Collectables

Our shop "3bc Vintage" offers this unique selection of antique and vintage, second-hand collectables, artwork, advertising,  desktop accessories, books, pamphlets and sheet music.

  • We have vintage advertising, packaging and merchandising such as Victorian beer bottles and cream pots, and branded ashtrays and water jugs.

  • We have vintage metal tins including gramophone needle tins.

  • We stock vintage toys, games and other memorabilia.

  • We have silver-mounted scent bottles and solid silver pill boxes and trinket boxes.

  • We have antique and vintage perpetual calendars, desktop thermometers, book ends, paperweights and curios, including many items in Bakelite and other early plastics.

  • We also have antique and vintage camera, binoculars, field glasses and opera glasses.
  • We have framed and unframed art, prints books, booklets, pamphlets and sheet music.

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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.
€30.00

TINY Hong Kong Ocean Park Blue Toy Cable Car with Tower

A boxed, metal and plastic, scale model toy of one of the Hong Kong Ocean Theme Park cable cars, in blue and with cable tower. Second-hand.
€35.00

Gitanes Blue Glass Ashtray by Opalex

A 1980s vintage. blue glass, Gitanes branded ashtray. Second-hand.
€12.00

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

Huntley & Palmers Beatrix Potter Tom Kitten Biscuit Tin

A 1980s, collectible metal, Beatrix Potter tin for Huntley & Palmers biscuits. Second-hand.
€18.50

The Yacht Beverage Co Exeter Stoneware Bottle

An original, Victorian, stoneware ginger beer or mineral water bottle from Exeter in Devon, England. Second-hand.
Sold.

Brasserie La Bourgogne Dijon Blue Glass Siphon

A French, mid 20th Century, blue, glass soda siphon, branded for the still-present restaurant Brasserie La Bourgogne, Dijon. Second-hand.
€65.00

St Raphaël Apéritif Advertising Wall Sign by Charles Loupot

A 1950s, laminated, cardboard, wall-mounted, advertising bar sign and thermometer for the French liqueur brand. Second-hand.
€78.00

Huntley & Palmers Cocktail Biscuit Tin

A vintage 1960s, branded metal tin for Huntley & Palmers cocktail biscuits. Second-hand.
€14.00

Embassy Loud Tone Gramophone Needle Tin

A vintage, red, metal gramophone needle tin with a wind-up record player design, from mid 20th Century England. Second-hand.
€13.00

McVitie & Price's Digestive Biscuit Tin

A 1930s, lithographed, metal biscuit tin from the world famous Scottish company McVitie & Price. Second-hand.
€40.00

The CAMWAL Table Waters Stoneware Bottle

An original, circa 1870, stoneware mineral water bottle from Victorian Britain, made by Doulton & Co of Lambeth, London. Second-hand.
€26.75

Songster Bronze Gramophone Needle Tin

A vintage, blue and orange, metal gramophone needle tin from the British "Songster" brand, with their silhouetted songbird logo. Second-hand.
€15.00

Hailwood's Dairy Manchester Medium Cream Pot

A medium sized, stoneware dairy cream pot with a brown glazed top, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
€18.00

Brugge Kunststad - Vintage Guide Book of Bruges from 1930

An original, second-hand, Dutch language, 1930 guide book for the beautiful, Flemish city of Bruges.
€14.00

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

A vintage, ceramic, branded advertising ashtray from the 1970s to 1980s. Made in France for the French mineral water brand Perrier. Second-hand.
Sold.

Broadcast Loud Tone Gramophone Needle Tin

A vintage, red, metal gramophone needle tin from the "Broadcast" brand. Second-hand.
€21.00

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.

Blue Glass Apothecary Bottle With Label

An original, blue, glass dye bottle from France. 15cm or 6" tall. Second-hand.
€35.00

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

Large Bouillon Kub Tin

A large, metal, display tin from France, for retailing of the powdered bouillon mix. Second-hand.
€25.00

Denby EP Shaw & Co Ltd Mineral Water Bottle

An original, stoneware mineral water bottle from Victorian Britain and made by the famous Denby pottery. Second-hand.
€26.00

Crofton's Stores Large Stoneware Cream Pot

A large, Victorian dairy cream pot from late 19th, or early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Eclipse Razor Blades Disposal Tin

A small, mid 20th century, British razor blades disposal tin. Second-hand.
Sold.

Pears Jif Shaving Stick Trial Size Tin

A rare, small sample tin for a shaving stick. Second-hand.
€25.00

Odeon Gramophone Needle Tin

A vintage, pink, metal "Odeon" brand gramophone needle tin from mid-20th Century Germany. Second-hand.
Sold.

Bohin Tuxedo 200 Fortes Gramophone Needle Tin

A rare, vintage metal gramophone needle tin from one of France's premier needle manufacturers. Second-hand.
€38.00

Hailwood's Dairy Manchester Small Cream Pot

A small, stoneware dairy cream pot with a brown glazed top, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Sharwood Green Label Stoneware Curry Paste Pot

A 6 ounce retail jar from mid 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

D Provoost Ghent Green Uranium Glass Siphon

An early to mid 20th century soda siphon from the Flemish part of Belgium, in green uranium or Vaseline glass. Second-hand.
Sold.

Buttercup Dairy Large Cream Pot

A collectable stoneware dairy cream pot with blue top, in the largest of the three sizes used for Buttercup cream. Second-hand.
Sold.

Buttercup Dairy Large Cream Pot

The largest of the three available sizes, a stoneware cream jar from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

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

Warner Bros Sylvester the Cat Bottle Stopper

A merchandised bottle stopper from the Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoon series. Second-hand.
€15.00

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.

Royal Verkade Biscuit Tin

A large, metal, lithographed biscuit tin from the Netherlands. 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

TN Nomura Japanese Tinplate "Aerial Ropeway " Toy Cable Car

A tinplate, toy cable car and original box from 1950s or 1960s Japan. Second-hand.
Sold.

Rochdale & Oldham Stoneware Mineral Water Bottle

A Victorian or early 20th century, stoneware mineral water bottle, from northern Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

F.J. Reece Pure Botanic Beer Bottle

A stoneware, alcohol-free, botanical beer bottle, from Victorian or early 20th century Wales. Second-hand.
Sold.

Large Teclo Tortas Mezcla Tin

A large and colourful, metal cake mix tin from Spain. Second-hand.
€36.00

Emerald Green Apa Gazoasa Soda Siphon

A mid 20th Century, green glass soda siphon from Romania. Second-hand.
€38.00

Rototherm Brown Bakelite Dual Scale Desk Thermometer

A mid-20th century desktop thermometer in brown, with readings in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Second-hand.
Sold.

Green Belgian Sliwka Bottle

A green glass bottle, from Belgium. Second-hand.
€9.00

Wigtownshire Creamery Large Stoneware Cream Pot

A large, Scottish, stoneware cream pot, from the early 20th century. Second-hand.
Sold.

J Larquie Bordeaux Blue Glass Soda Siphon

A French soda siphon in a vibrant blue glass. Second-hand.
Sold.

Drew & Co Oswestry Ginger Beer Bottle

An original, stoneware ginger beer bottle from Victorian Britain. Second-hand.
€22.00

Licensed Victuallers Blue Top Ginger Beer Bottle

A fairly rare stoneware ginger beer bottle, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Douwe Egberts Wall Mounted Coffee Grinder

An adjustable, wall mounted coffee grinder, made by Zassenhaus for Douwe Egberts. Second-hand.
Sold.

Dickie Spielzeug Toy Cable Car

A modern, plastic, toy cable car from Germany. Second-hand.
Sold.

J Eardley of Sheffield Blue Glass Soda Siphon

A mid 20th Century, blue, glass soda siphon from Sheffield. Second-hand.
Sold.

Cosmo Battery Operated Toy Cable Car in Green

A 1960s, battery operated toy cable car from Hong Kong. New-old-Stock.
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

Lehmann Rigi 900 Cable Car

A 1960s, tinplate, toy cable car from Germany. Second-hand.
Sold.

Marx Toys Rock n Roll Game of Skill

A 1950s or 1960s, table top game of skill with an aquatic theme, from Marx Toys. Second-hand.
Sold.

Cosmo Battery Operated Toy Cable Car in Red

A 1960s, battery operated toy cable car from Hong Kong. New-old-Stock.
Sold.

Blue and White Cast Iron Wall Mounted Coffee Grinder

A very old, authentic and working, wall mounted coffee grinder from continental Europe. Second-hand.
€35.00

Dark Blue Smith's Potato Crisps Tin

A promotional, British, metal advertising tin for Smith's crisps. Second-hand.
Sold.

Harry Berry Stoneware Ginger Pop Bottle

A stoneware ginger beer bottle, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
€28.00

Wooden School Teaching Clock

A handmade, British teaching aid from around the 1950s. Second-hand.
Sold.

Southalls' Ginger Beer Bottle

A stoneware ginger beer bottle, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Art Deco Chrome Plated Perpetual Calendar

A stylish, octagonal, desktop perpetual calendar in chrome plated metal and Bakelite. Second-hand.
Sold.

Delft 1970s Blue & White Curacao Bottle

A tall, branded decanter or flask with stopper, for the Chobolobo Curaçao Distillery. Second-hand.
Sold.

Art Nouveau Pewter Trinket Box

A small, ornate, pewter jewellery or trinket box with original lining. Second-hand.
Sold.

Huntly Creamery Large Stoneware Cream Pot

A large, stoneware, Scottish cream pot, from the early 20th century. Second-hand.
Sold.

Buttercup Dairy Large Cream Pot

A collectable stoneware dairy cream pot with blue top, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Spada French Blue Glass Soda Siphon

A mid 20th Century, blue, glass soda siphon from France, marked SPADA AMIENS. Second-hand.
Sold.

Aster Tin Toy Cash Register

A mid 20th century, Japanese tin toy cash register. Second-hand.
€44.00

Early 1900s Wide Goodall Playing Cards with Tin Case

A pack of wide, beaver and maple design playing cards by Goodall & Son Ltd, paired with a period metal case. Second-hand.
€45.00

Tagua Nut Bird Card Game Trump Marker

A well made, charming suit indicator for card games. Second-hand.
€76.00

CGSM French Blue Glass Soda Siphon

A mid 20th Century, blue, glass soda siphon from France. Second-hand.
Sold.

Large Dunragit Dairy Stoneware Cream Pot

A large, stoneware, Scottish cream pot, from the early 20th century. Second-hand.
Sold.

Suze Liqueur Water Jug

A large, earthenware, promotional water jug for the French liqueur brand Suze. Second-hand.
Sold.

Daure Fils Bordeaux Orange Glass Soda Siphon

An early 20th Century soda siphon in rare, orange or peach-coloured glass. Second-hand.
Sold.

Brouwer & Co 1930s Belgian Tin

A large, rare, metal butcher's tin from 1930s Belgium. Second-hand.
€45.00

Café Gomia Belgium Coffee Tin

A mid 20th century coffee tin, branded in French and Dutch, with pop-out side pourer. Second-hand.
Sold.

Buttercup Dairy Small Cream Pot

A stoneware dairy cream pot with navy blue top, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Photo Frame

A circa 1906, polished pewter photo frame from the collectable German manufacturer. Second-hand.
Sold.

Tom Young Silver and Blue Overlaid Glass Scent Bottle

A beautifully-worked, glass scent bottle with hallmarked silver collar by the Scottish glassmaker. Second-hand.
€59.00

Small Handmade Ricard Striped Fish Ashtray

A handmade, green, promotional ashtray for the French pastis brand. Second-hand.
€65.00

Revol Large Green Ricard Jug

A large, stoneware, promotional water jug for the French pastis brand Ricard. Second-hand.
Sold.

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.

Buttercup Dairy Small Cream Pot

An earthenware dairy cream pot with blue top, from early 20th century Britain. Second-hand.
Sold.

Jahncke Victorian Lacquered Pin Tin

A small, 19th century, branded and lacquered tin for pins. Second-hand.
€25.00

Large Ricard Water Jug

A large, stoneware, promotional water jug for the French pastis brand Ricard. Second-hand.
Sold.

Pair of Early 20th Century Wooden-Framed Photographic Portraits

A framed pair of early 20th century, signed photographic portraits. Second-hand.
€60.00

ESL Black Bakelite Field Binoculars

A small pair of field or racing binoculars by British company ESL. Second-hand.
€16.00

Lilly Ilosone Promotional Antibiotic Desk Thermometer

A novelty, promotional desktop thermometer from the 1950s by the American drug company Lilly. Second-hand.
€24.00

Framed Regal-Zonophone Record Catalogue for 1940-1941

A framed, second-hand record catalogue from 1941. Complete and original in a frame.
€25.00

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

Framed Singer's Sewing Machines Pamphlet From 1891

A framed, second-hand, promotional pamphlet from Victorian London. Complete and original in a frame.
Sold.

Framed Penzance Holiday Brochure from 1954

A framed, second-hand brochure for the 1955 Penzance holiday season, with cover art by Harry Riley. Complete and original in a frame.
Sold.

Victorian Salt Glazed Collection With Bols Amsterdam Bottle

A ready made set of Victorian salt-glazed bottles and pots including a Dutch Bols bottle and a salt-glazed ink pot. Second-hand.
Sold.

Victorian Salt Glazed Collection With Ginger Beer Bottle

A collection comprising an Uckfield Brewery ginger beer bottle and several smaller pots and jars. Second-hand.
Sold.

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.

Campos Filhos and Victorian Salt Glazed Bottle Collection

A collection comprising a large, Portuguese bottle and a number of smaller, Victorian pots. Second-hand.
€30.00

Art Deco Wooden Bird Bookends

A pair of hand carved, wooden bookends from the 1930s or 1940s. Second-hand.
Sold.

Arthur Wilmore Pennington Silver Scent Bottle Holder

A Victorian, Sterling silver scent bottle holder with original scent bottle. 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.

Framed "Sally's Tested Recipes" Booklet from the 1950s

A framed, second-hand copy of Royal Baking Powder's recipe booklet from the 1950s. Complete and original in a frame.
Sold.

Framed Laird & Dickson Bulbs & Roots Catalogue from 1933

A framed, second-hand, plant catalogue for Laird & Dickson from 1933. Complete and original.
Sold.

Framed J.C. Tissot Horticultural Catalogue from 1920

A framed, second-hand, horticultural catalogue from 1920. Complete and original.
€42.00

Framed Dixit Belting Brochure from 1938

A framed, second-hand Dixit industrial belting brochure from 1938. Complete and original in a frame.
€28.00

Framed Columbia Record Catalogue for 1932

A framed, second-hand Columbia Record Catalogue for 1932. Complete and original in a frame.
Sold.