Fine Tool JournalHere comes my RSS infohttps://finetooljournal.net/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.37102-3241970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11440/7102-3247102-324 HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT CO. OVB No. 74 original catalog. Dated 1929 on first page, 3224 pages, a few in color in beginning, pages mostly clean. Red and blue cover has moderate fading and some scuffs on edge. Good 125-2507102-3231970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11439/7102-3237102-323 BELKNAP Bluegrass original catalog. Looks to be from the 1960s, over 4500 pages, some in color. Most pages good but a few loose in the front of the book. Spine a tad loose but not bad, some scuffing of yellow and red cover. Good 100-2007102-3221970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11438/7102-3227102-322 SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE CO. Diamond Edge No. 350 original catalog. Likely from around 1929 based on date on first page. 2354 pages with many full color advertisements, in nice shape. Some scuffing on red and green cover. Good+ 125-2507102-3211970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11437/7102-3217102-321 SEARS, ROEBUCK CO. No. 112 original catalog. Looks to date to 1902, nearly 1100 pages of all sorts of home goods and hardware listed. Hardcover has come loose at spine but pages are ok. Some roughness on red cover and tape on bottom across the spine. Good 50-1007102-3201970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11436/7102-3207102-320 NICHOLSON'S CARPENTERS GUIDE. Hardcover, likely from mid-1800s, as Peter Nicholson lived from 1765-1844 and this new "enlarged and improved" version is from John Hay and includes a memorial for Peter. Has many architectural drawings on inside cover and end pages, spine is detatched from pages, many plates in the back. Cover has scuffing and wear. Good (PLH901) 100-2007102-3191970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11435/7102-3197102-319 KEEN KUTTER catalog. Nearly 4850 pages, a few pages in front and back are tattered or loose, some water damage, canvas wrapped cover has tie-straps. Unsure of publication date but it is massive so clearly from Keen Kutter's glory days. Good- (RRT1177) 100-2007101-3421970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11087/7101-3427101-342 Lot of books and pamphlets. Pamphlets for NORTON, BROWN & SHARPE, HKP Porter Cutters, and REED PIPE tools. Plus Eric Sloane "Museum of Early American Tools" and a MWTCA reprint of "The Cabinet Maker's Guide," Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Consolidated List of Conrail Locomotives and Oakland, CA, Naval Flight Orderly Duties booklet. Plus CARNEGIE STEEL CO notepad and RED DIAMOND welding lens in original sleeve. Good & better 50-100 (SKS079)7101-3411970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11086/7101-3417101-341 Lot of original catalogs. Two for BROWN & SHARPE including a No. 34 and a smaller pamphlet style one, two for DISSTON, two for BONNEY TOOLS of Allentown, PA, catalogs C-1 and C-2. Plus a J.T. SLOCOMB CO. No. 18 machinists' tools and measuring book and a CARBORUNDUM booklet No. 10. All have some minor wear to covers and yellowing of pages. Good & better 60-120 (SKS078)7101-3401970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11085/7101-3407101-340 Lot of LUFKIN tool catalogs. Catalog Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 10 with four copies of No. 7 and No. 10 is a MWTCA reproduction. Most in decent condition but a No. 7 has significant wear to cover. Good & better 50-100 (SKS076)7101-3391970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11084/7101-3397101-339 Lot of two STANLEY books. Antique and Collectible Stanley Tools by John Walter, third printing (1991), clean with some creases in spine. And The Legend of Stanley by Jeffrey Rodengen, in nice condition. Good 40-80 (ECN411)7101-3381970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11083/7101-338*7101-338 Lot of catalogs and reprints . Three original saw publications including two DISSTON The Saw in History with some wear and writing on cover of one, plus a SIMONDS Pocket Guide for Carpenters with top right corner missing. Plus some tool booklets on Cooper Tools by Dale Kirby, The Village Blacksmith by Jocelyn Bailey, History of the Scroll and Jig Saws, and Fake & Forged Trademarks on Old and New Glass by J.R. Cronin. Plus reprints including many Stanley pamphlets, Davis Level & Tool Co. price list, How to Use Woodworking Tools, and Stanley Facts about Tools. Good 35-70 (ECN)7101-3371970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11082/7101-3377101-337 Lot of four books. Three by Pollak including first and second editions of American Wooden Planes and Their Makers, and the 1989 Supplement book. All in gently used condition. Plus A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes by Pollak and Elliott, 4th edition, clean. Good 50-100 (ECN410)7101-3361970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11081/7101-336*7101-336 Lot of two books. Restoring Antique Tools by Herbert P Kean, clean. And Restoring, Tuning & Using Woodworking Tools by Michael Dunbar, mild wear. Good 30-60 (ECN412)7101-3351970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/11080/7101-335*7101-335 Lot of books and catalog reprints. Reprints include SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. Tools, Machinery, Blacksmith's Supplies, ATKINS Saw Sense, Thomas Napier by Alan G. Bates, Bench Work in Wood by Goss, How to Use Woodworking Tools by Henry S. Grew, and Forty Years of Hardware by Norvell. Books include Practical Projects for the Blacksmith by Ted Tucker, Old Tools by Jack P. Wood, and four books by Robert E. Smith for Bench Metal Work, Sheet Metal Work, Patternmaking and Founding, and Etching, Spinning, Raising, and Tooling Metal. Plus Scale Woodcraft magazine from Autumn 1986 and some Stanley No. 46 instruction sheet reprints. A few have some wear to covers. Good- & better 30-60 (ECN1000)7004-4011970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10651/7004-401*7004-401 Lot of catalog reprints. Companies include STANLEY, DISSTON, TOWER & LYON, A.J. WILKINSON, NEW BRITAIN HARDWARE CENTER, SARGENT, ZENITH TOOLS, BUFF & BERGER, W.F. & JOHN BARNES & CO., JACKSON & TYLER, and UNITED HARDWARE & TOOL CO. Most with light wera but generally ok. Good 30 - 60 (NW)7004-4001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10650/7004-400*7004-400 Lot of reference books. Victorian Catalogue of Tools for Trades and Crafts by Walker, A Yankee Way with Wood by Phyllis Meras, Index of US Tool Patents 1790-1873 by Kenneth Cope, Keen Kutter Collectibles by Huering, The Woodwright's Shop by Roy Underhill, and The Way Things Work by David Macaulay. All have some mild wear and tears in dustcovers on a couple. Good 30 - 60 (NW2005)7004-3991970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10649/7004-3997004-399 Lot of books and reprints. Two by Alvin Sellens including The Stanley Plane and Woodworking Planes, both with some tears in dustjackets. Plus The Hammer by Baird & Comerford with a small crease in front cover and mild wear. And three reprints for OHIO TOOL CO., KEEN KUTTER, and BUCK & HICKMAN. Plus a copy of Tool Collectors Handbook of Prices Paid at Auction for Early American Tools by Alexander Farnham from 1875. Good 100 - 200 (NW2007, 2009)7004-3981970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10648/7004-3987004-398 Lot of books and reprints. Three original tool publications including DISSTON Lumberman's Handbook, SIMONDS How to File a Hand Saw, and Products Finishing magazing from December 1939. Reference books include Wrenches by Schulz, The Antique Wrench Book by Wullweber, Try Square Identification by Joe Grififn, A Reverence for Wood by Eric Sloan (paperback), American Woodworking Tools by Kebabian and Whitney (hardcover), and Time Life Books The Art of Woodworking's Routing and Shaping (hardcover). Plus a couple reprints including two copies of The Handyman's Book of Working Wood by Paul N. Hasluck, LUFKIN Catalog No. 10, H.D. SMITH & CO. No. 25, and WM. P. WALTER'S SONS Tool Chests & Scroll Saws. Most are clean but a few have some dirt on covers or mild wear. Good 60 - 120 (NW2008)7004-3971970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10647/7004-3977004-397 Lot of tool reference books. Antique Woodworking Tools by Michael Dunbar, Old Tools by Jack P. Wood, Dictionary of American Hand Tools by Alvin Sellens, Early American Tools by Phil Gault, Northern Plains Antique Wrenches and Tools by Marvin Wullweber, and Keen Kutter Collectibles (2nd Edition) by Jerry & Elaine Huering. Most have some light wear or yellowing. Good 40 - 80 (NW2006)7004-3961970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10646/7004-3967004-396 Lot of books. Reprints of catalogs for HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO, CHAS. A. STRELINGER & CO., NATIONAL SAW CO., HOOLE WORKS, NORTH BROTHERS MFG. CO., CHAPIN-STEPHENS CO., HENRY CHENEY, H. CHAPIN'S SON, D. STOLP., ROYAL FORGE, OTTO YOUNG, MILLERS FALLS, AND STANLEY TOOLS CATALOG NO. 139. Most are clean, a few tears or wear in some covers. Good & better 40 - 80 (NW2010)7003-3801970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10014/7003-380 7003-380 Lot of five catalogs. Goodell-Pratt No. 16 (1926), cover detached but present; Millers Falls No 49 (1955), two L.S. Starrett No. 26 (1938) and 27 (1955). Plus a copy of "Estimating Building Costs" by Charles Dingman (1944). All softbound and, except for the detached cover on the G-P, in good clean condition. Good & better 80-150 (CWL)7003-3791970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10013/7003-3797003-379 Lot of three plane books. American Wooden Planes, 4th edition, by Emil Martyl Pollak, clean. Early Planemakers of London by Don Anne Wing, autographed paperback, some wear and curling to cover. And British Planemakers from 1700 by Arnold Walker, second edition hardcover, with wear and tearing to dustjacket. Good 30-60 (MDW)7003-3781970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10012/7003-3787003-378 Lot of original catalogs. STANLEY No. 34, the 1915 export edition, the staples are a little rusty and have ripped the first page, some wear and dirt on cover. Plus the 1926 STANLEY Tools Revised List Prices, a little dirty. A 1958 RECORD Planes, lightly worn. A.H. POMEROY scroll saws catalog, cover detached but rest is ok. WESTERN FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS catalog and price list, stain at bottom that goes through all the pages. All paperbacks. Plus the 1891 Ilustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut by J.A. Spalding, hardcover, pages a bit yellowed but generally in good shape for its age. Good- better 100-200 (PLH1029)7003-3771970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10011/7003-3777003-377 EAIA 50th Anniversary Chronicle reprints. Volumes 12-26, March 1959 to December 1973. Hardcover, clean. Good+ 30-60 (LWN111)7003-3761970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/current-auction/viewbids/10010/7003-3767003-376 Lot of four measuring tool books. A Source Book for Rule Collectors by Philip E. Stanley, A Rule Concordance and Value Guide also by Philip E. Stanley, both paperbacks. Plus Drawing Instruments 1580-1980 by Maya Hambly, and The Steel Square by Fred T. Hodgson, Volume II (1916 version), both hardcover. Mild wear. Good+ 30-60 (LWN72)