Tools for Sale

Hardcover, 545 pages, excellent condition. This is an especially useful reference book if you are interested in tools of any sort. This is the 1977 printing in great shape. $25

This is the full 104 page second edition in excellent condition. It includes a full listing of all the planes Sargent made- and they made a lot of them. It also has a type study, box label study, and other information on the company. An excellent reference for anyone interested in Sargent. $24

These are among the most important books published on the history of American planemaking. They go into exquisite detail on the wooden plane making industry in the 19th century, focusing specifically on the H. Chapin company. Roberts bought out the remnants of the Chapin factory and documented many of the tools, jigs, and fixtures used by planemakers. There are photos of clamps and work holding devices specific to planemakers that are documented nowhere else. Both books are in very good condition with only wear to the dust jackets. Volume 1 is the expanded second edition. These were printed in a fairly limited run and are getting especially hard to find nowadays. $140

This is a beautiful 64 page reprint with some full-color plates. It's a top quality Roger K. Smith publication on high quality paper. It is in excellent condition with no wear. It has V&Bs line of planes, hammers, axes, and other tools. One of the few V&B references available. $5

This is a common reprint to find today. It's full of interesting facts on engineers' and surveyors' tools. It's a high quality reprint in excellent condition. $5

110 pages, very good condition. Lufkin made a huge variety of measuring tapes and rules in their Saginaw, MI factory. This is a high quality reprint in very good condition $10

This is a very common reprint, originally published by Jackson and Tyler, a Baltimore, MD tool merchant. It has woodworking, machinists, blacksmiths tools, and more. 112 Pages. Excellent condition. $5

This is a fascinating catalog to have in your library- C.E. Jennings doesn't get much mention these days but they made a huge number of high quality tools including braces, bits, chisels and drawknives, some amazing saws, and truly incredible too chests and boxes. 176 pages. Very good condition. $20

This is a fascinating MWTCA catalog reprint from the Feron & Co., a tool maker based in Paris, France from the mid-1800s to the mid 20th century. It is not dated but the research inside indicates it dates to around 1927. What is fascinating is the fact that some of the tools included within would appear at home in a shop from the last 18th century. All of the planes are wooden, as are the clamps, layout tools, etc. There are barely any handsaws. It looks like the pages from Diderot , Roubou, or Mercer, not a catalog from the mid-20th century. Each page has an English translation. It is in excellent condition and will make an interesting reference. $20

This catalog contains the E.C. Simmons full line of cutlery and tools offered to their customers in 1930. Simmons sold to hardware stores and jobbers, supplying tools and goods to companies all over the world. They are best known for their custom branded Keen Kutter tools but also sold non-branded tools by Disston, Simonds, Millers Falls, etc. This catalog is 240 pages and in excellent condition. $20

A handy reference for the uses of the steel square, as well as a description of the squares offered for sale by the Eagle Square Co. of South Shaftsbury, VT. $5

This 32 page catalog is full of Barnes foot-powered equipment and accessories. $5

This is the MWTCA 2003 reprint of the 1904 catalog. Cheney made top quality hammers and related tools in Little Falls, NY. The catalog has 35 pages featuring hammers, hammers, and, more hammers. It's a good reference catalog to have, assuming you like hammers. $10

This undated catalog is 16 pages and in excellent condition. It dates to post-1906 but I can't date it exactly. $10

86 pages. Excellent condition. This is a top quality Roger K. Smith reprint featuring Disston's full line of saws and related tools. $15

368 pages. Very good condition with only minor wear. Starrett's catalogs are valuable not just as a reference, but also as a way to learn how to use their tools. Their catalogs give detailed instructions for the use and care of machinists tools of all sorts, some of which I've shown in the photos. $20

268 pages. Very good condition with only minor wear. Starrett's catalogs are valuable not just as a reference, but also as a way to learn how to use their tools. Their catalogs give detailed instructions for the use and care of machinists tools of all sorts, some of which I've shown in the photos. $20

528 pages. Very good condition with only minor wear. Starrett's catalogs are valuable not just as a reference, but also as a way to learn how to use their tools. Their catalogs give detailed instructions for the use and care of machinists tools of all sorts, some of which I've shown in the photos. $10

528 pages. Very good condition with only minor wear. Starrett's catalogs are valuable not just as a reference, but also as a way to learn how to use their tools. Their catalogs give detailed instructions for the use and care of machinists tools of all sorts, some of which I've shown in the photos. $10

This is a lot of original Atkins paperwork including an original letter on company letterhead, three small pocket catalogs/references, and an unused ticket for the presentation of an Atkins Silver Steel handsaw. A great lot for the Atkins collector $30

This is a beautiful 64 page reprint with some full-color plates. It's a top quality Roger K. Smith publication on high quality paper. It is in excellent condition with no wear. It has V&Bs line of planes, hammers, axes, and other tools. One of the few V&B references available. $5

This is a very well-done reprint of the 1900 Stanley catalog no. 26. It contains Stanley's full line of woodworking tools and the Bedrock planes insert. A great reference, somewhat hard to find. $15

This catalog has 112 pages of foot-powered machines, woodworking, blacksmith, and machinist tools. It's a fun and interesting reference book. $2

246 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition. Tons of photographs help tell the story of making lumber in the sawmills of Nova Scotia. $5

This is an original 250 page catalog produced by the combination of Millers Falls and Goodell-Pratt soon after the companies merged. It has a wealth of information and is an excellent reference to both companies' tools. It's in good condition with some damage to the front cover and the first page. $15

This is the only known reprint of a catalog from G.W. Bradley which operated in Weston, CT from 1812-1911. It has a history of the company on the inside cover. It is 16 pages of all sorts of edge tools. It's the first example I've come across. $15

This 112 page catalog reprint is in excellent condition. It contains a full line of tools of all sorts including the well-known Chaplin patent planes. A hard to find, but useful reference. $2

This 112 page catalog reprint is in excellent condition. It contains a full line of tools of all sorts including the well-known Chaplin patent planes. A hard to find, but useful reference. $2

80 pages, softcover, excellent condition. This is a somewhat important reference as United Hardware and Tool was a major reseller in the early 20th century. They sold many tools under the "Fulton" name brand. This brand is frequently associated with Sears but this catalog suggests at least some of these tools were sold by United instead. They sold a full line of tools of all sorts including many German wooden planes sold under the Columbia brand name. It's a somewhat hard catalog to find today, and very useful. $10

This catalog is 400 pages an in very good condition overall with only light wear. It's packed with Goodell Pratt's full line of tools of all sorts. Published at the peak of their manufacturing, it's truly amazing the depth and breadth of the tools they offered for sale. $24

This 128 page reprint is in excellent condition. It contains Atkins' full line of tools of all sorts, though mainly saw and acccessories. It is in excellent condition $18

92 pages. Excellent Condition. This is a Ken Roberts reprint with added notes on Stanley history. A useful reference. $10

76 pages. Excellent Condition. This is a Ken Roberts reprint with added notes on Stanley history. A useful reference. $10

24 pages of mostly planes. Excellent Condition. This is a Ken Roberts reprint with added notes on Stanley history. A useful reference. $5

84 pages. Excellent condition. This is an essential reference if you are interested in Sargent. There is much more information than just hand planes in this including the company history, logo type study, etc. $18

This is one of the most important saw references ever published. It includes the only known catalogs of Richardson, H.W. Peace, and Woodrough and McParlin. It also includes Wheeler Madden and Clemson's full line of saws. Circa 1890, the National Saw Company was formed and absorbed all four of these sawmakers and was eventually integrated with Disston, though the exact history is unknown to me. If you are interested in the history of handsaws this is a must-have. $24