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We're now in our 10th year!
Desk, Office & Industrial
Our shop "3bc Vintage" offers this unique selection of vintage, collectable, second-hand desk accessories, desk ornaments, stationery and "deskware". In other words, interesting ideas for the home office, man cave and woman shed. A collection of interesting collectables that we've struggled to find a more specific category for!
- We have antique and vintage perpetual calendars, desktop thermometers, book ends, paperweights and curios.
- We have vintage advertising and merchandising such as branded ashtrays and thermometers
- And we usually have a few items in Bakelite and other early plastics.
- We also have antique and vintage railway lanterns and road lamps.
Haviland Limoges Porcelain Ashtray for Mumm's Cordon Vert Champagne
A branded porcelain ashtray for Mumm's Cordon Vert Demi-Sec champagne, made by one of Limoges' most well known makers. Second-hand.
€10.00
Green and Yellow Perrier Bottle Cap Ashtray
A vintage, ceramic, branded advertising ashtray from the 1970s to 1980s. Made in France for the French mineral water brand Perrier. Second-hand.
Sold.
Silver Or Nickel Plated Turtle Trinket Box
A mid-to late 20th century vintage, silver or nickel plated trinket box in the form of a turtle. Second-hand.
Sold.
Gitanes Blue Glass Ashtray by Opalex
A 1980s vintage. blue glass, Gitanes branded ashtray. Second-hand.
Sold.
St Raphaël Aperitif Twin-Branded Red & White Glass Ashtray
A rarer, twin-branded glass ashtray for St Raphaël aperitif and Café 2000 of Petite Forêt. Made in France by the Magnier glassworks. Second-hand.
€18.00
Suze White & Blue Glass Ashtray
A vintage, white glass ashtray, with blue transfer, brand advertising for the French aperitif Suze. Second-hand.
€23.00
Wooden Vintage Radio Money Box
A small, handmade, wooden money box with original, vintage radio styling. Second-hand.
Sold.
Green and Yellow Perrier Bottle Cap Ashtray
This example has been sold but we have another, have a look below. A vintage, ceramic, branded advertising ashtray from the 1970s to 1980s. Second-hand.
Sold.
Suze Ashtray
A vintage, ceramic, Suze brand advertising ashtray, made in France by Orchies Moulin des Loups, for the French aperitif Suze. Second-hand.
Sold.
Rototherm Red Bakelite Dual Scale Desk Thermometer
A mid-20th century Rototherm desktop thermometer in rare red Bakelite and with dual readings in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Second-hand.
Sold.
Gilbey's Ashtray
A handmade, pale-blue, brand advertising ashtray, produced by James Green & Nephews Ltd for Gilbey's, the famous wine and spirits merchant. Second-hand.
€45.00
Kodak Pocket No. 1 Camera Series II
An impressive folding camera and accessories, made for use with Eastman Kodak's Autographic 120 film during the 1920s. Second-hand.
€40.00
Soho Myna All Distance Camera
A fixed aperture, two stop, British, folding camera made for 120 film during the 1930s. Second-hand.
€30.00
Rototherm Space Age Red Dial Desktop Thermometer
A small and quite rare, 1950s or 1960s, metal and plastic desktop thermometer, made by the reliable British maker with dual Celsius and Fahrenheit readings. Second-hand.
Sold.
Calendox Major Bakelite Punch Magazine Desk Calendar
A 1930s, brown, British, Bakelite, promotional perpetual calendar. Second-hand.
€68.00
Art Deco French Chrome and Marble Perpetual Desk Calendar
An Art Deco style, French language, desktop perpetual calendar in chrome plate and yellow plastic, mounted on a marble base. Second-hand.
Sold.
Green Dati Perpetual Desk Calendar by Arlac
A German language, 1970s desktop perpetual calendar in bright green. Second-hand.
Sold.
Rototherm Joseph Lucas Space Age Desktop Thermometer
A rare and very distinct, British desktop thermometer, from the 1960s or 1970s in a round, clear plastic case. Second-hand.
€60.00
Rototherm Brown Bakelite Dual Scale Desk Thermometer
A mid-20th century desktop thermometer in brown, with readings in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Second-hand.
Sold.
Tagua Nut Parrot Corkscrew
A sweet, little vintage corkscrew, combining early phenolic resin plastics and a polished tagua nut to create a parrot with a green beak. From the 1930s to 1950s. Second-hand.
€60.00
Wooden School Teaching Clock
A handmade, British teaching aid from around the 1950s. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Deco Chrome Plated Perpetual Calendar
A stylish, octagonal, desktop perpetual calendar in chrome plated metal and Bakelite. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Nouveau Pewter Trinket Box
A small, ornate, pewter jewellery or trinket box with original lining. Second-hand.
Sold.
Tagua Nut Bird Card Game Trump Marker
A well made, charming suit indicator for card games. Second-hand.
€76.00
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Photo Frame
A circa 1906, polished pewter photo frame from the collectable German manufacturer. Second-hand.
Sold.
Small Handmade Ricard Striped Fish Ashtray
A handmade, green, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
€65.00
Large Handmade Ricard Fish & Starfish Ashtray
A handmade, red and green, aquatic, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
€70.00
Handmade Yellow Ricard Ashtray With A Blue Fish
A handmade, promotional, ceramic ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
€50.00
Small Handmade Aquatic Ricard Ashtray
A handmade, fish-themed, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
€45.00
Small Art Nouveau Brass Photo Frame
An old brass photo frame in the Art Nouveau Style. Second-hand.
Sold.
Lilly Ilosone Promotional Antibiotic Desk Thermometer
A novelty, promotional desktop thermometer from the 1950s by the American drug company Lilly. Second-hand.
€24.00
Spark Plug Model Biplane
A model biplane, handmade from a spark plug and various bits of scrap metal. Second-hand.
Sold.
Spark Plug Model Triplane
A small, model triplane, handmade from a spark plug and scrap metal. Second-hand.
€21.00
Rototherm Green Bakelite Desk Thermometer
A mid-20th century desktop thermometer in the rarer green, by British maker Rototherm. Second-hand.
Sold.
Chrome and Bakelite Desktop Perpetual Calendar
A perpetual desktop calendar in chrome and Bakelite, with a characterful, robot-like face. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Deco Wooden Bird Bookends
A pair of hand carved, wooden bookends from the 1930s or 1940s. Second-hand.
Sold.
Kenyons Red Railway Lantern
Alternative interior or exterior lighting with original paint and battery-powered LED string lighting. Second-hand.
Sold.
Red Batchlee "Bat" Roadworks Lantern
An alternative form of interior or exterior lighting: a roadworks lantern with LED string lighting. Second-hand.
Sold.
Red Batchlee "Bat" Roadworks Lantern
Alternative interior or exterior lighting. A roadworks lantern with original paint, burner and LED string lighting. Second-hand.
Sold.
Red Batchlee "Bat" Roadworks Lantern
Alternative interior or exterior lighting with original paint, burner and LED string lighting. Second-hand.
Sold.
French Space Age Ringed Planet Desk Thermometer
A charming desktop thermometer, from the 1950s or 1960s and styled like a ringed planet. Second-hand.
Sold.
Bakelite Junior Round Calendox Perpetual Calendar
A 1930s, rare, green Bakelite perpetual calendar by Charles Letts & Co. Second-hand.
Sold.
Dati Perpetual Desk Calendar by Arlac
A 1970s desktop perpetual calendar in bright orange by German manufacturer Arlac. Second-hand.
Sold.
Circular Orange Plastic Perpetual Desk Calendar
A numeric, flip-over, desktop perpetual calendar in bright orange plastic. Second-hand.
Sold.
Art Nouveau Brass Desktop Perpetual Calendar
An old brass desktop perpetual calendar in the Art Nouveau Style. Second-hand.
Sold.