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A Large Hand Painted Antique Plumber’s Turnpin “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
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A Large Hand Painted Antique Plumber’s Turnpin “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”An antique plumbers turnpin. Made from the hardest wood known to mankind; Lignum vitae, these conical shaped tools were used to widen the end of copper piping so that they could slot into each other. Consequently, they have the most delightful patina, weigh a tonne and for our purposes, resemble divine little Christmas trees. Measurements from H9 11cm. In vintage condition hand painted using traditional sign writers techniques and materials. Each
A beautiful example of early festive craftsmanship
Lignum vitae
flower frog
She comes with oral provenance indicating that she once formed part of the Bletchley Museum collection
Displayed together
radiating outward in a soft halo of shimmering fibres
Victorian–Edwardian papier-mâché rattle ball (c
this story is passed on exactly as received
framed by a softly curled fibre wig
Early examples are rare and often appear in museum collections
Once part of a curated museum collection
Please refer to the photographs for complete condition details
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