Office & Business Related Antiques

I deal in and sell antique & collectible office related antiques that date from near the turn of the 20th century or earlier.  On this page you will find a wide range of early office and general store related antiques from this era.  This includes things like early patented antique pencil sharpeners and antique typewriters.   We also deal in such things as vintage slide rules, calculators and early office furniture. 

The supply of good early (pre 1900) office and general store related antiques, that was once available has now for all intent and purposes disappeared and the supply has dried up.   We are always seeking new pieces to add to these pages. 

If you have a single antique or an entire collection of office and technology related antiques for sale that you think we may be interested in, please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com and we will get back to you ASAP. Please see the FAQ  page as well for more general info on this subject.  Thanks!!

Individual titles below that are highlighted in yellow are Select New Additions or Special Gift Ideas.   Be sure to take a look!! Click any of the titles below for the description,  price and a couple pictures Please Note:  Pieces listed in Green do not have a link or pictures, but are offered for sale with a price on this page.

General & Hardware Store Fixtures & Displays

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• Double Tower Country Store Glass Display by Teubner & Hoffmann from SF   SOLD!
• Sherer Bean Counter 7'4 w/ 10 Windows & Drawers   HOLD!
• 96 Drawer 8 Sided Revolving Screw Nut & Bolt Oak Parts Cabinet
• 80 Drawer 8 Sided Floor Model Oak Parts Cabinet w/ Original 18 Drawer Base
• General Store / Hardware Store 120 Drawer Oak Parts Cabinet
• 72 Drawer Counter Top 8 Sided Revolving Screw Nut & Bolt Oak Parts Cabinet SOLD!

Office Furniture

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• Unusual Roll Up Door  Oak File Cabinet
• A Cutler & Son Buffalo NY Walnut Roll top Desk
• Double Deck Oak File Cabinet w/ Doors & Drawers
• 2 Antique Oak Office Chairs
• Walnut 48" Roll Top Desk

Antique Typewriters

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Typewriters are a another popular collectible in the Office Antique category, and again the more interesting and earlier models are becoming ever more difficult to find. Click here to see a small sample of machines I have previously sold in the past and to get an idea of the types I am looking for. 

Now is the time to buy antique typewriters as their perceived values have done much the same as the NASDAQ in the recent past, with  wild swings up and deep declines down after a few hungry, and money is no object, style buyers entered the market and were filled up. But as with the stock market I think we have seen the bottom, and when the business collectors of antique office memorabilia get their priorities and portfolios back on track, this sort of antique office collectible is again going to sell at a whole new level of price, to a whole new crop of interested buyers and the cycle will begin again. 

All the different styles and examples are a great example of a technology that went through some wild changes and stages of development to the keyboards hooked to a computer we have today.  Personally I can not imagine using a typewriter and not having spell check.

Antique Typewriters

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• Densmore #4 Up Stroke Typewriter w/ Carry Case
• Corona Folding Typewriter in Hard-shell Case
• "Standard" Aluminum Folding Typewriter in Hard-shell Case

Vintage & Antique Office Accessories
Staplers & More

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• The Ideal" Paper Fastener
• The Bump Hand Held Stapleless Fastener NOS in Box
• Hotchkiss #3 Nickel Plated Stapler
• Red & Black Hotchkiss Moderne Stapler
• Neva-Clog Deco Era Stapler
• "Novelty" Patented Stapler
• Brown Patent #5 Stapler

Vintage & Antique Check Protectors

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• Safeguard Model W Check Protector
• Model Y Safeguard Check Protector
• Protectograph Check Writer
• Arnold Squeeze Handle Check Protector    Sold!
• Abbott Automatic Patented Check Protector
• Wesley Check Protector
• 2 Small Check Writers

Patented & Mechanical
Antique Pencil Sharpeners / Pointers

Antique mechanical Pencil Sharpeners or pointers that I am interested in and buy and sell saw their heyday of innovative design and production during the period from about 1870 to 1910 or a bit later.  There are a myriad of patented designs and variations on designs available and they can make for an interesting and challenging category to collect.  Their availability has ebbed and flowed with the coming of the internet and so has their popularity. Our current inventory has been pretty much depleted, but we are still buying more unusual and interesting examples when we find them.  There are many many different versions available and you can see a pretty good selection of what I have sold in the past by visiting this pencil sharpener sales archive page.  In general we are seeking to buy any of those seen on the preceding page, but are even more interested in odd-ball mechanical and patented ones that are not shown.   

Pencil Sharpeners

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• Clamp-On Cast Iron Pencil Sharpener
• Another Version w/ Critter Head
• Nice US Automatic Pencil Sharpener in Original Box
• Goodell Perfect Pointer Wooden Pencil Sharpener   SOLD!
• Avanti Pencil Sharpener
• New Era Pencil Pointer

Phones / Telephones & Telegraphy

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• Princess / Desk / Trim Lines

Antique Electric and Fuel Fans

Antique electric fans that were once produced and offered for sale offer a glimpse into the quality and pride that went into the manufacture of products in this country during an earlier period in America's history. I still use a an early GE Pancake fan and a Westinghouse "Tank" fan, as well as an early electric Emerson fan around the house, and the way they work and look is a tribute to an earlier time.  A sense of pride was built into American made products and these 75-100 year old fans are a great example of the way things use to be.  It is no wonder these early testaments to quality and design stir collecting interest, or that they elicit positive comments from all who see them. Their operation, their look, have an air of quality about them.

Early fans came in all sizes and shapes and some examples of ones I have sold in recent years can be found on this fan sales archive page.   In addition to electrically powered AC and or DC powered fans, some early fans were also powered by other sources such as hot air, water, as well as early battery powered electric models.  I deal in and sell all of these early versions of vintage fans.

Antique Electric and Fuel Fans

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• Lake Breeze Floor Model Hot Air Fan
• Edison 6 Volt Electric Fan Motor / Serial #5951    SOLD!
• Westinghouse 12" Electric Fan w/ Brass Blades & Cage    SOLD!
• GE Pancake Fan      SOLD!

Early Electric Motors can be found on the Science Page

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If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com giving us your PHONE NUMBER  and other contact info and we will get back to you ASAP. 

To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously sold and are always interested in helping you sell please visit our Past Sales Archive Pages.

Please see our FAQ page, the Appraisal / Selling Page and the Selling Your Collection Pages for further info.

Thanks!!

Larry & Carole