Tools for Sale

This tool is in new condition in its original box. It was offered for sale one time, in May 2016 and not produced again. $30

This plane cuts a 1 1/2 in wide by 3/4in deep quirk ogee. It's a nice curvy profile ideal for a cornice molding or similar. It was made by A.G. Moore & Co., a New York planemaker and hardware dealer operating in the 1850s-60s at 65 1/2 Bowery. The plane is very well made and remains in excellent condition. It has very little wear. The mouth is factory tight. The boxing is perfect. The blade is long and clean with a nice flat back. An ideal user that won't need much more than the usual sharpening to get it into working condition. $45

This plane cuts a 1 1/2in wide by 7/8in deep ogee- a beautiful, curvy profile. It was made in London by John Moseley & Son between 1819-1830. Moseley made superb molding planes- this is a great example of his work. For around two centuries old it remains in outstanding condition. It has been used but has only light evidence of wear. The blade is long and clean. The boxing is perfect. The mouth is still factory tight. It's a lovely plane that will be an ideal worker. $45

This is a good, usable example capable of the toughest jobs. While there is some pitting covering the non-critical areas, it has a clean back as shown in the photos. The bevel is decently sharp. A solid worker $20

This is a perfect worker in a nice general purpose size and configuration. It's made much like the always popular Stanley 750s. It was made by Greenlee in Rockford, IL. The back is lapped flat. The bevel is sharp. The handle is in great shape. An excellent worker $24

This is a perfect worker in a nice general purpose size and configuration. It's made much like the always popular Stanley 750s. It was made by Greenlee in Rockford, IL. The back is lapped flat. The bevel is sharp. The handle is in great shape. An excellent worker $24

This is a top quality Sheffield made square in near-mint condition. It's a no. 400 marked with British Standard 939. An outstanding tool $24

This is a top quality machinists tool made by Starrett in Athol, MA. It's in mint condition in its original box. It retails for $59 new from Starrett today. $28

This chisel was made by the Douglass Mfg. Co. of Seymour, CT, predecessor to the James Swan Company. It's a bit over 9in long with a traditional octagonal handle. The blade is exceptionally clean and quite sharp. A top quality worker suited for fine paring work. $28

This chisel was made by the Douglass Mfg. Co. of Seymour, CT, predecessor to the James Swan Company. It's a bit over 9in long with a traditional octagonal handle. The blade is exceptionally clean and quite sharp. A top quality worker suited for fine paring work. $28

This chisel was made by Mathieson in Glasgow. It's a bit over 9in long with a traditional octagonal handle. The blade is exceptionally clean and quite sharp. A top quality worker suited for fine paring work. $25

This is a 10in long tang firmer chisel made by Buck in Milbury, MA. It's clean, free of pitting and has a perfect apple handle. A top quality gouge which will be a great worker. $25

This drill was made by Goodell-Pratt in Greenfield, MA. It has Goodell's Jan 17. 1891 patent on the magazine handle. It was marked for Keen Kutter, the brand name of the E.C. Simmons hardware company out of St. Louis, MO. This example has the split two-jaw chuck which accepts X shank bits. The magazine handle has a full assortment of bits, all in good shape. The drill works smoothly and has no problems. It's a super useful tool for quickly and accurately boring small holes in fine work. $30

This is a big, unmarked sawset with an interesting design. It works well and is suited for the largest handsaws or smaller log/buck saws. $10

This is a simple, effective pliers-type sawset. Based on the sheer number of these that have survived to today, it must have been a very popular tool at the time. It's a small sawset suited to most handsaws up to about 10-12ppi. This example is clean and works perefctly. $15

This is a 6ft rule graduated in 16ths on one side, 10ths and 100ths on the other. It's in new condition in its original hardboard display. It likely dates to the late 1940s or 1950s. $24

This mic is in excellent working condition. It's an earlier example with the Dec 30. 1902 patent date. A top quality machinists tool made in Providence, RI. $20

This 128 page catalog features the company's line of milling and flouring machines of all sorts. If you are interested in the history of milling and flouring (and who isn't) this catalog is for you. ca. 1900. Excellent condition $5

This is a post-war catalog featuring Stanley's full line of tools including the recently integrated line of Yankee tools. It's 192 pages and in excellent condition. A fantastic reference to post-war Stanley tools $25

This small 48 page catalog is filled with Disston's saws, files, and other tools. It's nicely illustrated and contains a number of photographs of Disston's factories. It has instructions for the selection, care, and use of the tools Disston produced. It's in good condition with some light wear to the cover. $28

This catalog is in terrible condition. It has water damage and serious wear to some of the interior pages. The vast majority of the pages are still legible. It's an important catalog as it features the full line of tools sold by Sargent in the VBM era and is profusely illustrated. A good reference but a terrible example $5

This plane cuts a big ogee 2in wide by 1in deep. It's been used and has some light war but the blade is long and clean, free of pitting. It's a decent, usable plane if you need to cut some big ogees $30

This plane was made in Philadelphia, PA by Israel White. White is a well-researched planemaker who worked in the 1830s. He made some very interesting planes including some patented designs of his own. This plane is a most unusual standing fillister. It cuts a 9/16in deep rabbet on the left side of a board 1/2in deep. The plane is only 9in long and has a cabinet pitch blade, both very unusual features. It's clean and sound with minimal wear. It's usable for certain, but of such a specific design it's more likely to appeal to collectors of early American molding planes $28

This is a massive socket gouge measuring more than 1/8 thick at the business end. It measures 13.5 long overall and has a hooped handle. These were commonly called millwrights gouges in the catalogs of the time. It's especially clean with zero pitting. The handle is perfect. It was made in Rockford, IL by Greenlee. A high quality American edge tool in perfect working condition $30

This sawset was made by Atkins, the designpatented April 15, 1902. It is an adjustable sawset made for bandsaw blades though the intrepid owner could probably find other uses for it. An interesting patented sawset in very good working order. $20

This small metric tape is in new condition in its original box with the original instructions. $28

This plane was made by S.S. Barry in New York in the first half of the 19th century. It cuts a quirk ogee and bevel molding 1 1/8in wide by 1/2in deep. It's a classic profile with any number of uses. This one is in good working order with only light wear. The blade has a clean, flat back. It needs the usual bevel grind and honing you'd expect from a vintage plane some 170+ years old. A solid worker with a useful profile $35

This undated catalog is likely from the 1930s. It's 128 pages and in very good condition, completely free of damage. It has a full line of tools of all sorts including the company's Steelcraft line of tools. The company seemed to specialize in "discount" tools. $10

176 pages, softcover, excellent condition. This catalog is undated but likely dates to the 1910s. It's one of the few references we have to C.E. Jennings. Jennings was an important maker and hardware dealer in the early 1900s. By that time they had purchased several edge tool makers, sawmakers, and auger bit makers throughout New England. They are far less known than companies like Stanley but they played an important role and their tools are top quality and quite common. It's a hard to find catalog and a highly recommended reference. $28

This square was made by the New England Tool Collectors Association in 1998 and is marked with the Eagle Square logo. It's usable, though obviously not vintage. $10

This is a 9in firmer chisel made by Douglass in Seymour, CT. Douglass was the predecessor to the James Swan Co. This is a clean example with no pitting and a perfect handle. An ideal worker. $22

This full-line Stanley catalog has all of the tools you'd expect to see including the full line of Bailey planes and the newly introduced "Stanley adjustable planes" which weren't Bailey's patent. It's in excellent condition and makes a great reference. $10

This is an important catalog in the history of Stanley- it's the first to include Bailey's patent hand planes. This is a Ken Roberts reprint. In addition to the information in the catalog it also includes Roberts' commentary on the history of Stanley and Bailey. A must-have for the vintage tool library $10

This is an early Stanley Rule & Level Co. catalog prior to the introduction of Bailey patent planes. It includes rules, levels, layout tools, and many other tools Stanley sold on behalf of other makers. An excellent early reference to the early Stanley years $10

This plane was made in the mid-19th century by John Moir. It's well-used but cared for and still quite usable. $15

This saw is marked "Imhoff & Lange", a 19th Century German toolmaker. It has an early design with a nice ram's horn shaped tensioning nut and decoration along the tang. The frame is in good shape. The handle has a tight check. The blade is 5in long and held to the frame with rivets. A nice early example $15

This saw holds a 12in butcher's blade. It was made in Philadelphia by H&C Disston. $10

This plane cuts a flat quirk ogee profile 1 5/8in wide by 7/8in deep, a nice size for a cornice molding. It's clean, crisp and looks fairly early to me based on the chamfers a long the handhold. It's marked L.J. Drew, Bangor, a mark I can't find in AWP-V. The blade is long and clean, completely usable. A nice, usable plane made by a mystery maker. $25

This is a very early American sawset in exceptional condition. The design was patented by Abel Stillman on Sept 26, 1848. . It has a clear mark, no wear, and all of its original parts. An interesting, usable early saw wrest. $15

This is a 5 1/2in high by 2 1/2in wide pocket notebook with graph paper on the inside. The front and rear covers are in good shape and advertise the company's work. An interesting piece of early ephemera. $1

this is a full-size 180 page reprint of Preston's full line of top quality woodworking tools including their famous rules and levels. It's in excellent condition and fully illustrated. $15

72 pages, new condition. This is one of the last of the Sandusky catalogs. Sandusky was one of the largest plane and toolmakers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They made all sorts of tools including many of the planes sold by Sargent. An excellent reference. $15

This is a the 86 page Ken Roberts publication of the Chapin Stephens catalog. C-S succeeded H. Chapin in 1901 and continued making a full line of wooden planes, rules, etc. This catalog contains Ken Roberts' full commentary on the company's history. Roberts literally wrote the book on Chapin, one of the most important 19th century tool makers in America. An excellent reference in very good condition $5

34 pages, mint condition. This contains Cheney's full line of hammers and tools made in Little Falls, NY. $5

Oldham was a major New York sawmaker who seemed to specialize mostly in band, circular, and mill saws, but who also made a full line of handsaws. This catalog also features Oldham's 32 page History of Saw Manufacture and Use. This is a 1976 EAIA reprint, not a common book to find at all. $10

Made by Atkins in Indianapolis, IN, these gauges are clean and clearly marked with both the makers name and the radius of the curve. This collection includes 28, 40, and 45 foot radii. The 45 has a crack in one side, otherwise they are in excellent condition. It's a rare tool that would make a nice addition to an Atkins collection. $20

Made by Simonds in Fitchburg, MA or Chicago, IL these gauges are clean and clearly marked with both the makers name and the radius of the curve. This pair is a 10ft radius and 40 foot radius. These are scarce tools that would make a nice addition to a Simonds collection. $20