Unmarked : Serrated Mason's Chisel. For Stone Work. Made From A File. Length: 11.00 Inches. For those of you keeping score at home, add "stoneworker's chisel" to your expanding list of "Things Made From Files". Different. (GOOD+).$65.00. CH752-12-7061

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Unmarked : Special Horn Head Hammer
Unmarked : Special Horn Head Hammer. For Napping?. Near New Condition. Length: 11.00 Inches. This specialty hammer consists of a piece of horn mounted on a stick. There is a possibility that this was a napping hammer for working with flint, but we have no documentation to back that up. (FINE).$65.00. HM569-12-9055

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Unmarked : Hand-Forged Blacksmiths Butteris
Unmarked : Hand-Forged Blacksmiths Butteris. With Basket Forging. Superb Patina. Length: 13.50 Inches. A farrier would have possessed the skill at the forge necessary to fashion a tool such as this, although most were apparently content with just enough to get by. Someone, sometime, a long time ago, took the time to make something special. A graphic example art of the blacksmith. (GOOD+). $295.00. XX592-12-0836

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Unmarked : Patent Tack Hammer
Unmarked : Patent Tack Hammer. Pat. June ???. With Extended Neck. Length: 10.00 Inches. The patent date on this unusual hammer has been applied so lightly that it is not legible. An uncommon patented hammer. (GOOD+). $65.00. HM608-12-1954

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Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. : Cocobolo Handle Tool Handle
Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. : Cocobolo Handle Tool Handle. With 8 Orig. Bits. Nickel Pl. Ferrule. Length: 3.75 Inches. Tool handles, or multi-tools, were offered by all of the major manufacturers and most of the smaller makers. They are endlessly variable, despite their common theme, and the results of a lifetime of searching for "one of each" can be displayed in a small box. This, the No. 132, was Sargent's top-shelf product. Most original nickel plating remains. (GOOD+). $115.00. TH664-11-7540

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Unmarked No. 03: Slide Lock Chuck Brace
Unmarked No. 03: Slide Lock Chuck Brace. "Pat. Appl'd. For". Early Appearance. Length: 12.50 Inches. The lower ring on this decidedly different early brace slide to lock a specially designed bit into position. It is has no marks other than "Pat. Appl'd. for". Most unusual. (GOOD+). $145.00. BR501-12-2701

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Foster/Oakland, Ca. : Aluminum Block Metallic Plane
Foster/Oakland, Ca. : Aluminum Block Metallic Plane. Uncommon Type. Ready To Use. Length: 3.00 Inches. Prominent national makers and distributors of patternmaker's tools, the Foster Company of Oakland, California specialized in light, yet functional planes made of aluminum. This miniature block plane is imprinted with their name and remains in usable condition. (GOOD+). $35.00. MT369-13-3893

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Stanley Rule & Level No. 182: Cast Iron Rabbet Plane
Stanley Rule & Level No. 182: Cast Iron Rabbet Plane. Early Vine Casting. Near New Condition. Length: 10.50 Inches. Among the rarest and most underrated of all Stanley tools, the No. 180 series of rabbet planes were included in the product line from 1886 to 1918 only, and were apparently not big sellers. This perfectly preserved example of the No. 182 dates from the early years of their production. It is the finest example of this plane that we have ever seen. Highly recommended. (FINE). $225.00. SP671-12-6699

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