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| Antique Tool Newsletter No. 2970 |
May 1, 2026 |
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News from mjdtools.com World Headquarters |
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reetings from Avoca, New York, where our First Tuesday and First Wednesday Auctions for May will begin ending on Tesday and Wednesday of next week. We have 501 Lots ending on May 5th and another 401 Lots ending on May 6th. Follow the links below to view the items in the auction. Today's Photo Montage begins shows some of the many intresting antique items that will be sold on May 6th. If you are not currently registered to bid in our auctions, you can register to bid by clicking HERE. We have the First Tuesday and First Wednesday Auctions for May fully loaded and bidding is now underway. You can view the auction and enter bids beginning now and continuing until May 5, 2026 & May 6, 2026. On the last day of the sale, two lots will close and be marked as sold each minute beginning at 7:01 P.M. on each ending day and continuing until all are sold. Bidding will be open on both auctions until bidding closes as the lots begin selling at 7:01 PM on each night of the sale. You can keep bidding until the item is marked as sold. In the event that there is an increase in the bid in the last two minutes before an items sells, it will be extended for two minutes, unless the high bid amount increases again, at which point it will extend for another two minutes. To view the items in the First Tuesday Online Only Antique Tool Auction which will end on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 beginning at 7:01 PM, just click HERE. To view the items in the First Wednesday Online Only Antique Tool Auction which will end on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 beginning at 7:01 PM, just click HERE. As always, we are seeking consignments of antique tools and related antiques for our upcoming First Tuesday and First Wednesday Auctions. Just give us a call at (800) 869-0695 or by email at mjd@mjdtools.com . |
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| Issue 2969 - April 28, 2026 | Issue 2968 - April 23, 2026 | Issue 2967 - April 21, 2026 |
| Issue 2966 - April 16, 2026 | Issue 2965 - April 14, 2026 | Issue 2964 - April 9, 2026 |
| Issue 2963 - April 7, 2026 | Issue 2962 - April 2, 2026 | Issue 2961 - March 31, 2026 |
| Issue 2960 - March 26, 2026 | Issue 2959 - March 24, 2026 | Issue 2958 - March 19, 2026 |
| Issue 2957 - March 17, 2026 | Issue 2956 - March 12, 2026 | Issue 2955 - March 10, 2026 |
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Today's Featured Tool Description |
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Our Featured Book of the Week |
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Featured Antique Tools
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Starrett Co., The L.S./Athol, Ma : Early 20th C. Tool Display Cabinet. Length: 60.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 1,500.00-3,000.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Molding Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Disston & Sons, H./Philada, Pa. No. D-8: Unused 5 1/2 Point 26" Rip Saw. Length: 31.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Working Set Of Cobbler's Tool. Length: 28.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Orig. Wood Pattern For Machine Part. Length: 18.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Orig. Train Station Lamp. Length: 14.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Fancy Decorated Ogee Form Level. Length: 30.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Langley's Cooperage Equipment : Cooper's Adjustable Head Shave. Length: 15.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Asst. Spec. Purp. Knives. Length: 12.63 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Disston & Sons, H./Philada, Pa. No. 1: Extra Clean Disston Bead Saw. Length: 17.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Rare Cooper's Circle Cutter. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 64: Butcher's Block Plane. Length: 12.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Sholl, C./Mt. Joy, Pa. : Sholl's Patent Marking Gauge. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi. : Five Small Size Advertising |tms. Length: 1.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Ross, A. : Early 19th C. Panel Raising Plane. Length: 16.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 36: Study Pair Of Six- Inch Folding Rules. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Woodworking Tools. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Four Early Maker Trop. Hdwd. Levels. Length: 30.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Assorted Wrenches. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Tool Related Reference Book. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 30: Angle Divider Bevel. Length: 7.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Spicer, Able/Groton, Conn. : Early Yellow Birch Round Molding Plane. Length: 9.63 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Brooks, W./Philadelphia : Early Philada. Mkr. Molding Plane. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Sandusky Tool Company/Sandusky, O : Lot Of Six Clean Molding Planes. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Hausman, M. & S./Huntington, Ind : Early Patent Corn Sheller. Length: 6.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Ohio Tool Company/Columbus, O. No. O101: Extra Clean "Toy" Block Plane. Length: 4.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 4: Two Foot/Twofold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Woodworking Tools. Length: 14.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 707: Unused 1 1/2" Jaw Bench Vise. Length: 5.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : 18th Century Austria "Fire Steel". Length: 3.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi. : Five Small Size Advertising |tms. Length: 1.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Upson Nut Co./Unionville, Ct No. 58: Two Foot, Six Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Unmarked : Lot Of File Forged Screwdrivers. Length: 22.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Four Early Type Edge Tools. Length: 34.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Craftool Co./Los Angeles, Ca : Wkg. Set Of Later Type Leather Tools. Length: 4.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Extra Clean R'wood & Brass Sighting Level. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Unmarked : Early "Bow" Type Corkscrew. Length: 3.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 2: Clean & Sound 7" Smoothng Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Copeland & Co., M./Warranted : Hdl. Gr. Ogee & |bv Crown Molding Plane. Length: 14.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Assorted Makers : Four Clean & Usable Edge Tool. Length: 26.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Gelbaugh & Pickens/Freeburg, O. : Gelbaugh's Patent Hinge Marking Gaug. Length: 3.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Asst. Spirit Levels. Length: 77.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Copeland & Co., M./Warranted : Massive Screw Arm Filletster Plane. Length: 10.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Howard, L.D./St. Johnsbury, Vt. : Possibly Unuique 8" Cast Iron Bevel. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Gregory & Co., William B./Albany, : Early "Double Nib" 28" Rip Saw. Length: 33.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Stephens & Co./Riverton, Ct No. 038: Two Foot, Four Fold Folding Rule. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Lot Of Asst. Early Type Layout Tools. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Early Layout Tools. Length: 60.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Assorted Makers : Four Early Type Machinists' Tools. Length: 15.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. G 4 C: Stanley "Gage" Woodworking Plane. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Extra Clean Proportional |dvs. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Original Box Items Opportunity Lot. Length: 5.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Gerstner & Sons, H./Dayton, Ohio : Clean & Usable Two Two Tier Tool Chest. Length: 27.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Coffin, T./Newburyport, Ma : Early Mass. Maker Wantage Rod. Length: 48.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Assorted Makers : Five Clean Spec. Pur P. Woodworking Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Unused Pencils. Length: 7.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Metallic Plane Co./Auburn, N. Y. : Storke's Patent Leve Adjust Block Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Griswold Mfg. Co./Erie, Pa. No. 12: Rare Extra Lg. Cast Iron Frying Pan. Length: 19.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Disston, Henry/Philada., Pa. : Early 5 1/2 Point 28" Rip Saw. Length: 32.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Union Mfg. Co./New Britain, Ct. No. X NO. 5 G: Patent Jack Metallic Plane. Length: 14.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Misc. Hand Tools Opportunity Lot. Length: 25.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Radford Ed., William A./Chicago, : Complete Set Of Radford's Cyclopedia. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Four Original Box Woodworking Tools. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 604 1/2: Later "Bedrock" Smoothing Plane. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Unmarked : Early Cast Iron Core Box Plane. Length: 6.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Goodell-Pratt Company No. 222: Triple Beam Marking Gauge. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Extra Clean |c1 Molding Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Three Early Type Transitional Plane. Length: 22.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Marble, W.L./Gladstone, Mi : Leath. Hd. Woodcraft Fixed Blade Knife. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Early |hh Opportunity Lot. Length: 33.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Tropical Hardwood Chamfer Plane. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Misc. Hand Tools Opportunity Lot. Length: 7.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Unmarked : Artfully Crafted Walut Gear Model. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi. : Extra Clean Advert. Tape Measure. Length: 1.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Jennings & Co., C.E./New York, Ny : 18" Size Carpenter's Plumb & Level. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Colonial/Providence, R.I. : Comb. Hatchet And Hunting Knife. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Two Clean & Usable Woodworking Planes. Length: 14.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Lee Valley Tools/Canada No. 05P2251: Veritas #01 Low Angle Block Plane. Length: 6.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Ohio Tool Company/Columbus, O. : Full Set Of Eight Pl Plow Plane |cis. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Standard Rule Co./ Unionville, Ct No. 103: Rare Solon Rust Pat. Low Ang. Block Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Assorted Makers : Misc. Hand Tools Opportunity Lot. Length: 17.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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