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	WT&S Exterior Brass Down Bell Pull BP318 Original, quality late 19th century all brass exterior "down" bell pull with a square rod mounted on decorative pierced backplates and with the original open twisted brass pull grip. The brass top sprung lever and mount is a replacement made to suit copied from an original and the rest is all original. The reverse of the wall mounting backplates are impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. The most difficult bell pull to find and this beauty is complete and in good and working order. Backplates 2.75" x 2.75" each. Bar and handle 23" x 1.5". 2.25" front to back. Clcik on photo for larger and other views. Price: £465.00


	WT&S Exterior Brass Bell Pull BP281 Original, quality late 19th century exterior brass bell pull in the form of a fist clenching a legal document, all mounted on a rectangular brass backplate with four countersunk screw holes for mounting. The reverse of the backplate is impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. For use with a tight wire, non-electrical bell system. Other parts required to operate this system are usually available in stock. Many other bell fittings of differing types may also be available and a replacement rear spring and washers have been fitted. All is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 2.5" x 3 1/8". Total 6.2" front to back x 3.25" wide. When mounted 2" front to back exposed. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


	WT&S Brass Counter Bell CB93 Original, quality late 19th century cast brass counter bell with heavily embossed decoration to both the circular base and bell. This example has the bell dome mounted with a push button to the centre. The underside is impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham' and with the registration lozenge mark for the year 1882. All has been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. A super tone and complete and in good and working order. Base 5.5" diam. Total 3.75" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00


	WT&S 6" Brass Door Bolt DB620 Original, quality late 19th century surface mounted brass door bolt with a spherical finial grip and a replacement keep made to suit. This example is stamped "Patent" and with the sun logo for the manufacturer William Tonks & Son of Birmingham. The backplate has four countersunk screw holes for mounting and the keep has two. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. All is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 6" x 1 1/8". Keep 1" x 1 1/8". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £78.00


	WT&S Pair of Brass Door Handles DH888 Original, quality 1920's pair of spherical shaped pink brass door knobs. With a threaded standard square bar and grub screw adjustment system to fit both mortice and rim locks and latches. This pair have circular backplates, each with three countersunk screw holes for mounting and impressed to the reverse "Made in England" and with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. Complete and in good and working order. Backplates 2.25" diam. Knob 1.5" diam. 2.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £65.00


	Pair of WT&S Brass 'T' Door Handles, 3 pairs available DH733 Original, quality pair of late 19th century decorative cast brass shaped door handles with circular backplates and curved 'T' bar handles with acanthus leaf decoration, with a square bar included to fit a standard mortice locks and latches. A most unusual design and impressed to the reverse with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. Complete and in good and working order. Backplates 2" diam. Handles 3.5" x 1". 2.5" front to back. Price is per pair. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £265.00


	WT&S Brass Fire Iron Tidy F553 Original, quality late 19th century cast brass fire iron tidy with an inset cast iron weight beneath. These were used in the hearth to stop the fire irons, tongs and poker, etc. sliding to the floor, but are also ideal as a doorstop. This example is most unusual in design and is impressed to the underside of the cast iron weight with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. 10.5" x 2.25" x 4" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £85.00


	WT&S Pair of Brass Blind Hooks H45 Original, quality pair of 1920's cast brass blind or curtain hooks with a vertical rectangular shaped backplate with canted corners and two countersunk screw holes for mounting. The reverse is impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham' and all has been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Complete and in good and working order. Backplate 3" x 1". 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £56.00


	W.T.S Unused Brass Keyhole with Cover KC575 Original, quality late 19th century unused cast brass keyhole surround with a swinging cover in the original unpolished matt gilt finish with an embossed design to the cover and a rope chain effect to the border of the backplate. This example also has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. Backplate 2.5" x 1". Keyhole 1" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	WT&S Brass Letter Flap LF225 Original, quality, late 19th century, small cast brass letter flap, with a horseshoe decoration over the top and "Letters" impressed to the flap. The upper cased text is fashioned using the horseshoe motif and the reverse is impressed "96", with the registration lozenge mark for the year 1879. The original threads and nuts are still fitted and a weighted bar has been added to the flap to give it closure. Although it does have a tiny aperture for letters, it is an interesting variation, complete and in good and working order. Exterior 7" x 3". Aperture 4.25" x 1". Bolt centres 6". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £85.00


	WT&S Brass Drawer Label Frames, 2 available LF13 Original, quality late 19th century cast brass rectangular shaped drawer, label frames, each with four countersunk screw holes for mounting, a decorative chiselled design and impressed to the reverse for William Tonks and Son of Birmingham. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed and at no extra cost and all are complete and in good and working order. Exterior 3" x 1.5". To take a card 2.5" x 1.25". Price is for each. Click on photo for alrger and other view. Price: £12.00


	WT&S Brass Potstand PS59 Original, quality circular cast brass potstand / trivet with a pierced design to the top and three turned brass legs. The underside is impressed with the registration number for the year 1913 and with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. 3" tall. 5" diam. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £45.00


	WT&S Brass Potstand PS56 Original, quality late 19th century circular cast brass potstand / trivet, with a fretted design of a fresh water carp, all mounted on three tapered legs. The underside is impressed ' Rd ', the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son, of Birmingham'. All has been polished and lacquered, qlthough the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. 6" diam. 3" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £75.00


	WT&S Brass Potstand PS47 Original, quality, late 19th century, circular cast brass potstand / trivet with a pierced design to the top of a golfer wearing a cap putting the hole. The three legs have ball feet and the reverse of the top is impressed "RD" and "99". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good order. Top 6" diameter. 4" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £56.00


	WT&S Brass Desk Tidy PT2 Original, quality 1920's cast brass desk tidy in the detailed form of a "Boar" Pig. The underside is impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham', has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good order. 2.75" wide x 4.75" long x 0.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £68.00


	WT&S Brass Security Chain SC25 Original, quality late 19th century all brass door security chain with a 10" backplate and a heavy brass 13" long chain. The backplate has six countersunk screw holes for mounting and the chain plate has four. The reverse of both pieces are impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and are complete and in good and working order. Backplate 10" x 2". Chain 13" x 1.75" x 1.75" including backplate. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £256.00


	W. Tonks Brass Thermometer T9 Original, quality late 19th century stunning brass wall household thermometer manufactured by William Tonks & Son of Birmingham. This example the first we have seen of this model, has the glass thermometer mounted on a sheet brass background decorated with cast brass detail of acanthus leaves, swags and the head of Medusa to the top. The face is calibrated in Farenheight 30 to 120 degrees showing Freezing, Temperate, Summer Heat and Blood Heat. The reverse has a wall mounting eye and is impressed with the registration number for the year 1894 and impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son'. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. The best you will see for a long time. 16" x 3" x 0.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £450.00


	WT&S Brass Sash Window Catch, 2 matching available W513 Original, quality late 19th century two piece cast brass sash window catch. This example is impressed to the reverse with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham' and the lever grip is detailed "Hopkinson Patent". All has been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost, has a good strong sprung action and is complete and in good and working order. Backplates 3" x 1" Total 1.25" tall. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


	Pair of W. Tonks Brass Sash Window Lifts, 5 pairs available W507 Pair of original, quality late 19th century cast brass sash window lifts impressed to the reverse with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham and with the registration lozenge mark for the years 1842 to 1883. This super example has two countersunk screw holes for mounting, a shell like embossed design to the lifting hook and acanthus leaf forms to the backplate. All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order. 2" tall x 2.5" wide. 1.25" front to back. Price is per pair. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £125.00


	Large WT&S Brass Sash Window Catch, 2 available W367 Original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass two piece sash window catch, larger than average. Each backplate has four countersunk screw holes for mounting. The reverse of some are impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son, of Birmingham'. Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Both are complete and in good and working order. Backplate 1x 3.5" x 1.25". Backplate 1x 3.5" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £115.00

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