CURRENT "TOOLS FOR SALE"

 Last modified on Sept. 19,  2018

Planes   Collectible Planes    Block Planes    Wooden Planes     Draw Knives & Shaves 
 Braces     Bits  Drills    Screw  Drivers     Chisels     Gages     Rules    Levels    Squares 
 Books   Machinist Tools   Saws     Nautical & Scrimshaw    Eskimo Tools etc   Miscellaneous  
 Surveying  Equipment 

                          Percy--In Repose

BOOKS, MAGAZINES & PHOTOS

BK2 - Brown & Sharpe “Construction and Use  of Universal Milling Machines" 1882_$30.00

BK3 - Lufkin Precision Tools Catalog No. 7.  Excellent Condition.  Fine.  ___________$40.00

BK5 - Modern Machine Shop Practice by Rose.  1st Am.  Ed.  Vol. I (1887) &Vol II (1888).  $75.00

BK6 - Modern Machine Shop Practice.  Supplement to the First Edition.  1892  _________$25.00

BK8 - The Furniture Designs of Thomas Sheraton”. Arranged by J. Munro Bell Good+ __$35.00.

BK10 - Ronald S. Barlow. The Antique Tool Collector’s Handbook. Fine. ____________ $20.00

BK11 - Lufkin General Catalog No. 11 (ca. 1935). Rules, Tools, et al.  Easily Good ______  $20.00

BENCH PLANES 

P1 - Millers Falls No. 11B “Junior Jack” Bench Plane. Near Perfect. Fine._______ $70.00

 P5- Buckeye (Cleveland, Ohio) Jack Plane. Older Example. Good+ ______________$30.00

P11 -  Stanley No. 6 Fore Plane. Type 15 (1930-31). Near Fine. __________________$65.00

Patent, Scarce & Older Types

CP2 - L. L. Bailey No. 51 “Little Victor” Block Plane.  Cog Wheel  Fixer.  Good+ ___ $150.00

CP5 - Stanley No. 13 Circular Plane.  Type 2 (1871-78).  Collectible Condition. Fine.  $100.00

CP7 - J. Lamb (UR).  Shoreham, VT(?) 18^th Century Hollow. Fine.  ______________$125.00

CP8 - Kellett’s Patent Plane Blade.  Sept 16, 1884.  Near Full Length.  Good+ ______ $15.00

SPECIALTY PLANES 

P22 - Stanley No. 278 Rabbet & Filletster Plane.  Type 1.  Lacks Depth Stop Good+_$100.00

P27 -  Stanley No. 141. Bull Nose Plow Plane. (Miller's Patent). Good. ____________$150.00

P28 -

P29 -  Stanley No. 66 Beader.  Type 1.  Most Finishes.  One fence and blade.  Fine  ____$50.00

P31 -  OWT Router. Larger Size with 3/4” Cutter. Likely English. Easily Good+ _____$75.00

P35 - Stanley No. 93 Cabinet Maker’s Rabbet Plane.  For Precision Work.  Good+ ___$110.00

P36 - Stanley No. 70 Box Scraper.  Handy Tool for the Shop.  Fine.  ________________$15.00

BLOCK PLANES 

BP1 -

\BP2 - Stanley (Eng) No. G12-)20 Adjustable Block Plane. New ___________________$35.00

BP3 - Millers Falls No. 16G-C Adjustable Block Plane. Like Stanley 9 1/2. Fine______ SOLD

BP4 - Fulton Tool Co. (NY) Lever Cap Block Plane (Sargent) Good  ________________$60.00

BP5 - Stanley No. 9 ¼ Block Plane IOB.  1960s Little Used.  Fine.  _________________$35.00

BP6 - Stanley No. 15 Block Plane.  “Damaged” for a Reason.  Good+ _______________$35.00

BP7 - Double End Block Plane (Like Stanley 130) Reversible Blade Position. Good+ ____$25.00

BP8 -  Stanley No. 220 Block Plane.  1960s Blue Finish IOB.  Fine.  _________________$20.00

BP9 -  Foster (Buffalo) Aluminum Block Plane. Like Stanley No. 110. Fine. ___________$30.00

BP10 -  Stanley No. 9 ½ Block Plane. IOB. Circa Late 30s. Good+ __________________$40.00

BP11 -  Stanley No. 9 ½ Block Plane. 1930s. Original Box. Easily Good+______________ $40.00

BP12 - Stanley (England) No. G12-060 Low Angle Block Plane. New._________________ $50.00

BP13 -  Sargent No. 5607 Low Angle Block Plane.   Scarce Plane.  Good ______________$40.00

BP14 - Millers Falls No. 1455B Low Angle Block Plane. Uncommon. Fine. ____________$40.00

BP15 - Stanley No. 120 Block Plane. Third Type from the 1880s. Lever adjust. Fine. _____$30.00

Wooden Planes

WP3 - Unmarked Early Appearing Ogee Molding Plane.  Ca.1800?  Fine. ___________ $56.25

WP4 - Coach Maker’s Curved Rabbet Plane.  Unmarked.  Outstanding Example!  Fine.    $93.75

WP5 - T. Clough (Manchester, England) 1” Astragal.  Single Boxed.  Good+  _________$26.25

 WP7-  P. H. Manchester* (Providence, RI) Large Ogee Molding Plane. Fine. _________$45.00

WP9 - Decorated  Jointer Plane.  Inlay and Carved Decoration.  Exceptional.  Good+____ $172.50

WP12 - I. E. Smith** (Pawtucket, RI) Ship (Jack) Rabbet Plane. Sans one Nicker.  Good+_$56.25

WP13 - Hills & Winship (Springfield, MA) 6/8 Astragal.  Fully Boxed. .  Good+  ________$40.00

WP17 -  Moseley (England) Steep Ogee with Fence.  Uncommon Profile.  Fine. __________ $26.25

WP20 - Coachmaker's Boxwood Compass Rabbet Plane. 4 1//2” Sole. Fine. ____________$75.00

WP22 -  R & C. Carter * Troy, NY. Ogee with Astragal Molding Plane. Fine.____________ $45.00

Drawknives and Spoke Shaves, etc  (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

D1 - Unmarked (Batchelder-style) No. 3 Double Spoke Shave.  Good  ______________$18.75

D2 - Stanley No. 62 Reversible Spoke Shave.  Two Blades.  Scarce and Good+.  ______$112.50

D4 - Ohio Tool Co. No. 075 Light Cooper’s Spoke Shave.   Scarce.  Good+ __________$42.00

D5 - Gunstock/Cabinet Maker’s Scraper Shave.  Bone Sole.  Easily Good+ _________$37.50

D8 -  Razor Edge Spoke Shave. Craftsman-Made and Nice. Fine. _________________$30,00

D16- Wood’s Adjustable Iron Spoke Shave. Pat 1876.  Scarce Shave Fine. ___________ $56.25

D17 - Chandler's Chamferer. Draw Knife Chamfer Guide Set. IOB. Scarce and Fine. ___$100.00

D18 - Double Iron Scraper Shave.  Spickler. 1873 Patent  Scarce and Fine.__________  $112.50

Chisels, Gouges, Knives, Adzes & Axes  (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

C1 -  J. B. Addis (Sheffield) No. 4 Carving Gouge. Fancy Handle. Fine. _______________$50.00

C2 - I. Sorby. (Sheffield) Crank Handle Pattern Maker's Gouge Risque Engraving _____$60.00

C3 -T. . H. Witherby 3” Slick. Old, Old One. A Treasure. Good+__________________. $135.00

C4 -

C5 - Ice Chipper Extraordinaire 4 5/8” Blade. Great Handle. Fine_________________ $125.00

C6 -Sash Mortise Chisel, Underhill.  Nashua, N.H.   3/8” .  A Good Old One.  Fine. ______$40.00

C7 -  Group of 12 Single Owner Carving Chisels.  Small Sizes.  Easily Good. _________  $140.00

C8 - Set of Six Buck Brothers Crank-neck Pattern maker's Gouges. Easily Good+ _____$130.00

C9 - Stanley No. 40 Pocket Chisel. Set of 6. Excellent Chisels. Good+ ________________$120.00

C10  -  Plane-Axe Combination Utility Tool. New with Instructions. NOS Scarce & Fine.__ $75.00

C12 -

C15 - S. J. Addis (England) Group of 6 Carving Gouges. Smaller Sizes. Fine. ___________$75.00

Boring Tools

Braces  (See my Brace Collection)    (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

B1 - Amidon & White (Buffalo)  Corner Brace  1884 Patent.  Easily Good+ ________ $55.00

B2 - 18^th Century Wooden Brace with 7 Good Pads. Fine. _____________________$200.00

B3 - Abel Streeter Classic Early Bit Brace. Two 1850s Patents. Fine. ____________$50.00

B4 -  Millers Falls No. 732A “Holdall” Ratchet Bit Brace. 10” Fine. _____________$40.00

B5 - Stanley No. 813 Y Ratchet Bit Brace. 8” Sweep. Fine. ____________________$60.00

B6 - Stanley No. 923 Ratchet Bit Brace. 10” Favorite Brace Fine._______________ $50.00

B7 -

B8 -  Millers Falls No. 132 Ratchet Bit Brace. Scarce Brace. Good+ _____________$25.00

B9 - Millers Falls No. 322 Ratchet Bit Brace. 10” As New. Fine._________________ $35.00

B10 - Stanley No. 965N Ratchet Bit Brace. 8” Sweep. Good GIT Tool. Fine. ________$25.00

B11 - D. Simal (Belgium) Surgeon’s Brace.  3” Sweep. Changeable Chuck.  Good+  $217.50

B12 -

B14 - Millers Falls No. 502A Master Corner Brace.  Master" Chuck.  Easily Good. _ $35.00

Drills  

Bits & Things          (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

B19 - Shell Auger Gimlet With Lead Screw. Rosewood handle. Fine._______________$50.00

B20 -Bridgeport Hdwe Mfg. Corp. Rosewood Tool Handle.  Large Size.  Good+ _______$35.00

B21 - Millers Falls No. 5 Rosewood Tool Handle.  1868 Patent Date. Scarce  Good+  ___$45.00

B22 -  Exquisite T-Handle Reamer. Musical Instrument Maker. Fine. _____________$220.00

B23 - Irwin Center Post Auger Bits. Set of 13 in an Oak Box. Good+_______________ SOLD

B24 - John S. Fray Co. No. 2 Tool Handle.   5 Tools.  Cocobolo.  Fine ________________$25.00

B25 - Horn Handled Gimlet or Cask Tester.  Pretty Tool.  Fine ____________-_______ $90.00

B27 - Morse Index Drill Case (8A) for Style 340 Bits, Nos 1 -60.  Smaller One Fine.  __$56.25

Screwdrivers and Push Drills   (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

SC1 - Yankee (Div. of Stanley) No. 30A Ratchet Screw Driver. IOB.  Fine __________ $22.50

SC2 -

SC3 - Yankee (North Bros) No. 42 Automatic Screw Driver.  Wooden Handle.    Good+ _ $25.00

SC4 - Yankee  (North Bros) No. 131A Ratchet Screw Driver.  The Big One.  Good+  ___$19.00

SC5 - Millers Fall No. 610B Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.  Most Finishes.  Good+ ____ $15.00

SC6 - F. A. Howard & Son, Allard's Patent Spiral Screw Driver. Scarce and Fine. _____$45.00

SC7 - Millers Falls No. 29 Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.  With Slotted Bit.   Fine.  _____$15.00

SC8 - Stanley Yankee No. SP135A Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.  Finger guard. Fine.  ___$31.50

SC9 - Millers Falls No. 61 Ratchet Screw Driver.  IOB.  The Big One.  All.  Blades.  Fine.  $33.75

SC10 - Stanley Yankee No. 131A Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver. 4 bits. Fine.___________ $20.00

SC11 - Yankee (Stanley) No. 30A Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver IOB & 3 Bits.  Fine. ____ $26.25

SC12 - Yankee (North Bros) No. 10 Ratchet Screw Driver. 3” Blade.  Fine____________$15.00

Levels, Layout & Measuring

 Gages & Calipers      (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

R1 - Winslow’s Adjustable Face Gage.  1900 Patent.  Uncommon.  Good+  ______$75.00

R2 - Stanley No. 72 Double Gauge.  Two Stems for Marking or Mortise.  Fine. ___ $18.75

R3 -  Stanley No. 65 Boxwood Marking Gage. SW Mark Fine.________________ $20.00

R4 -  F. Curtis Stockbridge, MA (eagle mark) Screw Adjust Mortise Gage. Good+ $50.00

R5 - Panel Slitting Gage. Beautiful and “Different” Collector's Tool. Fine.______ $250.00

R6 - S. A. Jones & Co. (Hartford, Con) Rosewood Mortise Gage. Fine___________ $50.00

R7 - Stanley No. 76 Boxwood Mortise Gage.  Solid and Not Common.  Good+  ______$37.50

R8 - Stanley (unmarked) No. 73 Mortise Gage.  Boxwood.  Uncommon Good+ _____ $37.50

R9 - Dancing Legs Calipers. Large Size. Buffalo Nickel Hinge Fine. ___________$190.00

R10 - Large Wood, Brass & Steel Compass/Dividers.  30” Legs.  Good+  ________$93.75

R11 - Stanley No. 78 (Unmarked) Rosewood Mortise gage.  Ext. Screw Slide.  Good+  $41.25

R12 - Stanley No. 77 Mortise and Marking Gage. Screw Adjust. SW. Good+ ______$55.00

R13 - E. C. Stearns Co. (Syracuse) No. 85 Butt Gage.  Like Stanley No. 95.  Fine. __$15.00

R14 - Ultimatum Style Mortise Gage. Unmarked Sheffield Type. Easily Good. _____$40.00

R15 -  Hand Made Veneer Sltting Gage. Some Character Here. Good. ___________$15.00

R17 - Stanley No. 95 Butt Gage.  IOB.  Complete Finish & Instructions.  Fine. ____ $18.75

 Rules & Tapes   (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

RR1 - Stanley No 40 (unmarked) Arch Joint, Caliper Rule.  Four Fold, 12 inch.  Good+_$150.00

RR2 - Lufkin No. 386 Four-fold, 12” Caliper Rule.  Like Stanley 32. Advertising.  Fine.  $67.50

RR3 - Stanley No. 92 (unmarked) Four-fold Ivory 1-Foot Rule.  Good+  ____________$131.25

RR4 - Stanley No. 15 Carpenter's Sliding Rule. 2 ft, 2 fold. Nice Condition. Fine. ____$100.00

RR5 - Stephens & Co. (U.S. Standard) No. 31 Double Ship Bevel.  Easily Good.  _______$52.50

RR6 - Sterling Silver 12” Folding Rule.  English 1820-50.  Unusual and  Fine.  _____$290.00

RR7 -- Stanley No. 53 ½ Architect’s Rule (Special).  Uncommon Edge Marks.  Fine. _ $100.00

RR9 - Stephens & Co.  Un-numbered 4-Fold, 2-Foot Rule Special Scale.  Good+_____ $75.00

RR10 - “London” Four-Fold 12” Ivory Rule.  Arch Joint.  Fine._________________  $150.00

RR11 - Standard Rule Co. No. 27 Two Fold 2’ Rule.  Slide.  Square Joint. Good+ ____ $114.00

RR12 - Stanley (unmarked) No. 69 Four-fold 12” Rule.  Good+.  __________________$25.00

RR13 - Stanley Rule & Level Co. No. 85 4-Fold 2-Foot Ivory Rule.  Good+  _________$150.00

RR14 - Zig Zag Folding Ivory Rule in Shagreen Case.  Likely French.  Fine.  _______$400.00

RR15 - W. & L.E. Gurley Special Dry Measure Rule. Scarce. Easily Good+ _________$200.00

RR16 - Stanley No. 66 ½ Rule.  3-foot, 4-fold rule.  Later type.  Easily Good+  _______ $18.75

RR18 - Belcher Bros. Shrink Rule. 1/8" & 1/16" Sides.  Good+_________________ $30.00

RR19 - Stanley No. 87 Four-fold Fully Bound Ivory Rule.  24”  Good+ _____________$244.00

RR21 -  6 Inch Sterling Silver Rule. Tiffany & Co. Gift for Sewing Basket. Fine. _____$170.00

RR24 - Wood Straight Edge.  Dated 1809 & Initialed.  Great Item!  Fine. ___________ $180.00

Bevels & Squares     (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

RB1 - Philo L. Fox (Bridgeport, CT) Patent Bevel.  Uncommon Tool.  Good. _______ $105.00

RB2 - W. J. MacKenzie Ship Bevel.  Two-bladed. Rosewood UR Maker  Easily Good._  $30.00

RB10 - Stanley No. 10 Inlaid Square. 6” Iron Frame with Rosewood Infill. Good+ _____SOLD

RB11 - Stanley No. 2 Traut's Patent Tri Square. 8” Size. Scarce. Easily Good+ ______$37.50

RB12 - Miniature Silver Carpenter’s Square . Masonic Pendant.  Fine.  ___________$90.00

Levels      (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

L2 - Stanley No. 39 ½ Machinist Level. WWII Finishes.  Fine _____________________ $30.00

L3 - Stanley No. 37 Adjustable Metallic Plumb & Level. 9” Size.  Good Finish.  Fine___  $22.50

L4 - Davis & Cook (Watertown, NY) No. 4 Mahogany Patent Level  30"  Good+_________ $75.00

L5 - Stanley No. 36 Bench Level.  Eclipse Vial Covers.  WWII Production.  Fine.  _______$22.50

L6 - Davis Level and Tool Co. No. 8 Plumb & Level. 24”. Ornate & Fine. ______________$150.00

L7 - Stratton Brothers No. 11 Machinist’s Level.  26”  Scarce Item.  Easily Good. _______ $56.25

L8 -  Stanley No. 104 – Carpenter's Plumb & Level 12”  V-Logo Near New. Fine. ________$20.00

L9 - Henry Disston & Sons No. 018 Adjustable Plumb & Level 14” Fine.______________ $20.00.

L11 - Stanley (unmarked) No. 46 Pocket Level.  Not Common.  Good+ _________________$30.00

L12 - L.L. Davis No. 9 Mahogany Level. Pat. 1867. 26” Scarce. Good__________________ $50.00

L13 - Stanley No. 3 Bench Level. Original Decal SW Mark. 26 inch Length Easily Good+_ $20.00

L14 -  Stratton Bros. No. 10 beass bound machinist level BB. Type 5. 8 inchFine. ________$250.00

L15 -  Stanley No. 39 ½ Machinist Level. WWII Finishes.  Fine _____________________ $30.00

L16 -  Athol Machine Co. No. 438G Machinist's Bench Level Grooved Model. Scarce and Fine $50.00

Saws & Stuff

S9 - George H. Bishop Pruning Saw.  U.S. Quartermaster Corps.  Fine.  _______________$19.00

S10 - J. D. Rogers & Bro. (Philadelphia) Hand Saw.  McNiece patent Handle.  Good+ _____ $30.00

S16 - Frame Saw.  Shaw 1894 Patent.  Uncommon Saw.  Good+  _______________________$40.00

MACHINISTS' TOOLS

                        (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

MA1 - Ames Dial Indicator with Surface Plate Mount.  Fine. ______________________ $40.00

MA3 - Brown & Sharpe No. 530 Knife Edge Straight Edges.  Light Tarnish  Fine _______$40.00

MA6 - Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. No. 585 18” Vernier Height Gage.  IOB  Fine. _________$75.00

MA7 - Brown & Sharpe No. 600 Vernier Depth Gauge.  Complete With Both Rods..  Fine.  $40.00

MA8 -  The L.S. Starrett Co. No. 87 Plumb Bob. Hg. Nickel Plate. Fine ________________$45.00

MA11 -  Precision Machinist's Square. Craftsman Made and Fine. ___________________$75.00

MA12 - Brown & Sharpe  Machinist Straight-Edge. Japanned Finger Groove. Fin________ $50.00

MA15 - Joshua T. Slocomb Co. (Providence, RI).  Thread Micrometers No. 29 & 30.  Good+  $25.00

MA20 - The L. S. Starrett & Co. No. 228 Hub Micrometer.  Special Purpose.  Good+ ______ $25.00

MISCELLANEOUS

M1 - Roller Wheel Adjusting Pipe Wrench.  Craftsman Tool Co.  1907 Pat.  Fine.  _$33.75

M2 - Double Claw Hammer.  Unusual Design.  Not Patent.  Good+ _____________ $187.50

M4 - Stanley No. 400 Mitre Vise.  1960s Finish.  Easily Good+  ________________$40.00

M5 - Food Chopper with exotic wood handle decorated with bone and ebony.  Good+ __ $71.25

M6 - Goodell-Pratt No. 710 “Home Companion Tool Set” . Most Tools.  Good+_____$168.75

M7 -  Old Dowel Cutter.  (Cue Tip cutter?) Uncommon For Sure. Fine. ___________$25.00

M8 -  Millers Falls Ball Peen Hammer. 12 oz. Near New. Fine __________________$12.00

M9 - Frank Mossberg Co. (Attleboro, Mass)   Junior No. 1 Bicycle Wrench.  Fine. __$33.75

M10 - Boker Steel Cut Number Stamps.  ¼” Size.  IOB with label Fine.__________  $20.00

M11 - Bench Anvil. Cast Steel. Unusual Tall Form. Fine. ____________________$100.00

M12 - L. Coes & Co. Adjustable Nut Wrench. 4 5/8” Smallest Size. Good.________ $75.00

M13 -  Elaborate Sheath Knife with Becket. Outstanding. Fine. _______________$200.00

M14 - HandE Wrench Co. (New Bedford) Patent Pipe Wrench.  Slide Adjust.  Good+  $30.00

M15 - Reed Mfg Co. (Erie, PA) 1897 Patent Adj. No. 11  Pipe Wrench Good+ ______$26.25

M16 -  C. E. Gibbs (Boston). Paper liner(?) with Graduated Brass Edge Easily Good. _$50.00

M17 -  Underhill (Boston) Shingling hatchet. Later Mark. Good+________________ $25.00

M18 - HandE Wrench Co. Unmarked (unfinished?) Nut Wrench_________________$37.50

M19 - Upholster's Style Tack Hammer. Strap Handled. Superb. Fine. _____________$97.50

M20 - Plain-faced Adze-eye Claw Hammer. 8oz.  Nickled.  Good+ ________________ $10.00

M21 -  Brown & Sharpe No. 790 Liquid Filled Plumb Bob. Smallest size. Fine. ______$35.00

M22 - Syracuse Wrench Co. Champion Ratchet Wrench Set No. 1 IOB. __________ $67.50

M23 - Goodell-Pratt No. 29 1/2 Polishing Lathe.  All Original Finishes.  Fine.  _____$175.00

M24 - Wilton (Chicago) No. 825 “Bullet” Machinist's Vise. Small 2 1/2" Size. Good+ $400.00

M25 - C. S. Osborne Pad Nut Pliers. Harness Maker Tool. Scarce. Fine. ___________$30.00

M26 - Weight Set for Laboratory Pan Balance. Nearly Complete in Fitted Box. Fine ___$50.00

M27 - Grain Painting Outfit.   Including Combs and “Knots.”Good+.  _____________ $52.50

M28 - Boynton’s Patent Adjustable Alligator Wrench.  1887 Patent.  Good+. ________$75.00

M29 -  Set of 4 Brass Leather Stamps. Harness Maker's Decoration. Good+ _________SOLD

M30 - Boardman's Patent Combination Tool. 1866. Scarce Multi-Tool. Good+ _______$130.00

Nautical, Scrimshaw, and Surveying

Note: Because Antique Ivory has essentially been banned for sale in the following States, I cannot ship such products to:

California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon & Washington.
 

Ship Builder's & Sail Maker's Tools    (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

NA1 -  Sailor-Made Lignum Vitae Fid. Carved knob and Hand Recess. Fine  _____  $110.00

NA2 - Lignum Vitae Coffin Smooth Plane. Pretty Plane. Barton Blade. Fine. ______$56.25

NA3 -  Lead Whale Casting - Spline Weight. Bottle Opener? Good. _____________$50.00

NA4 - Serving Mallet.  Larger Size and Solid.  Good+_______________________  $45.00

NA5 - Sailor’s Palm.  Traditional Rawhide Facing.  For use or Collection.  Fine. ___ $26.25

NA6 -Sailor's Line Heaving Weight (or Shore Side Weapon). Turk's Head . Fine. __$245.00.

NA7 - Sailor’s Cosh with Fancy Rope Work. Sailor-Made, and Deadly.  Easily Good.  $225.00

NA8 -J. Watts (Boston) Shipbuilder’s Bevel.  Uncommon Single Blade.   Good+.  ___$112.50

NA9 - Rabone & Sons (England) Cordage Rule.  Cordage Wt. Calculation.  Good+ _ $93.75

NA10 - Sailor Made Gun Case.  19^th Century and Uniquely Rare.  Good+ _________$300.00

NA11 -  Lignum Vitae Razee Style Ship Builder's Jack Plane. Nice  Plane. Good+ ___$75.00

NA12 - Sailor's Sail Cloth Ditty Bag. Fancy Knot Work. Easily Good._____________ $400.00

NA13 -  Sailor Made Beckets with Fancy Rope Work.  Uncommon Smaller Size.  Fine.  $350.00

NA14 - Race Knife. Larger Size. A Nautical Tool. Easily Good+ __________________$50.00

NA15 - Four-arm Timber Scribe.  Uncommon Form.  Easily Good+  _______________$135.00

NA16 - Manhattan Tool Mfg. Co. Hawsing Iron.  Uncommon Caulking Tool.  Good.  ___$33.75

NA17 - B. D. Hathaway (New Bedford) Felling Axe.  No Handle.  Easily Good.  _______$105.00

NA18 - Race Knife.  Diminutive Form & Fancy Rosewood Handle.  Fine.  __________$80.00

NA19 - Unusual Tool—Probably a Fid. Unique? Fine __________________________$125.00

NA20 -  Shipwright's Wooden Boat Sway Brace. 18^th Century Form. Good__________ $60.00

NA21 - Mesquite Caulking Mallet.  Older One.  Easily Good. ____________________$50.00

Nautical Art & Books     (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

NART1 - Navigating Instruments.  M.V. Brewington. 1963.  Good+. ______________ $30.00

NART2 - “The American Merchant Marine” by W. L. Marvin. Scribner’s Sons 1902 _ $50.00

NART3 - “Regulations for the Government of the United States Navy”.  1st Ed.  1865.  $112.50

NART4 -  New Bedford Marine Bank. Pane of Three Blank Checks. Whaling. Fine.        $70.00

NART5 - Whaling Bark Josephine Hove Down For Repairs.  Famous Photo.  Fine.  _____$20.00

NART6 -  "Flags of the Maritime Nations."  2nd Edition.  1870  Good Reference _______$110.00

NART7 - Silver Gelatin Print of the Whaling Bark Greyhound,  Hauled Out __________ $25.00

NART8 - Whaling Bark "Charles W. Morgan" Outfitting for Voyage.  1906/7  Fine ___ $25.00

NART9 - Digital Print of the Whaling Bark "Sunbeam" being unloaded - Aug 1, 1906 __ $25.00

Navigation    (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

NA24 - Stuart’s “Distance Meter.”  English 1895 Patent.  For Use at Sea.  Fine. _______ $225.00

NA25 - Classic Ebony & Brass Navigator’s Parallel Rule.  12” Size.  Fine.  ____________$25.00

NA26 - Ivory Navigational Parallel Rule. 6 3/8” Brass Hinges. Fine._________________ $75.00

NA29 - Navigational Parallel Rule.  18”  Macassar Ebony & Brass.  Good+ ____________$25.00

NA30 - Erasmus Kutz (New York) Double-bladed Ship Bevel. Rare Rule. Good. _________$125.00

NA32 - Merrifield & Co. (New York) Gunter’s Rule.  For Navigation.  Ca. 1820s.  Good+ __ $250.00

Whalecraft & Miscellaneous Whaling -   (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

WC1 - Piece of Baleen from a Large Whale.  Probably Humpback.  Good+  ___________$25.00

WC3 -  Swordfish Dart (Toggle Harpoon).  Brass. Gangion Rigged.  Fine.____________  $25.00

WC4 - Wm. F. Nye Co (New Bedford) Sperm Sewing Machine Oil.  3 oz.  _____________$75.00

WC5 - “Whale Smoking Tobacco” Empty Pouch with Bright Chromolitho Label.  Good+ $100.00

WC6 - Repro Sheath for a Double Flue Harpoon. ex. Mystic Seaport. Good+___________ $50.00

WC7 - Framed Nye Oil Co. Advertising Cut from 1888. Underlying Story. Fine. ________$35.00

WC8 -  Whaling “Bone” Spade. Old but Scarce.  Fair Condition ___________________$300.00

WC9 - Spermceti Wax Cake. Imported from Scotland in the 1950s Rare Item. __________$100.00

WC10 - Equitable Refining Co. (Cleveland) Sperm Sewing Machine Oil.  Fine.  _________$75.00

Scrimshaw    (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

SCR1 -  Whale Bone Fid. Smaller Size with Turned Cap. Nice Looking.  Fine. _________$250.00

SCR2 -  Sailor's Seam Rubber. Panbone. Tetrahedral Handle. Fine. _________________$1050.00

SCR3 - - Whale Skeletal Bone Fid. 10 1/4” Long. Great Wear. Fine. __________________$250.00

SCR4 - Whale Bone Wedge Fixed Marking Gage.  Unique and Fine.  _________________  $970.00

SCR5 -  Sailor-Made Leather Burnisher/creaser. Whale Bone. Easily Good+. ___________$340.00

SCR6 - Walrus Ivory Mallet.  Small and Fine.  ___________________________________$225.00

SCR7 - Key Helm Spoke. Whale Bone Cap.  Helm "Up" mark.  Fine  __________________$150.00

SCR8 - Sailor Made Marking Gage. Sperm Whale and  Walrus Ivory. Outstanding!_______ $950.00

SCR9 -  Timber Scribe. Bone or Antler Handle. Small Size. Good+ ____________________$290.00

SCR10 - Shark Vertebrae and Baleen Pointer. Unusual Size. Fine. ___________________$255.00

SCR11 - Whale Skeletal Bone Bed Wrench & Key.  Scarce!  Fine. __________________ $1100.00

SCR12 - Whaler's Pan Bone Fid. 11” Length Decorated. Fine. ______________________$675.00

SCR13 - Whale Bone Pie Crimper. Bird Head Design. Sailor-madeGood+. _____________$280.00

SCR14 - Whale Skeletal Bone Serving Mallet. Older Example. Good+_________________ $395.00

Eskimo and Inuit Tools and Artifacts  (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

Many of the following tools and objects are mostly prehistoric (17th Century & earlier), and are derived from privately owned property on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, where they were
 found in ancestral  ruins by native Yupik Eskimos living there, and sold legally.

ESK1 -  Bering Strait Eskimo Hand Club. Bowhead Whale Effigy. Superb! Fine. __________$1250.00

ESK2 - Eskimo or NW Coast  Fighting  Knife.  Whale Skeletal Bone, cloth & leather.  Fine.  _$800.00

ESK3 - Line Retrieving Hook . Prehistoric Walrus Ivory. Fine. ________________________$475.00

ESK4 - Hafted Eskimo (Inuit) Adz.  Slate Blade.  Drift Wood.  Easily Good.________________ $90.00

ESK5 - Eskimo Carved Caribou Cow.  Walrus Ivory 19th C or Earlier.  Good ______________$850.00

ESK6 - Narrow Handled Bone Scoop.  Probably Eskimo or Inuit Made.  Fine. ______________ $100.00

ESK7 -  Ancient Eskimo Whaling Charm. Mini /bowhead Whale. Very Old. Fine. ___________$380.00

ESK8 - Eskimo Hunter's Bag. Sinew Sewn. Seal & Caribou Hide. Good. _________________$300.00

ESK9 - Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture. Transformation subject. Fine. _____________________$125.00

ESK10 - Walrus Ivory Ship Model. Bering Sea Fishing and/or trading vessel. Good+________ $2700.00

ESK11 - Eskimo Arrow Points. Antler and Walrus Ivory Examples.  Choice.  Fine __________$60.00 each

ESK12 - Inuit Carved Beluga Whale. Walrus Ivory. 5” plus Stand. Fine __________________$375.00

ESK13  - Two Barbed Eskimo Sealing Harpoon Heads.  Distinct Styles.  Good.  _____________$112.50 for the pair

ESK14 - Early Eskimo Seal Harpoon Heads. Walrus Ivory. Prehistoric.   Choice.  Good+______$75.00 each

ESK15 -  Archaic Walrus Ivory Toy Kayak. St. Lawrence Island Treasure. ca 200AD ___Good+ $950.00

ESK17 - Eskimo Seal Skin Doll. Glass Bead Facial Figures. Easily Good.__________________ $292.50

ESK18 - Ancient Eskimo Brooch. Walrus Ivory. Ca 600 – 1500 AD. Fine. _________________$500.00

ESK19 - Eskimo Ivory /bone hunting points..  Bird   Points.  Ivory & Bone Good+  (Choice)__$25.00 each

Surveying Tools & Instruments   (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

SUR1 - Buff & Berger (Boston) Engineer’s Dumpy Level.  17” Telescope. Good+ __________$225.00

SUR2 - Keuffel & Esser No. 6440 .50’ Engineers Chain . Brass Handles & Tags.  Fine. ____ $275.00

SUR3 - Engineer’s Surveying Chain.  100 Feet.  Stanley (London).  Fine. ________________ $300.00

SUR4 - Spencer & Co. (London) Surveyor's Compass. IOB with Vanes. Good+ ____________$750.00

SUR5 - U. S. Military Field Alidade.  For Traverse Table.  In Original Leather Case  Fine ___.  $50.00

SUR6 - R. Bucher (Meilen)  Swiss  Plane Table (for Alidade) with Tripod, Case,Map Folder.  _ $175.00

SUR7 - Uncommon Surveyor's Metric Chain - “Decimetre” Gunter's Style. Fine. __________$250.00

SUR8 -  Set of Japanese Surveyor's Scales with Offsets. WWII Vintage Bamboo. Fine. _______$125.00

SUR9 - Buff & Buff (Boston) Gift Medallion for Auto or Collection.  Fine  _________________$25.00

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