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A Collection of Vintage and Antique Desk, Sewing, and Decorative Accessories - A collection of assorted vintage and antique items comprising a mechanical perpetual desk calendar, decorative scissors with sheath, a baby rattle, a precision utility oiler, a rabbit figurine, and a coin paperweight. The perpetual desk calendar is of chrome-plated metal construction and is stamped MADE IN ENGLAND on the reverse of the stand. The decorative scissors feature ornate foliate-scroll handles and are housed in a metal sheath decorated with repoussé-style floral and scroll motifs with gilt-toned accents. The child's rattle is crafted from silver-toned metal with pendant bells and features a central shield-shaped medallion with an embossed figure, fitted with a tapered mother-of-pearl teether handle. The precision utility oiler is made of nickel-plated metal with a thumb-press indentation and a screw-off nozzle cover. The decorative figurine depicts a clothed rabbit in the Beatrix Potter style, cast in pewter and mounted on a turned wooden base. The souvenir paperweight is a clear resin cube containing several Canadian one-cent coins, with a 1980 issue visible. Calendar width: 89mm Scissors length: 145mm Rattle length: 89mm Utility oiler height: 76mm Rabbit figurine height: 76mm Resin paperweight: 51mm cubed.