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Antique Tool Sales Archive
Davis 12" Cast Iron Inclinometer Level This is a nice level, noting there has been some paint loss. All of its corners are nice and the pointer is here. I had to take it apart and give it a light clean as it had froze up, but it is all operational now. If you can get over the paint loss, you will like it. The patina on the brass portion is super, and it has never been cleaned, nor needed it. The bubble is good as well. SOLD
Flossie Greenleaf Walking Wheel Log Caliper & Wheeled Rule These 2 lumber calculating devices came from the Northeast and are rarely found anywhere else. They are a large and very graphic piece of American ingenuity, and a tool that lumbermen of the Northeast used routinely in the field or at the mill to determine how much lumber the lumber mill could expect to get out of a downed tree. The idea was that you walked the length and kept track of the rotation count of the wheel to determine the length of the tree. You took this number and after determining the width computed out the bd. ft. volume you could
expect after milling said tree using the charts on the sides of the stick or caliper. There were a couple of different formulas available for this computation, and as can be expected, there was one that favored the buyer, and another the the sellers preferred. Flossie Greenleaf a woman learned the trade from her father and was a well known and respected maker of rules and log calipers in New Hampshire. The condition of the top one is super with just minor losses to the yellow wash finish. One spoke on the wheel is an early replacement, but this is typical and was very well done. A super piece. The lower stick with a wheel is in very nice condition as well. It is unmarked as to maker, but is of the same general time frame and quality of construction.
Greenleaf Log Caliper .....SOLD!!
Unmarked Log Rule w/ Wheel ..... SOLD!!
W. Elliot English 4 Fold 3 Foot Folding Rule This English Ivory Rule is in super nice condition. It has scales on every available surface and edge, and shows little if any signs of use or abuse. It has aged to a mellow white with some light yellowing on the outside legs. A hard to find size ivory rule in hard to find condition. A nice addition to any collection. SOLD!
St. Johnsbury Patented Bevel Mr. I. J. Robinson of St. Johnsbury VT, is known as the premier maker of bevels, squares and other measuring tools for the woodworking and machinist trades, and pulled the patent for this design bevel on June 14th 1870. There were none finer to be had during his day, and his line of tools remain today one of the favorites of the old tool collecting crowd. This example has some light pitting on the 6" blade, but the 4" body and the rosewood infill are in super condition. The name and patent info on the body are clear and strong. A Mr. A. Young has carefully and tastefully stamped his name into the rosewood for an added nice touch. A nice example. SOLD
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