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A potential problem here with old Stanley tools, et al, sold internationally on the web which, pre-war featured Rosewood handles on the best examples as a matter of course.
Unlike Ivory items which has a pre-1947 inheritance legality, there does not seem to be anything in place for old tools. In theory, anything that even looks like Rosewood, (whether it is or isn’t) can be seized at borders.
In the UK, as the law stands, there is no impediment to owning and using such stuff……. Just taking it out of the country poses a risk.
Anyway, good luck and enjoy London. The best place for artifacts of all kinds is the V&A… you could spend a month there and still not see everything. Also, National museums in the UK are free-entry, not so private ones…….