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If you’re looking for the perfect antique decorating piece for your home or a fantastic vintage phonograph, visit Hartong International.  We have a vast collection of antique and vintage items, including lovely original oil paintings.  Our focus is on Primitives, Edwardian, Georgian and Early American furnishings.  We also sell vintage electric fans, deco radios and [...]

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This portable gramophone manufactured in England, is a rare front-crank early HMV101 model. It dates to 1925 and has been lovingly cared for all these years.  For it’s age, it shows only minimal wear and works perfectly. It has been throughly cleaned and the motor/gearing has been serviced. The original interior mahogany wood, felted turntable [...]

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Decorative items sold as a lot, comprising of three Victorian Irons and a pair of vintage oak Shoe Trees. These items can be used as bookends or decoration on a table or shelf. The antique iron with “asbestos” stamped on it, contains no asbestos. It must have once had an asbestos fabric pad on the [...]

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Two antique tins offered together, one being an Italian chocolate tin and the other a Lucky Strike box. The S. Venchi & Co. tin is fairly large and can hold a variety of items or just sit on a shelf or desk, as decoration. The Lucky Strike box once held cigarettes and could be loaded [...]

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Here is a classic Bell System rotary dial phone, made by Western Electric. It’s in very good working condition. It’s from 1955 and has the “Madmen” look. It still has a nice shine, with only a bit of wear on the handle and various small scratches on the casing. The phone has the old phone [...]

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MasterCraft was definitely a maker of fine mid-century household goods. This once mighty American brand created products to last. This flashlight has, “MasterCraft” and “3″ printed on the bullet end. It’s made of solid copper. The handle and some of the other parts are nickel-plated. The flashlight certainly has its share of small dents and [...]

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MasterCraft desk fan manufactured in 1947. It’s a truly well-built piece of vintage American manufacturing. Built just after World War II, it’s 8″ fan blade runs like an airplane propeller. It runs very smoothly and fast. The motor and bearings have been cleaned, then lubricated. The fan also has been rewired, with a new power [...]

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In 1647, the famed English astrologer wrote, “Lilly’s Christian Astrology”. He was initially the favourite of King Charles I and provided very accurate information for the monarch. His writings brought about the foundation for modern astrology.  He translated traditional Latin astrology texts from the Middle Ages, into English.  He was rather revolutionary for his time [...]

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