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Double-Claw Hammer
  • Double-Claw Hammer
    This one is not marked, but it is the classic that was patented in 1902.
    There is a seam across the middle of the head because the bottom claw was cast over the top head that was built with an interlocking collar so it won't come apart.
    A very nice example of a rare and desirable hammer, G++ ..................... $335.00

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  • L. S. Starrett Improved Bronze Divider
  • L. S. Starrett No. 90, Improved Bronze Divider
    Early, nickel-plated model, stamped with the Sept. 24, 1889 patent date

    Most of the nickel plating remains. Has the straight points, and small and large caliper points, G++ ............. $185.00
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  • Millers Falls Hand Vise
  • Millers Falls Hand Vise
    This is the first one I have seen with the clamp to attach to a table or bench.
    The rosewood handle comes with all of the original attachments, including the washer cutter. 90% nickel plating, G++ .......... $225.00

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  • Disston No. 68 Dovetail Saw
  • Disston No. 68 Dovetail Saw
    A 6 inch saw with brass-plated back, and turned beech handle. The Disston logo is etched on the blade.
    It has its original box, which held two saws. The box is very nice and has the year 1928 stamped inside of the lid. Fine+ ......... $175.00
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  • Small Dovetail Saw
  • Early Dividers
    These very well-made 13 inch dividers with removable points are craftsman-made. The elaborate knurled thumbscrews would probably date this to the first part of the 1800s.
    The maker thoughtfully put a threaded hole on each side of the adjustment bar, so it can be used by a right- or left-handed person, G+ .......... $165.00

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  • Bronze Chariot Plane
  • Bronze Chariot Plane
    A beautifully-made chariot plane. Very well-designed, probably British.
    The body is four inches long and 1 3/4 inchs wide. Rosewood wedge. Very tight mouth in the applied steel sole, that has some rust and pitting on the sole from storage.
    Great patina, Fine ......... $225.00

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  • Hand-Forged Food Chopper
  • Hand-Forged Food Chopper
    An early one with nice form. One side of the blade may have been chipped - there are some seams where the blacksmith moved the metal around, but it looks great, G .......... $40.00
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  • P.H. Sinsz Glass Cutter
  • P.H. Sinsz Glass Cutter
    Made in Baltimore by P.H. Sinsz. An early one with a diamond point and steel wheel. Nickel plated with finely-turned ebonized handle. 3 7/8 inches overall length, Fine .......... $55.00

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  • Buck Brothers Carving Tool Set
  • Buck Brothers Carving Tool Set
    From the Riverlin Works, Millbury, Mass. A very high-quality American maker. Twelve cast steel carving tools with straw finish, in their original box with a great label.

    Some minor patina from about 100 years of storage, Fine ..................... $225.00

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  • Bacus Bit Extension
  • Bacus Ratchet and Bit Extension
    The mark is faint, but it is based on Quimby Bacus's June 14, 1869 patent. 7 1/2 inches overall. An interesting early tool, G+ ......... $95.00
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  • Jeweler's Anvil
    This double-horned jeweler's anvil was made by Gyros Products Co., Germany. It has japanned sides and a polished top. 4 1/4 inches long, G++ .......... $65.00
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  • Quick-adjusting Clamp
    Not marked except for 4IN.
    The shaft is loose to slide up against the piece to be clamped, then, by twisting the thumbscrew, it engages a threaded collar that tightens it.
    A great idea, probably from the late 1800s, G .......... $40.00

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  • Holmes Patent Tobacco Cutter
  • Holmes Patent Tobacco Cutter
    A cast iron tool with E. Holmes Patent, June 26, 1866 cast in the base.
    This is another tool patented by Elijah Holmes, Lynn, Mass who also patented a spokeshave on Jan 1, 1856 - See PTAMPIA II, p. 192 based on this patent; and a vegetable cutter and a peg cutter, G+ .......... $95.00

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