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| Antique Tool Newsletter No. 3002 |
August 20, 2026 |
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News from mjdtools.com World Headquarters |
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G
reetings from Avoca, New York, where we are looking forward to great auctions for the balance of 2026 and through 2027. We will have 501 Lots ending on September 1st and another 401 Lots ending on September 2nd. Follow the links below to view the items in the auction. Today's Photo Montage begins shows some of the many great tools that will be sold on September 2nd. The next shows a view of our most recently filled section of new storage boxes and the final photo shows a view of one of our four dedicated packing and shipping areas. 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 July fully loaded and bidding is now underway. You can view the auction and enter bids beginning now and continuing until September 1, 2026 & September 2, 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, September 1, 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, September 2, 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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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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Bailey Tool Co./Woonsocket, R.I. No. 3: "Defiance" Smooth Plane. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Unmarked : Pair Of Adjustable Height Bench Legs. Length: 16.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Perrin Fils/Belleville, France : Rare "Coupe Mark" Wine Processing Axe. Length: 27.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stevens & Co., J./Chicopee Falls : Rare Sliding Head Centering Square. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Megary, Alexander/New York, Ny : Early Precision Surveyor's Compass. Length: 19.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 500.00-1,000.00)
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Marples & Sons, William/Sheffield : Set Of Six Mahogany Hdl. Carving Tools. Length: 9.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Early American Hand Forged Rush Lamp. Length: 28.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Unmarked : Six-Inch Two Fold Folding Rule. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Unmarked : Most Unus. Cast Iron Head Hammer. Length: 13.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Assorted Makers : Original Box Items Opportunity Lot. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Asst. Smooth & Molding Planes. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 120.00-240.00)
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Unmarked : Five Early Powder Horns. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. : Lot Of Three Asst. Bench Plane. Length: 14.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Bodies For Combintion Plane. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Five Pairs Of H/R Molding Planes. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Medical Testing Items. Length: 11.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Ebony Infill Gunmeta Shoulder Plane. Length: 7.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Three Terrestrial Globes. Length: 18.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 120.00-240.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Three Original Box Woodworking Tools. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Devoge, Justin/Meadville, Pa : Devoge's Patent Mitre Box. Length: 26.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Ames Shovel And Tool Co./Boston, : Extra Clean Ww Ii Era Ice Axe. Length: 36.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Unmarked : Pair Of Early Prec. Adjust Divider. Length: 13.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Early Cast Iron Copy Press. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 49: Comb. Tonge & Groove Plane. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Four Unus. Sliding Caliper Rules. Length: 4.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Metallic Plane Co./Auburn, N. Y. : Storke's Patent Excelsisior Jointer. Length: 20.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Uncommon Early Spoke Shaves. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level Co. No. 45: Rare Lift-Out Box Combination Plane. Length: 11.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Clifton/Sheffield, England No. 3110: Rabbet & Bullnose Plane. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 444: Dovetail T. & G. Plane. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 1,000.00-2,000.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 607: Early Bedock" Jtr. Woodworking Plane. Length: 22.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Lie-Nielsen Tool Works/Warren, Me No. LN-8: Cast Iron Jointer Plane. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Iles, Ray/Horncastle, England : Two Unused "Pigsticker" Chisels. Length: 11.88 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Layout Type Machinists' Tools. Length: 20.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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American Axe & Tool Co./Glassport : "Hurd's Perfection" Dbl. Bit Felling Axe. Length: 36.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : Massive Shipwright's Hawsing Mallet. Length: 26.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Sandusky Tool Company/Sandusky, O No. 128: Solid Applewood Hdld. Plow Plane. Length: 11.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Assorted Makers : Misc. Hand Tools Opportunity Lot. Length: 10.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Unmarked : Extra Clean Live Oak Smooth Plane. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Superb Set Of Eight Augo Body Work |hms. Length: 11.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Early Boxwood & Bone Violin Mkr. |wp. Length: 1.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Smith, Roger K. : Both Volumes Of Pat. Met. Planes V 1 & 2. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Bridge City Tool Co./Portland, Or No. PV-1: "Signatures Series" Pin Vise. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Unmarked : Convex Sole Spoke Shave. Length: 12.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Unmarked : Superb Walnut & Mahjogany Mitre Vise. Length: 25.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Tool Related Print Blocks. Length: 4.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Karelsen & Co., E./New York, N.Y. : Patent Diamond Tip Glass Cutter. Length: 6.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Unmarked : Spectacular Cast Brounze Outside |cas. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 500.00-1,000.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Lot Of Original Boxes For Tools. Length: 10.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 100.00-200.00)
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Unmarked No. CK: Classic Native Amer. Crooked Knife. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Buck Bros./Millbury, Mass. : Set Of Eight Clean Carving Tools. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 73 1/4: Two Foot, Four Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Mc Niece, Wm./Philada, Pa. : Early Combination Bevel. Length: 9.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Ward & Payne/Sheffield, England : Rare Mkr. Marked "Ultimatum" Brace. Length: 14.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Three Extra Clean Woodworking Plane. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Early Maker Mahogany Spirit Leve. Length: 30.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Jennings & Co., C.E./New York, Ny : 12" Cast Iron Level. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Extra Clean Precision Tools. Length: 4.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Chapin, H./Union Factory, (Ct.) No. 239 1/2: Handled Applewood Plow Plane. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Unmarked : 18th C. European "Fire Steel". Length: 2.88 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Upson Nut Company No. 82: Two Foot, Four Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Union Tool Co./Orange, Mass. : Lot Of Three Clean Combination Squares. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Disston & Sons, Henry/Philada, Pa No. 12: London Spring 26" 12 Pt. Crosscut Saw. Length: 31.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Buck Bros./Millbury, Mass. : Stepped Set Of Four Pattern Mkrs. Chisel. Length: 16.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Interesting Early Hammers. Length: 11.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Chaplin's "Improved" Planes. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Hydraulic Press Brick Co. : Mason's Scale Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Brady Mfg. Co./Mt. Joy, Pa. : Early Patent "Stove Jack". Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Sandusky Tool Co. (Unmarked) : Double Grooving Metallic Plane. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 144: 1/4" Corner Rounding Plane. Length: 7.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Emmerich, E.C./Remscheid, Germany No. 012 60MM: "Primus" Brand Smoothing Plane. Length: 23.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Assorted Sprit Level. Length: 28.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Extra Clean Modern Layout Tools. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Ward, Joe/Baraboo, Wi : North Bros. Mfg. Co. Product Guide. Length: 9.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 35.00-75.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level, Roxton Pond No. 10: Carriage Maker's Rabbet Plane. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Pike Mfg. Co./Pike, Nh. U.S.A. : Lot Of Extra Clean Early Oilstones. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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P.N.T.C. : Limited Edition Cast Brass Level. Length: 5.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Unmarked : Spectacular Lignum, Vitae "Serving" |ma. Length: 15.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Laarman, Christopher/Philomath, O : 3/4" Radius Sole Tail Handle Plane. Length: 4.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Extra Clean Edge Tools. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Bushnell, G.A./Sprague, Conn. : Early Laminated Plumb & Level. Length: 30.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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