Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3B66-4391970-01-01T00:00:00+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+ 100-200B66-2361970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14481/b66-236B66-236 RAZOR EDGE SPOKESHAVE. Stanley No. 85. One of Stanley's rarer shaves, boxwood, 12" with 2-1/2" cutter; wood and metal both very clean. Fine 60-120B66-2351970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14480/b66-235B66-235 SCRAPER. Carriere Patent. Patented 1895 by Joseph Carriere of Worcester, Mass. Cast iron frame, 5" by 10", with pivoting handle, three adjusting screws, and wooden roller. Has the patent date and Carriere's name and address cast into the frame. Unmarked cutter worn pretty short. Only the second example we've seen. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Fine 400-800B66-2341970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14479/b66-234B66-234 COMBINATION SCRAPER AND SPOKESHAVE. Steiger Patent. John Steiger of Cleveland was primarily a maker of cooperage tools, including keg shaves and traditional spoke shaves, and in 1866 he received this patent for a combination tool that, according to Tom Lamond (pages 291-92) was unique in its method of clamping the cutter from the rear. Examples of Steiger's patent are much more rare than his conventional shaves. 16-1/2" wide with a 4-1/2" cutter; it has "J.G. Steiger, Cleve., O" and "Pat Applied For" cast into the cutter clamp, just barely legible. The wood has some chips and a hang hole, the cutter is spalled with surface rust. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 200-400B65-2431970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13684/b65-243B65-243 BLOCK SHAVE. United Shoe Machine Co. Thick, 1-3/4" convex edge, cutter stamped USMC, no other markings. 10" across. See Lamond, page 166. Good+ 60-120B65-2421970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13683/b65-242B65-242 SPOKESHAVE. Bailey Tool Co. No. 2. Has the C mark shown on page 159 of Lamond, without the battleaxe. Japanning worn off, some grooves cut into locking nut. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good+ 60-120B65-2411970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13682/b65-241B65-241 ADJUSTABLE SPOKESHAVE. E. Preston & Sons. 10" version of Preston's patented adjustable shave, convex sole, nickel mostly intact, blade sharp and clean. Good+ 60-120B65-2401970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13681/b65-240B65-240 ADJUSTABLE SPOKESHAVE. L. Bailey Victor No. 41. Based on Bailey's 10/3/76 patent which was actually for a box scraper, it featured an open handle and a cutter secured by an turnscrew bolt pressing against it from the rear. Original marked cutter and the patent date is cast on either side of the throat. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good+ 60-120B65-2391970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13680/b65-239B65-239 RAZOR-EDGE SPOKESHAVE. Stanley No. 72. Japanning 80%, metal otherwise clean. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good 60-120B65-2381970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13679/b65-238B65-238 COOPER'S SPOKESHAVE. Stanley No. 56-1/2. 19" wide with 4" cutter with J mark. Japanning mostly gone but metal otherwise clean and rust free. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good+ 60-120B65-2371970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/13678/b65-237B65-237 SPOKESHAVE. L. Bailey No. 2. Proper marked "Boston" cutter. japanning mostly worn off but no rust. From the collection of Ray Schmidt. Good+ 60-120