Tools for Sale

This is a really interesting, useful book, so long as you don't use it as a price guide. It's profusely illustrated and has clips from different makers' catalogs. I think it's a great reference book, just not a price guide. $10

This book will teach you to sharpen just about anything. It's a no-nonsense guide that teaches sharpening clearly and concisely. $10

This is one of the most important books on wooden planes. It's the second edition which includes the additional information released as an addendum to the first edition. The dust jacked has some wear. The book itself is excellent. If you have any interest in wooden planes this is an essential book. Unfortunately It's becoming harder and harder to find. $65

This 224 page catalog is in exceptional condition. It contains the company's full line of drilling, boring, and machining tools. $30

This 472 page catalog is in excellent condition. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $15

This 288 page catalog is in excellent condition. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $20

This 288 page catalog is in excellent condition. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $20

This 386 page catalog is in Fair condition. The front cover and first six pages are not in good condition. The remaining pages are all in great shape. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $5

This is a collection of various Stanley reprints published by the MWTCA in 2002. Lots of fun stuff included. $20

512 pages, very good condition with minimal wear. It has B&S's full line of machinists tools of all sorts. An exceptional reference. $15

416 pages, very good condition with minimal wear. It has B&S's full line of machinists tools of all sorts. An exceptional reference. $15

80 pages, softcover, very good condition. A description of the woodworking tools at the Shelburne Museum. $5

The definitive reference to machinists tools. Excellent condition. 314 pages. $25

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

128 pages, very good condition with minor staining and a good binding. This is the only copy of this catalog I've come across. $15

160 pages. Excellent condition. This 2012 limited publication is beautifully done and completely unavailable for purchase today. $20

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

The Bellknap Hardware and Manufacturing Co. operated in Louisville, KY and sold a vast line of tools and supplies. This catalog shows them all. It's 4500+ pages. It remains in amazing condition with very little wear and near perfect pages. I've never seen anything like it. $90

This 998 catalog is in excellent condition. It has the company's full line of tools, hardware and supplies. It's essentially an entire 1960s hardware store. $45

46 pages, excellent condition. Full of engraver's tools, goldsmiths, printing tools, etc. $5

56 pages. Very good condition with light wear.It dates to around 1920 based on the patents described and tools shown. $25

56 pages. Very good condition with light wear.It dates to around 1920 based on the patents described and tools shown. $15

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 tool chests and boxes. They also produced tools under a variety of names and brands that are documented in this catalog. This example is in near-new condition. $20

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

This is one of the few references for Fray tools available. It is 42 pages and includes Fray's full line braces, drills, tool handles, etc. It's in excellent condition $20

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $5

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

166 pages. New condition. PS&W made a huge variety of tools of all sorts, all of the highest quality. Their tools are very common to find today which makes this a valuable reference. It's a high quality reprint published by the MWTCA. $24

This catalog has one small corner missing from the cover but is in otherwise excellent condition. It contains all of the tools offered for sale in 1926. An exceptional reference. $28

This small 14 page catalog contains Bailey's Victor line of planes, spokeshaves, and other tools. It's a Ken Roberts publication which includes his commentary on the company and its history. $10

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $5

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $5

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $5

This is a Ken Roberts reprint of the 44 page original catalog of rules and other tools sold by this New York manufacturer. It also contains Roberts' commentary on the company and its history. An interesting, early reference book for American tools in the pre-Civil War era. $5

This is one of the few Peck, Stowe, and Wilcox catalogs you'll find, and the only one I know of that concentrates solely on hand tools and mostly woodworking tools. It's 96 pages and has PEXTO's fun line of braces, edge tools, layout tools, etc. It's an excellent reference to this company's top quality hand tools $20

This is a MWTCA reprint of the MF catalog No. 24 from ca. 1894. It has 70 pages of all sorts of Millers Falls tools. It is in excellent condition. A great reference book. $15

68 pages, new condition. This is one of the earlier and harder to find 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. $20

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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. $15

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