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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 CAST IRON FRAME HAND DRILL, No. 104, by the Millers Falls Company, Millers Falls, Massachusetts. This drill is in brand new, unused condition in its original pasteboard box. Nice. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $150.00 | ||
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A 30 06 BOLT ACTION RIFLE, No. MOD. 7, by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Connecticut. This well preserved rifle is fitted with a Weaver scope and is marked with Serial No. 69473. | |
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Estimate: $400.00 - $800.00 Current High Bid: $275.00 | ||
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A rare ONE-INCH WIDTH CAST IRON DADO PLANE, No. 39, by STANLEY. This uncommon size plane has had its black japan finish "enhanced" by a previous owner and it apears nearly new. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $135.00 | ||
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A WORKING SET OF THIRTEEN CLEAN AND USABLE CARVING TOOLS including small and large sizes. Examples having applewood, cherry, mahogany and walnut handles by Addis, Meier and Buck Brothers, allin ecxellent working condition, are included. All came from the family of a former Master Carver for the Baldwin Piano Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $170.00 | ||
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Two uncommon METRIC AND ENGLISH GRADUATED ZIG-ZAG RULES, both by the Lufkin Rule Company, Saginaw, Michigan. Examples of the No. 7511 ME and 7621 ME, both having five-inch sections and in excellent collector quality condition, are included. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $85.00 | ||
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A ONE-HALF INCH RADIUS CORNER ROUNDING PLANE, No. 144, by STANLEY. This example of the October 6, 1925 U.S. Design Patent of Edmund E. Schade is in superb condition, retaining some 95% of its original shiny black japan finish. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $110.00 | ||
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The ORIGINAL CARPENTER'S LEDGER maintained by Gideon H. Tripp of Harwich, Massachusetts between the years 1850 and 1857. Tripp, who was listed as a "House Carpenter" in the U.S. Census for 1870, documented his transactions during this period in this substantial leather bound ledger with marbled boards of 218 pages. The book is filled with accounts conducted with individuals from the coast of Massachusetts. The book includes 172 pages in length, among the entries a accounts for building houses, many coffins, table legs, finishing parlor, building an addition, the purchase of various kinds of wood, and much, much more. Accounts with individuals, including Eldridge P. Nickerson, John P. Eldridge, the Wharf Company, Jesse Small, Russell Sturgis, Marcus Higgins, Seabury Eldridge and many more. An intersting look at the work of a carpenter and builder living on Cape Cod in the middle of the Nineteenth Century. From the Collection of Dave Englund, Seattle, Washington. | |
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Estimate: $500.00 - $1000.00 Current High Bid: $90.00 | ||
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A PRECISION SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT by William Young & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This instrument has a five-inch compass needle and an eleven inch telescope. It is in excellent condition in its original mahogany case. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $175.00 | ||
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A SURVEYOR'S "WYE" LEVEL by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York. This instrument has a 21 1/2" telescope and is complete with its original tripod. It is in excellent collector quality condition in its original mahogany case. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $130.00 | ||
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The ORIGINAL SADDLE MAKER'S LEDGER compiled by McKenzie Bean of Rockingham County, New Hampshire between the years 1805 and 1826 , with most entries for the years 1805 to 1807. Many of the entries refer to saddles or harness repair. There are others as well. The script is a little hard to read at times as it is ornate. Many local names, including Capt. David Edgerly, Joseph Jackson, Francis Bean, Joseph S. Parsons, Dudley Gilman, Eliphalet Morrel and many more. The ledger is leather bound and intact. Near the back are pages with a burn or stain at the top but all entries are legible. There are a total of 354 pages. The ledger measures 13" tall by 7 3/4" wide and 1 1/4" thick. An interesting look at the life of a leather worker in rural New Hampshire in the first quarter of the Nineteenth Century. From the Collection of Dave Englund, Seattle, Washington. | |
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Estimate: $500.00 - $1000.00 Current High Bid: $325.00 | ||
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A rare SLIDING BAGGAGE RULE by the Lufkin Rule Company, Saginaw, Michigan. This rule, which was produced for Lufkin for the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, Railway and is imprinted with their name, is the first Lufkin rule of this configuration that we have seen or offered for sale. It is graduated in both inches and pounds. Rare. From the Collection of Joel Hodapp, St. Louis, Missouri. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $135.00 | ||
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A "BOUNTY HUNTER" .45 CAL. REVOLVER by the European American Armory Corporation, Cocoa, Florida. This single action revolver is in top condition in its original shipping case. It is marked with Serial No. S9292.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: $110.00 | ||
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A THUNDER .380 CALIBER PISTOL, No. 380, by Bersa, Ramos Mejia, Argentina. This extra clean seven round semi-automatic pistol has a 2 1/2" length barrel and a detachable magazine. It is in 98% of original condition in its original box and is marked with Serial No. C49384.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: $75.00 | ||
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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL BRASS TRAMMELS having adjustable tilting legs and flat form brass screws. A brass turn screw regulates the angle of the points on these trammels, which are marked with the initals of the original owner and presumed maker, one "R.W.S." | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $40.00 | ||
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A .20 GAUGE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN by the Lefever Arms Company, Ithaca, New York. This extra clean shotgun is in 95% of original condition. It has a 28 1/2 inch barrel and it is not marked with a serial number.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: $500.00 - $1000.00 Current High Bid: $250.00 | ||
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A 357 ARMY SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER by the Colt F.A. Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut. This extra clean pistol is in essentially unused condition. It is marked with Serial No. 37732.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: $800.00 - $1600.00 Current High Bid: $900.00 | ||
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A rare WOOD BODY PATENT ADJUSTABLE FORE PLANE, No. A 71, by Norris, London, England. This clean, sound and thoroughly usable example retains a full parallel cutting iron by Norris. These "transitional" Norris planes are far less common than their iron counterparts. This example is in top condition, retaining 95% of its original finishes | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $375.00 | ||
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An INTERNAL REEL PLUMB BOB, No. 6487, by the Keuffel & Esser Company, New York, New York. We have sold a number of these plumb bobs, which were offered by the Keuffel & Esser Company of New York City, but this is the first example we have seen that is marked with the maker name and product number. From the Collection of the late Gary Trinkle, Florence, Kentucky. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $125.00 | ||
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A FOXTAIL CONVERTIBLE PLANE BODY, No. HP-10, by the Bridge City Tool Company, Portland, Oregon. This uncommon Bridge City offering is in unused in in its original box. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $600.00 | ||
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A SET OF EIGHT ROSEWOOD HANDLE CHISELS, No. CT-13, by the Bridge City Tool Company, Portland, Oregon. Three flat crank neck chisels and skew and paring types together with a rosewood handled brass mallet are included in this superb set. | |
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Estimate: $300.00 - $600.00 Current High Bid: $575.00 | ||
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FIVE LEATHER COVERED ADVERTISING TAPE MEASURES, all by the H.H. Mayhew Company, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Each is imprinted in gold lettering including examples from the "Rees Blow Pipe Manufacturing Company"; "West Brothers Brick Company"; the Johnson Bronze Company, New Castle, Pennsylvania; Benjamin Electric Mfg. Co., Des Plaines, Illinois; and J.J. Hiegel. All are in clean and sound condition, but some are missing the original hook end from the tape. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $35.00 | ||
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A LATER "BEDROCK" SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 603, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the ca. 1910 "Stanley Rule & Level Co." banner trademark on this extra clean example. It is without any chips, cracks or other apologies and it retains 95% of its original black japan finish. | |
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Estimate: $150.00 - $300.00 Current High Bid: $160.00 | ||
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An example of STANTON'S PATENT SPRING ACTION CARRIAGE WRENCH. This wrench, which was patented on September 16, 1884 by James D. Stanton of Dayton, Ohio, has a lever that releases a fitting that tightens the jaws around a nut on a buggy wheel and then locks the size in place. It is cast with the patent information inside the handle. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $500.00 - $1000.00 Current High Bid: $600.00 | ||
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A LATER "BEDROCK" SEVEN-INCH LENGTH SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 602, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the ca. 1920's "Sweetheart" trademark on this extra clean example. Fully 95% 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: $375.00 | ||
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AN EARLY "Type 1" 5 1/2" SMOOTHING PLANE, No. 1, by STANLEY. This earliest version of the No. 1 is marked with the early "arch" trademark. It is absent any chips, cracks or other apologies, noting a sheared tip to the tote horn on the handle, which also has an early glue repair. Fully 90% of the original black japan finish remains. | |
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Estimate: $600.00 - $1200.00 Current High Bid: $700.00 | ||
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An UNUSUAL SCREW TYPE HAMMER, reportedly used for removing a bung from a wooden barrel, according to the information in Dan Comerford and Ron Baird's book, "The Hammer". | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $375.00 | ||
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A CURVED RABBET PLANE, No. 196, by STANLEY. This plane was patented on December 13, 1910 by Judd W. Montague of Columbus, Ohio. Fully 85% of the original nickel plating remains on this extra clean example, which is missing some nickel plating from the top of the handle, but is otherwise in excellent condition. | |
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Estimate: $600.00 - $1200.00 Current High Bid: $650.00 | ||
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THREE UNCOMMON COOPERS' TOOLS including a solid iron hoop splitter, a chime maul and a head vise. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $80.00 | ||
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THREE AUTOMOTIVE TRAVEL LANTERNS including lanterns by the Stevens Duryea Company; a Dietz "Night Driver's Friend", Style A; and a Dietz "Tubular Driving Lamp". All are in clean and sound condition. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $70.00 | ||
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THREE HAND FORGED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS including a hetchel, a heavy iron padlock for a gate or large door, and a sawtooth trammel. All are in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $60.00 | ||
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An UNUSED FOUR POUND MILLWRIGHT'S PLUMB BOB. This pristine plumb bob retains its original lacquer finish, which has dried to a medium golden color. A pretty plumb bob in factory new condition. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $125.00 | ||
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A DOUBLE SIDE ENAMELED STEEL SIGN by the Quaker State Oil Refining Company, Oil City, Pennsylvania. Fully 95% of the original enamel finish remains. The sign is marked with the designation "Copr. 1932" and the name of the company that produced the sign, the Baltimore Enamel Company of New York City. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $225.00 | ||
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An unusual CYLINDRICAL BODY PLUMB BOB having a hexagonal top, a knurled cap and a large turned iron tip. From the Collection of Joel Hodapp, St. Louis, Missouri. | |
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Estimate: $90.00 - $180.00 Current High Bid: $40.00 | ||
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A clean and very well preserved SPECIAL CHAMFER PLANE, No. 72 1/2, by STANLEY. This plane,which retains approximately 60% of its original black japan finish, is complete with the original bullnose and beading attachments. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $410.00 | ||
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An EARLY PATNT NAIL EXTRACTING HAMMER as patented by Isaac H. Kizer of Riverside, California on December 22, 1885. The head does not have a legible maker or patent mark, but the form is unmistakable. An uncommon hammer in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $275.00 | ||
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An EXTRA CLEAN 100 FOOT SURVEYOR'S CHAIN by Chesterman & Company, Ltd., Sheffield, England. This very little used chain has brass grip handles and brass separator tags. It is marked on the handle with the Chesterman name. | |
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Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00 Current High Bid: $60.00 | ||
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A FOLDING DRY MEASURE FOLDING RULE by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York. These specialty rules were produced for Gurley by the Lufkin Rule Company. This example, which has graduations to determine the contents of a vessel based on its size and amount of material contained therein, is in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $85.00 | ||
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An EARLY "BEDROCK" HEAVY JACK PLANE, No. 605 1/2, by STANLEY. The cutting iron is marked with the "Pat. Appl'd '92" trademark on this plane, which is absent any chips, cracks or other apologies. Approximately 90% of the original black japan finish remains. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $160.00 | ||
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A "BASIC MEASURING TOOL" CIRCULAR DISPLAY by the Lufkin Rule Company, Saginaw, Michigan. This display, which was intended to be filled with Lufkin measuring tools for display in a hardware store, is marked with the product numbers of individual Lufkin measuring tools. It is in essentially unused condition. | |
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Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00 Current High Bid: $40.00 | ||
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An EXPORT MODEL COMBINATION PLANE, No. 45 E, by STANLEY in nearly new condition in a hinged, finger-jointed wooden box to which the original paper labels are affixed. For some reason that has yet to be documented, examples of the Stanley No. 45 combination plane exported to the British Isles are imprinted with the number designation "45 E". They are functionally equivalent to their American counterpart in every way. That they were in some way modified so as to accommodate those accustomed to driving on the left side of the road is one possible reason, but it is so ridiculous that we will not raise it here. A rare, collectible Stanley plane, complete and in excellent condition, having the turn signal on the right hand side of the steering wheel. | |
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Estimate: $250.00 - $500.00 Current High Bid: $425.00 | ||
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THREE CLEAN COMPLEX MOLDING PLANES including a quirk ovolo with astragal by Glastenbury, Connecticut maker J. Killam; a Cumings & Gale, Providence, Rhode Island quirk ogee with astragal; and a T.J. McMaster, Auburn, New York quirk ogee with astragal. All are in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $175.00 - $350.00 Current High Bid: $115.00 | ||
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A KNOB CARRY WEAPON CANE having a heavy top cast bronze finial depicting a castle with soldiers. This well made and well preserved cane has a rosewood shaft and is in top collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $130.00 | ||
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A rare HANDLED MACASSAR EBONY PLOW PLANE, No. 137, by the Sandusky Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio. This pristine plane has four IVORY tips and it is in nearly new condition. The Macassar Ebony has a dramatic grain pattern of swirled brown within the jet black ebony. Five original Sandusky Tool cutting irons are included with the plane. | |
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Estimate: $800.00 - $1600.00 Current High Bid: $1500.00 | ||
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A MASSIVE OAK TOOL CHEST by Gerstner, Dayton, Ohio. This extra clean chest retains its original front to cover the drawers when not in use. It is in excellent condition and could be put directly to use housing a collection of small tools. | |
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Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Current High Bid: $180.00 | ||
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An example of MORRIS' PATENT SMOOTHING PLANE as produced by the Sandusky Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio. This example of the November 8, 1870 U.S. Patent of Ellis H. Morris of Salem, Ohio retains fully 90% of its original black japan finish. It is fitted with an early double cutting iron by the Ohio Tool Company. The wedge and rear handle are missing most of their original finish, but could be restored. | |
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Estimate: $400.00 - $800.00 Current High Bid: $225.00 | ||
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THREE RAILROAD MARKED RAILROAD LANTERNS including lanterns from the Louisville & Nashville Railway; the New York Central System; and the the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad. All are in excellent collector quality condition. | |
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Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00 Current High Bid: $155.00 | ||
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A CLASSIC MINE SURVEYOR'S "PLUMMET" PLUMB BOB. These specialized tools are equipped with a candle wick to allow sighting of surveying instruments in dark mine passages. This example is of a form we have not previously encountered. It retains its original chain and the brass cap to protect the wick. From the Collection of the late Gary Trinkle, Florence, Kentucky. | |
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Estimate: $400.00 - $800.00 Current High Bid: $400.00 | ||
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A CLINTON CHAIN SAW ENAMEL ADVERTISING SIGN by the Clinton Machine Company, Maquoketa, Iowa. This double-sided sign, which measures 18" tall by 24" wide, is marked with an arrowhead pattern logo. It is in nearly new condition. This company is reported to haved ceased production in the 1970's. From the Collection of Hank Dotson, Mansfield, Ohio. | |
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Estimate: $350.00 - $750.00 Current High Bid: $275.00 | ||
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FIVE ORIGINAL BOX TAPE MEASURES, all by the Lufkin Rule Company, Saginaw, Michigan. Examples of the No. 112CH "Artisan" in the twelve-foot size; No. 112CH "Millmen's" tape, also in the 12 foot length; a No. 120P "Artisan" tape measure measuring 20 feet; a No. 260 "Challenge" 25 foot tape measure; and a No. 6810 "Wizard Tape Rule" in the ten-foot length, all in top condition, are included in this grouping. | |
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Estimate: $120.00 - $240.00 Current High Bid: $100.00 | ||
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A rare and nearly perfectly preserved example of the September 17, 1872 PATENT CARPENTER'S PLOW PLANE of Charles G. Miller of New Britain, Connecticut. This cast iron plane with "copper wash" finish is generally regarded as the showiest of all Nineteenth Century patented planes. Its classic Victorian design in combination with the application of technology captures within this object, the Zeitgeist of post-Civil War Nineteenth Century America. These planes were offered by the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company for a very short period. This example is is absent any damage or evidence of wear and is in essentially unused condition, retaining nearly all of its original "copper wash" finish. A classic Nineteenth Century American patented plane of graphic form in top collector quality condition and the finest example of this plane that we have been privileged to offer for sale. From the Collection of Herb Kean, Morristown, New Jersey. Highly recommended. | |
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Estimate: $12500.00 - $25000.00 Current High Bid: $6600.00 | ||
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