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November Online Catalogue International Antique Tool Auction
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7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis IN
Auction Start Time: November 14, 2020, 9:31AM
7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis IN
Auction Start Time: November 14, 2020, 9:31AM
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A PATENT ADJUSTABLE SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 51, by Norris, London, England. This non-infill type Norris has the patent adjustment feature and a full, original Norris iron. Fully 98% of the original finishes remain on this pristine example, which retains its full, original early Norris 2 1/4" width cutting iron. | |
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Estimate: $600.00 - $1200.00 Current High Bid: $450.00 | ||
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THREE RAILROAD MARKED RAILROAD LANTERNS including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. All are in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $130.00 | ||
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A 7.92X57MM, BOLT ACTION RIFLE, No. 98, by Mauser Jagdwaffen, Isny Im Allgau, Germany. This rifle has a 24" length barrel, an internal magazine and a Monte Carlo stock. The stock has some chips and scratches and there is a brass medallion engraved with the initials "F.B." that appears to be original. It is marked with Serial No. 1953.Purchases of modern firearms require a background check. Items purchased may be picked up at Martin J. Donnelly Auctions in Avoca, New York where a background check will be performed. Sales of pistols to New York State residents require a New York State Pistol Permit. Out of state sales require that the firearm be mailed to a dealer possessing a Federal Firearms License. If you have specific questions about how this policy will apply to a specific purchase, please contact Martin J. Donnelly Auctions at (800) 869-0695 or by email at mjd@mjdtools.com . | |
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Estimate: $450.00 - $900.00 Current High Bid: $275.00 | ||
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A PRECISION SURVEYOR'S "WYE" LEVEL by the L. Beckmann Company, Toledo, Ohio. This instrument has an 11" telescope and is housed in its original mahogany case. This level is marked with Serial No. 11504. It is in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $175.00 - $350.00 Current High Bid: $60.00 | ||
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An early and very well preserved example of CHAPLIN' S PATENT SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 3, by Orrill R. Chaplin, Boston, Massachusetts. The handles and cap have been highly polished on this example of the Orril Chaplin U.S. Patent of May 7, 1872. The plane retains most of its original black japan finish and is in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $800.00 - $1600.00 Current High Bid: $350.00 | ||
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An example of "NICHOLSON'S PATENT" LEVEL, No. 15, by STANLEY. The top of the vial cover is imprinted with the date of the May 1, 1860 U.S. Patent issued to William T. Nicholson of Providence, Rhode island. The bases of these levels are nearly twice as wide as the top rail. Fully 95% of the original black japan finish remains. A nice example of an uncommon Stanley level. | |
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Estimate: $175.00 - $350.00 Current High Bid: $225.00 | ||
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The ORIGINAL FOUNDRY CASHBOOK AND LEDGER compiled by John Stooksberry of Elkrun, Columbiana County, Ohio between 1837 and 1847. The book, which includes about 40 pages bound in heavy paper, all inside a later manilla folder, measures 16" tall by 8 inches wide. The Stooksberry and Thompson Foundry, the business accounts of which are documented in this book, produced cast iron plows during this period. The accounts of the foundry for the acquisition of materials and the payment of wages and bills for supplies. Payments to David Bradfield, Lewis Williamson, John Rogers, Frederick Zepermack, Job Wickersham and many more are documented in this intersting record book. An intreresting snapshot of the life of a manufacturing concern at the end of the first half of the Nineteenth Century. From the Collection of Dave Englund, Seattle, Washington. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $35.00 | ||
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An ONIEDO 1899 RIFLE by Fabrica De Armas La Coruna, Spain. This 7mm Mauser bolt action rifle has an 18" length barrel, an internal magazine and a "sporterized" stock. It is marked with Serial No. A501 and it is in 90% of original condition.Purchases of modern firearms require a background check. Items purchased may be picked up at Martin J. Donnelly Auctions in Avoca, New York where a background check will be performed. Sales of pistols to New York State residents require a New York State Pistol Permit. Out of state sales require that the firearm be mailed to a dealer possessing a Federal Firearms License. If you have specific questions about how this policy will apply to a specific purchase, please contact Martin J. Donnelly Auctions at (800) 869-0695 or by email at mjd@mjdtools.com . | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $130.00 | ||
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A LATER "BEDROCK" SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 604 C, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with Stanley's ca. 1912 "Type 11" V-shaped trademark on this extra clean and ready to use plane. Fully 95% of the original black japan finish remains. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $200.00 | ||
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A RANGER 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN, No. 120, by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Connecticut. This pump action shotgun has a 27" length barrel and a modified choke. It is marked with Serial No. LZ136410 and is in 95% of original condition.Purchases of modern firearms require a background check. Items purchased may be picked up at Martin J. Donnelly Auctions in Avoca, New York where a background check will be performed. Sales of pistols to New York State residents require a New York State Pistol Permit. Out of state sales require that the firearm be mailed to a dealer possessing a Federal Firearms License. If you have specific questions about how this policy will apply to a specific purchase, please contact Martin J. Donnelly Auctions at (800) 869-0695 or by email at mjd@mjdtools.com . | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $115.00 | ||
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An EXTRA LONG "PLUMMET" PLUMB BOB. This specialized device for mine surveying would allow the sighting of surveying instruments inside of dark passages. This example retains its original chain and brass cap for the wick at the top. The only plummet of this configuration that we have seen or offered for sale. Rare. From the Collection of the late Gary Trinkle, Florence, Kentucky. | |
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Estimate: $600.00 - $1200.00 Current High Bid: $400.00 | ||
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A LIMITED EDITION LOW ANGLE PLANE, No. CT-7, by the Bridge City Tool Company, Portland, Oregon. This dovetailed sole low angle block plane is fashioned from bronze, steel and rosewood and has been masterfully executed. Serial Numbered as part of a Limited Edition of less than one thousand, this tool was part of the CT tool series produced by Bridge City each year with the promise that the tools produced in that series ...were never to be made again. A classic example of the superior quality tool making of the Bridge City Tool Company. This example is in absolutely perfect condition in its original fitted walnut case and in unused condition. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $475.00 | ||
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THREE CAST IRON STILL BANKS including banks marked "Treasure Safe", "Czar Safe" and an unmarked bank cast with an Eastlake pattern. All are in excellent collector quality condition. From the Collection of Joel Hodapp, St. Louis, Missouri. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $80.00 | ||
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A collection of nine automotive polish kits including examples from Hudson, Ford, Mobil. three versions by Atlas, Western, General Motors and Las'stik brands. All are in top collector quality condition. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $45.00 | ||
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A COLLECTION OF NINE ONE POUND GREASE CANS including examples from Wm. Penn, Quaker State, Esso, Mobil, Sunoco, Gulf, Shell, Kendall Oil and Riley Brothers. The finest selection of grease cans we have been privileged to offer for sale. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $65.00 | ||
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A NICKEL PLATED ROUTER PLANE, No. 62, by Sargent & Company, New Haven, Connecticut. This extra clean example is complete with all original parts and one original cutting iron. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $75.00 | ||
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An EXTRA CLEAN DOUBLE CUTTING IRON COOPER'S JOINTER PLANE by A.L. Gleason, Watertown, New York. This most unusual cooper's jointer is fashioned from two separate plane bodies affixed to each other. Each side retains its original A.L. Whiting cutting iron. The toe has been boldly struck with the imprint of Gleason, who is documented as having worked between 1859 and 1869 as a planemaker under his own name and was later affiliated with the planemaking partnership of Gleason & Wood. From the Collection of Bill Curtis, Watertown, New York. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $55.00 | ||
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A CABINET MAKER'S SCRAPER PLANE, No. 85, by Stanley. This very well preserved example of Stanley's rare pivoting handle scraper plane retains 95% or more of its original black japan finish and has nicely grained Brazilian rosewood handles. An exceptionally well preserved example of a rare special purpose Stanley plane. | |
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Estimate: $250.00 - $500.00 Current High Bid: $325.00 | ||
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An extremely rare and very well preserved BUTCHER'S BLOCK PLANE, No. 64, by STANLEY. These highly specialized planes were offered by Stanley between 1915 to 1923 only. Because of the hard work of planing laminated oak blocks that they were designed to perform, they were offered with both a serrated blade cutter for roughing out and a standard cutter for smoothing. In the less than ideal conditions of a butcher shop, these planes suffered from overuse, exposure to water and deteriorated in condition very quickly. This example retains 90% or more of its original black japan finish. It has the standard cutting iron but the extra serrated cutter is missing. A rare Stanley plane in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $500.00 - $1000.00 Current High Bid: $600.00 | ||
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An example of RODIER'S PATENT JACK PLANE by the Laflin Manufacturing Company, Westfield, Massachusetts. This distinctive plane, which was patented on March 4, 1879, has a "corrugated" pattern to the casting on the sides of the plane and an undulating corrugation pattern to the sole. This complete and original example retains approximately 70% of its original black japan finish and its original Buck Brothers cutting iron. The tote horn has been sheared, but it is otherwise absent any chips, cracks or other apologies. A well preserved example of a rare and graphic early patent plane. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $275.00 | ||
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A U.S. ARMY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S SWORD by Christopher Roby, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This 32 inch blade sword has a tooled and wire wrapped brass handle and is marked with the designation "U.S." Roby produced swords of this pattern for the Union Army during the Civil War. | |
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Estimate: $175.00 - $350.00 Current High Bid: $110.00 | ||
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A rare STANLEY NO. 47 SKEW-BLADE COMBINATION PLANE. Stanley's No. 47 skew rabbet plane was essentially a No. 46 that was reworked at the factory after the casting was made. The removal of some of the fittings by grinding them flush was intended to accomplish some specialized purpose described in detail in Roger Smith's first book, which also includes a "how to identify a No. 47" dissertation. Perhaps because the extra work was not productive and very likely compounded by a lack of demand, the folks at The Stanley Rule and Level Company didn't keep this one in the product line for long. A rare and obscure Stanley plane. A complete and sound condition example of an extremely scarce Stanley plane that retains approximately 90% of its original black japan finish. One original cutting iron is included with the plane. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $400.00 | ||
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THREE SPECIAL PURPOSE CLAW HAMMERS including a Selsor & Cook Patent "double claw" type that is not marked marked with the patent date or maker name, a Fayette R. Plumb "Triple Claw" type and a Unicast double claw type. All are in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $75.00 | ||
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An uncommon MAKER MARKED COACHMAKER'S ROUTER by H.A. Langhorst, Cincinnati, Ohio. This "double pistol" is in excellent condition and clearly marked with the imprint of Langhorst, who sold planes and woodworking tools in Cincinnati between 1866 and 1880. | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $65.00 | ||
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A MILLER PATENT PLOW PLANE, No. 44, by the Stanley Rule & Level Company, produced under the patent issued to Charles Miller on June 26, 1870. This elusive plane is, without question, the least common of the Miller Patent series. this example has some paint drops and wear on the handle, but it is otherwise complete and in excellent condition. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $1000.00 - $2000.00 Current High Bid: $1100.00 | ||
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A rare "TYPE 1" BEDROCK JOINTER PLANE, No. 7 (607), by STANLEY. This plane has a single patent date on the lateral adjustment lever and has the patent date machined off the body--the determinative characteristics of a "Type 1" bedrock. It is in excellent condition, retaining nearly all of its original black japan finish. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $225.00 | ||
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An early SOLID BRASS NAUTICAL LANTERN, No. 1915, by Bulpitt & Sons, Birmingham, England. This well made and exceptionally well preserved lantern retains its original burner and white reflector and it is in top collector quality condition. This well made lantern is of extra heavy construction. It was made to last, and it did. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $155.00 | ||
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A CABINET MAKER'S EDGE PLANE, NO. 97, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the ca. 1920's era "Sweetheart" trademark on this pristine plane, which is in absolutely perfect, unused condition, retaining 99% of its original black japan finish. Extra nice. From the Collection of the late Gary Trinkle, Florence, Kentucky. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $300.00 | ||
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A RARE CORRUGATED SOLE SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 2 C, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the ca. 1930's era "Notched Rectangle" trademark on this extra clean example. Fully 95% of the original black japan finish remains. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $345.00 | ||
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A U.S. NAVY HEAVY SILVERPLATE COFFEE SERVICES SET by Reed & Barton, Taunton, Massachusetts. This selection includes containers for sugar, creamer, and has two handled pots, engraved "U.S.N." on the base. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $40.00 | ||
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A rare HANDLED BLOCK PLANE, No. 9 3/4, by STANLEY. This early "Type 3" version retains some 85% of its original black japan finish and is in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $250.00 - $500.00 Current High Bid: $225.00 | ||
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An example of LONG'S PATENT SCREW ADJUST PIPE WRENCH as patented by John R. Long of Akron, Ohio on August 1, 1916. Long was a prolific inventor and manufacturer of wrenches, but this is the first example of this uncommon Long Patent that we have seen or offered for sale. An interesting and obscure wrench in excellent collector quality condition. Highly recommended. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $400.00 | ||
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A PATENTED DOUBLE CLAW HAMMER by the Double Claw Hammer Company, Brooklyn, New York. This iconic hammer was patented on November 4, 1902 by George F. Voight of San Francisco, California. This example is not marked with the maker name or patent information, but the two-piece head is a sure sign of authenticity. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $125.00 | ||
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A FULL HALF-SET OF SIXTEEN HOLLOW AND ROUND MOLDING PLANES, all bearing the imprint of C.W. Holder & Company, Bloomington, Indiana. Holder was a hardware dealer in Bloomington, Indiana between 1855 and 1860. Pairs in sizes No. 1 through 8, inclusive, all in excellent condition, are included in this superb set. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $425.00 | ||
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A "TETLEY TEA" STORE DISPLAY STAND by Joseph Tetley & Company, London, England. This stand would have been used in a grovery store for displaying Tetley Tea. It is in top condition, retaining 98% of the original finishes and retaining its original coloration. The kind of thing you don't find any more in this condition. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $45.00 | ||
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A PATENT FOLDING HANDLE DRAWKNIFE by J.S. Cantelo, Boston, Massachusetts. This example of the Cantelo Patent of June 30,1891 has an ten-inch cutting edge. It is in excellent condition and could be put directly to work. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $50.00 | ||
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A rare HANDLED COOPER'S STAVE PLANE by Wm. Vance, Baltimore, Maryland. This special purpose plane has a convex form profile for planing barrel staves and early, wide flat chamfers. It retains its original W. Butcher cutting iron. The plane is marked with the initials of the original owner, one "R.C.L." | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $170.00 | ||
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THREE BONE APPOINTED WOODWORKING TOOLS including a panel marking gauge fashioned from tiger maple, a rosewood "ram's horn" scraper having a bone face and a marking gauge having a carved bone fixing screw. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $80.00 | ||
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TWO SASH RELATED WOODWORKING PLANES, both by the Ohio Tool Company, Columbus, Ohio. A side boxed moving filletster plane with adjustable depth stop and wedge lock nicker, No. 55 and a most unusual fenced fenced door plane that is not marked with a product number, are included in this pairing. | |
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Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00 Current High Bid: $90.00 | ||
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An example of WILTSE'S PATENT NUT WRENCH as patened by Ashby P. Wiltse of Smithburg, Mississippi, on April 6, 1897. There are no marks on the wrench, but it is identical that shown in the illustrations for the Wiltse Patent. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $135.00 | ||
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A LATER "BEDROCK" FORE PLANE, No. 606, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the ca. 1930's "Notched Rectangle" trademark on this extra clean example. Fully 95% of the original black japan finish remains. | |
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Estimate: $175.00 - $350.00 Current High Bid: $155.00 | ||
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THREE VIOLIN MAKERS WOODWORKING PLANES including small convex sole plane cast from brass, a handled convex sole and a brass spoke shave by the Phelps Manufacturing Company of Oakland, California. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $100.00 | ||
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An EARLY PATENT QUICK ADJUST NUT WRENCH as patened by Charles Theoflus Holman of Meadville, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1907. This wrench employs a lever attached to the lower jaw to release the jaw and lock it in place. Additional adjustment is achieved by turning the truncated conical fitting at the base of the handle. The only example of this uncommon wrench that we have offered for sale. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $60.00 | ||
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A CLASSIC "ULTIMATUM" STYLE BRACE by Alfred Ridge. This "trade" brace is marked with the name of a prominent Sheffield tool dealer. The infill is of ebony and it retains its full, original ring in the head. This extra clean brace is in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $250.00 - $500.00 Current High Bid: $375.00 | ||
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A rare "SYSTEM STICK" CANE having a suitcase shaft and a knob designed to function as a weapon if needed. The top of the head has an 1890 U.S. Silver Dollar on the top. Turning the coin opens up a secret compartment inside the head. It is designed to disassemble for travel or storage. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $130.00 | ||
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FOUR EXTRA CLEAN TRANSITIONAL PLANES, all by STANLEY. Examples of the No. 24, 25, 35 and No. 122 "Liberty Bell" type, all retaining 90% or more of their original finishes, are included. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $140.00 | ||
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A LOT OF FIVE CLEAN COOPERS' TOOLS including unmarked sun plane made in the manner of G.W. Manning of Hollis, New Hampshire; a curved cooper's froe and "beetle" mallet; a draw knife by Cleveland, Ohio maker L. Steiger; a forged iron traveler; and a "Nantucket" hoop driver. | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $170.00 | ||
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An APPLEWOOD CENTERWHEEL PLOW PLANE, No. 110, by the Ohio Tool Company, Columbus, Ohio. This unusual variation has a solid brass center screw of a form we have not previously encountered. The wedge is of a modified form and may not be original to the tool. | |
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Estimate: $800.00 - $1600.00 Current High Bid: $950.00 | ||
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A LATER "BEDROCK" HEAVY SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 604 1/2 C, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with Stanleys ca. 1920's "Sweetheart" trademark on this extra clean and ready to use corrugated sole example. Fully 98% of the original black japan finish remains. From the Collection of the late Gary Trinkle, Florence, Kentucky. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $425.00 | ||
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An extremely rare and nearly perfectly preserved 1 1/4" width PATENT ADJUSTABLE REBATE PLANE, No. A7, by Norris, London, England. Nearly all of the original finishes and the full, original cutting iron by Norris remain on this extra clean Norris cabinet maker's plane. | |
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Estimate: $2000.00 - $4000.00 Current High Bid: $950.00 | ||
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