Thread by @JamesLucasIT

Thread of beautiful things from the past 🧵

1. A stunning drinks cabinet from the 1930s

2. A vintage knife engraved with: "There's a world you're living in, no one else has your part."

3. An extraordinary folding lantern, 1900s

4. Ladies’ Dunhill Lighter, 1924

A sophisticated multifunctional item, featuring a lighter, watch, and powder case, originally accompanied by a telescopic pencil and an ivory tablet for temporary notes.

5. An expandable circular table designed by Josef Seiler, 1920s

6. This is a Roman-era ivory hairpin from Gloucester (ancient Glevum), used by women to secure their hairstyles.

7. The Planetary Pencil Pointer was made by the A.B. Dick Company of Chicago and patented in 1896.

8. Look at these beautiful antique porcelain match holders

9. This Italian safe from 1840 unlocks in such an interesting way

10. The meticulously ornate beauty of this vintage book

11. No electricity? No problem.

This fan from 175 years ago had you covered, courtesy of the East India Company.

12. An ancient Roman ring with the inscription "Anima Dulcis Vivas Mecum" (May you live with me sweet soul), 4th century AD.

13. A vintage salt and pepper shaker set

14. Art Nouveau doors by Ernest Delune, 1900s

15. The iconic Universal E9410, affectionately called the “Sweetheart,” is a 1929 American electric toaster that reigns supreme in the world of vintage appliances.

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