Here is a sample item from the catalogue. The text is from page two while the picture is shown on the opposing page (page three). Every item is pictured in the catalogue.

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A1-4: Wilkinson & Co., A.J. Boston, MA, No. 0: Engineer's Brass Plumb Bob. Decorative Etching. Original Wood Box. Length: 3.25 Inches. "Old tools? We have a lot of them in the barn", they say. "Of course they're rusty. The're old, aren't they?" And so it goes. What makes a great collectible tool? To the folks on the other end of the foregoing conversation, I patiently and politely explain that the tools that collectors are looking for are old things, yes; but the sort of old things they are seeking are old tools that are in new codition. Moreover, those tools should be things that were made to be something special when they were new. They should be constructed of fine, even exotic, materials and have been finished with a degree of detail that shows they were meant to be something special the day they were made. "Good luck finding anything like that!", they say, and then look at me as if I would someday come to regret not having seized an opportunity to buy "...the old block planes...the BIG ones... " Sometimes, the search isn't quite so frustrating. Sometimes one finds a glorious thing such as that offered here. Carefully etched, knurled and engraved with elaborate ornamentation and boldly marked with the marker's name, this extra-special plumb bob remains in new condition in its original wooden box with paper label in essentially the same condition as the day it was made. Good luck finding something like this. Magnificent. (FINE) $795.00





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