Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/2020-01-25T06:00:06+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3Y-3582020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4863/y-358Y-358. PRECISION RULE. Starrett No. 316CR. 36" long, tempered steel, graduated in 32ds and 64ths on one side and 50ths and 100ths on the other. A new one will run you $390 and this is like new. Fine 150-300 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3572020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4862/y-357Y-357. TRAMMEL POINTS. Starrett No. C251C. On original 20" beam with flattened top for more secure locking; fine vernier adjustment on one head. A new one with an extra set of caliper points (not included) is $226. Fine 80-150 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3562020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4861/y-356Y-356. LOT OF TWO NARROW IVORY RULES. A Stanley No. 40 caliper rule, four-fold, one foot, German silver bound, marked only ?No. 40", has its pins, lightly yellowed. And one by Adams of 58 Baker Street, four-fold, one foot, brass hinges, metal has some corrosion, more yellowed and worn than the Stanley on the outer surfaces, small chip by hinge. Good & better. 150-300 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3552020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4860/y-355Y-355. STEEL TRY SQUARE. Starrett No. 20. One of Starrett's largest squares, with 24" unruled blade and heavy steel 12" handle with serrated end for stability. Very clean, and has an inspection sticker indicating that it was calibrated in 1892. In a wooden case. Fine 90-180 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3542020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4859/y-354Y-354. PATENTED T-SQUARE. 20-1/2" boxwood head with brass edge. The handle is 18" long with a sliding extension that adds another 10". There's a brass plaque marked Patent 18772 1908 - looks like an English patent that we haven't been able to locate. Presumably the sliding extension is the subject of the patent but the weird thing is that the handle is tapered which doesn't make sense for a square. A mystery, but well made. Good+ 80-150 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3532020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4858/y-353Y-353. USER MADE T-BEVEL. Heavy cast brass handle, 14-1/2" long, with a decorative arrow cast into each side. Bevel blade is 18" long with a single screw hole rather than slot. There's a butt-locking wing nut that doesn't seem to work and a tab, the function of which is obscure. The blade tends to get hung up inside the handle and its possible it's been cut off. Different. Good 60-120 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3522020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4857/y-352Y-352. COMBINATION BEVEL AND SQUARE. Unsigned but clearly manufactured. Kind of resembles the Crookston rafter square, but not the same. A 24" by 16" framing square with a sliding bevel arm that is hinged in the center. Brass locking knobs. Surface oxidized but undamaged, the first one we've seen. Good 60-120 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3512020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4856/y-351Y-351. VERNIER CALIPER. Starrett No. 123. Inside/outside calipers with nib jaws and vernier for fine adjustment, 24" range, hardened steel bar. In its original fitted oak box. A new one will run you over $1,000 and this one is like new, noting user initials scratched on jaw. Fine 400-800 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3502020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4855/y-350Y-350. REEL-TYPE PLUMB BOB. Unmarked, cast brass with steel tip, 4-1/2" long. Good 40-80 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3492020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4854/y-349Y-349. LOT OF TWO PLUMB BOBS. Both unsigned. One is 4-1/2" long, cast brass, the other is 4", cast brass with steel tip. Light overall dinging, worse on the shorter one. Good 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3482020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4853/y-348Y-348. LOT OF FOUR PLUMB BOBS. All unsigned, pear-shaped, cast brass with steel tips, screw on caps to hold line. Two are 3-1/2" long, the others 2-3/4" and 2-1/2". Some very light dinging on a couple. Good+ & better 80-160 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3472020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4852/y-347Y-347. LOT OF TWO PANEL GAUGES. One by Auxer & Remley of Lancaster, PA, 25" marked stem. Samuel Auxer also worked as a planemaker in Lancaster around 1850 and may have been apprenticed to E.W. Carpenter. The other is unmarked with an 18" marked stem. Both are beech with rosewood pad at the point, super clean, good sharp points. Good+ 80-150 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3462020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4851/y-346Y-346. USER MADE BEVEL. 7" blade, 4" solid metal handle with two hand cast locking decorative thumbscrews, engraved ?P.F. Yost April 9/82." Nicely made. Good+ 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3452020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4850/y-345Y-345. TAPE MEASURE. L.S. Starrett No. 510. 100' steel tape in leather clad case with rewinding lever. Like new. Fine 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3442020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4849/y-344Y-344. OUTSIDE STEEL CALIPERS. Unsigned, 18" long, looks manufactured. Good+ 30-60 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-3432020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4848/y-343Y-343. TRAMMEL POINTS. Stanley No. 2. Type 3, sweetheart on one point, includes No. 8 pencil clasp with patent date and both shoes, on a 20" mahogany keeper bar. Fine 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2152020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4720/y-215Y-215. CARPENTER'S RULE. Stanley No. 58-1/2. Two-foot, six fold, fully brass bound. Not marked by Stanley. Staining on one face, otherwise light wear but legible, has its face pins. One of Stanley's least common rules. Good 100-200 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2142020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4719/y-214Y-214. ENGINEER'S RULE. W. Gibbons. A twofold, two-foot rule with a brass slide and with extensive tables used to perform common engineering calculations of the nineteenth century. Marked ?W. Gibbons Best Box Rule." Darkened with age and edges rounded, slightly sprung, the knobs that pull out the slide have worn flat but it still has its pins, and is legible with no major damage. William Gibbons worked in Wolverhampton from 1811-1835. Good 80-150 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2132020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4718/y-213Y-213. SLITTING GAUGE. Unsigned but looks English. Dark rosewood with a nice sapwood streak in the head, good brass head with slitting blade. 10" stem. Unfortunately there's a tight crack in the head, but it's so pretty you can overlook that. Good 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2122020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4717/y-212Y-212. ANGLE DIVIDER. Stanley No. 30. Sweetheart mark, nickel immaculate, a few spots of light and cleanable surface corrosion. From the Bud Steere collection. Fine 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2112020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4716/y-211Y-211. COMMEMORATIVE IVORY RULE. Thomas Kirby. Four-fold, two-foot ivory rule with German silver arched joint and finger jointing. Marked by Thomas Kirby, and also marked ?In Memory of Wm. French Who Died Oct. 7, 1844." Clearly English in appearance but Kirby is not listed in the Rees' book. Very lightly yellowed with no stains, straight with good pins, in a leather case with the end flap missing. Fine 250-500 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2102020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4715/y-210Y-210. LOT OF THREE MORTISE GAUGES. The four-bar version of Christian Sholl's 1864 patent, looks like mahogany with four wear discs in the head and sliding brass mortising point, worn but undamaged, still has all its points, user initials stamped into head. A partial example of Kenny's 1870 patent, with good brass stem but only the boxwood head (cracked) and missing the trammel points. Finally an unmarked ultimatum-style English gauge, ebony with interior screw for mortise point, two wear strips in head. Good- & better 100-200 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2092020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4714/y-209Y-209. LOG CALIPER. Unsigned and user made. 48" long, sliding brass head with 18" iron jaws. There's a hole in one side of the brass head that looks like old damage. Well made. Good+ 100-200 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2082020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4713/y-208Y-208. BUILDER'S SQUARE. Starrett No. 439. One of the classic Starrett tools, designed to combine seven layout tools in one. Dead mint with original 24" rule. These things will run you $500 new and this is as close to new as you'll find. Fine 250-450 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**Y-2072020-01-03T00:00:00+01:002020-01-03T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/4712/y-207Y-207. WINGED DIVIDERS. Unsigned, 19" long, decorative filework. Nicely made. fine 50-100 **All absentee bids must be placed by end of day, Friday, January 24, 2020. Current high bids can be obtained by calling our office at (800) 248-8114. See Auction Rules page for more information**