Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3York2023-2281970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9962/york2023-228York2023-228 LOT OF FOUR WATERCOLOR PRINTS. David Kingston. Prints of the Phillips patent plow plane, Bailey Victor No. 1-1/2 tailed block plane, Siegley No. 2 combination plane, and Falconer-type coachmaker's plow. All matted, two are 18" by 14" and numbered in pencil, the other two are smaller and not numbered. All are in plastic packaging and labeled on the back as being based on original 1991 water colors by Kingston of Seattle. From the collection of Don Rosebrook. Fine 60-120York2023-2271970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9961/york2023-227York2023-227 GELATIN SILVER PRINT. 9" by 7-1/2" print in 14" by 11" pasteboard backing. Features a group of 17 young people in formal dress, both men and women, several of them holding tools including planes, saws, hammers, squares, and a number of odd looking wooden gizmos. Maybe a trade school group photo? The backing is worn around the edges but the picture is immaculate. From the collection of Don Rosebrook. Fine 100-200York2023-2261970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9960/york2023-226York2023-226 SLIDE PROJECTOR. Keystone Lantern. Complete and intact with Bausch & Lomb lens and wooden slide carrier. The only problem with it is that the plug on the end of the cord is broken; we didn't try to replace it to plug it in but it looks like its ready to go. With a sliding wooden slide carrier in its original 16" by 7" by 10" black metal box with instructions pasted into the lid. Good+ 100-200York2023-2251970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9959/york2023-225York2023-225 MITRE CLAMP. Unsigned but clearly manufactured, 13" by 16". Mounted on a modern wooden base. Fine 30-60York2023-2241970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9958/york2023-224York2023-224 SAW VISE. Disston No. 2. Jaws are 9-1/2" long, 15" high, clamps to workbench with adjustable angle. Includes the file guide but not the clamp that holds the file. Japanning 95%. Good+ 80-150York2023-2231970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9957/york2023-223York2023-223 BLADE SHARPENER. 16" long, consists of 19 stones of decreasing width mounted on a cranked shaft in a tin trough for water, mounted with brass brackets on an 11" by 3" wooden base with some inactive worm. Good+ 60-120York2023-2221970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9956/york2023-222York2023-222 COOPER'S CROZE. Post type with sawtooth cutter, similar to Whelan Fig. 13.15. Rectangular fence is 12" by 5-1/2" with iron wear plate and decorative carving, post holding the cutter has a handle at the bottom and is locked by a wedge. Very well made. Fine 50-100York2023-2211970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9955/york2023-221York2023-221 WHATSIT. 19" by 9" wood base with what looks like a 10" section of hollow pipe and a large cast iron hook. What's it for? Your guess is as good as ours. Good+ 30-60York2023-2201970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9954/york2023-220York2023-220 SAW VISE. 26" high, wooden jaws with iron plates, tightened by a hand-wrought bolt with good ram's-horn wingnut. Well made. Good+ 40-80York2023-2191970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9953/york2023-219York2023-219 CONESTOGA WAGON JACK. 20" tall, wooden with cast iron bands and gears, post is dated 1849 and includes the initials "C + E" and punch decoration. Well made. From the collection of John Sindelar. Good+ 100-200York2023-2181970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9952/york2023-218York2023-218 COLLECTION OF MINIATURE HAMMERS. Seventeen total, including claw, ball peen, stonemakers, mallets, and two candy hammers, one of which is stamped "Alpena Candy & Cigar Co." and looks like an original rather than miniature. Nicely mounted in a 13" square glass topped box, marked "Handcrafted by Robert Dumsch" on the back. Fine 100-200York2023-2171970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9951/york2023-217York2023-217 TREE CLIMBING SPIKES. Each has a cast foot step with leather straps to attach it to your shoes (leather intact), and mounted to 12" diameter semi-circles with spikes along the inside. Not marked by the maker but with numbers, including copper plaques mounted to the leather. Good+ 50-100York2023-2161970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9950/york2023-216York2023-216 LAMP BASE. Cast metal in the form of a pitcher mounted on a cylindrical base with extensive decorative casting. 16" high and 5" in diameter. Has the bottom half of the bulb socket but you'll need to complete the wiring (and provide a shade). Good 30-60York2023-2151970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9949/york2023-215York2023-215 COMBINATION PLANE. User made, and one of the most complex designs we've ever seen. It consists of a number of gunmetal components that are mounted on two 12" steel rods, includes roller fences for straight work and compound curves, six double-ended grooving cutters, rebate and molding cutters, and cutter blanks, all housed in a custom made mahogany box. All the parts are precisely machined and beautifully made. We're torn between admiring the sheer ingenuity and skill that went into it and wondering what the heck he was thinking of. We guarantee you'll never see another one like it. From the collection of John Sindelar. Fine 150-250York2023-2141970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9948/york2023-214York2023-214 SAW VISE AND FILE. A.J. Wilkinson. Uncommon complete example of the saw filing system marketed by the A.J. Wilkinson Hardware Co. of Boston. Bolts to a workbench, the saw is clamped in the vise and the file can be moved along it on a slide head. 17" long, like new condition with complete japanning and a good Wilkinson brass plaque. Fine 175-350York2023-2131970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9947/york2023-213York2023-213 CRAFT ANVIL. Fisher No. 2. 10" long and 5-1/2" high, about 10 pounds, has a hardie hole with an original hardie and a pritchet hole. Has the Fisher eagle cast into one face and "Fisher 2" cast into the end under the horn. Fine 100-200York2023-2121970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9946/york2023-212York2023-212 LOT OF TWO SMITH MADE TOOLS. Stock or clogger's knife, with a hook on the end to attach to the workbench, 33" long with 16-1/2" blade that a wooden sheath has kept it sharp, and a gimlet, 33" long with some decorative casting, both with wooden T-handles, very clean and well made. Good+ 80-150York2023-2111970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9945/york2023-211York2023-211 METRONOME. Seth Thomas. 9" high, maple, made by clockmaker Thomas in the 1960s, works perfectly. I had one just like it when I was taking piano lessons. Fine 50-100York2023-2101970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9944/york2023-210York2023-210 BELT DRIVEN GRINDING WHEEL. Tanite Co. Based on an 1870 design patent by Abijah Wallace of Stroudsburg, PA, and manufactured by the Tanite Co. of Stroudsburg. 15" by 12" and 13" tall, heavy cast iron, uses a belt driven pulley to drive a massive emery wheel, 9" diameter by 3" thick. Red japanning, has the patent date and manufacturer cast into it. Seriously heavy but an unusual tool from the era of belt driven machinery. Good+ 100-200York2023-2091970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9943/york2023-209York2023-209 LOT OF TWO OIL CANS. One brass, unsigned, 12" long overall; the other nickel plated, 4" high with 6" spout. There's a partially obscured mark that looks like "Samuel Newmark." Good & better 60-120York2023-2081970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9942/york2023-208York2023-208 TOOL CHEST WITH TOOLS. 41" by 25" and 21-1/2" tall. Includes a large selection of wooden molding planes, many marked by the same owner, three sliding compartments with miscellaneous tools, old and modern, a saw compartment with two saws and slots for four more. Original ring handles and hardware, lock missing. No ornamentation, just a good honest working tool chest. 200-400York2023-2071970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9941/york2023-207York2023-207 HARDWARE COUNTER DISPLAY CASE. Simmons Hardware Co. 45" by 26" and 13-1/2" tall, glass panels with sliding wood panels at rear, bare wood floor. Has a metal medallion on the front reading "Simmons Hardware Co., Inc., Mfgrs & Distributors, Saint Louis, USA", plus a small Keen Kutter decal on one front panel. Small crack in the corner of one front panel. From the collection of Don Rosebrook. Good+ 150-250York2023-2061970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9940/york2023-206York2023-206 TOOL CHEST. 32" by 16-1/2" by 18" tall. Stained pine with brass corners. There are four sliding drawers and two that nest into them with decorative carved borders, plus seven smaller drawers. Lid contains a brass backsaw in a fitted compartment, some brass brackets, a small mirror, and an old picture of a whimsical baby with the caption "Well, Goddam." There are handles on it, but also a wide assortment of additional handles that were in it and we're including. Working lock and key. There's a separate locked drawer at the bottom; the key seems to turn but we can't get it to open so have no idea what's in it. Good+ 200-400York2023-2051970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9939/york2023-205York2023-205 SMALL TOOL CHEST WITH TOOLS. 32" by 16-3/4" and 14" tall. Stained pine with brass corners. Modern looking latches and rope handles on sides. Two sliding compartments with miscellaneous tools. Backsaw mounted in lid. Good+ 150-250York2023-2041970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/9938/york2023-204York2023-204 LARGE WOODEN CALIPERS. 60" long, wood with iron tips, 25" long wing that can be folded into one of the legs for storage, turned knob on top, two cast brass locking wingnuts. Well made and intact with a few inactive wormholes. From the collection of Dennis Fisher.. Good+ 100-200