CURRENT "TOOLS FOR SALE"

 Last modified on September 19,  2019

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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
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

PLANES

BENCH PLANES 

P1 - Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane.  Type 19 (1958-61). Great Condition.  Fine.  _________$75.00
P2 - Stanley No. 3 Smooth Plane.  Type 17 (1941-46).  Good+ ____________________$45.00
P3 - Stanley No. 3 Smooth Plane.  Type 19 (ca 19480.  IOB. Fine. ________________ $75.00
P4 - Union Mfg. Co. No. 2G Smooth Plane.  Pre-Stanley.  Fine.  __________________SOLD
P5 - Millers Falls No. 14C Jack Plane.  Type 4 (1953-66)  Most Finishes.  Fine ______ $55.00
P7 -  Marples ( Sheffield, Eng) No. M7 Jointer Plane.  Fine. ____________________ $125.00
Patent, Scarce & Older Types
CP1 - Steer’s Patent (1883) No. 307 Jointer Plane.  Early Example.  Good+  ________$300.00
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
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
P23 -  Violin Maker’s Plane.  Brass Body, Showy Handle.  Fine _________________ SOLD

P24 - Stanley No. 39 ½” Dado Plane.  Good Spurs & Depth Adjuster Good+ _______ SOLD

P25 - Stanley No. 70 Box Scraper.  Older Model.  Good+ ________________________$20.00
P27 -  Stanley No. 141. Bull Nose Plow Plane. (Miller's Patent). Good. ____________$150.00
P31 -  OWT Router. Larger Size with 3/4” Cutter. Likely English. Easily Good+ _____$75.00

BLOCK PLANES 

BP1 -  Sargent No. 5307 Adjustable 7”  Block Plane 7” length.  Fine.  _____________SOLD
BP2 - Stanley (Eng) No. G12-20 Adjustable Block Plane. New ___________________$35.00
BP3 - Stanley No. 100 “Squirrel Tail Block Plane.  SW Blade.  Easily Good+________  $35.00
BP4 - Fulton Tool Co. (NY) Lever Cap Block Plane (Sargent) Good  ________________$60.00
BP6 - Stanley No. 63 Low Angle Block Plane.  7” Sole.  Scarce Plane.  Good+  ________$125.00
BP7 - Double End Block Plane (Like Stanley 130) Reversible Blade Position. Good+ ____$25.00
BP8 - Stanley No. 9 ¼ Block Plane.  Like the 9 ½ sans throat adjustment.  Fine.  _______$25.00
BP9 -  Stanley No 65 Low Angle Block Plane.  Type 1.  Good+  ______________________$50.00
BP10 - Millers Falls No. 33 Non-Adjustable Block Plane.  IOB.  Fine.  ________________$25.00
BP11 -  Stanley No. 100 ½ Block Plane.  Curved Sole.  Fine._______________________SOLD
BP12 - Stanley (England) No. G12-060 Low Angle Block Plane. New._________________ $50.00
BP13 - Stanley No. 9 ½ Adjustable Block Plane.  Long--Time Favorite.  Fine.  __________$35.00
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
BP16 - Sargent No. 207 Block Plane.  Older, Scarce Model.  Good+. _________________ $30.00

Wooden Planes

WP1 - Gardner and Murdock. (Boston). Shallow, Wide Grecian Ogee.  Fine __________$40.00
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 - John M. Taber*. Ship Rabbet (Jack Rabbet) Plane.  Nice plane.  Easily Good+ ___ $55.00
WP6 - Early Hollow Molding Plane. Marked “DB” Daniel Boulton?? Easily Good______$35.00
WP10 -  John. M. Taber* (New Bedford) Fixed Sash Plane.   With Connections Fine.____ $150.00
WP13 - Hills & Winship (Springfield, MA) 6/8 Astragal.  Fully Boxed. .  Good+  ________$40.00
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  ______________SOLD
D2 - Stanley No. 62 Reversible Spoke Shave.  Two Blades.  Scarce and Good+.  ______$112.50
D3 - Dunlap No. 3661 Loop Handled Spoke Shave.  NIB_________________________$40.00
D4 -  A. J. Wilkinson (Boston) Folding Draw Knife.  10”.Nice Condition.  Fine.  _____$70.00
D5 - Stanley No. 151 Adjustable Spoke Shave..  Most Popular Stanley Shave.  Fine.  __SOLD
D6 -  A. J. Wilkinson & Co. Folding Draw Knife.  8" Blade.  Clean.  Easily Good+___ $65.00
 D7  - E.C. Stearns No. 8 Adjustable Spoke Shave. Unmarked but Distinctive. Good+ __$25.00
D8 - J. S. Cantello (Boston).  Folding Draw Knife. 8” Clean & Fine. ________________ $85.00
D9 - Coach Maker’s Routing Draw Knife.  ¾” Cutter.  Good+  _____________________$35.00
D10 - Meriden (Ct) Pattern Makers Draw Shave.  4” Blade.  Fine. __________________ SOLD
D11 - Windsor Beading Tool.  Second Type.  Walnut with label.  Fine.  ______________$150.00
D15 - Nobles Mfg. Co. (Elmira, NY).  Adjustable Draw Knife. Original Patent Date.  Fine.  $50.00
D17 - Chandler's Chamferer. Draw Knife Chamfer Guide Set. IOB. Scarce and Fine. ___$100.00
D20 - Cantelo (Boston) Folding Draw Knife. Patent Mechanism. Good+ _______________$80.00
Chisels, Gouges, Knives, Adzes & Axes 
C2 - I. Sorby. (Sheffield) Crank Handle Pattern Maker's Gouge Risque Engraving _____$60.00
C3 - Buck Brothers Heavy 2” Framing Chisel.  Long and Clean.  Good+ _____________ $50.00
C4 -   Neolithic Adze Head.  Probably American Indian.  Flaked Flint.  Good+  _________$150.00
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
C9 -  Three Larger Bowl Turning Lathe Tools.  Early.  Good+  ______________________$40.00
C11 - Amory W. Crossman Framing Chisel.  2” Long Heavy Blade.  Good  ______________$60.00
C12 -  Three Buck Bros Framing Chisels,  Need Some Help.  Fair  ___________________$60.00

Boring Tools

Braces  (See my Brace Collection)    (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)
B1 - Amidon & White (Buffalo)  Corner Brace  1884 Patent.  Easily Good+ ________ $55.00
B2 - 18th Century Wooden Brace with 7 Good Pads. Fine. _____________________$200.00
B3 - Millerw Falls  No. 33 Ratchet Bit Brace.  8”  Two 1871 Pats.  Easily Good+  ___$30.00
B4 - Stanley No. 923 Ratchet Bit Brace.  10”  Stanley’s Best.  Fine.  ____________$65.00
B5 - C. E. Jennings Co. (New York) No. 108 ¼ Ratchet Bit Brace.  Good+_________$35.00
B6 - Sheffield Plated Brace.  Unmarked.  Fancy Brass Quill.  Fine.  _____________$75.00
B7 - Fray & Pigg.  Spofford Patent Iron Brace.  7” Sweep.  Good+ ______________ $25.00
B8 -  Pexto Ratchet Bit Brace.  8" Sweep.  Fine ____________________________$25.00
B9 - Stanley No. 923 Ratchet Bit Brace.  NIB. 10”  Unused.  __________________SOLD
B10 - Pexto No. 8300 Ratchet Bit Brace.  1920s.  One of Pexto’s best.  Fine________$40.00. 
B11 - D. Simal (Belgium) Surgeon’s Brace.  3” Sweep. Changeable Chuck.  Good+  $217.50
B14 - Millers Falls No. 502A Master Corner Brace.  Master" Chuck.  Easily Good. _ $35.00
Drills  
DR1 -  Millers Falls No. 2A Eggbeater Hand Drill.  Nice Condition.  Fine.  _____________$40.00
DR2 - Yankee (North Bros) No. 1545 Ratchet Hand Drill.  Highest Quality Good+ ______SOLD
DR3 - Millers Falls No. 104 Hand Drill.   Smaller Buck Rogers Drill   Fine ___________$60.00
DR4 -  Millers Falls No 718 Chain Drill.  High Quality and Near New.  Fine.  __________$30.00
DR5 - Archimedean Drill with Side Handle.  Unmarked.  Fine _____________________ $35.00
DR6 - Yankee (North Bros) No. 50 Archaemedian Drill.   Neat Tool.  Good+.  __________ $75.00
DR7 -  Millers Falls No. 1 Hand Drill.  A Good Early Example.  Good+  ________________$35.00
DR9  -  Jacobs 6A Machinist’s Chuck.  1/2" 33 Taper.  Good+ ______________________ $30.00
Bits & Things         
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 -  Morse Patent Cylindrical Drill Index. Style 390. The Small One. Fine _________ $60.00
B23 -  Morse Wood Drill Stand for No. 5 Drill Bit Set. Good+ _____________________$60.00
B24 - Stanley No. 59 Dowelling Jig.  All the Parts IOB.  Fine _____________________$40.00
B25 - Miniature Adjustable Nut Wrench.  Nice Detail.  Fine. _____________________ $25.00
B26 - Machinist-made Brass Drill Bit Index & Stand.  Unusual and Fine.  ____________$75.00
Screwdrivers and Push Drills   (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)
SC1 - Yankee (Stanley) No. 3423Ratchet Phillips Offset Screw Driver.  Fine  _________$8.00
SC2 - Yankee (North Bros) No. 130A Ratchet Screw Driver.  With Bits Fine.  ________$25.00
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
SC8 - Stanley Yankee No. SP135A Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.  Finger guard. Fine.  ___$31.50
SC10 - Stanley Yankee No. 131A Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver. 4 bits. Fine.___________ $20.00

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 - Marples (England) No. 2154 Mortise and Marking Gage.  Fine  ____________$40.00
R4 -  Stanley (unmarked) No. 78 Rosewood Screw Adjust Mortise Gage.  Fine. ____$55.00
R5 - Panel Slitting Gage. Beautiful and “Different” Collector's Tool. Fine.______ $250.00
R6 - Crown Tools (Sheffield) Slide Adjust Mortise Gage.  Fine. ________________$35.00
R7 -  Stanley No, 77 Rosewood Mortise Gage.  Screw Adjust.  Fine._____________  $60.00
R8 - Stanley (unmarked) No. 73 Mortise Gage.  Boxwood.  Uncommon Good+ _____ $37.50
R9 - Brass Trammel Points. Fine Adjust. 4 ½" Fine ________________________ $50.00
R10 - Large Wood, Brass & Steel Compass/Dividers.  30” Legs.  Good+  ________$93.75
R11 -  Hand Crafted Ebony Marking Gage.  Excellent and Stylish Tool.  Good+  ____SOLD
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
R 14- Stanley No. 77 Screw Adjust Mortise Gage.  Rosewood.  Fine. ____________ $50.00
R15 - Stanley No. 92  Butt & Rabbet Gauge.  SW Near New.  Fine. ______________ $60.00
R16 - Unmarked Panel Gage.  24” Stem.  Nicely Made.  Fine:  _________________$45.00
R17 -  Older Traditional Veneer Worker’s Slitting Gage.  Easily Good.  _________$30.00
R18 -  "Hall-Mark" Cordage Rule.  Hull, England.  Near New.  Fine ____________$125.00

 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. ____SOLD
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
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
RR17 - Steel Rule. Early. Hand Engraved. 12” Probably English. Good _____________$10.00
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
BR21  -  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
RB3 -  Millers Falls No. 1438 Tri-Mitre Square.  Blued Blade.  Fine. _____________ $15.00
RB4 - Wood  Bevel.  Mahogany with 14” Blade.  Fine.  _________________________$20.00
RB6 -  A. McKenzie (Boston) Patent Square and Level.  Rare Tool.  Good+ _________ $220.00
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     

L1 - Stanley No. 104 Carpenters Plumb & Level.  16” Fine. ______________________$15.00
L2 - Stanley No. 39 ½ Machinist Level. WWII Finishes.  Fine _____________________ $30.00
L3 - Keen Kutter, KKO, Plumb & Level.  Cherry.  28”.  Easily Good+  ________________$20.00
L4 -  Patent bevel/square/inclinometer/level.  Gagnon & Hawthorne 1917 Patent Good+ __$75.00
L6 - Stanley No. 36 Metallic Plumb & Level.  First Type.  9”  Easily Good+. ____________ $35.00
L7 - Millers Falls No. 10 Plumb and Level.  12” Rosewood with Brass Binding.”  Fine. ___ $190.00
L8 -  Stanley No. 104 – Carpenter's Plumb & Level 12”  V-Logo Near New. Fine. ________$20.00
L9 - Stanley No. 3 Carpenter’s Level.  26” Size.  Faded Decal.  Fine. __________________$25.00
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 inch  Fine. ______$250.00
L16 -  Athol Machine Co. No. 438G Machinist's Bench Level Grooved Model. Scarce and Fine $50.00

Saws & Stuff

S1 - Henry Disston & Sons.  Modified Open Handle Dovetail Saw.  Scarce.  Good _______ $80.00
S2 - Henry Disston No. 7 Rip Saw. Early Appearing. Easily Good.___________________ $100.00
S3 - Shurly & Dietrich (Galt, Ont. Can) "Secret Temper"  No. 4 Hand Saw.  Scarce Good+ $60.00
S4 - Macomber, Bigelow & Dowse 12” Tenon Saw.  Made by Richardson.  Fine. ________ SOLD
S5 - Richardson Bros’ “Improved” Extra Spring Steel Tenon Saw.  12”  Good+ _________$60.00
S6 - Henry Disston No. 9 Rip Saw.  28” Circa 1850s.  Scarce & Nice. _______________ $125.00
S7 - Keystone Saw Mfg. Co. No. 107 Hand Saw. Uncommon. Good+ ___________________$60.00
S8 - Bay State (Fitchburg, MA) No. 74 Carcase Saw.  Uncommon type.  Fine.  ___________$50.00
S9 - Henry Disston & Son  No. 7 Panel Saw.  18”.  “Son” etch, “Sons” medallion.  Good+.  $75.00
S10 - W. S. & M. Co.  Skew Back Hand Saw. Not Recorded.  Scarce.  Good+ ____________ $50.00
S12 - Unmarked Brass-Framed Armorer’s Saw.  Fancy 18th Century.  Good+ ___________ $650.00
S14 - Atkins No. 1 Silver Steel Mitre Box Saw (For Marsh Mitre Machine)  Fine. _________ $50.00
S15 - E. C Atkins No. 100 Flooring Saw.  Distinctive and Nice.  Fine.__________________  $60.00
S16 - Frame Saw.  Shaw 1894 Patent.  Uncommon Saw.  Good+  _______________________$40.00
S17 - Saw Wrest. English Style with Beech Wood Handle. Fine. _______________________$35.00
S18 -  Simonds Saws Watch Fob.  Nice Miniature.  Fine. ____________________________ $20.00

 

MACHINISTS' TOOLS

                        (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

MA1  - The L. S. Starrett No. 122 Vernier Calipers.  24” Size. IOB.  Fine ____________ $50.00
MA2 - Brown & Sharpe No. 633  Screw Thread Gage.   51 pitches.  IOB ______________$20.00
MA3 - Brown & Sharpe No. 530 Knife Edge Straight Edges.  Light Tarnish  Fine _______$40.00
MA4 - Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co. (Fitchburg) 12” Machinist Rule & Key Seat Clamps. Fine. __$70.00
MA5 - Small Tap & Die Set.  Morse Box, cV patent taps. IOB.  Good _________________ SOLD
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 - Machinist-made Steel Mitre Square. Uncommon. With Custom Box. Good+ _______$40.00
MA9 - Starrett No. 216 Micrometer.  1”  Digital Readout. _________________________ $45.00
MA10 -  A. Waldeck (Cleveland) Wire Gage. Made for George Prentiss Holyoke. Good.___ $30.00
MA11 -  Precision Machinist's Square. Craftsman Made and Fine. ___________________$75.00
MA13 - Fowler Patent Speed Indicator. 1883.  Scarce Item.  Fine. ____________________ $50.00
MA14 - Brown & Sharpe No. 220 "Ladies" Work Basket Rule.  . Uncommon Sort. Fine. ___$20.00
MA15 - Joshua T. Slocomb Co. (Providence, RI).  Thread Micrometers No. 29 & 30.  Good+  $25.00
MA17 - The L. S. Starrett Co No. 215,  ½” Micrometer. Uncommon. Easily Good+ _________$25.00
MA19 -  Brown & Sharpe No. 715 Screw Thread Tool Gauge.  With Setting Tool.  Fine ------ $10.00
MA20 - The L. S. Starrett & Co. No. 228 Hub Micrometer.  Special Purpose.  Good+ ______ $25.00
MA21 - L. S. Starrett Co. No. 696 Crank Shaft Distortion Dial or Strain Gage. Fine IOB __$100.00
MA23 - J. Stevens A. & T. Co. (Chicopee Falls, Ma). No. 56C Inside Calipers.  ___________$20.00

MISCELLANEOUS

                             (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

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
M3 -  Field Anvil (Denglestock). Early European Form. Easily Good_____________ $40.00
M4 - Bark Spud.  Traditional Form but New.  Fine.  __________________________$35.00
M5 - Overman Wheel Co. Patent Adjustable Bicycle Wrench.  Good+ ___________ $35.00
M6 - Goodell-Pratt No. 710 “Home Companion Tool Set” . Most Tools.  Good+_____$168.75
M7 -  Circle Glass Cutter..  Unmarked, but Elegant Style.  Fine. _______________ $40.00
M8 - Shapely Steel Plumb Bob.  2lb 12oz.  Nice Form.  Good+ _________________ $60.00
M9 - Engraved Bone Spatula.  Leather Tool.  Snake images.  Fine.  _____________$60.00
M10 - H. D. Smith (Plantsville, CT).  Perfect Handle Ball Peen Hammer.  Fine ____$75.00
M11 - Upholsterer's Tack Hammer. Strap Handle. Side Tack Claw. Good. ________$75.00
M12 - L. Coes & Co. Adjustable Nut Wrench. 4 5/8” Smallest Size. Good.________ $75.00
M13 - American Seating Co. Nut Wrench.  Unusual Implement Nut Wrench.  Good+  $15.00
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 - Boar’s Tusk and Silver Cork Screw.  Elegant Tool.  Fine.  ________________SOLD
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+ $350.00
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 - Locksmith Picks.  Partial Set.  Nice Case.  Good.  ________________________$20.00
M28 - Boynton’s Patent Adjustable Alligator Wrench.  1887 Patent.  Good+. ________$75.00
M29 -  Small Bench Anvil.  Handsome and Clean.  2 lbs.  Fine.  ___________________$45.00
M30 -  Sears Roebuck set of twenty-seven 3/16” Letter Stamps.  IOB Fine   Fine_____$40.00

Nautical, Scrimshaw, and Surveying

Note: Because Antique Ivory from marine mammals 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 - Two Quality Smaller Caulking Tools .  Unmarked ______________________$35.00
NA2 - Sailor's Fid. Very Dense Hard Wood. 10”. Fine. _______________________$70.00
NA3 -  Lead Whale Casting - Spline Weight. Bottle Opener? Good. _____________$50.00
NA4 -  Oyster Knives.  Group of Three.  Hand Forged.  Fine.  __________________$30.00
NA5 - -Serving Mallet.  Extra Nice “hammer” Form.  Small.  Fine,  ______________$40.00
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 -  Dead Eye. Iron Bound. Small Size for Yacht size Brig or Schooner. Good+ ___$65.00
NA11 - Caulking Iron.  Unique—Made from File.  Single Crease  Fine ____________  $35.00
NA12 - Sailor's Sail Cloth Ditty Bag. Fancy Knot Work. Easily Good._____________ $400.00
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
NA20 -  Shipwright's Wooden Boat Sway Brace. 18th Century Form. Good__________ $60.00

Nautical Art & Books     (GREEN ITEMS REDUCED)

NART1 - Navigating Instruments.  M.V. Brewington. 1963.  Good+. ______________ $30.00
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
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
NART10 - William Gilkerson Print of "Thee Helen Mar Clearing. . . . "  Fine. __________$30.00
NART11 -Additionl William Gilderson Prints Available -Fine ______________________@$30.00_

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
NA27 - Fancy Mahogany Parallel Navigation Rule.  8 5/8’’  _________________________$85.00
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
WC2 - Yaghan (Tierra del Fuego) Harpoon Point. Scarce & Unusual. Fine. ___________$550.00
WC3 -  Swordfish Dart (Toggle Harpoon).  Brass. Gangion Rigged.  Fine.____________  $25.00
WC4 -  Eskimo Walrus Ivory Harpoon Head. Toggling Form. Fine. _________________$540.00
WC5 - “Whale Smoking Tobacco” Empty Pouch with Bright Chromolitho Label.  Good+ $100.00
WC6 -  “Mystery” Tool.  Perhaps a Baleen Scraper.  Good+. ______________________ $200.00
WC7 - Whale Toggle Harpoon.  Modified Temple Type.  No Handle  Fine. _____________ $400.00
WC8 -  Whaling “Bone” Spade. Old but Scarce.  Fair Condition ___________________$300.00
WC9 - Spermaceti Wax Cake. Imported from Scotland in the 1950s Rare Item. _________$100.00

Scrimshaw   

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 - Whalebone Serving Mallet.  Unusual Double head Sort.  Unusual  Good+  ________$375.00
SCR4 - Sculpted Bird.  Whale Tooth.  Signed, “M. Simas”  Fine. _____________________ $125.00
SCR5 -  Sailor-Made Leather Burnisher/creaser. Whale Bone. Easily Good+. ___________$340.00
SCR6 - Sailor-Made Coconut Shell Dipper. Ivory Accents. Good+ _____________________$180.00
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 - Small Scrimshaw Marking Gage.  Wood, Whale Ivory, Ebony.  Fine. ___________ $350.00
SCR12 - Whaler's Pan Bone Fid. 11” Length Decorated. Fine. ______________________$675.00
SCR13 - Whale Bone Pie Crimper. Bird Head Design. Sailor-made Good+. _____________$280.00
SCR14 - Complex Whale Bone Leather Creaser and Burnisher. Fine._________________ $475.00
SCR15 - Uncommon Whale Bone Marking Gage. Rare Wedge Lock Form. Fine _________$720.00
SCR16 - Whale Bone Wrench Stem.  Ornately Turned Fine.  ________________________$295.00
SCR17 - Old & Interesting Walking Stick with Ivory Knob and Board Scales.  Good.  _____$150.00
SCR18 - Small Ivory Handled Magnifying Glass.  For Scrimshaw work?  Fine.  __________$225.00
SCR19 -  Bone Handled Ornate Food Chopper.  Good+  _____________________________$200.00
SCR20 - Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk Segment.  Native American Figure.  Fine.  ____________$850.00

Eskimo and Inuit Tools and Artifacts 

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 - Western Arctic Fishing Lure.  Decorated and Fine. __________________________ $275.00
 ESK2- Beveled Straight Edge with Marquetry Inlays. Eskimo Theme. Fine. ______________$50.00
ESK3 -  Eskimo Hand-Carved Chain Segment.  Walrus Ivory and Old.  Good+  _____________$270.00
ESK4 - Eskimo Hand Adz.  Stone Blade, Antler Handle. Circa 1800 AD.  Good+____________$360.00
ESK5 -  Eskimo Wooden Ladle.  Lg Size.  19th Century.  Fine. _________________________ $100.00
ESK6 -  Ancient Eskimo Line Retriever / Boat Hook.  Midden Patina.  Extra Nice.  Fine.   _____   $750.00
ESK7 - Eskimo Woman's Knife (Ulu). Carved Ivory Handle. Steel Blade. Fine. _____________$270.00
ESK8 - Inuit Whale Bone Plaque in the Style of Judas Ullulaq (Gjoa Haven)  Good+ _________ $150.00
ESK9 - Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture. Transformation subject. Fine. _____________________$125.00
ESK10  - Ancient Eskimo Drum Handle.  Walrus Ivory Chain Link Attachment.  Fine.  _______$360.00
ESK11 -  Eskimo-made Knife.  Paper or Butter Knife.  Walrus Ivory.  Fine.  _______________$90.00
ESK12 -  Walrus Ivory Eskimo-made Bag Handle.  Zoomorphic Form.  Fine._______________  $120.00
ESK13 - Eskimo or Inuit Ulu (Woman’s Knife) with Steel Blade.  Interesting Form.  Good+ ___ $230.00
ESK14 - Bering Strait Eskimo Chisel or Scraper with Skew Nephrite Blade.  Good+_________ $250.00
ESK16 - Eskimo Bone & Wood Container.  Late 19th Century.  Decorated.  Snuff ? Fine. ____ $520.00
ESK17 - Eskimo Smoking Pipe.  Wood Stem with brass and pewter Bowl.  Good+  ___________$800.00
ESK18 - Old Eskimo Medallion/Ornament/Talisman/Toggle.  Old Walrus Ivory.  Fine.  ______$200.00
ESK19 - Eskimo  or Athabaskan Dagger.  Metal Blade and Bone Handle.  Interesting Good+ ___ $675.00
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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