An example of "THE TRUE VERMONTER" HAND SAW as sold by John A. Manson & Company of Burlington, Vermont. This 22" length 4 1/2 point rip saw retains all of its original etching and it is in top collector quality condition. From the Collection of the late Jim Durocia, Essex Junction, Vermont. Length = 25.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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A FOLDING BOXWOOD SHOE RULE, No. 8223, by the Lufkin Rule Company, Saginaw, Michigan. This uncommon Lufkin rule is clearly marked with the maker name and product number. It is in brand new, unused condition. Length = 12.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $50.00 - $100.00. (FINE)
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An EARLY HIGH QUALITY KITCHEN CHOPPER as produced by W.E. Thayer of Williamsburg, Massachusetts. This chopper has a stained beech handle and it is in top condition. W.E. Thayer was also the patentee of two hammers and a ratcheting screwdriver. From the Russell F. Ellis Collection. Length = 7.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $50.00 - $100.00. (FINE)
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A COPY OF THE BOOK FROM LOGS TO LUMBER by Dale Butterworth and Tom Whalen. This book, which recounts the story of lumbering and rule making in New England quickly sold out when it was published a few years ago. We were saddened to learn of the passing of Dale Butterworth of Cumberland, Maine. At age 95, Dale had led a full life that was accented by his passion for tools. Despite declining eyesight in recent years, he was a regular attendee at our Nashua, New Hampshire sales, where he enjoyed talking with The Boys in the parking lot. He did, however miss an auction several years ago as he was busy putting a new roof on his barn, at age 93. If one was to work at collecting tools for fifty years and found nothing of note, but, as a consequence of that collecting effort, came to know men like Dale Butterworth, then he would have wasted none of his time. This book quickly sold out when first released and there are no plans to have it reprinted. It is a great source of information about early rule makers of New England and an essential reference for the collector's library. From the Collection of the late Jim Durochia, Essex Junction, Vermont. Length = 10.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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An EXTRA CLEAN BEECH BODY SPOKE SHAVE by Alex. Mathieson & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland. This 2" blade shave retains its full, original Mathieson decal and it is in top collector quality condition. Length = 11.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $50.00 - $100.00. (FINE)
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An UNUSED EARLY TYPE HAND SAW HANDLE. This dark fruitwood handle has the distinctive sharp angle to the top of the handle that was characteristic of the earliest hand saws. This example is is in unused original condition. Length = 9.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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An EXTRA CLEAN SPECIAL PURPOSE 4 1/2" LEVEL by Buff & Buff, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. This precision level is in brand new, unused condition in its original mahogany case. The level has a knurled screw over the vial that serves as a handle. Length = 5.25 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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An UNUSED ROSEWOOD HANDLE SPEED INDICATOR by the Bristol Company, Waterbury, Connecticut. This is the best example of this tool that we have seen. It is not marked with the manufacturer name, but it is identical to others by this Waterbury, Connecticut maker of industrial measuring tools. Fully 99% of the original nickel plating and lacquer finishes remain on this apparently unused example. Length = 8.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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TWO DIMINUTIVE BOXWOOD RABBET PLANES including one having a compassed sole and one having a removable "bullnose" fitting on the toe. Both have a most appealing light golden patina of age and careful use. Length = 3.63 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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A CRAFTSMAN MADE MACHINIST'S LEVEL bearing the name of the likely maker, oneWilliam H. Dana of Lowell, Massachusetts. Dana was born in Vermont in 1859 and was listed in various Lowell , Massachusetts City Directories as a "Machinist" in the 1880's and 1890's. Length = 4.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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A HAND MADE EXOTIC WOOD TEN INCH SQUARE. The light colored wood of which this square is has a distinctive grain and it may be cherry or pear wood. It is marked on each side with the year of its making, "1862". From the Collection of the late Jim Durocia, Essex Junction, Vermont. Length = 10.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. ()
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THREE EXOTIC WOOD SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS including a harness maker's stitching needle by German maker F. Dick; a Millers Falls rosewood handle handle push drill with magazine handle; and a rosewood roller tool of unknown original intended function. Length = 13.25 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $50.00 - $100.00. (FINE)
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A DIMINUTIVE APPLEWOOD HANDLE SAW. This artfully crafted saw has an 11 1/4" blade and a "wheat carved" handle. Cute. Length = 13.75 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (GOOD+)
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A CARPENTER'S "RED SEAL" HATCHET, No. 2, by Collins & Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Nearly all of the original decal and some 98% of theoriginal finishes on both wood and metal remain. Length = 12.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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An EARLY PATENT PIANO STRINGER by Mason & Hamlin, Haverhill, Massachusetts. This example of the July 24, 1883 U.S. Patent John P. Richardson of Cambridge, Massachusetts was assigned to Mason & Hamlin, who were piano manufacturers. From the Collection of Milt Bacheller, Plainville, Massachusetts. Length = 7.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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U.S. Patent No.: 281794


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An example of HARTSHORN'S SHADE ROLLER LEVEL as produced by the Stewart Hartshorn Company of Newark, New Jersey. This level has a hinged iron body finished with "copper flash" plating. It is in brand new, unused condition, in its original pasteboard box. From the Collection of the late Richard P. "Rich" Krzal, East Thetford, Vermont, a.k.a. "onthelevelman". Length = 4.50 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $125.00 - $250.00. (FINE)
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TWO SETS OF DOCKYARD MICRO CARVING TOOLS, both by Treeline Tools, Provo, Utah. Both sets are in a canvas case and both have different types of tools. Also included is a Woodsmith Tools "Special Edition" try square. All are in top collector quality condition. Length = 7.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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A SOLID BRASS SQUARE LEVEL, No. 42, by STANLEY. These levels were produced by Stanley and shown in early catalogues, but were never marked with the Stanley name or product number. This example is in brand new, unused condition. An uncommon Stanley level in never need to upgrade condition. From the Collection of Joel Hodapp, St. Louis, Missouri. Length = 3.25 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $60.00 - $120.00. (FINE)
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A SUPERB SET OF THREE JAPANESE HAMMERS. Three stepped sizes, all in unused condition, are included in this great set. Length = 13.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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A TWO-FOOT, FOUR-FOLD FOLDING RULE of boxwood and brass, No. 62 1/2, by STANLEY. This square joint, fully brass bound rule is marked with the ca. 1920's "Sweetheart" trademark. It is in unused, original condition. Length = 24.00 Inches. Pre-Sale Estimate: $80.00 - $160.00. (FINE)
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