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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 [Order Now]
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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 [Order Now] |
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It has a logo stamped near the front - between the first two nuts, that seems to be a butterfly, with squiggly lines with arrows on the ends radiating to each side. It has more teeth than I can count, Fine+ ......... $65.00 [Order Now] |
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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 from storage. Great patina, Fine ......... $225.00 [Order Now] |
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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 [Order Now]
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Patented March 15,1887 by Edwin Walker. This one is unmarked, which is the case with the very few that exist, but is identical to the patent drawing and known advertisements. Walker, from Erie, Pennsylvania, is known in the antique tool world mostly for his patented plow plane, which has a body that is a series of vertical plates which adjust to conform to the profile of the cutter. Most of the nickel plating remains, but it is dull. A very rare gauge, G++ .......... $795.00
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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 ..................... $295.00 [Order Now]
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Patented May 4, 1880. A tool with classic Victorian design and painted with red and gold pinstriping. It was sold by Tower & Lyon. This drill, in this condition and in the original box is a top-shelf tool, Fine .......... $895.00 [Order Now]
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This one may be the most graphically pleasing of any saw set ever produced. The hammer arm is in the shape of a ball pein hammer. This one has the original foot pedal, which is very hard to find. Pat July 12, (19)10 and Buckeye cast in the arm. Complete and fully functional but somewhat dirty, G+ .......... Sold $295.00 [Order Now]
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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 [Order Now]
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These nine-inch dividers were patented Jan. 9, 1866, and manufactured by W. Schollhorn in New Haven, Ct. This is the early one made of cast steel. The later ones were pressed sheet metal, G+ ......... $95.00 [Order Now]
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The J. C. Longshore patent hammer. Patented Oct. 23, (18)66. It has a hammer, pliers, lid lifter and pot hook. I collect combination hammers, and I was thrilled to get mine 15 years ago. This is the only the second one I have seen for sale, G+ ......... Sold $95.00 [Order Now]
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Pat'd Aug 16, (18)92 and Mar 1, (18)98 cast on the handle. This is a heavy-duty nail puller made by L. F. Grammes & Sons, Allentown, PA. The nail is caught by banging down the handle, as usual. But this one has a compound-action; push the handle side-ways, and the nail is pulled straight out. It helps keep the board from getting too chewed up, G+ .......... $95.00 [Order Now]
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A very crisp plane used to rough-up a surface for gluing, like for veneer work. It has a Providence Tool Co. cutter, which is not unusual for wooden planes, but Barton made edge-tools. Maybe the toothing cutter was too specialized for Barton. It fits with the age and condition of the plane.In any event, it's a great user, Fine .......... Sold $95.00 [Order Now]
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Stanley No. 710 Vise, in orange and black paint. It's useful to have one that swivels on it's base, which lets you work from different angles. It has 2 1/2 inch jaws, and is ready to go to work G+ ........ $55.00 [Order Now]
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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 [Order Now] |
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Modern Woodsmen of America was a fraternal organization. Here are two ceremonial axes with aluminum heads that are embossed with the MWA logo. G++. ......... $60.00 [Order Now] |
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Six assorted chisels used to carve sand stone in Ohio, G .......... $75.00 [Order Now] |