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| Antique Tool Newsletter No. 2964 |
April 8, 2026 |
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News from mjdtools.com World Headquarters |
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G
reetings from Avoca, New York, where we are preparing for the ending of our First Wednesday Auction for April, which will begin closing tonight at 7:01 PM, Eastern Time. Today's Photo Montage shows some of the many interesting tools that will be sold on April 8th followed by a view of one of our three ever-expanding and improving shipping and packing areas, where we have shipping out 6,300 lots in the last seven months and will be shipping more immediatly following tonight's auction. 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 April fully loaded and bidding is now underway. You can view the auction and enter bids beginning now and continuing until April 7, 2026 & April 8, 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, April 7, 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, April 8, 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 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 |
| Issue 2954 - March 5, 2026 | Issue 2953 - March 3, 2026 | Issue 2952 - February 26, 2026 |
| Issue 2951 - February 24, 2026 | Issue 2950 - February 19, 2026 | Issue 2949 - February 17, 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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Carpenter, E.W./Lancaster, Pa. : Unhdld. Patent Arms Plow Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 800.00-1,600.00)
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Assorted Makers : Misc. Shop Items Opportunity Lot. Length: 39.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Bridge City Tool Co./Portland, Or : Pair Of Screw Adjust Clamps. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level (Unmkd.) No. 58: Two Foot, Six Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Unmarked : Hand Forged Stone Wkrs "Butterfly" |ha. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Sargent & Company, New Haven, Ct. No. 0: Extra Clean Iron Body Cowbell. Length: 8.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Simonds Saw And Steel Co., The No. 62: Skew Back Crosscut Saw. Length: 29.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Wkg. Set Of Metal Threading Tools. Length: 16.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Buck Bros./Millbury, Mass. : Extra Clean Lathe Sizing Tool. Length: 21.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Lie-Nielsen Tool Works/Warren, Me : "Independence" Brass Back Dovetail Saw. Length: 15.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Lie-Nielsen Tool Works/Warren, Me No. 1-HMR-BR: 4 Oz. Brass Cross Pein Hammer. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 35.00-75.00)
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Craftool Co./Los Angeles, Ca : Working Set Of Clean Leather Tools. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 3: Extra Clean |t16 Woodworking Plane. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Clean & Usable Woodworking Tools. Length: 14.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Hammers. Length: 17.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Misc. Hand Tools Opportunity Lot. Length: 8.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Extra Clean Japan Finish Doweling Jig. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 35.00-75.00)
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Unmarked : Early Cormier Body Benchplane. Length: 22.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Precision Items Opportunity Lot. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 120.00-240.00)
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Swan Co, The James : Graduated Set Of Auger Bits. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Tools : Comm. Eagle Tool Company Square. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Five Clean & Usable Woodworking Tools. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Wkg. Set Of Clean Coopers' Tools. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Delisser/New York : Precision Adjust Brass Level. Length: 5.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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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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Unmarked : Hand Forged Iron Traveler. Length: 13.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 97: Cabinet Maker's Edge Plane. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Unmarked : Rare Currency Cancel Ing Hammer. Length: 10.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Unmarked : Early 19th Century Iron Tinder Box. Length: 2.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 100.00-200.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Assorted Folding Rules. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Bridge City Tool Co./Portland, Or No. CT-4: Limited Edition Angle Divider Bevel. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Trowbridge, William/Worcester, Ma : Rare Early Maker Spoke Shave. Length: 11.88 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. No. 407: Extra Clean 7" Smoothing Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Montgomery Ward & Co. No. 2: Rare "Eclipse" Brand 7" Smoothing Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Six Small Size Anvils. Length: 4.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Burnap, W.H./Lowell, Mass. : Davis & Kidder Pat. Medical Device. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Standard Tool Co./Athol, Mass. : Orig. 8 Page Fanfold Catalogue. Length: 5.88 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Disston & Sons, H./Danville, Va. No. D-95: 26" 4 1/2 Pt. Rip Hand Saw. Length: 29.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Early Shop Items Opportunity Lot. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Budde & Westerman/50 Vesey St, Ny : Small Size Wantage Rule. Length: 17.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Marshall Co., C. & E./Chicago, Il : Classic Watch Maker's Lathe. Length: 13.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 350.00-750.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi. : Five Small Size Advertising |tms. Length: 1.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Leyland Sheffield/Sheffield, Engl : Set Of High Speed Steel |la Gouges. Length: 20.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Nine Clean Complex Molding Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Marble's Arms & Mfg. Co. No. 2 1/2: Rare Folding Camp Hatchet. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 400.00-800.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Woodworking Tools. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Spec. Purp. Molding Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 39: Clean And Complete 7/8" Dado Plane. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 100.00-100.00)
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Assorted Makers : Wkg. Set Of Clean Carving Tools. Length: 10.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 4 1/2: Wide, Heavy Smooth Plane. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Rabone & Sons, John/ Birmingham No. 1190: Unused Three-Foot Folding Rule. Length: 36.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stratton Bros./Greenfield, Mass. No. 10: Brass Bound Mahogany Level. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Pair Of "Ladyleg" Caliper. Length: 4.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Millers Falls Company : 2" Blade "Rogers Mitre Plane". Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 600.00-1,200.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Four Extra Clean Woodworking Tools. Length: 6.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Stanley Tools : Lot Of Extra Clean Woodworking Tools. Length: 16.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Sholl, C./Mt. Joy, Pa. : Sholl's Patent Marking Gauge. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Tool Related Reference Books. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Tools/New Britain, Conn. No. 780: Rare 20" Size 9 Pt. Crosscut Saw. Length: 23.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Birmingham Plane Mfg. Co. : Rare Cast Iron Chamfer Spoke Shave. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 12 1/4: Narrow Scraper Plane. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Sargent & Co. (Unmarked) : Bornstein's Patent Screw Adj. Nut |wr. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Classic British Hdld. Infill Plane. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Griswold Mfg. Co./Erie, Pa. No. 11: Rare Extra Lg. Cast Iron Frying Pan. Length: 17.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Unmarked : Later Type Brass |cm & Level Combinat. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Extra Clean Woodworking Tools. Length: 11.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Unmarked : Classic Piano Maker' Tool Box. Length: 32.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 97: Cabinet Maker's Edge Plane. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stanley Tools/Sheffield, England No. 79: Double Side Rabbet Plane. Length: 5.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Reprinted Reference Books. Length: 5.63 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 35.00-75.00)
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Magazine Hammer Co./Utica, N.Y. : Patent Self-Feeding Hammer. Length: 13.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Standard Rule Co., The No. 26: Pat'd. Transitional Smooth Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Classic Yellow Birch 18th C. Jointer |wp. Length: 32.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Early Curled Grip "Fire Steel". Length: 2.88 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Extra Clean Woodworking Tools. Length: 11.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Starrett Co., The L.S./Athol, Ma : Five General Line Catalogues. Length: 7.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Unmarked : Folk Art Model Of "Monkey" Wrench. Length: 32.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Stearns & Co., E.A. No. 56 B: Narrow Arch Jt./ Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. No. 407: No. "2" Size Smooth Plane. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Windsor Mfg. Co./ Windsor, Vt : Poole & Williams Patent Scratch Beade. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Wkg. Set Of Stair Builder's Planes. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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