Offering the diverse private tool collection of a long-time North Shore, Massachusetts collector and another from Concord, New Hampshire, complemented by individual items of merit removed solely from private New England estates and households.
TOOL CHESTS:Solid cherry Portland, Maine area carpenter's tool chest, having three front drawers behind hinged drop panel, the interior cherry lid panel graphically framed with various wood inlaid try squares, 1890 date, owner's initials and star embellishment. Pine-cased sash maker's tool chest, having walnut interior with dovetailed compartments and molded crotch walnut lid panel with decorative carved corners. Other tool chests of different sizes, types and woods. Gorstner machinist's oak tool chest and another oak example with raised panel facade.
MARKED OR NOTABLE 18th AND 19TH C. WOODEN PLANES: 5 3/4 in. cut early P.H. Manchester crown molding plane in rich old dark surface. 3 in. cut 19th c. double-bladed crown molder, initialed CK. 2 3/4 in. cut unmarked 18th c. crown molder with open tote. 10 in. I. Lindenberger molding plane. Early style molding planes marked Jo. Fuller, A. Smith Rehoboth (2), E.C. (E. Clifford), I. Paul, J. Lamb, N. Little, T. Burley, John Hazey (7), J.W. Pirce, R. Stitt, J. Starr, and Warren of Nashua. 18th c. 32 in. fruitwood jointer with open tote. Scores of wooden planes for collector and craftsman, including unmarked 18th c. planes, furniture sash and rule joint molders, complex molders, side rabbets, dadoes, toothing planes, filletsters, beads, reeders, hollows and rounds, and more. J.E. Child, John Green and other screw-arm and Yankee plough planes and irons. Planemaker's float and other graille type rasps. Shaker hammer and chair spindle-bending jig. Early wooden panel gauge and circle cutter. Set of early hand-carved oversized number stamps. Cooper's tools. Large variety of machinist's tools. Tokyo brass and iron sliding caliper rule. 19th c. silverware forming anvils from Durgin Silver Co., Concord, NH.
Selection of small work and jeweler's anvils. George Kayes' jack screw model and hand-drawn schematic. Ajax machine patent model. Salesman's sample house jacks. Miniature tools. Lady leg calipers. Early forged dividers. Peter Wright anvil on stand. Anvil swage irons and tongs of differing types. Benchplate forming tools. Tinsmith's creasing machine. Bench and hand vises. Hand-forged iron bit brace with turned wooden parts. Agricultural treadle wooden patent model. Hawke Sheffield brass-plated brace. Spade, spoon and auger bits. Selection of patent metallic braces and shouldering bits. Patent twist drills and ratchet drivers. Stanley 1093, 1193 and other wooden levels. Stratton 8 in. brass-bound level. Mathieson rosewood 10 3/4 in. level. Underhill and another 3 1/2 in. slick. Black Raven and other labeled axes. Early broad and side axes. Hammers. Draw knives, froes and other edge tools. Good selection of various size gouges, turning tools firming and carving chisels, including fine 29-piece Swiss carving set. Corner chisel. Race knives. Engraving tools. Sugar devil. Leatherworking tools. Log caliper. Millwright's mill bill. Selection of saws, incl. mint Marples carpenter's frame saws, Cuneen brass and iron hack saw and more. Large and varied selection of iron wrenches.
METALLIC PLANES AND TOOLS: Early unmarked 5 1/2 in. iron block plane with chamfered nose. Two near mint STANLEY No. 45 multi-planes in original boxes. Stanley core box plane with 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 in. soles in old orange finish. Near mint Stanley No. 2 and another, as is. Good No. 3, 4, 42, 77 and 110 in boxes. No. 604 and 605 Bedrock planes. Stanley, Bailey and other maker bench planes. Circular planes. 1885 hand beader. Stanley and other maker try squares, bevels and levels. J.G.H. Walker brass bevel. Early hand-stamped brass protractor. Leather-rolled gentleman's polished steel tool kit. Singles and duplicates of Stanley 10 1/2, 48, 49, 66, 67, 71, 95, 95 1/2, 110, 130, 140 and 261. Good Preston 5 1/2 in. rabbet plane. Metallic plane parts, incl. Miller's Patent No. 41 fence. Record No. 73 rabbet. Sargent VBM 714. Siegley plough plane. Selection of Stanley and other metallic and wooden shaves. Stanley brass shaft and other mortising gauges of different makers and woods. Wooden and metallic screw boxes. Cased metallic tap and die set. More of interest.
WOODEN RULES:L.B. Hale's tailor square. J. Rabone combination folding rule /level. Unmarked engineer's folding rule. Stanley No. 13, 13 1/2, 17, 32, 32 1/2, 36, 36 1/2, 53, 54, 61, 62, 62 1/2 (metric), 63, 68, 69, 72, and 84 folding rules. Stephens No. 50, Lufkin, C.S. Co. and other folding rules.
RELATED BOOKS AND PAPER: Edmund Blake's (Bellows Falls, VT) 1847 Handbook For Farmers, Mechanics, Merchants, Lumber Dealers and Working Men. Audel's 4 vol. set of 1923 Carpenter's and Builder's Guide.1935 Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard "Navy Day" 8 X 10 in. photo of exhibit of machinist's tools. Selection of tool reference books. Misc. store and tool company catalogs. Continuous runs from the earliest years of E.A.I.A. Chronicles, Active, NETCA, Plane Talk, Shavings, Stanley Tool, Tool Shed, The Gristmill, and Fine Tool Journal. Nelson's 1999 Directory of American Toolmakers.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash or check approved by auctioneer. Mastercard and Visa accepted. Ten percent Buyer's Premium. Descriptions subject to error or omission. Absentee bids accepted. Delivery of larger items available by separate arrangement.
Sale elegantly catered by Carla's Bakery and Café, York Village.
DIRECTIONS: From Interstate Rte. 95, take York exit and follow to Rte 1. Take left on Rte. 1 then 2/10 mi. to Goodwin Building on right.
