Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3TC26-3781970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17565/tc26-378TC26-378 LOT OF THREE LEVELS. One by Harley of Liverpool, 5" ebony body with full brass top. One by J. Rabone & Sons. 6" rosewood body with brass top and feet. And one marked J.S. & S. Govonor" 7" torpedo shaped brass top and feet. All in very clean condition with original vials. Good+ 60-120TC26-2941970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17481/tc26-294TC26-294 TRACK LEVEL. Verona Tool Works. Stanley vial assembly inserted into a 76-1/4" wooden stock. Stepped on one end with 50% legible Verona Tool Works decal. Wood deeply oxidized with overall use and wear but still intact. Good 125-250TC26-2571970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17444/tc26-257TC26-257 LOT OF TWO BRITISH BENCH LEVELS. One by Buist of Edinburgh, 10" ebony body with elaborate brass top plate and feet. User name carved in side but otherwise near mint in original tin case. The other is unmarked but similar in design, 8-7/8" ebony body with top brass plate has cutouts. Both have original vials. Good+ 50-100TC26-1661970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17353/tc26-166TC26-166 FRAMING LEVEL. Stanley vial assembly mounted in a six foot wooden stock with wooden pegs at both ends. Light wear; both vials original. Good 100-200TC26-1651970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17352/tc26-165TC26-165 CAST IRON LEVEL. Davis Level & Tool. 12" version with brass name plate under level vial. Japanning 100%. No chips to corners. All three vials original and wet. Fine 125-250TC26-1641970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17351/tc26-164TC26-164 BRASS BOUND LEVEL. Stratton Brothers No. 11. Stratton's No. 11 line of mahogany levels is less common than the rosewood No. 10s, but had the same brass binding. 28" long, marked on end. Wood and brass very clean. Level vial broken and dry. Good 100-200TC26-1621970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17349/tc26-162TC26-162 PEDESTAL LEVEL. Davis Level & Tool. No. 12. Unmarked as usual with 6" base with 4" vial in brass container. Japanning 95% vial original. Good+ 100-200TC26-1611970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17348/tc26-161TC26-161 WOODEN LEVEL. William Lambert. 29" red mahogany stock, marked on end. Vial cover has decorative pattern engraving. Brass polished and plumb vial probably a modern replacement. Vial covers also replaced. Good 75-150TC26-1601970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17347/tc26-160TC26-160 INCLINOMETER. L.S. Starrett No. 133A. The Starrett No. 133 engineer's and plumber's level, available in two lengths, has been one of Starrett's most popular products and is still available today. This one is like new.
Fine 100-200TC26-1591970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17346/tc26-159TC26-159 WOODEN LEVEL. Stanley No. 0. Cherry body, 24" long. Gold trademark stamped in side. Wood very clean. Both vials intact. From the collection of Norm Otto. Good+ 50-100TC26-1581970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17345/tc26-158TC26-158 CAST IRON INCLINOMETER. Davis Level & Tool. 18" long. Earlier type with heavier casting and no gold pinstriping. Web fully intact, japanning 95%. Good central dial with original dial and pointer. Good+ 150-300TC26-1571970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17344/tc26-157TC26-157 MACHINIST'S LEVEL. Stratton No. 10. 12" long. Early type with single patent date. Wood has some light scratching on one side and user name. Plumb vial dry. Good 75-150TC26-961970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17283/tc26-96TC26-96 BRASS BOUND MACHINIST'S LEVEL. Millers Falls No. 10. Manufactured by MF after the Stratton Bros. patents expired, and virtually identical to the Stratton No. 10 except for the plumb vial adjustment. See Rosebrook, pages 99-100. 6-1/2" version with no plumb vial. Rosewood has nice sapwood streak, vial wet and original. A few small dings along edges. Good+ 200-400TC26-941970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17281/tc26-94TC26-94 BRASS BENCH LEVEL. Unmarked but probably English. 5-1/4" base. Original level vial with green paper backing. A few small scratches in brass but otherwise very clean. Good+ 30-60B68-5771970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16967/b68-577B68-577 CAST IRON LEVEL. Fitchburg. Uncommon 6" size of Webb's patent. Clean with intact vials, traces of japanning and label. Good+ 75-150B68-5761970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16966/b68-576B68-576 CAST IRON INCLINOMETER. Hodge Patent. Based on Hodge's 1899 patent and manufactured by Bradford Union Company of Bradford, PA. Hanging needle is hollow and filled with mercury and supported from pocket in glass cover plates. All Hodge levels are uncommon but the cast iron versions are particularly rare. 19-3/4" long. Japanning fully intact. Light corrosion on the cover plate surrounds and needle does not swing freely. Good 500-1000B68-5751970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16965/b68-575B68-575 LEVEL. L.B. Watts. 8" mahogany stock, full brass top plate with good clear eagle stamp; vial wet, all screws original, a few stains on wood and mild tarnish spots on plate. Watts was one of Boston's earliest level makers and this is a clean example of his work. Good 60-120B68-5741970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16964/b68-574B68-574 WOODEN LEVEL. Davis & Cook No. 04. 18" cherry stock with sapwood streak at the top, nickel plated end plates intact. Vial holders rust free. Good + 60-120B68-5731970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16963/b68-573B68-573 INCLINOMETER. Davis Level & Tool. Later version of the L.L. Davis inclinometer after the formation of Davis L&T, with more delicate filigree and no gold highlights. 24" length, no breaks in filigree, all corners intact, brass vial assembly very clean and never polished. A very nice example. Good + 200-400B68-5721970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16962/b68-572B68-572 BRASSBOUND MACHINIST LEVEL. Stratton Brothers No. 10. 8" long, Type 2 with single patent date. Rosewood stock very clean, a few small nicks in brass binding, vials intact. Good+ 125-250B68-5711970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16961/b68-571B68-571 INCLINOMETER. Disston & Morss. This rotating brass inclinometer dial was sold by Disston & Morss as an accessory that could be attached to any Disston level; this one is attached to a 28" cherry level marked by D&M. Wood has light overall wear. Brass very clean. Good + 100-200B68-5701970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16960/b68-570B68-570 TALL FRAME INCLINOMETER. L.L. Davis. The earliest version of Davis' iconic cast iron inclinometer, 3-1/4" tall with the heavier cast filigree. 24" long. Gold pinstriping is mostly intact around the edges and there are traces on the filigree. Brass inclinometer insert is clean with the often missing pointer, vial intact. A very nice example of a classic collectible tool. Good + 300-600B68-5691970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16959/b68-569B68-569 BRASSBOUND LEVEL. Stanley No. 98. 12" long, later version with dovetailed binding strips after the Strattons' patent expired. Vee mark, rosewood body, vials intact. Lightly cleaned and in nice shape. Good+ 125-250B68-5681970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16958/b68-568B68-568 LOT OF TWO CAST IRON ENGLISH LEVELS. An E. Preston & Sons with brass plate and shafting groove. And one by Rabone, older version without shafting groove. Both 12", japanning overall about 80%, all vials intact. Good+ 125-250B68-5671970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16957/b68-567B68-567 CAST IRON LEVEL. Davis Level & Tool. 24" version with brass name plate under level vial. Japanning fully intact, and all vials original. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good + 120-240