Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3TC25-551970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15088/tc25-55TC25-55 SMALL SPOKESHAVE. Preston No. 1373. 6" long with original marked 1" cutter, patent number cast into front. Nickel plating 85%. Good+ 60-120TC25-541970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15087/tc25-54TC25-54 SPOKESHAVE. L. Bailey No. 9. Identical to spokeshave shown in Lamond, page 140. Proper marked cutter, "Bailey Boston" cast into lever cap, 10" long with 2-1/8" cutter. Traces of japanning. Good 60-120TC25-531970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15086/tc25-53TC25-53 LOT OF THREE SPOKESHAVES. L. Bailey. Two No. 10 double shaves, and one No. 5 convex sole shave. All have original marked cutters and traces of japanning. Some oxidation and a few light rust spots. Good 100-200TC25-521970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15085/tc25-52TC25-52 KEG SHAVE. L. Bailey. 18-1/2" long, 2-1/2" cutter is a Stanley with J mark. No japanning left, otherwise nice and clean. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good 50-100TC25-511970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15084/tc25-51TC25-51 CIRCULAR SHAVE. Millers Falls No. 1. Commonly known as the "cigar shave" based on its shape. Rosewood handles, 80% red japanning on throat, 10" long. Good+ 50-100TC25-501970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15083/tc25-50TC25-50 SPOKESHAVE. Seymour Smith No. 1. 9" long, 1-3/4" cutter, traces of japanning. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good 40-80TC25-491970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15082/tc25-49TC25-49 ADJUSTABLE SPOKESHAVE. Preston No. 1391. 9-1/2" long, japanning 70%, original 2" cutter. Good+ 60-120TC25-481970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15081/tc25-48TC25-48 HAND BEADER. Stanley No. 66. Nickel plating 98%, has both fences and complete set of cutters. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good+ 100-200TC25-471970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15080/tc25-47TC25-47 DOUBLE SPOKESHAVE. Stanley No. 62. Traut's patent with two cutters on each side of body, cutters unmarked with light pitting, japanning 30%. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good 40-80TC25-461970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15079/tc25-46TC25-46 SPOKESHAVE. Stanley No. 75. Nickel plating 70%, cutter sharp. Good 50-100B66-4391970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14684/b66-439B66-439 COACHMAKER'S RABBETING SHAVE. Solid bronze, 15" gullwing shape, cuts 2" rabbet. Red paint on rear of the frog. From the collection of Steve Dice. Fine 100-200B66-4381970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14683/b66-438B66-438 COACHMAKER'S REEDING ROUTER. 13" across, red beech with cast iron sole and fence. The wedged cutter has eight reeding teeth. See Whelan, Figure 13:82. There are four holes on the top of the left handle that relate to the attachment of the fence on the underside. Has the name "Curtis Junr" stamped in two places. Wood has the patina of a well-used tool, but no damage. From the collection of Steve Dice. Good+ 150-250B66-4371970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14682/b66-437B66-437 COACHMAKER'S ROUTER. Solid brass, 12" long with loop handles. Unlike most, has only one cutter, secured by a unique and ingenious tilting arm that presses the cutter against a brass wedge. Well made and very unusual. From the collection of Steve Dice. Good+ 150-250B66-4361970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14681/b66-436B66-436 SET OF TWO COACHMAKER'S PLOWS OR JIGGERS. Right and left handed set, 8" s-shaped rosewood bodies with steel heads to hold long curved cutters designed to cut 1/4" grooves in curved surfaces to insert paneling or glazing. See Whelan, Figure 13:86. Both are signed "C. Forster", and they are also marked "D" and "G" for "droite" and "gauche", French for right and left. In absolutely immaculate condition. From the collection of Steve Dice. Fine 400-800B66-4351970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14680/b66-435B66-435 COACHMAKER'S DOUBLE HANDLED ROUTER. 16" across, dark stained wood with extensive brass trim including brass fences. Unsigned but clearly the work of a master craftsman. There's a crack running across one handle and halfway across the other, the handles are held together by brass strips that bridge the crack, but it looks like the brass was originally decorative rather than being a repair. From the collection of Steve Dice. Good+ 300-600B66-4341970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14679/b66-434B66-434 WOODEN SHAVE. 15" across, 5-3/4" fixed blade held by two hand-cast brass wingnuts. What sets this apart are the elegantly turned handles, and the beautifully grained rosewood with a sapwood streak, which transform a commonplace tool to a work of art. From the collection of Steve Dice. Fine 200-400B66-4331970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14678/b66-433B66-433 COACHMAKER'S VERTICAL SHAVE. Bronze, 12" long with elaborately cast handles, the cutter is mounted in the center with the blade protruding on either side to work narrow spaces. Well made and unusual. From the collection of Steve Dice. Fine 120-240B66-4321970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14677/b66-432B66-432 COACHMAKER'S BEADER. 15" across, rosewood with brass sole. There's a steel plate in the center, 2-1/2" in diameter, which has six sets of bead cutters, different sizes, each consisting of a pair of beads on either side of the central integral fence, similar to that found on a Windsor beader. Unsigned, and beautifully made by a master craftsman. From the collection of Steve Dice. Fine 200-400B66-2431970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14488/b66-243B66-243 SPOKESHAVE. E.F. Dixie. 12" wide with maple handles, 2-1/2" concave cutter. Lamond, Figure 4/8 (second from top). Marked cutter. Wood good, gold paint about 60%, light rust on cutter. A rare shave. Good 100-200B66-2421970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14487/b66-242B66-242 SPOKESHAVE. Murray No. 3. Patented in 1901 by Walter Murray of Portland, ME. Lamond pp. 193-95. 10" wide, 2" adjustable cutter, convex sole, with Murray's name and patent information cast into the body. Nickel is about 60%, otherwise clean. A very uncommon shave.
Good+ 200-400B66-2411970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14486/b66-241B66-241 SPOKESHAVE. E. F. Dixie. 10" wide with 2-1/2" cutter. The shave shown in Lamond, Figure 4/9 (top), except that the cutter is marked (faint but legible). Traces of japanning. Good+ 100-200B66-2401970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14485/b66-240B66-240 SCRAPER. F.C. Adams. 3" wide, convex sole with grooves to reduce friction, rotating wooden handles. It has "Made by F.C. Adams" cast into the bed; we couldn't locate this name but it's well made and possibly manufactured. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 100-200B66-2391970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14484/b66-239B66-239 LOT OF TWO SCRAPERS. Samuel C. Tatum. Both with the toggle locking mechanism on the rear of the cutter, patented in 1884 by John Keiser and assigned to Tatum. Both tools are unmarked, one of the cutters is marked with the Keiser patent date and Tatum's name. Lamond, Figure 8/26. One has hanghole; japanning 50% on each. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 100-200B66-2381970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14483/b66-238B66-238 WINDSOR BEADER. Poole & Williams Patent. Second type, marked with both patent dates. Ebonizing intact, even along the working edge where it usually rubs off. Light rust on locking knob, one cutter. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 100-200B66-2371970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14482/b66-237B66-237 SPOKESHAVE. Weston Patent. Patented and manufactured by Charles Weston of Nashua. See Lamond, Figure 4/38 (second from top). 10-1/2" wide, scalloped lever cap, 2" cutter marked with patent date. Good+ 100-200