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| Antique Tool Newsletter No. 3005 |
August 31, 2026 |
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News from mjdtools.com World Headquarters |
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G
reetings from Avoca, New York our September Auctions will be ending on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. We will have 501 Lots ending on September 1st and another 401 Lots ending on September 2nd. Follow the links below to view the items in the auction. Today's Photo Montage begins shows some of the many great tools that will be sold on September 2nd. If you are not currently registered to bid in our auctions, you can register to bid by clicking HERE. We have the First Tuesday and First Wednesday Auctions for July fully loaded and bidding is now underway. You can view the auction and enter bids beginning now and continuing until September 1, 2026 & September 2, 2026. On the last day of the sale, two lots will close and be marked as sold each minute beginning at 7:01 P.M. on each ending day and continuing until all are sold. Bidding will be open on both auctions until bidding closes as the lots begin selling at 7:01 PM on each night of the sale. You can keep bidding until the item is marked as sold. In the event that there is an increase in the bid in the last two minutes before an items sells, it will be extended for two minutes, unless the high bid amount increases again, at which point it will extend for another two minutes. To view the items in the First Tuesday Online Only Antique Tool Auction which will end on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 beginning at 7:01 PM, just click HERE. To view the items in the First Wednesday Online Only Antique Tool Auction which will end on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 beginning at 7:01 PM, just click HERE. As always, we are seeking consignments of antique tools and related antiques for our upcoming First Tuesday and First Wednesday Auctions. Just give us a call at (800) 869-0695 or by email at mjd@mjdtools.com . |
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Today's Featured Tool Description |
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Our Featured Book of the Week |
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Featured Antique Tools
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Nicholson, F./Wrentham : Early Yellow Birch Molding Plane. Length: 10.00 Inches. $0.00.
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Ikarashi Hamono Kogyo Co., Ltd./N : Unused Pair Of Kawanori Shears. Length: 34.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 9 3/4: Tail Handle Block Plane. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Cox, Francis Blakemore/Birmingham : Unus. Comparative |sa Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Keystone Mfg. Co./Philada., Pa : Early Patent Commerc Ial Egg Beater. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Set Of 11 Clean Bone Hdl. Engraving Tools. Length: 4.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Carving Tools. Length: 9.26 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Early Type Sewing Stands. Length: 6.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Sunex Tools/Traveler's Rest, Sc : Unused Set Of 3/8" & 1/2" Impact Wrenches. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Record Tool Works/Sheffield No. A151: Two Extra Clean Dbl. Adj. Spoke Shaves. Length: 10.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Goodell Pratt Company : Two Cast Iron Machinist's Levels. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Five #77 |dm Cutting Irons. Length: 2.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level (Unmarked) No. 2: Three Angle Rule Tool. Length: 3.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Four Recast Medallio Ns For Victor |wps. Length: 2.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Bowers, George/Waltham, Mass. : Bowers' Patent Tool Holder. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 300.00-600.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi. : Five Small Size Advertising |tms. Length: 1.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Roll Of Nine Sales Man's Sample Axe Hdl. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Union Mfg. Co./New Britain, Ct. No. X NO. 8G: Patent Jointer Metallic Plane. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Assorted Saw Set & Saw Tools. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Assorted Makers : Two Extra Clean Hand Saws. Length: 30.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 5 1/4: "Junior Jack" Plane. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Gerstner & Sons, H./Dayton, Ohio : Extra Clean Mach. Tool Chest. Length: 26.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Baird, Ron And Dan Comeford : "The Hammer" Book. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Lufkin Rule Co., The/Saginaw, Mi No. 475 L-R: Rare "English" Grad. Folding Rule. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Bailey & Co., L./Hartford, Conn. No. 20: "Victor" Circular Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Sargent & Co./New Haven, Ct. No. 74: Cast Iron Circular Metallic Plane. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Maydole Hammer Co., The David/Nor : Lot Of Five Clean Maydole Hammers. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stearns & Co., E.A. No. 48: Two-Foot, Four-Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 225.00-450.00)
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Stephens & Co./ Riverton, Ct No. 83: Ivory & Ger. Silver Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Nuebling, George E./Reading, Pa : Most Unus. Screw Adjust Nut Wrench. Length: 8.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Gastiger, Joseph/Mckees Rocks, Pa : Hand Forged Double Caliper. Length: 26.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Early European Stirrup Adze. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 92: Narrow Cabinet Marker's Rabb. Plane. Length: 6.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Ward & Fletcher, New York, Ny : Unus. Narrow Body Try Square. Length: 13.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Disston, Henry/Philada., Pa. : Two Early Maker Mkd. Hand Saws. Length: 31.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 1093: 12" Brass-Bound Level. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Disston & Sons, H./Philada, Pa. No. 16: Extra Clean 5 1/2 Pt Rip Saw. Length: 29.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 714 M: Unus. 2 Meter Zig Zag Folding Rule. Length: 78.65 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 289: Skew-Blade Rabbet Plane. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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St. Johnsbury Tool Co. : Rosewood & Brass Bevel. Length: 9.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 85 1/2: Rosewood Panel Marking Gauge. Length: 20.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Evans & Sons Works/London, Englan : Unus. Combination Knife And Rule. Length: 3.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Edge Pro/Hood River, Or : Professional |kn Sharpening Kit. Length: 19.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 100.00-200.00)
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Stanley Tools : Two 150th Anniversar Commemorative Tools. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Four Small Size Tailors' Squares. Length: 18.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Thayer, John Adams/Boston, Mass. : "Thayer Patent" Tack Hammer. Length: 8.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Coll. Of Three Small Size Mallet. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Oneida Game Trap Co., Inc./Oneida No. 415 X: Kinsley's Patent Beaver Trap. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Bailey & Co., L./Hartford, Conn. No. 50 1/2: Extra Clean "Little Victor" Block Plane. Length: 3.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 200.00-400.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Assorted |mps & Woodworking Planes. Length: 11.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Meriden Malleable Iron Co. No. 3: Patent Adjustable Block Plane. Length: 6.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Unmarked : Unus. Gravity Type Inclinometer |lv. Length: 30.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Three Fancy Cigar Box Hammers. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Disston & Sons, H./Philada, Pa. No. 43: Rare Combination Square, Rule & Saw. Length: 30.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 175.00-350.00)
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Unmarked : Most Unusual Adjustable Scraper. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Assorted Makers : Six Non-Stanley Transitional Planes. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Woodworking Tools. Length: 16.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 42: Solid Brass Square Level. Length: 3.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 50.00-100.00)
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Unmarked : Wkg. Set Of Gun Checkering Tools. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Babson & Reppellier/Boston, Mass. : Mayo's Improved Plow Plane. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 250.00-500.00)
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Unmarked : Four Unused Mechanic Al Hay Hooks. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 60.00-120.00)
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Assorted Makers : Wkg. Set Of Early Auger Bits. Length: 26.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Lie-Nielsen Tool Works/Warren, Me No. DTM: Unused Brass & R'wood D'tail Marker. Length: 2.25 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 40: One Foot, Four Fold Folding Rule. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Unmarked : Ebony Infill Gunmeta Shoulder Plane. Length: 8.75 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Millers Falls Company (Unmarked) : Pratt's Patent Birch Fret Saw. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 72 1/2: Two Foot, Four Fold Folding Rule. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Lot Of Clean & Usabl Woodworking Tools. Length: 24.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Davis L. & T. Co./Springfield, Ma : Lot Of Three Early Spirit Level. Length: 30.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Hubley Mfg. Co./Lancaster, Pa : Large Cast Iron Still Bank. Length: 11.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Kraeuter & Co./Newark, Nj : Superb Set Of 16 Round Arch Punches. Length: 7.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Columbian Vise & Mfg. Co. : 10" Jaw Width Woodworker's Vise. Length: 22.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 75.00-150.00)
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Moyer, D.J./Robsonia, Pa : Early Spec. Purp. Hammer. Length: 9.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Assorted Makers : Pair Of Miniature H/R Molding Planes. Length: 2.38 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 90.00-180.00)
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Russell Mfg. Co./Plattsville, Wi : Patent Steel & Leath Bull Blinder. Length: 14.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Windsor Mfg. Co./ Windsor, Vt : Poole & Williams Patent Scratch Beade. Length: 10.50 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Upson Nut Co./Unionville, Conn. No. 66: Three-Foot/Four-Fold Folding Rule. Length: 36.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Lie-Nielsen Tool Works/Warren, Me : Set Of Seven Unused Screwdrivers. Length: 12.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 150.00-300.00)
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Parker Co., The Charles/Meriden, No. 974: Clean And Complete Swivel Bench Vise. Length: 16.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 125.00-250.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level : Four Clean & Usable Woodworking Planes. Length: 8.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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Stanley Rule & Level No. 10: Carriage Maker's Rabbet Plane. Length: 13.00 Inches. Auction Item: (Estimate: 80.00-160.00)
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