Auction Catalog
October 2021
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[#3] H.W. Peace Corner or "Square" Saw w/ 16 in. Blade (John F. Allen Pat. December 24 1867) [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #96 p. 8] ... $145

[#8] Lot: Plumber's Tools Incl. Lead Dressing Stick and (7) Turnpins; Set of Audels Carpenters and Building Guides ... $30

[#34] Box Lot of Stanley Tools Incl. Some IOB: #39 Doweling Jig; Trammel Points; (2) #75 Side Rabbet Planes; #95 Butt Gauge; #99 Side Rabbet Plane; #100 Block Plane; #271 Marking Gauge; etc. ... $190

[#36] 24 in. Gunter's Rule by Belcher Bros. & Co. (New York) Bound Satinwood (has Gunter's Logarithmic Scales and Proportional Dividers Circa 1853) ... $250

[#47] Patented Metal Brace w/ Knob At End of Chuck That Operates Jaws (H.C. Hart Pat. April 7 1874 Unionville CT ) ... $80

[#75] Fisher Norris #5 Anvil (50 lbs.) [Described and illustrated in "Early Tools of New Jersey and the Men Who Made Them" p. 108] ... $500

[#76] D.W. Simmons Marking Gauge w/ Circular Cutter On Round Stem (Pat. May 30 1871) [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #103 p. 5] ... $190

[#77] 8 in. Boxwood Marking Gauge by Charles Bellamy (Arlington NJ) w/ Lever Lock (Pat. July 22 1884) ... $100

[#85] Left-Handed Curved Froe w/ Old Handle 8 in. Edge [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #90 p. 4] ... $50

[#86] Curved Froe w/ 12 in. Edge and 9 in. Handle [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #90 p. 4] ... $55

[#87] Lot: Small Froe w/ 5-1/2 in. Slightly-Compassed Edge; Basketmaker's Froe w/ 5-1/2 in. Slightly-Bowed Edge [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #90 p. 4] ... $120

[#102] Box Lot of Stanley Planes: #45 combination ; #79 side rabbet; #99 side rabbet; #101 block ... $110

[#105] Box Lot: Swan Auger Bits w/ Box; Steam Gauge; General #887 Dowel Former & Chamfering Tool IOB; etc. ... $15

[#119] 22 in. Butcher Saw by H.A. Page (Boston) w/ 3 Eagle TMs Early Screws and Apple Handle ... $15

[#120] Slicing Saw w/ Grooves On Sides (May Be For Slicing Fish or Meat -- Grooves Release Oil or Blood?) Early Screws ... $120

[#122] 11-1/2 in. European Axe w/ Symmetrical Head 8-1/2 in. Applied Edge (Very Old 31-1/2 in. Handle) Unmarked [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #138 p. 1] ... $70

[#131] Box Lot: Disston Bread Saw; Large Shears; Ice Shave; Oil Can; Leatherworker's Tools; Scale ... $45

[#144] 1 in. Auger w/ Gull-Wing T-Handle Unusual Center-Type Bit (See Illustration In Mercer Page 189; From Stetzler Collection) ... $70

[#145] Lot of Hand-Forged Items: Blacksmith's Forge Spoon (See Blacksmith etc At Shelburne by Smith Page 135); Slate Shingle Ripper (26 in. Overall) ... $15

[#147] 9-3/4 in. Reed and Follow Molding Plane With 1/2 in. Bead by N. Little w/ Sleeper-Type Wedge ... $45

[#159] Lot of Catalogs and More Incl. Disston; Stanley; Brown & Sharpe; Atkins; Morse; Yates-American; Bonney; etc. ... $70

[#160] Lot: Coachmaker's T-Rabbet Plane; Stanley Level; Concave Spokeshave; Sargent #81 Double Side Rabbet Plane ... $60

[#161] Lot: Union Wood Bottom Smooth Plane; (2) Mini Coffin Planes; Oil Can; Set of Audels Guides; etc. ... $40

[#165] Patented Ratchet Brace by W.A. Ives & Co. (New Haven CT) w/ Wood Head & Grip (Pat. June 24 1884) ... $10

[#167] Boxed Grecian Ogee With Bevel Molding Plane by W.L. Washburn (Amherst MA) ex- Pollak Collection ... $60

[#175] Lot of Primitive Tools Incl. (2) Grappling Hooks; Wooden Mallet; Shears; Chopping Knife; etc. ... $60

[#181] Lot of 3 Tools In Box: Millers Falls Block Plane; Defiance Block Plane; Stanley #59 Dowel Jig ... $50

[#194] Patented Brace w/ Tapered Chuck Pat. November 17 1868 (Not In Pearson) Missing Thumbscrew ... $10

[#195] Peck Stow & Wilcox Patented Ratchet Brace (Brace Pat. February 11 1879 by Obed Peck To PSW; Ratchet Pat. December 30 1884 by Amos Shepard To PSW) ... $20

[#197] Millers Falls Mfg. Co. Patented Brace w/ 2 Cylinders On Chuck (One Cylinder Opens Jaws and Other Causes Bit To Be Secured In Chuck) ... $20

[#200] Little Wonder Hedge Trimmer by John C. Dettra Co. (Oaks-Montgomery PA) Pat. May 28 1914 ... $50

[#214] Box Lot of Misc. Tools & Parts Incl. Spokeshaves; Level Sights; Plumb Bobs; Wing Dividers; etc. ... $70

[#224] Patented Hand Drill by Joseph Rusby (Newark NJ) w/ 3-Position Extendable Side Handle (Pat. January 27 1903) ... $40

[#241] Oats Fork by Gray (Pittstown NJ) [Described and illustrated in "Search For Early New Jersey Toolmakers" p. 113] ... $50

[#244] Lot: History of Nails Display; Pair of Brass Trammel Points on Beam; (4) Marking Gauges ... $150

[#248] Lot of Very Good Tools Incl. Spokeshave; Bevel Gauges; Folding Rules; Plumb Bobs; Scales; Spiral Drivers; Turnscrews; etc. ... $45

[#257] Lot of 6 Signed T-Bevels: Bringhurst & Kirby; Disston & Morss; Stanley; Standard Rule; others ... $45

[#265] Very Complex Molding Plane (Grecian Ovolo–Fillet–Cove & Bead With Square) by E. Baldwin (New York) w/ 2 Irons & Wedges ... $110

[#266] Triple-Boxed Grecian Ovolo With Bead Molding Plane by S.C. Cook and Richards (New Brunswick NJ) Iron Is Broken ... $25

[#270] Lot of 3 Measuring Rods: Long Marsh Gauge Pole Co. (Titusville PA); 36 in. Handmade by RJM 1831; 24 in. Octagonal Gauging Rod ... $20

[#271] Lot of Misc. Tools: Pike Mfg Co Sharpening Stone in Metal Holder; Alligator and Monkey Wrenches; Dividers; etc. ... $25

[#286] Box Lot: (2) Large Screwdrivers; Saw Vise; Bung Auger; T-Auger; (3) Large Auger Bits; Reamer ... $5

[#289] William Marples (Sheffield) Ultimatum Brace Circa 1875-1901 (John Cartwright's Pat. December 16 1848) ... $400

[#291] Sheffield-Style Wood Brace w/ 6 Craftsman-Made Pads 15-1/2 in. Overall (Pictured On Page 63 of "American Woodworking Tools"; ex- Kebabian Collection) ... $300

[#292] 1-1/2 In. Double Crank Raft Auger w/ 31 in. Removable Bit (48 in. Overall) [Described and illustrated in The Tool Shed #154 p. 3] ... $40

[#293] Patented Brace Wrench w/ Sliding Chuck & Thumbscrew Pat. December 16 1873 by Sylvester J. Wright (Ellsworth NY) ... $25

[#319] 28 in. Hand Saw by Oakley Johnson & Clark (New York) w/ Early Screws (Missing 2) 5-1/2 PPI ... $25

[#320] Hammer Lever Saw Set by Roswell F. Cook (West Potsdam NY) Pat. December 23 1873 (ex- Paul Morgan Collection) ... $50

[#335] Solomon Anderson Connected-Claw Hammer: First US Hammer Patent (#4155 Aug. 20 1845) So. New Berlin NY ... $425

[#336] 24 in. Threshold Gauge by D.W. Macker (N. Grafton MA) Pat. August 6 1889 [see The Tool Shed #113 p. 9] ... $80

[#345] English Type Fixed Ovolo Sash Plane by W. Raymond & I. Day (Large W. Raymond Mark; Day was a Gloucester merchant) ... $25

[#349] 9-3/8 in. Rosewood Boxed Grecian Ogee and Bead Molding Plane by Stetson (see Plane Talk p. 338) 3-1/2 in. of Boxing Missing ... $50

[#350] Lot of 4 Bead and 2 Tongue & Groove Wooden Molding Planes: Greenfield; Chapin; Auburn Tool ... $35

[#359] 3/4 in. Double-Boxed Side Bead Plane by C. Parkhurst (Newark) Over-Stamped J.W. Gibbs w/ Iron by Wm. Ash (AWP ** A mark) ... $35

[#378] Patented Metal Washer-Cutting Brace (Marked "Pat Apl'd For A.J. Palmer"; this is a December 3 1874 Patent) Cutters Missing ... $75

[#387] Ward & Bedworth (Ilion NY) Iron Sighting Level w/ Flip-Up Bubble For Plumbing (Pat. May 29 1877) ... $70

[#401] Box Lot: Variety of Good User Tools: Scorp; Angle Divider; Goodell-Pratt Scraper; etc. ... $5

[#433] Lot of Machinist's Tools: Squares; Plumb Bob w/ Sheath; Starrett Pocket Level IOB; etc. ... $45

[#442] Patented Sawset w/ 4-Position Rotary Head by Jacob Noepel & Bernhard Assman (Newark NJ) Pat. April 21 1868 ... $10

[#443] 15 in. Handled Skew Rabbet Plane by J.W. Pearce (Providence RI) 2 in. Wide w/ Providence Tool Co. Irons and 2 Side Nickers ... $25

[#445] Lot: Craftsman Jack Plane; Stanley #190 Rabbet Plane; Millers Falls #85 Duplex Filletster & Rabbet Plane; Tool Carrier ... $10

[#473] Patented Ratchet Brace by Holt Mfg. Co. (Hartford CT) Two Henry V. Smith Patents (July 11 1893 For Screw-Type Bit Holder & September 26 1893 For Ratchet) ... $300

[#475] Patented Corner Brace Attachment For Bit Stocks (Chuck Is Q.S. Backus Patent November 5 1872) ... $25

[#483] Lot of 4 Planes: Stanley SW Block; Craftsman Block; Fulton Smooth; Stanley R&L Smooth ... $150

[#493] Lot: Stanley Transitional Plane; Auburn Jointer; Moss & Alexander Jointer; Panel Gauge; Turnscrew ... $5

[#494] Lot of 2 Hand-Stamped Steel Framing Squares: J.F. Brown 15 in. x 24 in. (Repaired); Eagle Square Co. 16 in. X 24 in. (One "10" Upside Down) ... $15

[#501] Lot of 10 Folding Rules Incl. Lufkin #171 and #386; Upson Nut #84; Stanley #36½; #61; #66¾ ... $40
