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I buy / sell and deal in all manner of antique
& collectible Office, Scientific, and Technology related antiques.
The pieces we deal in date from near the turn of
the 20th century or earlier. That is c.1900 or ealier. This includes office related
tools such as early patented antique pencil sharpeners, antique typewriters,  calculators, early punch style check
protectors, early adders and slide rules, etc. We also
deal in many early electrical devices such as antique electric fans,
telegraph keys, and
other early office related collectibles.
When I first started looking for technological and office antiques over 30 years ago most were considered to be just heavy weights. They would be found hidden in the corner of antique mall booths or under the table at antique shows. Jokes abounded about anchors, ropes, dumpsters and such. Those days are over and the word has spread. Thing is, today everyone wants to sell their 1940's - 1960's era obsolete office stuff for big bucks because of the stories they have heard, or TV shows they have seen. They saw the 600,000 result for an Apple 1 and think that makes their 1950 Burroughs adding machine worth at least as much. They really hope that their "old" and "antique" 1950's typewriter or adding machine is valuable. Actual rarity, or condition are hardly considered. While that logic might hold true for first generation computers and electronic calculators, for the most part office equipment from the 20's through the 60's is not in demand, desirable or worth much at all. Jokes about scrap value and anchors are not off base. Anchor analogies, along with the rope and heavy weight jokes still pertain to many of these later pieces. The 1930's or later used typewriters or electric calculators, that have been sitting in the garage or in storage the last 40 years, time has not yet come. The market may change over time for this later, readily available, and more common stuff, but I will not be around to see it, and you probably will not be either. Cut the keys off and sell them to Jewelry makers. On the other hand, the supply of good early (pre 1900) scientific related antiques, that were once available and reasonably priced, has now for all intent and purposes disappeared from the market or scene and the supply has about dried up. It is that era stuff that I am looking for today, and can help you sell. 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. Thanks!!
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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.
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 please look at our
Past Sales Archive at our sister site
www.AntiqBuyer.com. .
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Antique mechanical Pencil Sharpeners
or pointers that I am interested in, buy, sell, and can help you
sell on consignment from this page
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 and prices have ebbed and flowed with the the internet
and the economy.
 Our inventory had been pretty
much depleted until now the summer of 2012. We are now selling two different
nice collections of pencil sharpeners for 2 different owners.
A few are quite rare. We are still buying more unusual and interesting
examples or can help you sell yours from this page. 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 at our sister website In general we are seeking
any of those seen on this page or those on the preceding page.
We are even more
interested in other early odd-ball mechanical and patented ones that are not
shown.
We do not deal in later small diecast figural pencil sharpeners. EVER!! Patented & Mechanical Antique Pencil Sharpeners * * * Click Heading to see Items * * *
Early Electric Appliances Antique electric fans 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
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please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com
giving us your PHONE NUMBER
and other contact info
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