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	Paragon Ball Bearing Speed Indicator Early factories had overhead shaft and pulley systems with leather belts to transfer power to the machinery. The speed indicator was used to tune the machinery for most efficient use. Made by Harvey Hubble. It has several 1890s patents. This elaborate pistol-grip indicator is a favorite of collectors, Fine .......... $225.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Bruning "Micro Bob" Plumb Bob with Reel Suverkrop Patent 12 oz. plumb bob has a reel to set the height to exactly what you want. 5 1/2 inches high Fine......... $75.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Stanley No. 71 Router, Type 1 The first one was marked only with the March 4, 1884 patent date. The earliest ones had a closed throat. It is in extremely nice condition. 95% of the japanning remains. The Maple handles are very nice, Fine .......... $195.00 Picture Picture - Bottom [Order Now]
	Lady Legs Calipers These 19th-century German silver calipers are six inches high. They are decorated with garters and a leaf design at the feet. There is a slight bend at one ankle, Fine .......... $195.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Cummings & Babcock Clapboard Gauge Pair A pair of elaborately complex cast iron clapboard gauges. Patented May 28, 1887. I have never seen any others, Fine .......... $150.00 Picture Picture [Order Now]
	Goodell Pratt No. 668 Right Angle Ratchet Screwdriver The bit moves to either side to ratchet right or left.Four inches overall. Pat Sept 16, 1924. In the original box which has minor wear, G+ .......... $85.00 Picture Picture - Other Side [Order Now]
	Yankee Offset Ratchet Screwdriver No. 68-402 Made by Stanley with 1/4 and 3/8 straight bits. Four inches long, Fine .......... $20.00 Picture Picture - Other Side [Order Now]
	Yankee Offset Ratchet Screwdriver No. 68-402 Made by Stanley with 1/4 straight and No. 2 Phillips bits. Four inches long, Fine .......... $25.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Millers Falls No. 1 Carving Set These are early ones with rosewood handles. There are six carving tools in the original chestnut? box with sliding lid and paper label inside. Which are all in the original cardboard box. The tools look unused, Fine+ .......... $150.00 Picture Picture - Box Picture - Tools [Order Now]
	L. H. Gibbs Patent Expansive Bit A rare tool patented July 17, 1855. The first patent for an expansive bit, it seems like a very complicated design. Nine inches overall. It is missing one adjusting pin, G .......... $85.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Multiform Plow Plane This was patented Aug 29, 1854. The patent was for a detachable handle that could be used on a series of plane bottoms. The Multiform company was in business for only four years, until 1858. The plow planes are quite uncommon. This one is beech with boxwood nuts and a rosewood handle. There are a few minor thread chips and dings, but this plane is overall in very nice condition, G++ .......... $695.00 Picture Picture [Order Now]
	Jennings & Griffin Gunsmith's Chisels A long time ago I got a small cased Jennings & Griffin gunsmith's Tool Set that had a few of these chisels and a four inch pattern maker's drawknife - all with these bulbous handles. These chisels are 1/4- and 1-inch G+ .......... $60.00 Picture Picture - Backs [Order Now]
	C. E. Jennings Patternmaker's Drawknife A nice little 4-inch drawknife for small work, G+ .......... $70.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Kitchen Combination Tool This kitchen tool has a hammer, tack-puller, pliers and pot lid lifter. Overall length is ten inches, G .......... $75.00 Picture Picture - Other Side [Order Now]
	Eagle 12-Inch Framing Square A 12-inch Eagle framing square. Thicker than usual - the thickness of the big ones - with tapered ends. Graduated in 8ths and 16ths, G .......... $40.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Stanley 04-060 Drill Point Set for Hand Drills Eight bits that fit the Stanley eggbeater drills, and also drills with three-jaw chucks from other companies. The bits are 1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32 and 11/64. New Old Stock from the '80s .......... $50.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Phillips Plough Plane The early model with the Aug. 13, 1867 patent date and the Babson & Repplier mark on the skate. 90% japanning. Nice beech handle has a clean repair, G++ .......... $395.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Luther Bros. Co. Hand Grinder An unusual hand grinder. Chain- and gear-drive. Quite unusual.Larger size. I oiled it up and it works, G+ ..................... $95.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Eureka Instrument and Appliance Co. Altitude Meter In the original box with instructions. Measures the angle of incline in degrees, and also the rise of the slope for every foot of the base. So, the height of the slope can be calculated. A hole was drilled on one side to attach it to a board to sight on trees or buildings. Get the base measure and you can calculate height. 3 1/4 overall height, Fine .......... $55.00 Picture Picture [Order Now]
	Russell Jennings Spur Dowel Bitts in the Box Size 6 1/2. One left in the early original box that held six.The box has wallpaper designed covering. The label on the top is marked Deep River, Conn, their first home, and the end of the label says it was registered in 1876, The bit is new, some wear to the box, Fine .......... $45.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Great Hand Forged Hammer Early hammer. The head is five-inches long. Very nice form with a bit of decorative punch-work, G+ .......... $50.00 Picture Picture [Order Now]
	Union Instrument Corp. Vernier-Adjust. T-Square A 24-inch t-square. Iron head and plated blade. The head angle is adjustable to thousandths with a vernier scale, G++ ......... $95.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Eifel-Flash Plierwnch Kit Patented 5. 12. (19)16. This kit is complete with the eight-inch wrench, all three jaws (universal, pipe and wire), and the E-F angle screwdriver. According to them, the wrench can do everything. I've used one for years and the parallel jaws are great. Comes in the original oil-skin pouch with a 64-page instruction manual. The wrench has a straw finish. That is not rust in the picture, well, there is a little on the screwdriver, Fine .......... $95.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Cast Iron Level With Stars An unusual 12-inch level with a spectacular star design. There are a couple of similar examples, so, it was probably manufactured. There is a steel penny covering the plumb vial end. I think the level is much earlier than that. There are two corner chips on the bottom. Owner-made box, G ......... $300.00 Picture Picture - Bottom [Order Now]
	Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co. No. 90 Bevel From an early, well-respected tool company. Patented July 25, 1893. A small (arms are four inches long and 5/32nds thick), heavy duty bevel square with two arms, that seems capable of any layout possible. The ends of the arms are ground to 30, 45, 60 and 90 degrees, Fine ......... $115.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Simplex Jack in the Box A practical tool and an indestructible toy. Three-inches high, capacity 500 lbs. Built by the world's largest manufacturer of heavy-capacity jacks. With graphic box, Fine ......... Sold $45.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Landers, Frary & Clark Oil Can From a New Britian, Conn. maker. These oil cans were for home use, to fill lamps, or used in machine shops to oil the machinery. There is a vintage catalog illustration that shows an engineer in a suit with these cans on a fancy tray. Nickel-plated brass, Fine ......... $125.00 Picture [Order Now]
	Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co. Micrometer Surface Gauge A rare and unusual surface gauge with a nine-inch spindle. Has an actual micrometer adjustment for the pointer, Fine .......... $225.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Hill & Adams Diagonal Bit Holder Hill & Adams Diagonal Bit Holder. Marked Pat'd Jan 5, 1858. According to The Bitstock Source Bookthis was the first patent for an angle device attachment for boring with a brace, G .......... $90.00 Picture Picture - Back [Order Now]
	Early & Tack-Holding Hammer A. A. Potter tack hammer and tack holder was patented Feb. 12, 1884.It has a spring clip that comes down the side to hold the tack in a recessed area on the head. The only one I have seen, G .......... $50.00 Picture Picture [Order Now]

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