all the worlds ju..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A general purpose double sided Japanese carpentry saw with a 240mm blade. The two sides have different purposes, the finer toothed side is for cutting across the grain, the coarser for ripping along the grain. Unlike western saws Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, this can take a little adjustmen..
£39.00
Ex Tax:£32.50
Brand: Small items
A double sided file of a type typically used for sharpening ryoba saws. These can only be used on traditional oil quenched steel blades and not those impulse hardened (a sign being darker colouring to the teeth) which may stay sharp longer but cannot be sharpened once dull as the teeth are harder th..
£23.00
Ex Tax:£19.17
Brand: Small items
A traditional mallet, made from beech wood in the Sheffield workshops of Joseph Marples. With a large, flat sided, tapered head which measures approximately 12cm x 8.8cm x 5.5cm, an overall length of about 33.5cm and an overall weight of around 450g. At the turn of the 20th century the city of ..
£16.00
Ex Tax:£13.33
Brand: Small items
An oval profile, beech-handled screwdriver with precision-ground, tempered steel blade for a secure grip and lasting edge. Made by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have specialised in the production of fine joiners hand tools since 1840. Some of their methods may have changed, many have not..
£18.50
Ex Tax:£15.42
Brand: Small items
An oval profile, beech-handled screwdriver with precision-ground, tempered steel blade for a secure grip and lasting edge. Made by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have specialised in the production of fine joiners hand tools since 1840. Some of their methods may have changed, many have not..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
An oval profile, beech-handled screwdriver with precision-ground, tempered steel blade for a secure grip and lasting edge. Made by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have specialised in the production of fine joiners hand tools since 1840. Some of their methods may have changed, many have not..
£14.00
Ex Tax:£11.67
Brand: Small items
An oval profile, beech-handled screwdriver with precision-ground, tempered steel blade for a secure grip and lasting edge. Made by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have specialised in the production of fine joiners hand tools since 1840. Some of their methods may have changed, many have not..
£15.50
Ex Tax:£12.92
Brand: Small items
An oval profile, beech-handled screwdriver with precision-ground, tempered steel blade for a secure grip and lasting edge. Made by Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have specialised in the production of fine joiners hand tools since 1840. Some of their methods may have changed, many have not..
£15.50
Ex Tax:£12.92
Brand: Small items
A 6 inch spirit level made of rosewood, with upper brass plates, and lower brass tipped ends. From Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have over 150 years experience of producing the finest joiners, and cabinet makers tools. Whilst time might have changed (only) some of their methods their commitme..
£24.00
Ex Tax:£20.00
Brand: Small items
A 9 inch spirit level made of rosewood, with upper brass plates, and lower brass tipped ends. From Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have over 150 years experience of producing the finest joiners, and cabinet makers tools. Whilst time might have changed (only) some of their methods their commitme..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: Small items
With machined brass faced sustainably forested walnut stocks riveted to tempered blued steel blades, these squares are manufactured to exceed BS3322, and twice tested for accuracy of both inside and outside angles. Made in Sheffield by the company of Joseph Marples Ltd, who since 1840 have been prod..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
Brand: Small items
With machined brass faced sustainably forested rosewood stocks riveted to tempered blued steel blades, these squares are manufactured to exceed BS3322, and twice tested for accuracy of both inside and outside angles. Made in Sheffield by the company of Joseph Marples Ltd, who since 1840 have been pr..
£22.50
Ex Tax:£18.75
Brand: Small items
With machined brass faced sustainably forested walnut stocks riveted to tempered blued steel blades, these squares are manufactured to exceed BS3322, and twice tested for accuracy of both inside and outside angles. Made in Sheffield by the company of Joseph Marples Ltd, who since 1840 have been prod..
£22.50
Ex Tax:£18.75
Brand: Small items
A traditional brass wedged, steel bladed cutting gauge made of sustainably forested rosewood with a half round stem and stock, brass plates to hold off wear, and brass thumbscrew. This is a very traditional style of marking gauge with a sharpened steel blade held in place with a small brass wedge — ..
£26.50
Ex Tax:£22.08
Brand: Small items
A fully adjustable pad saw for cutting in tight, blind, or enclosed spaces, the blade being retraced to reduce flex or for when movement is restricted. With a beech handle and brass ferrule. From Joseph Marples Ltd of Sheffield, who have over 150 years experience producing joiners and cabinet makers..
£20.50
Ex Tax:£17.08
Brand: Hohenfreid
The Kugelball — a hollow six holed sphere, with a small wooden ball inside. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried community workshops in the ..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: Hohenfreid
The Kugelrassel — a grooved, handled sphere, with little balls inside, which make a sweet, gentle sound when shaken. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at t..
£38.00
Ex Tax:£31.67
Brand: Hohenfreid
The Kugelscheibe — a UFO-shaped disk with a rolling ball in the centre. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried community workshops in the Germ..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: Hohenfreid
The Laufring Aussen rattle — an outer grooved run-ring, with balls which race around the circumference. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kükelhaus’s original 1930s ‘allbedeut’ designs at the Hoherfried..
£39.50
Ex Tax:£32.92
Brand: Hohenfreid
The classic Hohenfried Urfisch — a fish-shaped rattle with slender tail for grasping, and a small ball inside which gives a gentle rattling sound when shaken. Hohenfried's rattles or greifling (clutching) toys are handmade to the renowned carpenter, pedagogue, and educational theorist Hugo Kük..
£42.50
Ex Tax:£35.42
Brand: Small items
A simple wooden push car, handmade from local timber and non toxic child-safe dyes at the Hohenfried Werkstätten in the German Alps. Hohenfried Heimat is an open community of nearly two hundred learning disabled adults and children, providing sheltered accommodation, schools, and employment in organ..
£20.50
Ex Tax:£17.08
Brand: Small items
A many coloured musical tower from Hohenfried Werkstätten. Easily mistaken for a naive rainbow sculpture or else some kind of creative storage solution, this is rather a kind of musical toy. Marbles are dropped onto the highest level to roll down the variously sized fins causing appropriately descen..
£95.00
Ex Tax:£79.17
Brand: Redecker
An oiled pear-wood and moderately stiff light bristle hairbrush, ideal for medium length, or longer hair, less prone to tangling. Eight rows of bristle. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s have specialised in the production of unusu..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Redecker
A waxed beech and strong black wild pig bristle hairbrush with a broader head and ten rows of bristle. Ideal for smoothing and untangling long fine hair. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s have specialised in the production of unus..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Redecker
A beech handled brush set with seven rows of tampico fibre harvested from Agave Lechugilla a plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert whose fibres have been used for centuries by the indigenous people for cordage, brooms, and hairbrushes. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their foun..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00