Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3TC26-3821970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17569/tc26-382TC26-382 LOG CALIPER WALKING WHEEL. William Greenlief. 48" long with jaws painted yellow; the walking wheel is by E.S. Lane with 10 spokes, 20" in diameter. Overall moderate wear but still fully legible. Good 250-500TC26-3801970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17567/tc26-380TC26-380 RAPID RULE. Farrand IOB. Mint condition, box fully intact with original instruction booklet. Fine 50-100TC26-3791970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17566/tc26-379TC26-379 TRAMMEL POINT SET. Unmarked wooden trammel points on beam, 4-3/4" tall. Brass thumb screws and steel points. Good+ 40-80TC26-3771970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17564/tc26-377TC26-377 ULTIMATUM STYLE MORTISE GAUGE. Unmarked but English made. 7" brass stem, oval ebony head with brass plating. Wood and metal both near fine. Good+ 60-120TC26-3761970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17563/tc26-376TC26-376 MORTISE GAUGE. Unusual design with 7" iron stem and 5-1/4" by 2-3/4" head with adjustable point. Stem is marked "patent applied for." Well made. Good+ 50-100TC26-3751970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17562/tc26-375TC26-375 SET OF BRASS TRAMMEL POINTS. Unsigned, 4-1/4" long with steel tips. Both have brass keepers, one has brass pencil holder, on original rosewood bar. Fine 50-100TC26-3741970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17561/tc26-374TC26-374 MARKING GAUGE. Kieffer & Auxer. 13" wooden stem, head with hand carved locking screw marked by Kieffer & Auxer, Lancaster, PA. Light overall wear and staining but point still sharp, user stamp in a few spots. Kieffer & Auxer was a planemaking partnership in Lancaster (2 stars in AWP) from around 1864-1870; Auxer was originally apprenticed to E.W. Carpenter and advertised himself as Carpenter's successor. From the collection of Bill Warner. Good 100-200TC26-3731970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17560/tc26-373TC26-373 LOT OF THREE BRASS PLUMB BOBS. 3", 3-1/2" and 5" all with steel tips. 5" one has a nut cast in the shape of a pineapple. All clean. Good+ 100-200TC26-3721970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17559/tc26-372TC26-372 IVORY RULE. Stanley No. 0. Two fold, six inch, brass trim and round hinge. The No. 0 and No. 00 rules were never listed in any Stanley catalog, and were too small to be of practical use. They were probably made out of scrap pieces of ivory as promotional items. Not marked by Stanley. Lightly yellowed with original pin. Good+ 200-400TC26-3711970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17558/tc26-371TC26-371 ANGLE BISECTOR. Stanley No. 30. Notched rectangle mark, nickel plating mostly intact but dulled. Rosewood cross piece near fine. Good+ 50-100TC26-3701970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17557/tc26-370TC26-370 COMBINATION SQUARE AND LEVEL. W.S. Batchelder. Actually patented by G.L. Chamberlin of Marietta, OH, but manufactured exclusively by Batchelder, who usually stamped them with his name and ignored Chamberlin. This is the version with u-shaped rotating arm marked only with the patent date. Plumb vial missing. Metal has light overall surface corrosion. Japanning 50%. Good 150-300TC26-3221970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17509/tc26-322TC26-322 SET OF FOUR MARKING GAUGES IN DISPLAY CASE. Stanley. All Type 1; Stanley Nos. 66, 70, 76, and 77. Inside a display case that is 26" by 8". Gauges all appear very clean with complete points. Originally from the Dan Coleman collection. Good+ 100-200TC26-3001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17487/tc26-300TC26-300 DYNAMOMETER. Measures tension between a plow and tractor. Unmarked, 10" diameter brass plate. 14-1/2" steel yoke. From the collection of Jim and Christa Schoenky. Good 100-200TC26-2651970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17452/tc26-265TC26-265 LOT OF TWO CLAMP ON LEVELS. The brass version of Hiram Green's patent inclinometer manufactured by Tower & Lyon; and a Stanley No. 44 bit and square level attachment. Both clean with original vials. Good+ 40-80TC26-2641970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17451/tc26-264TC26-264 FRAMING TOOL. Taintor Patent. Patent by Charles Taintor of Elizabeth, N.J., on May 18, 1910. Combines functions of both a square and a bevel. One of those ridiculously elaborate layout tools that proliferated around 1900, with numerous arms that unfold to enable the user to lay out various angles. A few small patches of oxidation but otherwise like new. From the collection of Steve Dice.
Good+ 40-80TC26-2631970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17450/tc26-263TC26-263 COMBINATION BEVEL. Blomberg & Grundy. Extremely rare T-bevel with two scratch gauges, one extending from the bottom of the handle and one from the side. 8" blade and 5-1/2" mahogany handle, unmarked. These gauges are described on page 156 of Milt Bacheller's American Marking Gauges, but Milt was unable to find any information on the manufacturers or the patent (if any). Unlike the one illustrated in Milt's book, this one has lozenge-shaped locking screws. Clean and works well. From the collection of Steve Dice. Good+ 200-400TC26-2621970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17449/tc26-262TC26-262 LOT OF TWO SMALL BRASS PLUMB BOBS. Both approximately 2-1/4" long. Unmarked, decorative shapes. Clean. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 50-100TC26-2611970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17448/tc26-261TC26-261 MORTISE GAUGE. Disston & Morss. 7" rosewood stem and head with brass wear strips. Points worn flat but otherwise very clean. Good 40-80TC26-2601970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17447/tc26-260TC26-260 TWIST LOCK PANEL GAUGE. Star Tool Co. Rosewood with 16" stem and 7" head. Marked by Star Tool Co. on the head. Very light wear. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 100-200TC26-2591970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17446/tc26-259TC26-259 SET OF MACHINIST TRAMMEL POINTS. Unsigned but appear manufactured. Nickel plated brass heads, 1-1/4" wide. One has pencil holder and fine adjustment. On original 3" ebony bar. Nickel plating fully intact. Fine 50-100TC26-2581970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17445/tc26-258TC26-258 IVORY CALIPER RULE. Stanley No. 38. Two-fold, six-inch with German silver trim, moderately yellowed. Stanley Rule & Level Co. and number markings are very faint. Good 100-200TC26-2561970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17443/tc26-256TC26-256 LOT OF TWO CAST IRON PLUMB BOBS. Both unmarked, 8" with bulbous center and brass end. And an 8-1/2" long one with knurling at the end. Clean. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 60-120TC26-2551970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17442/tc26-255TC26-255 SLITTING GAUGE. Auxer & Remley. 11" stem, original slitting blade with rosewood wedge. Head locked by hand carved locking screw. Mark very faint, has been refinished. Samuel Auxer, an apprentice of E.W. Carpenter, partnered with Reuben Remley in approximately 1870 to 1871, a short-lived partnership as Auxer then ran the shop in his own name from 1871 until he closed the shop in early 1880. From the collection of Bill Warner. Good+ 100-200TC26-2541970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17441/tc26-254TC26-254 INCLINOMETER RULE. Chapin-Stephens No. 036. Invented by L.C. Stephens in 1858 and sold by Chapin-Stephens for many years before it became the Stanley No. 36. Brass has been polished and there is one small spot of staining on the wood but otherwise a near mint example. Good+ 50-100TC26-2531970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17440/tc26-253TC26-253 LOT OF TWO COMBINATION LEVEL- RULES. A Rabone No. 1190, four-fold, three foot. And a Lufkin No. 863L, four-fold, two foot. Both like new. From the collection of David Jeffers. Fine 35-70