A Large Hand Painted Antique Plumber’s Turnpin ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas New Arrivals Luna small areas of loss

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Perfect For

Long and slender

This ornament is further distinguished by oral provenance linking it to Bletchley Park Museum

Perfect displayed in a bowl

A Large Hand Painted Antique Plumber’s Turnpin ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas New Arrivals Luna small areas of lossAn antique plumbers turnpin. Made from the hardest wood known to mankind; Lignum vitae, these conical shaped tools were used to widen the end of copper piping so that they could slot into each other. Consequently, they have the most delightful patina, weigh a tonne and for our purposes, resemble divine little Christmas trees. Measurements from H9 11cm. In vintage condition hand painted using traditional sign writers techniques and materials. Each