Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/2021-02-25T02:07:31+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3B57-6452020-10-05T11:02:00+01:002020-10-05T11:02:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6360/b57-645B57-645 BLOCK PLANE. Bailey Tool Co. Defiance Type E. Super clean with clear battleaxe Woonsocket mark on cutter; japanning 95%. Fine 200-400 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6442020-10-05T11:03:00+01:002020-10-05T11:03:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6359/b57-644B57-644 MITER PLANER. Millers Falls. Patented in 1882 by David Rogers of Greenfield, MA, and marketed first by Langdon Bros. and then by MF after it acquired Langdon, this beast is generally regarded as the best combination shooting board and miter cutter ever made. Its bulk makes it very stable, the double-cutter plane cuts in either direction, and the swinging fence can either be used at preset angles or adjusted for individual angles. This is the smallest size, with 2" wide skewed cutters. All correct parts, original dark green japanning is worn. Good+ 800-1400 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6432020-10-05T11:04:00+01:002020-10-05T11:04:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6358/b57-643B57-643 JOINTER PLANE. Bailey Tool Co. Defiance No.8. Unmarked as usual, and with a replacement Stanley vee cutter. There's an old repair on the underside of the lever cap, and crack in the tote. Good metal. From the Bud Steere collection. Good 150-250 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6422020-10-05T11:05:00+01:002020-10-05T11:05:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6357/b57-642B57-642 JOINTER PLANE. Chaplin Patent. O. R. Chaplin's first patent, manufactured by Tower & Lyon, non-adjustable throat, smooth sole, iron tote and knob. The plane in PTAMPIA II, Figure 244, in the 18" jointer length. Unmarked but unmistakable. Japanning retouched, nickel plated lever cap has some light corrosion. Good+ 125-250 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6412020-10-05T11:06:00+01:002020-10-05T11:06:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6356/b57-641B57-641 STEERS-TYPE JACK PLANE. C.E. Jennings No. 305. Most of the planes that feature William Steers' patented soles with inlaid rosewood strips were manufactured by Brattleboro Tool Co. and also featured his patented cutter adjustment. However, in the 1890s Jennings briefly produced a full line of planes with Steers type soles but Bailey pattern frogs and cutter adjustments, which are far less common than the Brattleboro planes. See PTAMPIA II, pages 144-45. This one has a Stanley cutter, and very good rosewood strips, but there's a 1/2" chip in the right cheek. Good 200-400 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6402020-10-05T11:07:00+01:002020-10-05T11:07:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6355/b57-640B57-640 KNOWLES-TYPE IRON JOINTER PLANE. Unmarked but closely resembles Figure 6 in PTAMPIA II except that in lieu of a front knob it has a bun typical of British infills. 20" long, closed tote with top horn smoothed over, 2-1/4" Providence Tool Co. cutter, repainted bed. Good 800-1500 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6392020-10-05T11:08:00+01:002020-10-05T11:08:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6354/b57-639B57-639 STOP CHAMFER PLANE. Lee Patent. Cast iron version of Joseph Lee's iconic stop chamfer plane. Lee was constantly fiddling with the design and it sometimes seems that no two are alike; this one has a rotating cutter clamp that is closer to the original patent than the church-window design found on some later planes. It has a brass plate in front, and arms with decorative acorn finials. Lee's name and patent date and number are cast into the body but not marked with manufacturer Thurston, all of which leads us to believe its an earlier model. Japanning worn with slight traces of gold pinstriping, good wood on tote, cutter may be a replacement. From the Bud Steere collection. Good+ 3000-6000 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6382020-10-05T11:09:00+01:002020-10-05T11:09:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6353/b57-638B57-638 COMPOSITE SOLE BENCH PLANE. Steers No. 303. The very rare adjustable version of William Steers' patented bench planes with rosewood inserts in the sole to reduce friction. Proper marked cutter, wood and metal near perfect, missing (as often) the set screw in the lever cap. Rosewood inserts fine. Good+ 300-600 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6372020-10-05T11:10:00+01:002020-10-05T11:10:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6352/b57-637B57-637 JOINTER PLANE. Steers Patent. William Steers is, of course, best known for inserting rosewood strips in plane soles to reduce friction, but he also patented a cutter adjustment mechanism, and the Brattleboro Tool Co. marketed a full line of these planes, this is the No. 407. Actually rarer than the composite sole planes if not as pretty. Japanning 80%, tote has end rounded over and reglued split. Cutter unmarked but proper. Good 100-200 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6362020-10-05T11:11:00+01:002020-10-05T11:11:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6351/b57-636B57-636 METAL PLOW PLANE. James Silcock Patent. The unmistakable pattern of James Silcock's plane, the earliest patented metal plow, but it has lost its metal plaque. Cast iron with beech tote and fence, all original, carefully cleaned, some light pitting on iron, one original cutter. Good+ 800-1500 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6352020-10-05T11:12:00+01:002020-10-05T11:12:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6350/b57-635B57-635 METAL RABBET PLANE. This thing looks manufactured but we've never seen it and it isn't marked. It's 7-1/2" long with a rabbet mouth and two separate adjustment knobs, one for the cap iron which is also held by a brass spring strip. A weird design. Hang hole near the heel. Good 100-200 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6342020-10-05T11:13:00+01:002020-10-05T11:13:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6349/b57-634B57-634 BULLNOSE RABBET PLANE. Sargent No. 1508 Ladybug. The second largest version of the Bug, 6-1/2" sole, no fence or depth stop. Nickel about 50% with some pitting. Good 150-250 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6332020-10-05T11:14:00+01:002020-10-05T11:14:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6348/b57-633B57-633 IRON BENCH PLANE. Birmingham Plane Co. 9" version of the plane based on George Mosher's patent and manufactured by Birmingham. Unmarked as all are, with the wraparound version of the cutter clamp (PTAMPIA I figure 233a). Cast iron intact, overall surface corrosion and light pitting, can't tell if there's a mark on the cutter. Good 200-400 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6322020-10-05T11:15:00+01:002020-10-05T11:15:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6347/b57-632B57-632 JACK PLANE. Metallic Plane Co. Based on Nelson Palmer's 1867 patent, rather than the more familiar Palmer & Storke patent, this design featured three separate adjusting levers plus an adjustable mouth. 15" corrugated sole, proper original cutter with corrugations to provide a grip for the cap screw, beech tote has largish chip but wood and metal otherwise near fine. Good+ 120-240 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-6312020-10-05T11:16:00+01:002020-10-05T11:16:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6346/b57-631B57-631 COMBINATION PLANE. Siegley No. 2. The version in plate 20 on page 101 of PTAMPIA I with the two-piece wood fence, long rods and the lever cutter adjustment that isn't in any of the patents, except that the tote and fence are rosewood. No cutters, wood and metal very clean. Good+ 150-250 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4702020-10-05T13:57:00+01:002020-10-05T13:57:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6185/b57-470B57-470 ADJUSTABLE FENCE PLOW PLANE. Sandusky Scissor Arm. Patented by Ellis Morris of Canton, Ohio, in 1871, and manufactured by Sandusky, unmarked but unmistakable. This is the version with the wider throat with thumbscrew cutter clamp and the separate throat for a nicker. There's an original label pasted to the sole which is no place for a label if you want it to last; it's about 50% legible. Beech tote and wedge have normal wear but no damage, japanning about 80%, surface rust on arms. Unmarked cutter pitted at the edge. From the Bud Steere collection. Good 1500-3000 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4692020-10-05T13:58:00+01:002020-10-05T13:58:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6184/b57-469B57-469 JACK PLANE. Chaplin Patent No. 6. O. R. Chaplin's first patent, manufactured by Tower & Lyon, non-adjustable throat, smooth sole, iron tote and knob. "Chaplin's Patent" cast around knob, proper marked cutter. Japanning nearly complete, nickel plated lever cap has some corrosion. Good+ 100-200 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4682020-10-05T13:59:00+01:002020-10-05T13:59:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6183/b57-468B57-468 JACK PLANE. Steers No. 305. The distinguishing feature of these planes, patented in 1885 by William Steers of Brattleboro, VT, is the "composite" sole with strips of rosewood to reduce friction. Unlike most, the strips on this one are intact with moderate wear at the toe. Japanning fully intact, microscopic chip from end of tote, proper cutter marked with Steers' patent date. Super clean example of a rare patented plane. Fine 250-500 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4672020-10-05T14:00:00+01:002020-10-05T14:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6182/b57-467B57-467 JACK PLANE. Holly Patent. Birdsill Holly received his patent in 1852 for the first commercially successful metallic plane. This 14" jointer with a smooth sole (the dimpled soles would come later) is identical in design to the jointer shown on page 22 of PTAMPIA I, except that it has a single 2" cutter with an illegible mark. Tote and knob original and clean. Good+ 300-600 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4662020-10-05T14:01:00+01:002020-10-05T14:01:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6181/b57-466B57-466 FILLETSTER PLANE. Metallic Plane Co. The version with the cutter held by a screw and the front knob as shown in Figure 213 of PTAMPIA I, but with the type of fence shown in Figure 214. Missing its depth stop but otherwise very clean example, a few minor chips from the tote, original Excelsior cutter with light pitting, japanning 70%. Good+ 300-600 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4652020-10-05T14:02:00+01:002020-10-05T14:02:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6180/b57-465B57-465 CORRUGATED SOLE SMOOTHING PLANE. Metallic Plane Co. 9" long, adjustable throat, based on Elliot Storke's 1875 patent for the cutter adjustment which was modified in production to include the distinctive faucet-handle design. Marked on left cheek, proper marked Excelsior cutter. Japanning worn on lever cap but good on bed, rosewood tote has user initials stamped but otherwise clean. Good+ 120-240 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4642020-10-05T14:03:00+01:002020-10-05T14:03:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6179/b57-464B57-464 MILLER'S PATENT. Stanley No. 41. Proper Type 1 with all correct parts including filletster bed and wraparound fence. Includes nine plow cutters (one sharpened to a point) and tongue cutter in original wooden box (not pictured). The tote has a largish chip from the top horn and a crack around the top rivet, otherwise nice and clean. Good+ 2500-5000 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4632020-10-05T14:04:00+01:002020-10-05T14:04:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6178/b57-463B57-463 KNOWLES-TYPE IRON BENCH PLANE. Unmarked, 9" sole, closed tote, wide knob with a crack down the middle. Double Buck Bros. cutter probably an old replacement as the wedge would be a better fit for a single blade. Cast iron body fully intact. From the Bud Steere collection. Good 800-1500 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4622020-10-05T14:05:00+01:002020-10-05T14:05:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6177/b57-462B57-462 BENCH PLANE. Birmingham Plane Co. 9" version of the plane based on George Mosher's patent and manufactured by Birmingham. Proper marked cutter, with the second version of the cutter clamp (PTAMPIA I figure 233b), japanning nearly complete, very clean. Fine 200-400 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**B57-4612020-10-05T14:06:00+01:002020-10-05T14:06:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/6176/b57-461B57-461 JOINTER PLANE. Metallic Plane Co. Based on Nelson Palmer's 1867 patent, rather than the more familiar Palmer & Storke patent, this design featured three separate adjusting levers plus an adjustable mouth. 22" corrugated sole with "Palmer's Pat" and the patent date cast behind the tote and "Metallic Plane Co. Auburn NY" at the toe. Replacement W. Butcher cutter, wood immaculate, japanning intact. Good+ 150-300 **All bids must be placed by end of day Friday, October 30, 2020. Auction takes place live-in-person at the Wyndham Garden, York, PA, at 9:00am, Saturday, October 31. Successfully placed bids will be found under My Bids. Current high bids may be obtained by emailing finetoolj@gmail.com or calling (800) 248-8114**