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19th Century Clock Gear Cutting Machine
Located in Peekskill, NY
up on this table to work two different ways. A cast iron hand cranked wheel was added for manual
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph Home Model C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
, adding to its historical value and authenticity. The phonograph's design includes a hand-crank mechanism
Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

20th Century French Industrial Cast Iron Mechanical Drafting Table
Located in High Point, NC
, beautifully aged with a natural patina, rests upon an intricate cast iron base equipped with hand cranks and
Category

20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal, Berlin Iron

English Vintage Port Wine Decanting Cradle
Located in Austin, TX
and the precisely engineered hand crank mechanism allows for a careful, slow decant. The candle on
Category

Early 20th Century English Barware

Materials

Brass

Aretino Disc Machine Phonograph
Located in Guaynabo, PR
side, there is the hand crank. A red decal in the front of the wood case identifies the name of the
Category

Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

19th Century Original Painted Barker Cast Iron Keywind Barber Pole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for accents. This uses a hand crank and is weight driven. The clock movement turns the stripes for up
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Political and Patriotic Memo...

Materials

Iron

1907 Century Studio Camera 9A Eastman Kodak Co Folmer Schwing Dept Rochester NY
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Savannah, GA
flat surface. The base has a hand crank to lower or raise the camera. The camera and base appear to be
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Spinning Jenny
Located in London, GB
. Lower platform with hand crank and wheels that activate the figure and the spinning wheel. Platforms
Category

Antique 1850s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Giant C.J. Spooner Carved "Crown Center" Carousel Panel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
" carousel. Many panels would form a revolving center that was often hand cranked to spin in the opposite
Category

Antique 19th Century British Carnival Art

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Spinning Jenny Automaton.
Located in London, GB
platform with hand crank and wheels that activate the figure. Platforms joined by turned columns and are
Category

Antique 1820s Unknown Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

Antique Woodworker s Lathe
Located in New Orleans, LA
introduced in the Middle Ages, replacing the hand-cranked model and freeing a craftsman's hands to hold wood
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

1800s Adjustable Chain Drive Mechanical Table
Located in Peekskill, NY
industrial furniture. A simple rotation of hand crank turns the 3 round gears and chain that move the 4
Category

Antique 19th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Ancient Planet Model, Tellurium, FR. J. Berg, Stockholm, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
can be seen clearly in the attached video. The tellurium is set in motion with a hand crank. Thus the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swedish Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Ancient Tellurium, Planetary Model, Stockholm, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
set in motion with a hand crank. This causes the earth to rotate around itself, the moon around the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy Sewing Machine Collection Featuring Singer, Vulcan, Regina, Elna, an
Located in Mortsel, BE
This fascinating collection of vintage hand-crank sewing machines, originally designed as toys for
Category

20th Century Unknown Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Antique English Crank Dining Table Carved Oak Expandable Leaf Edwardian c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Crank Dining Table Carved Oak Expandable Leaf Edwardian. Direct from England, a
Category

Antique 1890s British Edwardian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Planet Model, so called Tellurium, Stockholm circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
hand crank. In this way, the earth rotates around itself, the moon around the earth and the moon and
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

19th Century Lechetier Barbe Co Studio Easel of Hugh Hosking Augustus John
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large mid to late 19th century Lechetier Barbe & Co hand cranked artist studio easel
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Six-Melody Cylinder Crank Music Box in Good Working Order
Located in Dallas, TX
with brass hinges, escutcheon, crank and key. The inside is walnut patinated and the music box is in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

1800s Edison Class M Electric
By Edison
Located in Peekskill, NY
powered by a DC motor. These were produced before he perfected his hand crank version. These rare machines
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Massive 19th Century Wooden Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
conjunction with a top stone and cranked by hand to mill grains into flour. This piece is now perfect for use
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Jane Kite, Herringbone Pot
Located in London, GB
Hand-built crank clay with oxide H34 x D26 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Jane Kite, Small Jug (dark herringbone)
Located in London, GB
Hand-built crank clay with oxide H12 x D5 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Jane Kite, Small Jug (light horizontal bands)
Located in London, GB
Hand-built crank clay with oxide H13 x D5 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Jane Kite, Large Jug (light with vertical lines)
Located in London, GB
Hand-built crank clay with oxide H15 x D6 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Jane Kite, Clinker Pot
Located in London, GB
Hand-built crank clay with oxide H25 x D26 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Coffee Grinder made by Husqvarna ca. 1910
Located in Los Angeles, CA
his customers. It works by turning the crank by hand and can be adjusted for fine or coarse grind.
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

Fantastic Early 19thc Handmade Butter Churn On Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BANDS ARE HAND MADE CUT TIN AND THE TOP OPENING OF THE CHURN IS HAND CUT TIN.THE CRANK HANDLE IS FORGED
Category

Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Late 19th Century Oak Hand Cranked Easel
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century oak hand cranked rise and fall artist's H-frame easel. With removable hand
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Easels

Materials

Iron

Vintage Brass Hand Crank Wine Bottle Opener
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Brass Cork Screw Hand Crank Wine Bottle Opener. This is a Vintage Wine Bottle Opener that
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Barware

Materials

Brass

Hand Crank 1885 Concert Rollor Organ
Located in Peekskill, NY
plays a metal-pin-studded wooden cylinder also called a “cob.” A hand crank activates the vacuum bellows
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

1930s Fabulous Industrial Adjustable Wood Table Hand Crank Metal Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Hand Crank Metal Base Adjustable height useful as Lectern, Drafting, Music Stand, Server, Writing Table
Category

Vintage 1930s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Hand Crank Steamship Foghorn
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships foghorn with mahogany box with brass crank handle. Leather carry handle. Circa 1950.
Category

Vintage 1950s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Western Electric N317CG Hand Crank Oak Case Wall Clock Bell Rings
By Western Electric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Western Electric N317CG hand crank oak case wall clock bell rings. Item features 1 swing
Category

Early 20th Century North American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Hand Crank Chain Drive Lift
Located in Peekskill, NY
cranks up and down and securely locks in place with a ratchet mechanism. This is the kind of object you
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Early 20th Century Original Wood Hand Crank Kellogg Phone Model F2809
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th Century Antique Kellogg hand crank wall mount telephone model #F2809 in very good
Category

Late 20th Century Antiquities

Materials

Oak

Working 1903 Edison Standard Cylinder Phonograph Manual Hand Crank
By Thomas Edison
Located in New York, NY
with manual wind up crank and horn. This can be seen at our 333 West 52nd St location in the Theater
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Machine Age Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Automaton, Hand Cranked Miniature Signed Stage Model, Opera Aida, Hand-Painted
By Frank Pancho Gates
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Metropolitan Opera in N.Y.C. in the 1970s), When a crank on the side of the model is turned the small wood
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Unmarked Small Four Passenger Hand Crank Driven Wind Up Ferris Wheel Circa 1935
Located in Incline Village, NV
hand (see attached video) and with the other hand rotate the crank forward or backwards and the ferris
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Victorian Working Cast Iron Doorbell Matching Crank
Located in New York, NY
Antique Victorian ornate doorbell. Complete with the exterior hand crank. Original porcelain knob
Category

Antique 1890s American Victorian Doors and Gates

Materials

Brass, Iron

French Artist’s Easel with Crank, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
so very sturdy. Fully adjustable with a hand crank; some brass hardware. Display your best painting
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Easels

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Industrial Steel Manual Machine Age Factory Die Lift, Crank Table Cart
Located in Oakville, CT
". Adjustable shelf measures 27 1/2" x 24". Shelf is adjusted by the hand crank at the
Category

20th Century American Machine Age Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

World War II Era Siren
Located in London, GB
A WW II era hand cranked siren mounted on a later teak display stand. In working order.
Category

Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Polished Nickel TV Stand
Located in New York, NY
Large polished nickel adjustable TV stand/easel on casters. Hand crank adjusts flat screen height
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Easels

Materials

Nickel

Large Antique Leather Gymnasium Pommel Horse c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Czech leather gymnasium pommel horse. Beautifully aged leather with steel legs. Hand crank hand
Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Antique KTAS Rotary Phone
Located in New York, NY
complete with hand crank, rotary dial and cloth cord.
Category

Antique 19th Century European Antiquities

Materials

Metal

1930s Adjustable Wood Easel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wood easel from the 1930s. Adjustable hand crank lowers and raises the bottom of the unit
Category

Vintage 1930s British Easels

Materials

Metal

Artists Studio Easel
Located in London, GB
the photographs is 80 inches - 203 cm, this height can be adjusted by using the hand cranked mechanism
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Easels

Materials

Iron

Desktop Model of a Gatling Field Gun
Located in Cheshire, GB
painted metal carriage with brass bossed wheels, the working hand crank rotating the inner barrel to
Category

Early 20th Century British Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

Cutaway Demonstration Model of a Four Stroke Petrol Engine
Located in London, GB
internal combustion engine is hand cranked, the main parts of the engine move through the stages of the 4
Category

Late 20th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
brass horn with original Nipper logo on the side. Metal and wood hand crank on the side. The needle arm
Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Artist s Studio Easel by Collardeau of Paris
Located in London, GB
An oak hand cranked rise and fall artist's studio easel by C. Collardeau, 4 rue Victor-Massé Paris
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Easels

Materials

Iron

1930s Beardsley Barber Pole
Located in Peekskill, NY
clockwork motor... The hand crank is also included. It has been rewired and takes 2-light bulbs for the pole
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

1950s Danish adjustable long and narrow desk or table by Max Bohme Fabrikate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s table with pullout leaves to expand the table and hand crank mechanism to raise the table
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of 20th Century French Industrial Style Adjustable Round Guéridons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
diameter top with rim, resting on a center column industrial hand -crank adjusting mechanism, with a
Category

20th Century Industrial Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Early 20th Century French Brass Klaxon Horn
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an early 20th century Klaxon or a French “Le Krakfort” hand cranked horn. It is a manually
Category

Early 20th Century French Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Industrial Printer s Table
Located in New Windsor, NY
four paw feet and hand cranks to loosen or tighten the top. Top, 22"W x 24". Nicely worn, distressed
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

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Hand Crank For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hand crank you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each hand crank for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Find 64 options for an antique or vintage hand crank now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a hand crank — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right hand crank, those designed in industrial, folk art and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made hand crank over the years, but those crafted by Bahram Shabahang, Europa Antiques and Hamilton Products are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Hand Crank?

The average selling price for a hand crank at 1stDibs is $2,152, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $188,500 for the highest priced.