Stanley No. 78 rabbet plane.

Stanley No. 78 duplex rabbet & filletster plane. 1960s vintage in dark blue japan. Complete. Excellent condition. ($30-50).

Wm. Johnson cast iron garden stake & reel.

Wm Johnson. ca. late 1800s or early 1900s. This is the British gardener's version of a chalk line, used to lay out the rows for her garden. Have you ever seen a typical British garden? It's neat, straight, lush, and lovely. Good+, especially considering it's designed to be used in a damp environment. ($20-30).

M.A.D. framing & layout tool.

M.A.D. The Square Mfg. Co. Pat. Pend. Stamped-steel rafter, layout, & framing square. Has 1 fixed leg with notches for penciling parallel to an edge; another moves around a protractor. Good. ($15-25).

Kitchen mincer with twin blades

F. vonBrosy / Steinberg. 2-bladed mincer or chopper for kitchen. Good. ($20-40).

Very old forged soldering iron.

Forged iron shaft with finger ring riveted to the copper head. Don't know when soldering was invented, but this soldering copper was probably around then. Good. ($20-40).

G.N. Stearns 1863 Patent hollow auger.

PAT. SEP. 8. 63. G.N. Stearns' Patent No. 39,841 for a hollow auger that accepted different sized bushings for various sizes of stock. Good-. ($20-35).

Pair of circle cutters.

One is a hand-held cutter with sliding adjustment. The other is for use in a brace and appears quite old. Its one-piece shaft is decoratively turned. Neither is marked. Both cut a 6" dia. Good. ($20-40).

Wooden screwbox & tap.

1/2" wooden screwbox & tap for making threads in wood. Good. ($25-40).

Stanley No. 91 & 98 marking gauges.

2 Stanley double-stem marking gauges: No. 91 and No. 98. Good. ($20-40).

Stanley No. 95 butt gauge & No. 98 marking gauge.

2 Stanley gauges: a No. 98 double-stem marking gauge and a No. 95 butt gauge (earliest style @ 1¼"). Good. ($20-40).

Patented fencing hammer with wrench claw.

Patented hammer has steps in the claw to fit several sizes of nuts, and one claw is pointed to aid in pulling fencing staples. Bit of chipping & ptiiting on head; handle rough on end. Good-. ($30-70).

Lot of 4 1800s screwboxes & diestocks of various types.

Includes a 7/8" manufactured screwbox w/ turned handles, a diestock forged from a worn-out file and dated 1877, a pocket version with built-in tap, and a heavy brass-faced screwbox with guide blocks that pivot open. Good or better. ($60-120).

Starrett No. 87 mercury plumb bob, large size.

L.S. STARRET CO. ATHOL, MASS. U.S..A. PAT. OCT. 16. 1906. NO. 87. mercury-filled plumb bob with built-in external reel. 5¾". Good. ($35-50).

Starrett No. 87 mercury plumb bob, small size.

L.S. STARRET CO. ATHOL, MASS. U.S..A. NO. 87. mercury-filled plumb bob with built-in external reel. 4¾". Fine. ($35-50).

Exotic wood frame saw with ivory keeper.

12" blade on a bow saw or frame saw of an exotic wood resembling rosewood. Ivory or bone keeper stick in the tensioning cord. Ca. 1980s. Nice looking saw. ($60-120).

Pair of hollow handle tool holders.

L.L. HULL / CLINTON, CT. marked on the brass shell of the beech handle. Other (possibly rosewood) handle is unmarked and has nickel-plated chuck shell. Both come with 9 tools. Good or better. ($30-50).

Hjorth micrometer depth gauges, 2 sizes, new in box.

Hjorth Lathe & Tool Co. apparently bought out Remington Tool & Machine Co. since both names are on the body, the first stamped into the surface and the second cast into the body. Both from Boston. Patent Pending. ca. 1910s. There are two sizes of the tool, No. 1 at 3¾" and No. 2 at 6¾", each in its own box with directions. The precision instrument is used for gauging dimensions quickly and accurately. The micrometer nut controls movement of the rod in increments of 1/1000 of an inch. Both gauges are MINT in the box, with the smaller box having a water stain on one end. ($50-120).

Stanley No. 83 cabinet scraper.

Stanley No.83 / Pat'd. Feb.4.96. Cabinet scraper with original roller. Good. ($50-90).

Cooper's jointer plane cutter, massive.

A 6" wide cutter for (I suppose) a cooper's jointer plane, ¼" thick x 14" long. Has two 3/8" holes drilled along the centerline for some unknown purpose. Good. ($20-40).

Pair of Masonic ceremonial gavels.

A pair of quality gavels made from exotic hardwoods and nicely inlaid with lighter woods forming various Masoic symbols. Highly polished & very showy. Fine. ($20-50).

J. Swan adjustable hollow auger, 1894 Patent.

James Swan/Patented May 29, 1894/U.S.A.hollow auger. Infinitely adjustable from 3/8" to 1½". Tang is a bit buggered up and missing one of the two cutters, but a very desirable & hard-to-find hollow auger. Good. ($45-90).

Lufkin No. 587 brass plumb bob for sounding tape, NIB.

LUFKIN No. 587 square brass bob for attaching to a sounding tape. 6" long, graduated in 16ths-inch. ¾" square. New. ($20-40).

User-made plumb bob with string reel.

User-made brass & steel plumb bob with external string reel. 1¼" dia., 7½" long. Good. ($20-40).

Stanley No. 18 knuckle-joint block plane.

Stanley No. 18 knuckle-joint block plane. Good+. ($20-45).

Sargent No. 62 router plane.

Sargent & Co. No. 62 router plane with depth stop & 1 cutter. Good. ($30-60).

Cheney No. 777 adze-hammer.

Cheney 777 adze-hammer. Good-. ($50-90).

Stanley No. 31 patternmaker's shrinkage rule.

STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. NEW BRITAIN CONN. NO. 31 patternmaker's boxwood shrinkage rule - 1/8" per foot. 2-foot, 2-fold. Not offered after 1910. Good- w/ a small chip on one edge and wear on the outside. ($60-120).

1870 patent glass cutter & knife sharpener.

PAT. APLD. FOR / PAT'D. XXX X8, 1870. on a cherry-handled multi-purpose tool that includes a glass cutter and a knife sharpener. Heck, there may even be a saw set hidden in the five layers of iron & steel somewhere. Unusual and fun. 5" long. Scratches across the patent date from sharpening a knife, and an early repair to an end split. Good. ($20-45).

Early farrier's butteris.

Early, unmarked, handwrought farrier's butteris, used to pare the horse's hoof. 2½" wide edge, 20" long. Overall pitting. Good. ($30-60).

2 miner's candlesticks: a Varney and a wound-wire.

A pair of miner's candlesticks. One is a marked Varney and the other is an unmarked wound-wire stick that started out as a 30" piece of 3/16" wire. Good. ($80-150).

3-bladed blood-letting fleam with horn handle.

BORWICK / CAST STEEL on the three 2½" blades of this fleam. Horn & brass case. One tip broken off. Good. ($50-100).

D.R. Barton cooper's adze.

D.R. Barton Rochester, N.Y. 1832. The classic American pattern cooper's adze. 3¼" edge. Good. ($30-60).

Goodell-Pratt jointer fence.

Unmarked Goodell-Pratt fence for jointer planes. Good. ($25-45).

No. 32 folding boxwood caliper rule.

NO. 32 folding boxwood rule with brass caliper. No maker's name. 1-foot, 4-fold. Good. ($25-45).

Wilkinson 7" folding handle drawknife.

A.J. Wilkinson & Co. Boston-Warranted on a 7" drawknife with folding handles. Good, but needs cleaning. ($30-45).

Drawknife with double-hollow edge.

One of those strange drawknives to which you can never assign an exact use. Hand-forged blade has 4½" edge w/ 2 hollow sections for rounding something with a small diameter. One works about a ½" dia. and the other about a ¾" dia. Good. ($25-40).

Circle cutter or gasket cutter.

European hand-held circle cutter, gasket cutter, or leather cutter. Pleasing design. Good+. ($25-45).

Harvey Peace 1883 patented hand saw.

Harvey W. Peace Vulcan Saw Works // Pat. July 3, 1883. Good. ($25-45).

Stanely No. 85½ rosewood panel gauge.

Unmarked example of Stanley's 20½" rosewood panel gauge that was used to mark layout lines on wide boards or panels. Discontinued in 1935. Clean. Very Good condition. ($40-80).

Atomic fencing tool reproduction.

Atomic / Glaskin Mfg / Pat Pending fencing tool reproduction. From the real thing that was patented in 1949 by Coloradoan Bob Glaskin. Often incorrectly described as made to hang on a saddle's horn, but there is no saddle with a horn that small. These were recast in the 1980s in an effort to fool unwary buyers. ($20-40).

Commercial timber saw gummer.

MFD. BY ARMSTRONG MFG. CO / PORTLAND, OREGON. A nickel-plated saw gummer & swager of the serious, commercial type for use in the timber industry. Has assembly numbers on just about every part. I can't tell if it's missing anything or not. Polished rosewood handles. It has never been used as far as I can tell. Fine. ($75-125).

Hagrave counterbore bit for a brace.

HARGRAVE is the maker of this adjustable counterbore bit for use in a brace. 5" long, not including the pilot drill. Good+. ($15-35).

Sargent No.81 double side rabbet plane.

SARGENT V·B·M No. 81 PAT'D. 7-21-14. two-bladed side rabbet plane. 4¼" long. The twin cutters have pitting and most nickel is gone, so…Good-. ($25-50).

Lot of 4 early Stanley try & miter squares.

Lot of 4 1870s squares offered by Stanley: 4" & 8" Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try & Mitre Squares, with lead fill around the handle rivets, the larger being marked Patented June 29, 1869 May 26, 1874 on the handle. Plus, a 6" No. 2 Patent Improved Try Square w/ lead fill. Plus, a 4" No.1 Improved Try Square w/ rosewood infill. All are Type 1 of their respective models. Condition is Fair to Good. ($50-90).

Lucas Photomicrographic (low-light) Camera.

Lucas Photomicrographic Camera: Mod. O, #44; Eimer & Amend NY. Pats. Appld. For. Camera for low-light photography. ca.1930s? Fitted wooden case. Some black paint flaking off the brass "film-holding box", otherwise Good+. ($100-200).

Goodell Pratt 3-stem machinist's marking gauge.

Goodell-Pratt Co. marking gauge with 3 independently-adjustable stems. Good. ($25-45).

Pair of small drawknives.

Neither is marked, but one looks like it's probably made by Jennings, w/ 4" edge & black-painted handles. The other is user-forged from a file, has a 4-1/8" edge, and is nicely designed & executed. Both Good. ($30-45).

E.C. Stearns 3-post adjustable hollow auger.

E.C. STEARNS & CO. SYRACUSE, N.Y. Adjustable hollow auger, ¼" to 1¼". 3-post model. Needs cleaning. Good. ($25-50).

Clark's Patent tool holder.

Totally unmarked, but it's Clark's Patent (ca. 1890s/1910s) tool handle or tool holder, in this case a holder of turnscrew bits. Rosewood handle. 7¼" long, without the bit. 2 flatend bits with factory grind. Fine++. ($40-75).

Half-back saw.

Uncommon half-back saw. Good- because top of handle slot where the blade enters the handle is broken out. ($30-50).

2 drawknives: a folding Jennings and a Shapleigh/Mound City

Jennings 10" drawknife w/ folding handles. Plus a 10" Mound City / Shapleigh Hdw. Co. Both are Good, but could use a good cleaning. ($40-75).

Stanley No. 98 & 99 side rabbet planes.

Stanley No. 98/99 Pat'd. Jan. 29, 95. Type 1. Some wear to the nickel on the flat side, so…Fine-. Nice. ($100-200).

2 folding boxwood rules from the P.T. Barnum mansion, Denver.

Two NO. 18 2-foot, 2-fold boxwood rules with no maker's name. One is graduated in 8ths, the other in 16ths. They came from the P.T. Barnum mansion in Denver. Denver was the winter home of Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth" circus in the 1800s. Good+. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 278 rabbet & filletster plane.

Stanley No. 278. Complete w/ fence, nickers, & depth stop. Japanning is 95+%. Fine condition. ($150-225).

Corsair smooth plane, NIB.

Corsair Iron Smooth Plane No. C-4, made by Great Neck Saw Mfrs. New in box. ($25-50).

1884 Ellrich boxed ratcheting screwdriver set.

Mfd. by the Ellrich Hdw’e. Mfg. Co. / Plantsville, Conn. / Pat Feb. 19. 84. Ratcheting tool holder w/ rosewood handle. In original wood box w/ 4 turnscrew bits. Push-button chuck. Right & left rachet. Good+. ($60-120).

Lot of 3 18th-century I. SYM moulding planes.

All 3 planes marked, I·SYM (1753-1803). All are quarter-round-with-fillet profiles, of 3 different sizes. The earlier one (middle size) has some worm damage. The other 2 are similar vintage & steeply sprung at about 45°. Largest is boxed, w/ 2" of boxing missing. Good- to Good. ($45-90).

L. Bailey's Victor No. 20 circular plane.

L.Bailey's Patent Apr. 23, 1867 Dec. 12, 1876 on cutter. Also has the 6 patent dates on the adjustment screw. A circular plane that would rate Fine except for missing those darned front & rear handles. ($150-300).

Stanley Bailey No. 5½ jack plane, heavy version.

Stanley No. 5½ smooth-bottom jack plane, a heavier version with thicker sides than most of them you see. Post-war production? Stained knob & handle. Hang hole drilled in rear of sole. Good- on finishes, but a sound plane. ($25-40).

Whale-shaped, folk-art smooth plane.

A Dutch blachschaaf smooth plane with carved throat and decoratively scrolled front horn. Beech. 6¼" sole, 1-5/8 " single Ward iron. Has an old repair on the left side, otherwise Good. ($45-90).

Sargent No. 5206 steel block plane.

Sargent V.B.M. No. 5206 low-angle, stamped-stell block plane. 6" long. Good or better. ($25-50).

2 odd novelty plumb bobs.

2 plumb bobs: One made from a 4¼" Splitdorf spark plug; the other marked Goodell Pratt Co., and looks to be made from the handle of one of their magazine push drills, but another one of these showed up in one of Brown's antique tool auctions recently, so maybe it's the real thing. Unusual, any way you look at it. Good & better. ($25-50).

Stanley No. 378 weatherstrip plane.

Stanley No. 378 weatherstip rabbet plane. 13/16" cutter. 1 depth stop. Good. ($40-75).

Bridge Tool Co. No. 5 jack plane.

Bridge Tool Co. St. Louis U.S.A. Jack plane in the No. 5 size. Product of Shapleigh Hdwd./Keen Kutter. Uncommon. Good+. ($25-45).

Pair of Stanley No. 68 mortise gauges.

2 Stanley No. 68 beech mortise gauges. One has two of the brass wear plates on its head. Not very common. Unique design among mortise gauges. Good. ($30-80).

Chevrolet advertising pocket tune-up tool kit.

Chevrolet / The Key To Chevrolet Performance. 3" long brass key-shaped case holds 8 fold-out tune-up tools, with each labeled as to what it does. Good+. ($25-50).

Aluminum cordage rule.

Tubbs Cordage Company / San Francisco… 4½" aluminum rule with brass slide has scales for USBoS specs for manila rope. Good+. ($25-50).

Lot of 5 rosewood bevels by same maker (Disston?).

5 sliding T-bevels by the same maker. None are marked, as is usual with this brand, but it seems there's an old ad somwhere that identifies them as Disston. 6", 8", 10" (x2), & 14". Good- to Good+. ($25-50).

Forged iron fishing spear.

5-tine iron fishing spear. Forged in 3 pieces that interlock & wedge together. 5½" across the tines, 13" long. Good. ($35-70).

Brass plumb bob, missing internal reel.

Unmarked, but I think this is a fairly contemporary plumb bob, 4¾" long, carrot shape, w/ needle-point steel tip. It had an internal reel for the string, but it's missing, otherwise would rate Fine. ($25-50).

Athol Machine Co. 6" quick-adjusting wrench.

ATHOL MACHINE CO. / ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A. 6" quick-adjusting wrench. All-steel construction. Don't know if the notch in the jaws is original or not. Good. ($60-120).

Western / Boulder, Colo. combination knife & hatchet set.

Western / Boulder, Colo. / Pat. No. 1,967,479 (1934) on a hatchet & knife combination set with interchangeable handle, in original leather sheath marked Western. Finish is fairly poor on the metal, but might polish out. Leather is cracked & snap for knife is missing. Worth of some restoration, but only Fair as it is. ($50-125).

H. Chapin yankee-style filletster plane.

H. CHAPIN / UNION FACTORY Yankee-style filletster plane. 1¾" wide cut with a skewed cutter. Wood thumbscrews to lock the fence arms, brass depth stop. Boxed corner. Good+. ($75-150).

24" folding boxwood rule with one beveled edge, 8-square & Line scales.

No maker's marks other than WARRANTED BOXWOOD on a 2-foot, 2-fold rule with one beveled edge. Graduated in 16ths on the front side and 8ths on the back side. Proportional scales on front, 8-SQUARE and LINE scales on the rear. Some stains & wear. Good. ($30-60).

Unique 2-blade panel gauge.

Panel gauge with 2 wedge-lock heads and 2 cutters that all move in relation to one another. Ingenious. Good+. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 78 rabbet plane.

Stanley No. 78 duplex rabbet & filletster plane. Made in England; cutter in U.S.A.. Complete. Excellent condition. ($30-50).

1850s D.M. Lyon mortise gauge.

D.M. Lyon & Co. Newark, N.J. on an 8" rosewood mortise gauge with brass slide. Good. ($30-50).

Wooden dividers, 1889 Patent.

The Miller Keyless Lock Co. Kent, Ohio. Patented Jan. 5, 1889 is stamped on all of the brass knurled nuts on this 17" wooden divider. Don't know if the patent is for the divider or for the nuts. Early repair a split on the fixed point, otherwise Good+. ($30-65).

Embossed hatchet from New Orleans dealer.

Silver Steel Axe Man'f'd Expressly for A. Baldwin & Co. New Orleans, La. embossed on shingling hatchet w/ 4" edge. Embossed hatchets & axes from the deep South are scarce. Good. ($30-50).

Stanley No. 118 low-angle steel block plane.

Stanley No. 118 block plane w/ blade bedded at 12°. Stamped-steel body is resistant to breakage. 1930-40 model. Fine, w/ 98% finish. ($35-60).

Ebony mortise gauge with brass slide.

Ebony mortise gauge with brass slide and 2 brass wear strips in head. Good. ($30-50).

Multi-purpose leather tool.

No marks on a leather tool with punch, pliers, cutter, and awl. Good. ($30-50).

Dixon decorated leatherworker's race divider.

JOSEPH DIXON / 3. 6½" handwrought leatherworker's race divider with decorative file work & chamfers. Gracefully curved pivot leg. Good, with some pitting on wing. ($35-70).

Rosewood adjustable spokeshave.

Rosewood spokeshave with brass adjusting nuts. Good. ($30-50).

Massive butcher's cleaver.

H. Ehrlich & Son St. Joseph, MO. 12. Massive butcher's cleaver with 16" edge, 30" overall length. Cord-wrapped handle. Impressive. Good. ($100-150).

Stanley No. 34V machinist's level, 8" size.

Stanley No. 34V "Eclipse" machinist's level with the rotating vial cover and groove in the bottom for use on piping. 8". Good. ($30-60).

A.H. Thomas microtome, for surgical or laboratory use.

Arthur H. Thomas Co. Philada. U.S.A. on the box lid. SCHMID / A.H.T.CO. 1192 on the back of the 5" blade. Includes handle and its retaining screw. If you don't need to make ultra-thin sections of tissue, I suppose you could use it in the kitchen to slice tomatoes. Good+. ($30-60).

2 books: The Stanley Plane and Woodwroking Planes, by Sellens.

The Stanley Plane: A History and Descriptive Inventory and Woodworking Planes: A Descriptive Register of Wooden Planes, both by Al Sellens. 1975 and 1978, respectively. Two classic tool collectors' reference books. Long out of print.. Hardcover with dust jackets (soiled by intact). Outside page edges are a tad soiled. Otherwise Good, tight copies. ($30-75).

Fulton Patent 1888 butt gauge.

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“Colorado Territory” moulding plane, 1860s.

This #14 hollow moulder, made by D.R. Barton & Co., of Rochester, N.Y., is stamped with a very unusual owner’s mark, at least for a moulding plane. It's circa 1861-1869, and the owner’s mark reads: MOUNTAIN CITY / C. T. (Colorado Territory) and was made with the postmark stamp of the Mountain City postmaster. Mountain City was a gold-mining town located between Blackhawk and Central City, but was overtaken & absorbed by those two casino gaming towns long ago. The mark appears on both the heel and the toe of the plane. A clear example of the postmark with an Oct. 14, 1861 date is taped to the side of the plane. Good. ($40-80).

Rosewood marking gauge with circular faceplate.

Unmarked 8" rosewood marking gauge. Cast brass head with flat & concave faces. I've seen these before but don't recall anything about who made it. Good+. ($30-40).

Stearns 1880 Patent 4-post adjustable hollow auger.

E.C. STEARNS & CO. SYRACUSE, N.Y. PATENTED MARCH 168, 1880. 4-post model. Adjusts from ¼" to 1¼". Near Fine condition w/ 95% nickel & japan finishes. ($30-60).

Starrett No. 570 replaceable-tip screwdriver.

The L.S. Starrett Co. / Athol, Mass. / No. 570. Wooden handle w/ collet-type chuck. 9½" w/ screwdriver tip inserted. Only one I've ever seen. Good. ($30-60).

Keen Kutter hatchet.

E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter Made in U.S.A. camp hatchet. Needs cleaning, otherwise Good. ($20-30).

10¼" brass plumb bob.

Unmarked 10¼" brass plumb bob. Carrot shape. Probably user-made and looks like it was intended to be filled with mercury, but it's empty. ~1" dia. Screw-in brass point. Good. ($25-50).

1877 Patented Countersink.

P.W. CO. PATd JAN 23d, 1877. Adjustable countersink w/ tapered square tang. I understand why this one is so rare--I don't think it worked worth a darn and users probably through them away after first use. Good+. ($35-60).

Atkins flooring saw.

E.C. Atkins flooring saw with curved blade. Good. ($30-60).

Gasket or circle cutter, cast iron.

Unmarked as to maker, but graduated from 4" to 20" in diameter. 11¼" long. Japanned cast iron. 2 adjustable cutters and a center pivot point. Good. ($30-50).

Sliding-box chamfer plane.

No marks on a 5-5/8" beech sliding-box chamfer plane with 1½" cutter. Good+. ($40-70).

Alexander's Plane Gauge for wooden jointer planes.

Alexander's Plane Gauge (jointer fence) for attaching to wooden jointer planes. 9-3/8" long. Original dark-green finish. Partial paper label. Good+ condition. ($30-70).

Sargent jack plane w/ Shaw's Patent adjuster.

Sargent V·B·M 14" jack plane (no number) with the Shaw's Patent frog-adjustment feature. Mechanically sound, but rates a Good- for finish & grime. ($60-120).

Panel raiser plane: Meier, St. Louis.

A MEIER & C0. / ST. LOUIS, MO. (1838-72) panel raising plane, or just "panel raiser." 4.25" wide x 14.5" long. Lacks the nicker & its wedge. Single cutter by Ohio Tool Co. Wood has been stripped, so it needs a dose of oil to bring it back to life. Because of that, Good-. ($50-80).

Broadaxe with graphically-curved handle.

The only discernable mark on this otherwise common 11" broadaxe is a large number 7. I bought it for the graphically curved handle, which is probably largely due to seasoning of the wood after the handle was fitted. Overall fine pitting. Just Good, but with an eye-catching handle. ($60-120).

Wagon wheel hub borer.

A tapered spoon bit for boring wagon wheel hubs. Handwrought, 31" long, the cutting edge tapers up from about 1¾" to about 2½” diameter. Friction-fits into a wooden handle which you supply. Overall it's well-pitted, which shouldn't surprise anyone who's seen many of these. From a day when you worked a full day for a full day's wages. ($50-90).

“Champion” Mortising Machine, 1912 patent.

CHAMPION MORTISER / J. LEUKART MFG. / COLUMBUS OHIO / PATD SEPT 10 1912. Mortising machines like this one became popular in the early 1900s for drilling the mortises for door locks. They lost favor in the early 1920s, when electric tools began to replace them. This machine is adjustable for length and depth of cut, and the width of cut is determined by the bit diameter. In use, the bit drops down incrementally after it makes each forward and backward pass. It took me about 3 minutes of cranking to cut the example mortise on which it's displayed. It was a basket case when I got it. It's now in fine, restored condition. ($200-300).

Wood jointer plane with carved throat.

25½" double-razee jointer plane with decorative cove cuts at the throat. Interesting handle design is actually pretty comfortable. Wear plate inlaid in sole in front of mouth. Could use a cleaning. Good. ($30-60).

Log marking hammer.

This is a TOUGH log marking hammer; that's the name cast into the head on the outside of the eye. The hammer marks a "blended" H and E so that they share a center vertical stroke, plus a couple of 2s in the upper & lower sections of the H (HE22). The face is about 2½" square, the head about 6¼" long. Supposedly came from the mountainous area around Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Good. ($50-90).

Billings & Spencer magazine screwdriver.

The Billings & Spencer Co. Hartford, Conn. Billings Patent…Feb. 4, 1896. 4 screwdriver tips stored in knurled & nickel-plated body w/ rosewood knob. Fine++. ($40-70).

Brass tailed T-rabbet plane.

Brass tailed T-rabbet plane w/ steel wedge. ~1/2" x 3-1/4". Casting is a little rough. Good. ($35-75).

Stanley No. 12 veneer scraper with toothing blade and a break.

Stanley No. 12 scraper plane has a toothing blade marked with the low S.W. logo and FINE (fine teeth on the blade). It would rate near Fine except for a break to one of the arms that connects the two halves of the blade holder. If I had half an hour I could repair that with a drill press and a steel pin; you could, too, and would have a nice user. Still, there's the toothing blade...buy it for the blade and throw the plane away, if you wish. ($40-75).

Reward poster from Boulder County Mining Assoc.

A framed poster printed on linen cloth: "No Trespassing / $50.00 Reward for info leading to the conviction…" From the Boulder County Mining Association, ca. 1930s. Actual size of poster is 8.5" x 11.75". Came from a Longmont estate with a lot of mining artifacts. Some minor wrinkles that could be ironed out. Good++. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 205 steel block plane.

Stanley No. 205 steel block plane, offered 1927-34 only as part of Boy's Tool Set #878. Also listed as Defiance No. 1245. Defiance stamped on cutter. 6¼". Good. ($40-90).

16 paper axe labels, new-old-stock, early 1900s.

A framed set of 16 paper labels for axes, from various Maine manufacturers & brands. Ca. early 1900s. All are original, unused, with gummed backs. You can't read the one in bottom left corner in the photo. It's for an "Aroostock Axe / Wedge / Made by North Wayne Tool Co. / Oakland, Maine." Frame is about 12.5" x 15.5". Labels are Mint. ($70-140).

Goodell Pratt hand-cranked grinder.

Goodell-Pratt Company / Toolsmiths on the brass nameplate of this bench-mounted, hand-cranked grinding wheel with exposed, but shielded, gearing. 20 to 1 ratio on the 4" wheel, which does have a very small chip on one edge. Doesn't look like it ever had a tool rest. Someone grabbed the main shaft with a pair of vise-grips to remove the stone's retaining nut, which resulted in some scars on the metal. 92% of the black & orange japanning remains. Runs smoothly, just as fast (or slow) as your little 'ol heart desires. Good+. ($45-90).

Gurley "dumpy" level that needs fixing.

W.&L.E. GURLEY / TROY, N.Y. U.S.A. / 541572 builder's or surveyor's dumpy level. 17½" scope. Includes plumb bob & sun shield. Oh, yeah,... and a Gurley tripod. Dovetailed mahogany box has been painted gray on the outside and someone decided he needed to identify it as an antique by writing "Antique" in red marker on the case strap. Black finish on the level. The instrument has a lens problem...focus seems OK, but no hairline visible, and the "focusing ring" on the front eyepiece is loose. ($150-225).

Buckeye No. 6 fore plane.

Buckeye 6 / Pat. Nov. 22. 04 / Other Pat. Pend. 17¾" long. Corrugated sole. Good- because of finish. ($35-70).

Set of brass pharmaceutical cork punches, with punch sharpener.

Set of 14 brass cork punches in graduated sizes, plus the punch sharpener. For use in pharmacies & laboratories to make bottle corks. Nice set. Fine-. ($50-90).

C.S. Osborne leather draw gauge, 1876 & 1877 patents.

C.S. OSBORNE & CO. NEWARK NJ / PAT. AUG. 1, 1876 REISSUED JULY 17, 1877. The earlier, all-iron version of Osborne's pistol-grip draw gauge. No finish left; some pitting. A complete, solid example. Good-. ($35-65).

Beech bow saw or turning saw.

W. JOHNSON / NEWARK, N.J. on a 12" beech bow saw. From a company that started in the 1830s. Nice design, nice wood grain. Fine. ($60-100).

Pearson's Nailer auto nail gun, ca. 1900.

Pearson's Nailer / No. 14B. Invented around the turn of the century for nailing crates together. Hammer-activated. Good. ($75-140).

Huge handled side bead moulding plane.

An unusual 16" handled moulder that cuts a hefty 1" side bead. Skate is made from a length of hand-stamped framing square, with the numbers showing. Glued tote. Good. ($25-50).

19th-century brain teaser.

A tool for the mind: a nineteeth-century brain teaser whose challenge is to separate the handle-with-brass-loop from the wooden-bar-with-interlocked-rings. There's a five-dollar bill reward for solving the puzzle. Only one person solved it before I started offering a reward. Good+. ($30-60).

Rare left- & right-hand side bead moulding plane.

H. Chapin Union Factory No. 124 left-hand and right-hand side bead moulder. 5/16" size. Twin blades allow cutting in either direction. Double-boxed, with one piece of boxing somewhat loose but intact. This is the only one I've run across in 28 years of tool hunting, so I consider it a fairly scarce plane. Good. ($100-200).

Early ogee moulding plane with religious marking.

INRI and IH are Greek initials for "Jesus Christ" that were sometimes marked on early tools to indicate the craftsman's religious belief that his artisitc abilities were a gift from God. Such is the case with the branded initials in this beech ogee moulder. Also with carved throat. 9¼" x ~1½" wide. Good. ($35-65).

A very attractive English badger plane.

D. BROWN is the only (incuse) stamp on this badger plane and it's in the usual location for a maker's stamp. There are a couple of David Browns listed as planemakers in the very early 1800s in the Liverpool area, so maybe this panel raising plane was made by one of them. 17¼" long with a 2½" iron, skewed & canted as usual with these planes. Has a lignum vitae wear strip inlaid along the right bottom edge. This is a really attractive plane (despite a strip of pith between the toe & throat) with a marvelous patina. If you're tempted to try out a British badger plane in your shop, then this might be the one you're looking for. It feels good. Highly recommended. Good+ at the very least. ($60-150).

Meeting rail plane for window sash.

No maker's mark on a beech, closed-tote meeting rail plane, used by sashmakers to form the weather-proof seal between upper & lower sash rails. 2-3/8" wide, 15-3/8" long, with a 1-1/8" wide cutter. Adjustable fence. A very uncommon plane. Good. ($75-125).

A. Mathieson & Son badger plane.

A. Mathieson & Son / Glasgow & Edinburgh 17" beech badger plane with typical skewed & canted cutter. For making raised panels. Early repair to right cheek has served well. Good. ($35-70).

Western sheath knife, Boulder, CO

Western / Boulder, Colo. / Made in U.S.A. #628 sheath knife w/ leather sheath. Small size: 3" blade, 6¼¼" overall. Good+. ($30-50).

Coachmaker's door-check jack plane.

MATHIESON & SON / GLASGOW // 2 IN. Used to plane rabbets in coach door frames to serve as door stops. Plane sole has rabbets cut on both sides with inlaid metal wear strips. Good, with a bit of stain on the sole. ($60-120).

Coachmaker's compound-curved & tailed sash plane.

A tailed sash plane with compound curves used by a coachmaker. Unusual styling in an uncommon plane. Good+. ($50-90).

Coachmaker's curved complex moulder.

A coachmaker's curved complex moulder. Good+. ($40-85).

Coachmaker's circular plow plane.

Craftsman-made compassed plow plane for coachmaker's use. Beech, with adjustable filletster-type fence. 120° arc cuts about a 4½" radius using a 3/16" cutter preceded by a double-edge nicker. It's 3¼" high x 9¼" long x 2½" thick. A showy & very unusual (maybe even "unique") design. Good+. ($150-225).

Brass ellipsograph.

Ellipsograph made of solid machined brass. 20¼" arm with 2 adjustable pivot points & pencil holder. 9" slotted base has points to hold it in place on workpiece. Works smoothly. Fine. ($50-100).

Stanley Defiance No. 1220 block plane, in box.

No. 1220 Defiance Block Plane, made by Stanley. Box is whole, but with the corners split. Plane is Fine+, (3$30-60)

Bergman tool holder & hand vise.

Bergman Tool Co. Buffalo, N.Y. hollow handle tool holder & hand vise. 10 tools. Nickel plated. Good. ($30-60).

Windsor beader with nickel fittings, 1885.

Pat'd. March 10. 1885. June 2. 1885. Ebonized wood with nickeled hardware. Good. ($50-100).

Acme heavy-duty cast iron stapler.

Acme No. 1 / Use No. 61 Staple heavy-duty cast iron stapler. 3½" depth. 16" long overall. Made to be screwed to wall or bench. Nickel plating & black japan are 95%. Fine. ($50-100).

Hammacher Schlemmer cast iron corner clamps.

Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. New York Patented July 11,99. Pair of cast iron frame clamps or corner clamps with cam-lock lever to pull the miters tightly together. Heavy duty. Good+. ($50-90).

Flattened corner chisel (proof that idiots exist).

Here’s tangible proof that some idiots shouldn’t be trusted with a hammer, or that some possess the innate aptitude to spoil a perfectly good anvil with a rubber mallet—someone with way too much time on his hands has seen fit to take a fairly scarce ¾” corner chisel and pound it out flat into a 1¾” common bench chisel. What a waste… Offered as a prime example for your "novelty" collection. ($20-45).

"Perfect Handle" triple-lever screwdriver.

The H.D. Smith & Co. / Triple Lever / Patented. One of the oddities of their Perfect Handle series of tools. Handles adjust independently for various configurations. Good. ($30-50).

Cast iron bevel attachment for a rule.

Unmarked as to maker, and I can't remember what I knew about it. A cast iron attachment for a rule, in this case a folding boxwood rule, so that you can use the newly-assembled tool as an adjustable bevel. Instead of degrees, the scale on the back side of the device is marked off with abbreviations for various polygonal shapes (M, P, H, O, W, R) where R stands for right angle. Pretty unusual, and none too common at all. Good. ($30-60).

Stanley 4-Square jack plane, 1923 model.

Stanley 4-Square Household jack plane. 1923 model, which is a little different than others of this model line because it doesn't carry the "4-Square" logo, either on the cap iron or the body. Low-Sweetheart cutter. Pebbled cap iron. Good. ($40-70).

Timber-marking race knife.

Wood-handled race knife for marking timber. From a company in Ouray, CO, an alpine mountain town in SW Colorado. Inked with the name & location. With leather sheath. Good. ($40-75).

Massive bench holdfast or carver's clamp, very early.

Massive & early forged iron carver's clamp or bench holdfast. Could clamp a 12" tall workpiece with its 15½" x 1-1/8" dia. shaft. Curved & flared jaw is ~7". A simple workhorse. Overall pitting just makes it more interesting and impressive, and is to be expected in a tool this old. Possibly 17th Century, certainly no later than mid-19th Century. Good. ($40-90).

Another massive bench holdfast or carver's clamp, very early.

More massive & just as early as the other similar holdfast in the sale. Forged iron carver's clamp or bench holdfast. Could clamp a 14" tall workpiece w/ its 19¾" x 1" dia. shaft. Gracefully curved jaw is 9" long. Overall pitting just makes it more interesting and impressive, and is to be expected in a tool this old. Possibly 17th Century, certainly no later than mid-19th Century. Good. ($50-100).

Sargent No. 708 Auto-Set smooth plane.

Sargent 708 Pat. Jan. 12-15. smooth plane. 75% japanning. Horn of tote gone, almost no finish left on wood. Needs cleaning. Good-. ($50-100).

Stanley No. 37 "Jenny" transitional jack plane.

STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. No. 37 transitional jack plane, known as the "Jenny" jack. Someone left it too close to the to the stove pipe and scorched the toe, but the rest of the body is in better than average condition. Comes with an extra body, Iron is pitted.. Because of the problems it rates Good-. ($75-150).

Cabbage cutter or shredder.

A cabbage cutter or shredder, also known as a kraut cutter. Or, as noted on the label on the back, The Home Vegetable Slicer / Pat. Feb. 22, 1898. Replacement blades were available for 6¢ each. From Catawissa, PA. 21¼" long by 3¾" wide. I'm pretty sure it was never used. Good++. ($20-45).

Pair of mortise gauges, boxwood & rosewood.

The boxwood gauge is manufactured. The rosewood gauge is user-made. Both are Good+. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 71 router plane.

Stanley No. 71 Pat. 9-10-07. Router plane with all 3 cutters. Good. ($40-70).

Brass chariot instrument plane.

2¾" long with 7/8" blade. Not old. Fine-. ($40-80).

1865 Nobles Patent bit brace.

Nobles Mfg. Co. Pat. Dec. 19, 1865. You stick the bit in, slide the ring forward to close the chuck shell, then screw the chuck down to lock the bit in place. Brass neck. Good+ condition, except for a large sliver missing from the underside of the head. ($40-80).

Sill drip plane.

A sill drip plane, unmarked as to maker. 11¼" long. Good. ($25-40).

Bewley wide complex moulding plane.

BEWLEY / LEEDS #8 quirk ogee with bevel moulding plane.

Marvel Level, 1951 patent, made in Colorado

Marvel Level / W.G. Hagood Mfg. Co. / Triniadad, Colorado 16" inclinometer , Pat. No. 2541215. They misspelled Trinidad on the level! Never seen another. Fine. ($40-80).

Unique adjustable steel rabbet plane.

A unique, well-engineered, and well-executed adjustable rabbet plane. Made from 1/8" steel angle, 2¾" wide x 11" long. Instead of a moving fence, this plane employs a moving ¾" cutter made from a file. It can be adjusted up/down, left/right, and even be skewed. I guarantee you'll be the only one on your block who owns one. Fine. ($30-90).

Alunimum pipefitter's inclinometer.

Tri-Level Mfg. Co. / Los Angeles, Cal. 18" pipefitter's inclinometer whose scales (one on each side) are calibrated in degrees. Features a groove along one edge for use on pipes, etc. and a spring-loaded center punch that's useful for marking the top-dead-center of piping. Good. ($35-65).

Double door plane.

OHIO TOOL CO. / 139¾ double door plane used to cut the molding on both sides of a door stile or rail using a previously plowed groove in the piece as a guide. 14-7/8" long. This one has screw-arms for adjusting the separation between the two cutters. Profile is a 3/4"-quarter round. None too common. Even with a repaired tote: Good. ($80-150).

Wooden saw set.

A craftsman-made hammer-activated saw set that has 3 separate adjustments for amount of set and to accommodate various saws. 18" long. Well thought out and well executed. It wasn't made by some hobbyist with too much time on his hands; it was designed by someone in the business of saws who had experience with what was needed. It has a few chips & breaks in some of the parts (wooden thumbscrew heads), but is still functional and attractive to boot. Good or better even with the chipped parts. ($50-110).

Sash coping plane.

This unmarked sash coping plane cuts a reverse ogee profile and features a fixed perpendicular fence. It was used to make the cope cut on sash rails. Good. ($25-50).

Screen-molding plane, Burrowes.

E.T. BURROWES & CO. MANUFACTURERS PORTLAND, MAINE. "Use this tool for fitting Burrowes' Patent Sliding Screens…" Good. ($25-40).

Washboard or double reed plane.

Unmarked washboard plane or double reed plane. 2" x 9-5/8". Good+. ($35-65).

18th-century halving plane: Frogatt.

B. FROGATT English halving plane, used to cut half-lap joints. A very uncommon plane from an early maker. Good. ($40-90).

Stanley No. 48 match plane.

Stanley No. 48 swing-fence match plane. Cutters marked R and L, respectivley. Nickel is 90%, but dull. Good+. ($40-65).

2 Stanley advertisiing rules, one a salesman's sample..

A salesman's sample of STANLEY TOOLS' "GREEN END ZIG ZAG RULES", 6" long, with one side looking like the first leg of a zig-zag rule and the other side touting the features of the Green End rules. The other rule is 6" plastic with architect's scales, advertising "STANLEY HARDWARE". Both are Fine. ($30-70).

Nice craftrsman-made mortise gauge.

No maker's mark on a 8" beech mortise gauge w/ brass slide, steel wear plates, and hand-filed hardware. Extremely well done. Good+. ($35-70).

Chaplin's Improved jointer plane.

CHAPLIN'S IMPROVED PATENTED 22" jointer plane. No model number on the plane. Corrugated in & out. End of tote horn gone, only 30% nickel on the lever cap, hang hole in heel, needs a good cleaning, but sound physically. Good-. ($50-110).

1927 patent cast iron bench clamp.

PAT JUNE 1927 on a clamp-on cast iron bench clamp. Features an eccentric-cam lever that advances an adjustable dog to clamp a workpiece on your workbench. A thumbscrew allows locking the jaw in place. Will clamp onto benches up to about 2.25" thick. The cam moves the jaw about 1". The dog will raise/lower about 1.25". Works smoothly. Good. ($25-45).

Stanley 4-Square jack plane.

Stanley 4-Square Household jack plane. 1923 model, which is a little different than others of this model line because it doesn't carry the "4-Square" logo, either on the cap iron or the body. Pebbled cap iron. Reglued tote. Japanning is minimal. Good-. ($30-60).

2 cigar box hammers, 1873 and 1893 patents.

PAT. NOV. 25, 1873. on a 10" long Capewell patent hammer w/ 2 faces & a spring-loaded nail/tack puller. Plus, an A.S. CO. COLUMBIA./PAT. JULY. 25. 1893. 7½" long w/ hammer head & nail/tack puller. Most black paint on handle worn off. Both are Good. ($40-75).

Salesman's sample Simplex screw jack.

SIMPLEX / TEMPLETON KENLY & CO. CHICAGO // WORLD'S LARGEST MFGR. OF LEVER SCREW & HYDRAULIC JACKS. 3" high. Aluminum. Good+. ($20-60).

Fulton swing-fence match plane.

Fulton nickel-plated swing-fence match plane, same as the Stanley No. 48. Both blades marked Fulton. Somewhat dirty, but Good. ($40-70).

Wooden dovetail plane.

Unmarked wooden dovetail plane. Brass fence attached to sole. Good+. ($75-125).

J. Kellogg gothic bead moulder.

J. KELLOGG gothic bead moulding plane. Unusual profile. Good. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 46 skewed combination plane.

Stanley No. 46 combination plane with all 10 skewed cutters. Type 3, 1876-79. Good. ($150-225).

Sash coping plane with side handle.

An unmarked sash coping plane that cuts a reverse ogee profile. Has a side handle and a screwed-on fence. It was used to make the cope cut on sash rails. Good. ($25-50).

J.R. Tolman compassed rabbet plane.

J.R.TOLMAN 1" compassed rabbet with the doubled-cutter arrangement that he is known for. Good. ($35-70).

Broom maker's hammer & clamp.

2 tools used in the broom making trade: a broom maker's hammer, marked Wm. Johnson & Sons; and a broom maker's clamp, with wooden jaws & screws. Good. ($45-85).

Triple-reed moulding plane.

P. CHAPIN / MAKER / BALTo. on a "3/8" triple reed moulding plane. Has a 1" section of chipped boxing behind it's cutter and the wedge finial is a bit banged, otherwise Good. ($40-70).

Massive wooden rabbet plane with offset tote.

Unmarked wooden rabbet plane with skewed iron, 2-5/8" wide x 14½" long. Offset tote. Good. ($30-55).

Brass palm plane.

Brass palm plane is 1-3/8" long w/ 3/4" cutter. Handle is ~2½" long. Sole is slightly convex in both directions. It has some age to it. Good+. ($50-100).

Keen Kutter & Diamond Edge hones, in boxes.

Keen Kutter razor hone in colorful tin box. Keen Kutter No. KA3 axe stone w/ paper label. Norvell-Shapleigh Diamond Edge hone in cardboard box. All Fine. ($50-100).

Lot of 5 patented wrenches made in Colorado.

Starting in front then left to right: 1) Anderson & Forrester / Denver, Colo. reversible ratchet wrench; 2) Pat'd. 1904 / The Snyder Wrench & Tool Co. / Colorado Springs.; 3) Matthews Patent Wrench Denver Colo.; 4) "The Denver Wrench" / Patented April 6, 1909; 5) Rhino Tool & Mfg. Co. Denver / Rhino 14 in. Pat. No. 143898. All Good or better. ($50-150).

1866 Patent hollow auger.

PAT'D JULY 17 1866 w/ the date & year being stamped with individual dies. Smith's Patent No. 56,459 was for improved adjustable jaws that move together to accommodate various sizes of stock. Good. ($60-120).

Lotof 3 wooden router planes.

E. PRESTON & SONS 6¼" open-throat with 1/2" cutter; a 9" wide birch "D" router with 1/2" cutter; and a 3" wide solid boxwood "old woman's tooth" (I don't make these names up) router with 5/16"cutter. All are Good or better. ($60-110).

Norvell-Shapleigh Diamond Edge No. DE05 jack plane.

Norvell-Shapleigh Diamond Edge on cutter, DE05 / Pat. Nov. 22. 04. Other Pat. Pend. cast into bed. Wheat-carved handle. Nice plane. Good. ($60-120).

Pair of handled Thos. Appleton match planes.

Thos. Appleton / Boston handled match plane pair, for cutting tongue & groove joints. 7/8" size. Good++. ($50-100).

Spill plane.

A spill plane, user-made (as most American ones were). Plane the edge of a 3/4" pine board with this tool to produce a thin, tightly-curled shaving that you can use to transfer a flame from the fireplace to your pipe. A supply of "spills" was usually kept in a wooden spill holder on the fireplace mantle. I've used this one a number of times to make spills for demonstrations, so I know it "works". Good. ($30-50).

Folding ivory rule w/ german silver fittings.

No. 86 2-foot, 4-fold ivory rule with german silver fittings. Proportional & edge scales. Yellowing on outside. Good. ($125-200).

Unusual side-compassed cove moulder.

An unmarked moulding plane having the left side compassed and cutting an inside cove. Good+. ($25-50).

4-reed moulding plane.

A 4-reed moulder. 7.5" long. Good+. ($30-45).

Maccubin / Baltimore 2-iron nosing plane w/ handle.

R.W. MACCUBIN / BALTo is the maker on a handled, 2-iron nosing plane. Except for the top of the tote being chipped, it's Good. ($30-60).

Brass bullnose rabbet plane.

3½" long brass bullnose rabbet plane with rosewood wedge. 1" blade. Good. ($60-120).

Parmalee's Patent expansion bit, 1874, scarce.

Patd. Sep. 22-74 and "Derby" on a 10" expansion bit based on Wm. Parmalee's Pat. No. 155,333 of that date. Features a graduated lip formed in an arc that pivots out of a slot in the head and locks at the desired diameter. Probably didn't work as well as Mr. Parmalee would have liked; that's why it's rare today. Good+. ($40-80).

Hat maker's brim gauge.

Hatter's brim gauge for cutting the brim to size. Graduated to 5". Missing the cutter. Good. ($40-80).

Coachmaker's side router.

15" beech router with the 3/16" left- and right-hand cutters aligned with the axis of the handle. Brass head, steel wear plate. Good. ($40-80).

Veit / Philadelphia shipwiright's jointer plane.

JOHN VEIT/PHILA/Cor. New Market/ & /Green Street razee-style jointer plane for shipwright's use. 22” long with a 2½” Butcher iron and a steel start button. Wear strip inlet into the sole in front of the mouth. I'm not so sure this is made of beech; it might be another wood because it's so light and there isn't much figure to the grain. Good. ($35-70).

Siewers Cincinnati mortise gauge.

C.G. Siewers / Cincinnati. / Warranted (1839-1866) rosewood mortise gauge. Good. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 32 jointer plane, near-Fine.

Stanley No. 32 transitional jointer plane. Except for a chip off the top of the tote, it rates Good+ to Fine-. ($50-100).

Lot of 4 smooth planes.

A 4" instrumentmaker's smoother; a 5¾" coffin smoother w/ wide, flat chamfers; a 6½" beech smoother w/ applied sole, missing a wear plate; a beefy 8" smoother w/ flat chamfers. Good- to Good+. ($40-90).

Diamond Edge transitional jointer plane.

Diamond Edge 28" transitional jointer plane. Good+ except for some checking on the toe & heel.. ($30-60).

Stanley No. 197 & 198 rosewood mortise gauges.

Stanley No. 197 and 198 rosewood mortise gauges. One of the 198's two rods has a chip in one end. Nickel flaking from the 197's rod. Good-. ($40-90).

Simeon Rowell jointer w/ metal fence, 1828-32

S. Rowell / Troy (1828-1832) on a 26" jointer plane with iron jointer fence. The fence is not as old as the plane, but they've been together an awfully long time. Checking on the plane's toe, otherwise Very Good conditon. ($45-90).

Spar plane.

KING & COMPy / HULL spar plane, 7/8 size, 7" long. 1-7/8" Moulson Bros. double iron. I think this plane was created as a spar plane in the beginning, as opposed to being converted from a smoother. It has a little roughness on the sole at the front left, but not enough to hurt. Good. ($30-55).

Stanley No. 112 cabinet scraper, Type 1.

Stanley No. 112 cabinet scraper, first model (1885-90). 1858 patent date on rear brass adjustment nut. Blade marked Stanley. Tote has chip on top & has been re-glued. Some staining on sole. Good. ($100-175).

Unusual Reed complex moulder.

REED / UTICA complex moulder: a long fillet with astragal profile. Marked "7/8". It probably has a recognized name, and if I had looked in Whelan's The Wooden Plane, it would have taken about 6 minutes to find out what it is.

Stanley No. 45 combination plane, type 1.

STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. / PAT. MCH. 11. 84. on the skate of this Stanley No. 45 combination plane. It's a Type 1, made 1883-1885. The slitter has the 1882 patent date. Has all 18 cutters (+ slitter). Handle is a lighter rosewood than usual with very prominent grain, almost a "tiger" rosewood, and has a small sliver out of the top. Japanning is about 75%, but it is clean and shows well. A little better than Good. ($225-325).

2 George Tritch Hardware Co.Denver, embossed axes.

Tried and True / The Geo. Tritch Hdw. Co. / Denver, Col. embossed on both axe heads, a single-bit and a double-bit. One of Denver's earliest hardware dealers, from 1861 through the 1930s. Tried and True was their registered trademark. A little rough, especially the single-bit, which is peened over on the head, but they're Tritches, folks! ($35-70).

Salesman's sample of metal-cutting files.

10" long x 1/2" wide sample file showing examples of 10 grades of file cuts for 6" files, from #00 (coarsest cut) to #8 (finest cut). Marked AMERICAN SWISS w/ 2 stars and a cross. In leather sheath. Someone tried a couple of the cuts on a piece of metal, but still Good+. ($30-50).

Lot of 4 18th-century moulding planes.

4 18th-C moulders: an I.COX with a delicate little astragal-type profile, almost too small to make out, has a hang hole and a small sliver near the front left; a small GABRIEL hollow; a large NELSON round; and a complex CAMMAGE with a piece of boxing missing. Otherwise all Good. ($40-120).

Stanley No. 46 skewed combination plane.

Stanley No. 46 combination plane. Type 3, 1876-79. 9 cutters. Good-. ($100-175)).

Adjustable sash plane: Seybold, Cincinnatti

E.F. SEYBOLD. / CINt O. on an adjustable sash moulder with screw arms. From the first half of the 1800s. Good. ($40-80).

Rabone No. 1190 24" boxwood rule with level & protractor.

Rabone & Sons / Birmingham England / No. 1190 / Warranted Best Boxwood. 2-foot, 4-fold rule with brass level and brass protractor joint. Good+. ($50-100).

Mathieson & Son adjustable compass plane.

Mathieson & Son / Glasgow & Edinburgh beech compass plane with sliding boxwood toe to adjust for curvature of cut. A few checks in the sole. Good. ($30-55).

Turned ebony & rosewood plumb bob.

4" lathe-turned ebony & rosewood plumb bob with brass cap & tip. Made by my good friend, Steve Butti, of Loveland, Colorado, about 12 years ago. Beautiful, Fine+. ($50-100).

Illuminated level, made in Denver.

Luma-Level / M &M Mfg. Co. / Denver, Colo. / Pat. Pend. / Lifetime Guarantee on a 9" aluminum level whose level vial is illuminated. Uses 1 AA battery. It works. Plumb & 45° vials aren't lighted. In the box with instruction sheet. Fine. ($20-50).

Lufkin No. X686 extension tape measure.

LUFKIN EXTENSION TAPE-RULE NO. X686 / PAT. NO. 1,964,280 (1934) for "inside & outside measurements". Good. ($30-50).

Spiked gutter adze.

A so-called gutter adze with an octagonal hammer poll. Maker's stamp looks like "POOR" with something undecipherable after that. This one has a fairly deep curvature. It's evenly pitted all over, but that's to be expected with an iron piece that's as old as this is; it'ss probably from the very late 1700s to early 1800s. Good. ($60-110).

International CutAwl reciprocating electric cutter for thin materials.

INTERNATIONAL CUTAWL / TYPE K8 Serial #5511 is an electric reciprocating cutter for thin materials--wood, metal, & plastic. It doesn't use saw blades, as you might otherwise expect from looking at it; it uses what look like small chisels of various types (skews & straights mostly, beveled on both edges, 1/16" wide) to chop through the material. The head can be turned & locked in any of 4 positions, similar to a scrolling jig saw. The action is very fast and it cuts through thin material quite smoothly and rapidly. Literature on the Internet hails them as superior for patternwork. The nameplate lists patents from the 1920s & 1930s. This example is in Fine condition and comes in the original wood crate. ($100-250).

Goodell-Pratt 1905 adjustable corner brace.

Goodell-Pratt Co. Patented May 9, 1905. Corner brace for use in corners, attics, & other tight spaces. 2-jaw chuck. Side handle adjusts to any of 8 positions. 50% japanning, 90% nickel, needs cleaning. Good. ($60-110).

Diamond Edge Tools pricing labels, n-o-s.

Shapleigh Hardware Diamond Edge Tools & Cutlery pricing labels. Each label is 1"x1.25". 16 labels per sheet x 11 sheets = 176 labels. All are new-old-stock. Green ink on buff-colored background. You could put one on each of the D.E. tools in your collection! Good+. ($30-60).

A. W. Woods' "Key to the Steel Square", 1902.

"KEY TO THE STEEL SQUARE" by A.W. WOODS, ©1902. Includes circular chart (which is the "key"), 40-page booklet of instructions, and a black leather pouch with gold lettering to carry everything. (Admit it, some day you really would like to know how to use a framing square to its full potential.) Good++. ($25-50).

2 Millers Falls "Buck Rogers" tools, with original packaging.

2 Millers Falls tools of the "Buck Rogers" line: a No. 1220 Plane-'R-File, new condition in poor box, w/ instructions & extra blade; and a No. 725 "nest of saws" on its original cardboard (two of its blades have been used). Distinctive gray paint with red highlights. ($40-85).

Plated Sheffield Brace.

Sheffield-style brace with beech body, ebony head, & brass reinforcing plates. Made by James Frost of Norwich, England (1864-1892). Good+. ($80-150).

3-tone steam whistle.

My honest opinion is that someone modified the brass base of a whistle with a 2.5" bell by adding 3 heavy-gauge steel pipes of 8.75", 10",and 12.5" lengths to get what you see here. It probably worked well and sounded even better. It's filthy. ($50-125).

Stanley No. 5¼ Junior Jack plane.

Stanley No. 5¼ junior jack plane. Smooth sole. Taped handle, so must have a crack. Good. ($60-120).

Stanley No. 742 breast drill, ca. 1941, Mint in shipping box.

Stanley Breast Drill No. 742 with low S.W. logo. 2 speeds. When I got this drill the box was unopened. I had it at a tool show with a sign saying to please contact me if interested in buying and we would open it together. I came back from coffee to find an un-named idiot had torn the packaging open, ripping the end of the box off in the process, and left it all laying loose on the table. Guess he was too stupid to put it together or lost interest after revealing the contents. But it still hasn't been assembled and the box end is still with it. Wrapped in protective "tar paper" for shipping, which was common during WWII. Date code appears to be 1941. Mint drill in torn box. ($50-125).

3 brass instrument planes.

3 brass instrument maker's planes. Lengths are 3/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/2". The smallest is the oldest and has an ebony wedge. The other 2 are not new, but certainly not "antique". All are Good. ($50-150).

Shipwright's breast auger with pod bit.

Typically used in the shipbuilding trade, this breast auger has a 1½" pod bit and is 32" long. Maker's mark appears to be a ship's anchor. Also marked "44", which is millimeters, I guess. Good. ($75-150).

Planemaker's float.

Early cranked-neck planemaker's float marked: (unreadable) File Co. Superb Cast Steel. 7/16" square w/ 7" long cutting edge. 14½" o/a. Pitted. ($30-50).

Lot of 4 coachmaker's tools.

A beech door check plane, 6¾" long, with rabbets on each side of the cutter; a 7" oak L-rabbet plane w/ steel sole; a "grasshopper" gauge w/ 10" arms, used by wheelwrights & coachmakers; and a 3¼" w inlay marking gauge w/ brass slide. Good; may need cleaning. ($50-100).

Stanley No. 1 "Odd Jobs" tool.

STANLEY No. 1 ODD-JOBSmulti-purpose measuring tool with a Lufkin 24" maple rule. The Odd-Jobs has 95% nickel that could use a minor cleaning and all its parts, so rate it a Good+. The rule is near Fine and makes a good substitute for the missing Stanley 12-incher. ($45-85).

Stanley No. 100½ squirrel-tail block plane.

Stanley No. 100½ tailed block plane with convex sole. Fine. ($125-150).

3 not-so-ordinary sad irons.

3 sad irons: 1) a MAJESTIC rotating-face iron with flat & fluting faces and a hollow body with an iron slug inside; 2) a GRAND UNION TEA COMPANY sleeve iron with removable handle; and 3) a fluting iron, hinged at the toe, with a patent date of AUG. 1870. All could use a good cleaning and brushing, so Good-. ($50-100).

Evans' Patent 1862 circular plane with brass nameplate.

R.H. Mitchell & C. Hudson / Sole Proprietors & Manufacturers / Evans Pat / Jan 28 1862 Mar 22 1864 on oval brass plate soldered to side of an adjustable iron circular plane that needs a good cleaning. Complete & sound, as found. ($200-300).

Evans Pat. 1862 circular plane.

Pateneted Jan. 28.1862. on the brass lever cap screw. Evans' Patent. Humphreysville Mfg. Co. cutter. Missing the brass nameplate that was soldered onto the side. Has been chemically cleaned. An uncommon, early plane worthy of restoration. Good-. ($80-120).

Keen Kutter No. KK96 double spokeshave.

KEEN KUTTER KK96 spokeshave with straight and concave cutters. Both blades marked twice with Keen Kutter logo. Nickel plating is 92%. Good+. ($40-80).

Stanley No. 55 auxiliary center bottom & sliding section.

Stanley No. 55 combination plane parts that are often found missing: the "auxilliary center bottom" and the "sliding section" from the left side of the plane. Some lighjt rust and worn nickel. Good-. ($75-150).

Stanley No. 45 combination plane cutters only.

CUTTERS FOR STANLEY PLANE, NO. 45. in two boxes with picture label & high S.W. trademark. 22 cutters in all, missing only the slitter. One label missing a corner. Good+. ($50-100).

Wolf's Lamp Patent on miner's safety lamp.

Wolf's Lamp Patent by Wolf Safety Lamp Co. on this brass & steel miner's safety lamp. Good. ($125-200).

Eduard Schenk miner's safety lamp.

Eduard Schenk Pittsburgh, Pa. on a nickel-plated miner's safety lamp. Good. ($150-225).

Stanley No. 66 beader, type 1.

Stanley No. 66 hand beader with Feb.9, 1886 patent date cast into handle. The first model, with tall brass thumbscrew for the fence. 1 cutter. 90% japanning. Good+. ($50-90).

Lot of 6 kitchen utensils & tools.

6 kitchen tools, including: 1) a kitchen grater with an 1870 patent date; 2) sugar nippers; 3) mincer or chopper forged from a file; 4) a cheese sampler from Switzerland; 5) a cheese sampler made by Marples; 6) a French herb chopper. All Good or better. ($50-100).

Lot of 3 domestic / kitchen tools.

3 tools: an old cast iron string holder; a Goodell "White Mountain" apple peeler; and a spring-loaded tool that has something to do with spearing fruit and then pushing it off the prongs. Good- to Good. ($20-40).

Stanley No. 10C carriagemaker's rabbet plane.

Stanley No. 10 carriagemaker's rabbet plane, with corrugated bottom. Sound, but has some visual appeal problems: gouge in handle, 50% japan, cleaned light pitting. Good-. ($175-275).

Old tin coffee mill.

A tin coffee mill with porcelain bean receiver and tin-faced wooden drawer. Bottom has a number "4" stamped in it. Still very usable. Good. ($50-90).

Gas-fired enameling device, 1890s patent.

THE GLOBE ENAMELER / JAS. H. SMITH & CO. M'F'R'S. / CHICAGO / PAT. JUNE 1. 86. DEC. 28. 97. Will accept a 15" wide workpiece. Stands about 12" high. Nickel-plated cast iron construction. Uses natural gas to fire the lower cylinder. The upper cylinder has extremely fine "serrations" that serve to grip the workpiece and pull it between the cylinders. Turning the handle causes both cylinders to turn in unison, via a series of gears. Has adjustments for thickness of material. Needs to be completely disassembled to clean & lubricate it,but would be well worth it. Mounted on a wood base. ($50-125).

The last vegetable slicer or cabbage cutter you'll ever have to buy.

Massive cabbage cutter (cabbage shredder, kraut cutter, vegetable slicer) is the largest most of us will ever lay eyes on. 18" wide x 45½" long. Unfortunately, it's missing the sliding box, but that's probably because you couldn't fit both of them in the same state at the same time. (The box is currently being used as a livestock corral in southern Kansas.) Just plain impressive. Good. ($60-120).

A. Howland rosewood plow plane.

A. HOWLAND & CO. / N.Y. (1869-1874) handled rosewood plow plane w/ boxwood screw arms & nuts. Howland had the contract with the Auburn State Prison, so this plane was made by the inmates there (before they made license plates for autos). Long horn on the tote. Screwarms have a number of chipped threads. Includes 4 cutters. Good. ($300-400).

The last apple peeler you'll ever have to buy.

GOODELL CO. / "BONANZA' / ANTRIM, N.H. U.S.A. commercial apple or potato peeler that combines rotary & reciprocating motions to peel, core, and eject your fruit or vegetable of choice. Stands about 15" high and is about 18" long not counting the crank handle. Has to be mounted to a sturdy surface in use 'cause there's a lot going on when it's in operation. Turn the handle one way to peel & core, then reverse direction to eject the core and prepare it to receive another. Has a welded repair to one component. Original green paint, which was Goodell's color. It needs to be cleaned and "tuned" a bit, but well worth it. You'll be through a bushel basket in no time just to watch all the parts moving at the same time. I'll call it Good. ($75-150).

The last cheese cutter you'll ever have to buy.

The Templeton / The Computing Scale Co. / Dayton, Ohio / Patented Nov. 11-02. on a commercial cheese cutter bearing serial No. 1698. 19" in diameter with a 9" long x 6" high blade. It has 2 scales on the perimeter, each with a locking lever. One is marked off in 1/4-pound increments from 0 to 1 lb. The other is graduated from 16 to 36. Both affect how the wheel moves in increments so you can adjust for thin or thick slices. The rotating wheel that the cheese sits on is 14" across. The blade will pivot up far enough so that it rests in the "up" position. Maroon japanning with gold striping. Good condition. ($150-250).

Dietzgen 21" wye level.

Dietzgen Wye Level for builders and surveyors, in its fitted mahogany box. #27479. 21" scope. 3½" x 8 threads. Matte black finish that needs a light cleaning. Includes a K&E tripod. Good condition. ($250-350).

Stanley No. 2C smooth plane.

Stanley No. 2C smoother. V trademark on blade. Handle & knob have some problems. Japanning is 90%. Good-. ($200-425).