Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Drafting

A Collection of Vintage Drafting Calligraphy and Artist Supplies - A miscellaneous collection of vintage artist and drafting equipment primarily of mid-20th-century manufacture. The assortment includes a jointed wooden artist mannequin and a variety of measuring instruments including a Singer branded wooden ruler, a Faber-Castell slide rule in a yellow case, and a TECTA protractor marked MADE IN ENGLAND housed within a gold metal tin alongside several brass and steel compasses and dividers. Calligraphy and writing tools feature a Rotring ArtPen Calligraphy set, Art 250 205, on its original backing card, and a green Brit-i-noor box by L & C Hardmuth. Further items include a Stephens Rubber Stamp Pad tin, two red-handled linocut tools, and a Stephens black endorsing ink bottle. The collection also comprises tubes of Rowney Georgian oil colour, including Viridian (Hue), and a box of Vanguard copper pointed wire staples. The items are contained within and around a textured white-finished wooden storage box. Height: 30 cm Width: 28 cm.