Figural
& Great Form Cast Iron Antiques
We can help you sell your Antiques!!
We deal in antique cast iron figural
antiques and patented or mechanical antiques that have a
"look or feel" about them and we invite you to contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com
should you have antiques
you are looking to sell.
Our primary interests are toward patented
and mechanical antiques or tools,
technology
and scientific related antiques dating from
the period of history commonly known as
the Industrial Revolution.
We often deal in antiques and vintage collectibles that do not
fit into more specific
categories simply because of
their superior form or
condition.
Collections of antiques oftentimes take
on a higher significance than single objects. Take for instance the of the lamp fillers on the
right. I used to
buy them when they were relatively inexpensive, then I bought them when a
different one appeared. I stopped when it seemed everyone else
started, and the ready supply dried up. As a group they are more
significant and interesting, that just one oil lamp filler.
Another example is the small collection of small oilcans / oilers
that I assembled over the years. They certainly
would not
be considered important by most, but we liked them and they fulfilled the urge to buy. The
common theme for our buying interests is form and condition and it must have a certain "eye" appeal for us.
Other
specific areas of antiques that we are always interested in are
listed in the left hand
column of this page. Please be sure to look at our other pages here at this
site as well
as those pages on our sister site to see the other types of
antiques that we are always interested in.
Another example, even though we do not collect tobacco
related objects, is un
usual form or super
condition tobacco cutters like the one pictured here. Many
tobbaco cutters were just made to accomplish their stated job, while
others had unusual figural aspects to their
design as represented by the Scotten-Dillon Flatiron Cut Plug tobacco
cutter example on the right where the base is a figural flat iron.
Another example of unusual cast iron that we buy are antique
cast iron bootjacks. Particularly those that have
wrenches or cutout letters or names incorporated into their design, or
some other unusual or graphic or multi-purpose feature.
Often times the reason for buying an object crosses
categories
and we drawn to a special antique for reasons
other than to simply add to the
collection or to sell. The patented sewing machine pictured on the left, known as the "Lady's Companion"
or Pratt's Patent, is a perfect example of this. Treadle sewing
machines are a dime a dozen, and we have inquires about people wanting
to sell theirs nearly every day. We sell all types of
antique sewing machines but rarely deal in treadle models.
When I first saw this treadle / tripod style sewing machine I knew I had to have it. Though it was the most expensive antique
sewing machine we had ever
bought, in looking
at the condition, the strikingly different form, and considered its historical
significance, we knew we had to own
this example. I did buy it, but sold it the next day. Money is also
important at times. So much
for collections. It was the condition and form, and I knew it
would be OK, and the urge was satisfied even though I only owned it
for a day or two.
We typically do not deal in later more common standard wooden treadle sewing machines that came later and
could be found in nearly every home in America after the turn of the
century. It seems that there are
still enough of those to go around for every buyer or collector who wants one, even
today.
There are a few other antique treadle sewing machines that we are interested in, but
not many, and the criteria for our interest are laid out or explained in
detail on the Sewing
Machine page.
We are always looking for unusual figural
antiques, early mechanical machines and devices and we invite you to contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com
anytime should you have something
similar that you are looking to sell.
Another category
of figural antiques we deal in are water sprinklers. I am mainly interested
in figural lawn sprinklers that represent animals such as wood ducks, alligators, squirrels, frogs, turtles,
etc. There are some great non figural sprinkler that were
over-engineered and look like a mechanical marvels that are very
collectible as well..
Many times the antiques that deal in or
sell can fall
into more than one or into completely different categories. Oftentimes the
primary reason is based solely on
the condition of a piece. We always strive to have the best
condition pieces we can find and have turned down
antiques that are considered quite rare, and that we would love to
have listed because the condition
was not right. In many instances, condition is more important
to us than the perceived rarity of a piece, a concept that many sellers never seem
to grasp in their collecting, buying or selling of antiques. We have
come to recognize the expression "great for its age" to be a giant red
flag that often indicates something less than acceptable.
Please contact us at
LCM@AntiqBuyer.com
if you have interesting
tools and technology, or great form antiques that are for sale. We are always
interested in quality antiques and vintage collectibles and can
help you sell them!
