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TC25-379 IVORY LADY LEG CALIPER. 2-1/2" long with the lower legs depicted only. Ivory only lightly yellowed, brass hinge is tarnished. Unusual. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good 100-200

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15411/tc25-378

TC25-378 BEVEL SQUARE. H. Disston & Sons No. 11. 12" blade, 7" nickel plated cast iron handle with waffle pattern and Disston mark. Stamped H. Disston & Sons and No. 11 on blade. Light oxidation and a few spots of rust, no pitting. Some overall wear. Good 100-200

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15410/tc25-377

TC25-377 IVORY CARPENTER'S RULE. E. Harrington & Son. Stamped on edge with Birmingham maker but also stamped Gladys Marson, 1908. Four-fold, one foot. Unbound with German silver hinges, ruled in inches. Ivory lightly yellowed, single edge pin is intact. Clean. Good+ 125-250

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15409/tc25-376

TC25-376 METRIC CARPENTER RULE. Stanley No. 68 Special. Marked only with No. 68 and the word Metric, but looks like a Stanley No. 68 with both metric and imperial marks. Four-fold, two foot, with circular brass joint, missing edge pins. Light staining but no damage and marks clearly legible. Good 75-150

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TC25-375 IVORY CARPENTER'S RULE. G. Rowney & Co. London maker, four-fold, two foot with German silver hinges and tips. Missing face pins but has its edge pin. Ivory lightly yellowed but no stains, slightly sprung. Overall nice. Good 150-300

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15407/tc25-374

TC25-374 LOT OF TWO BRASS RULERS. Both 12" long. One has elaborate floral engraving and marked in inches. The other is marked in both inches and centimeters, stamped Witte Engine Works, Kansas City, MO, with cast brass medallion at one end with name Witte and a machine in it. Both clean, only light oxidation. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 40-80

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15406/tc25-373

TC25-373 LARGE PLUMB BOB. Nickel plated steel, 6-1/2" long, pear shaped with 2-1/2" solid point. User initials punched into it otherwise unmarked. A few scratches and dings but overall clean. From the collection of Pat Gefre. Good 50-100

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15405/tc25-372

TC25-372 BRASS PLUMB BOB. Cast brass with steel tip, 4" long, only mark is a number 7, knurled top. Clean. From the collection of Pat Gefre. Good+ 60-120

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15404/tc25-371

TC25-371 SET OF BRASS TRAMMEL POINTS. User made with user name stamped on backside of each and also on original 30" ebonized keeper, brass bodied, 1-1/2" square with cutouts, 7" long overall with steel tips, wing nut locking screws, and cast brass shoes. A nice set. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 60-120

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15403/tc25-370

TC25-370 LOT OF TWO LOG RULES. Both 36" with brass caps and feet, both unmarked, octagonal shaped. Both have wear and one is slightly bowed, both with scales but one has more elaborate scales than the other. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good & better 50-100

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15299/tc25-266

TC25-266 BEVEL AND SQUARE. Fisher Patent. Rosewood type, level vial original and wet, Disston & Morss mark faded but legible, wood has some scratching. Blade has oxidation but no pitting. Overall a nice example. Good+ 150-300

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15298/tc25-265

TC25-265 RULE ATTACHMENT. Green Patent. Patented by Henry Green and manufactured by Tower and Lyon, consists of an inclinometer designed to be attached to a rule. Nickel plated version, nickel 90%, vial wet, overall clean. Good 100-200

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15297/tc25-264

TC25-264 IVORY ARCHITECT'S RULE. Abraham Mallin. Four-fold, two foot with beveled inner and outer edges, very lightly yellowed, all pins intact, overall nicely made. Mallin worked in Birmingham from 1845 through 1882. Good+ 200-400

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15296/tc25-263

TC25-263 COMBINATION BUTT AND MORTISE GAUGE. Thompson Patent. These uncommon and attractive gauges are either unmarked entirely or simply marked "patent applied for," but the consensus is that they are examples of Thompson's 1900 patent. See Bachellar, page 112. This example is beech and brass, closely resembles the patent in that it has knurled brass locking screws rather than the thumbscrews more often found. Overall wear but no damage, points sharp. Good 50-100

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15295/tc25-262

TC25-262 COMBINATION DIVIDERS AND PLIERS. 22-1/2" wing calipers with plier head at joint end. Looks smith made, brass locking wingnuts. Metal overall pitted from age but clean. Well made and unusual. Good+ 125-250

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15294/tc25-261

TC25-261 PLAIN SCALE. Belcher Brothers. Plain scales were invented around 1750, and included a variety of scales (sine, etc.) that could be used with a pair of dividers to solve trigonometric functions. This one is unusual both by being American (most were English) and by being 24" (most were 12"). Boxwood with inset brass plugs to protect the wood from divider points. Wood worn and darkened but markings clear. Good 120-240

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15293/tc25-260

TC25-260 LOT OF TWO IVORY RULES. Stanley No. 92. Both unmarked but identical to the No. 92. Four-fold, one foot, unbound with German silver hinges. One is mildly yellow, has all pins, markings legible. The other is highly worn on outside and mostly illegible, has a few cracks, pins intact. Good- & better 125-250

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15292/tc25-259

TC25-259 SET OF SIX BRASS PLUMB BOBS. Unmarked but clearly by the same maker, turnip shaped with knurled tops, steel points. Longest is 4-1/2", shortest is 2". All overall very clean and a nice set. Fine 150-300

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15291/tc25-258

TC25-258 IVORY CARPENTER'S RULE. Stephens & Co. No. 90. Faintly marked maker name, four-fold, one foot, unbound with brass hinges. Ivory very clean, has all its pins. Good+ 125-250

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15290/tc25-257

TC25-257 PROTRACTOR. Stancliffe & Draper. Circular brass wheel, 5" in diameter, with 7-1/2" arm. Stancliffe & Draper, Philadelphia, engraved on wheel spoke. Inside original mahogany box, 10-3/4" x 5-3/4", that has kept it clean. Benjamin Stancliffe and Edmund Draper made surveying and mathematical instruments in the early 1830s. From the collection of Chuck Morgan. Fine 200-400

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15289/tc25-256

TC25-256 FOLDING ARCHITECT SQUARE. E. Preston & Sons. Opens to form a square, 6" on each leg, one side marked in inches, the other has beveled edges and marked in 1/4 scale. Super clean, near mint condition and the only one we've ever seen. Fine 150-300

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15288/tc25-255

TC25-255 BEVEL AND SQUARE. Halstead & Ackerman. An example of the first patented square & bevel, patented in 1855 by Halstead & Ackerman. This bevel is marked with the patent date along with maker which is unusual, worn but legible. Brass handle, 7-3/4" steel blade, bevel blade clean. Brass has some scratches and a few light pitting spots on blades. Good 75-150

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15287/tc25-254

TC25-254 IVORY CALIPER RULE. Marked only "London," four-fold, one- foot. Ruled in both inches and centimeters. Sliding German silver caliper, ivory has mellowed but tight and clean, good pins. Good+ 125-250

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15286/tc25-253

TC25-253 LOT OF THREE BOXWOOD CARPENTER RULES. Stanley. All three are two-fold, two foot. A No. 5, brassbound, light scratching otherwise clean. Plus two caliper rules, a No. 12 and No. 15. The No. 12 is highly worn with markings faint, the No. 15 is darkened but legible with some scratches. Good & better 50-100

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 /auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15285/tc25-252

TC25-252 MITRE SQUARE. Winterbottom Patent. Very rare example of the combined square and bevel patented by William Winterbottom in 1868. William's brother Charles subsequently patented the different design that was acquired by Stanley and became the basis for the Stanley No. 2. This example is marked with patent date. 3-1/2" rosewood handle with 7-1/2" overall blade, wood clean and metal has overall pitting. Good 150-300