Antique Brass & Bamboo Library Long Arm, Book Grabber
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:68898 | Age: 1850-1899 |
| Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom | Maker: British Unknown |
| Original/Repro: Original | Material: Brass & Bamboo |
This is a genuine antique probably dating from the late 18th.C. through to the mid 19th.C. It's a library long arm used to reach books off the top shelves. On the one jaw the word "Patent" is stamped.
It's made from a length of bamboo with a brass or bronze claw at one end and with a trigger grip at the other. The grabbing action is created when the trigger is closed and the connecting rod, running up the centre of the bamboo, causes the claw jaws to close on the target book. Over a...ll it is 49 1/2" long, that's about 124cm+.
It's an old piece and there are three areas of "whipping" along the shaft that will have been added to strengthen it at some point. The spring associated with the trigger has moved or is not working but this does not affect the grabbing action.
Please do look carefully at the images.
Thanks for your interest and good luck with your bidding.
It's made from a length of bamboo with a brass or bronze claw at one end and with a trigger grip at the other. The grabbing action is created when the trigger is closed and the connecting rod, running up the centre of the bamboo, causes the claw jaws to close on the target book. Over a...ll it is 49 1/2" long, that's about 124cm+.
It's an old piece and there are three areas of "whipping" along the shaft that will have been added to strengthen it at some point. The spring associated with the trigger has moved or is not working but this does not affect the grabbing action.
Please do look carefully at the images.
Thanks for your interest and good luck with your bidding.
